2003 Atlanta Falcons

2003 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
Head Coach	Dan Reeves (3-10) Wade Phillips (2-1) (interim)
Home Field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	5–11
Place	4th NFC South
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2002	2004

The 2003 Atlanta Falcons season is best remembered for in the 3rd preseason game, the QB Michael Vick broke his leg and was done for most of the season. Atlanta had 2 other QBs take over for a combined 2-10 record. Vick returned in week 14 and ended the season with a 3-1 record.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Name	College
2	55	Bryan Scott	Penn State
4	121	Justin Griffith	Mississippi State
5	159	Jon Olinger	Cincinnati
6	196	LaTarence Dunbar	TCU
6	202	Waine Bacon	Alabama
7	238	Demetrin Veal	Tennessee

Personnel

Staff

2003 Atlanta Falcons final staff
	Front Office Owner/Chief Executive Officer – Arthur Blank Senior Advisor to the President – Bobby Beathard Vice President of Football Operations – Ron Hill College Scouting Coordinator – Reed Johnson Director of Pro Personnel – Les Snead Assistant to Head Coach/Pro Personnel – Marvin Bass Head Coaches Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Dan Reeves Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Mangurian Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – George Stewart Tight Ends – James Daniel Offensive Line – Rennie Simmons Offensive Quality Control – Bill Lazor			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive Line – Bill Johnson Linebackers – Billy Davis Secondary – Emmitt Thomas Defensive Quality Control – Dennis Allen Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Joe DeCamillis Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27-13	64,104
2	September 14, 2003	Washington Redskins	L 33-31	70,241
3	September 21, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31-10	70,871
4	September 28, 2003	at Carolina Panthers	L 23-3	72,765
5	October 5, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	L 39-26	70,427
6	October 19, 2003	at St. Louis Rams	L 36-0	66,075
7	October 26, 2003	New Orleans Saints	L 45-17	70,837
8	Bye week
9	November 2, 2003	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23-16	70,064
10	November 9, 2003	at New York Giants	W 27-7	78,813
11	November 16, 2003	at New Orleans Saints	L 23-20	68,432
12	November 23, 2003	Tennessee Titans	L 38-31	70,891
13	November 30, 2003	at Houston Texans	L 17-13	70,388
14	December 7, 2003	Carolina Panthers	W 20-14	70,079
15	December 14, 2003	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38-7	57,103
16	December 21, 2003	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30-28	65,572
17	December 28, 2003	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 21-14	70,266

Standings

Template:2003 NFC South standings