2003–04 NFL playoffs

2003–04 NFL playoffs

Dates	January 3–February 1, 2004
Season	2003
Teams	12
Games played	11
Super Bowl XXXVIII site	Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas
Defending champions	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (did not qualify)
Champions	New England Patriots
Runners-up	Carolina Panthers
Conference runners-up	Indianapolis Colts Philadelphia Eagles
NFL playoffs ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The National Football League playoffs for the 2003 season began on January 3, 2004. The playoffs ended with the New England Patriots beating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII, 32–29, on February 1, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Participants

Playoff seeds
Seed	AFC	NFC
1	New England Patriots (East winner)	Philadelphia Eagles (East winner)
2	Kansas City Chiefs (West winner)	St. Louis Rams (West winner)
3	Indianapolis Colts (South winner)	Carolina Panthers (South winner)
4	Baltimore Ravens (North winner)	Green Bay Packers (North winner)
5	Tennessee Titans (wild card)	Seattle Seahawks (wild card)
6	Denver Broncos (wild card)	Dallas Cowboys (wild card)

Bracket

	Jan 3 – Bank of America Stadium					Jan 10 – Edward Jones Dome
	6	Dallas	10
						3	Carolina	29**
	3	Carolina	29								Jan 18 – Lincoln Financial Field
						2	St. Louis	23
						NFC
	Jan 4 – Lambeau Field										3	Carolina	14
						Jan 11 – Lincoln Financial Field
											1	Philadelphia	3
	5	Seattle	27								NFC Championship
						4	Green Bay	17
	4	Green Bay	33*													Feb 1 – Reliant Stadium
						1	Philadelphia	20*
	Wild Card playoffs
						Divisional playoffs
	Jan 4 – RCA Dome															N3	Carolina	29
						Jan 11 – Arrowhead Stadium
																A1	New England	32
	6	Denver	10													Super Bowl XXXVIII
						3	Indianapolis	38
	3	Indianapolis	41								Jan 18 – Gillette Stadium
						2	Kansas City	31
						AFC
	Jan 3 – M&T Bank Stadium										3	Indianapolis	14
						Jan 10 – Gillette Stadium
											1	New England	24
	5	Tennessee	20								AFC Championship
						5	Tennessee	14
	4	Baltimore	17
						1	New England	17

* Indicates overtime victory

** Indicates double overtime victory

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Schedule

Away team	Score	Home Team	Date	Kickoff (ET / UTC–5)	TV
Wild Card playoffs
Tennessee Titans	20–17	Baltimore Ravens	January 3, 2004	4:30 p.m.	ABC
Dallas Cowboys	10–29	Carolina Panthers	January 3, 2004	8:00 p.m.	ABC
Seattle Seahawks	27–33 (OT)	Green Bay Packers	January 4, 2004	1:00 p.m.	Fox
Denver Broncos	10–41	Indianapolis Colts	January 4, 2004	4:30 p.m.	CBS
Divisional playoffs
Carolina Panthers	29–23 (2OT)	St. Louis Rams	January 10, 2004	4:30 p.m.	Fox
Tennessee Titans	14–17	New England Patriots	January 10, 2004	8:00 p.m.	CBS
Indianapolis Colts	38–31	Kansas City Chiefs	January 11, 2004	1:00 p.m.	CBS
Green Bay Packers	17–20 (OT)	Philadelphia Eagles	January 11, 2004	4:30 p.m.	Fox
Conference Championships
Indianapolis Colts	14–24	New England Patriots	January 18, 2004	3:00 p.m.	CBS
Carolina Panthers	14–3	Philadelphia Eagles	January 18, 2004	6:30 p.m.	Fox
Super Bowl XXXVIII Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Carolina Panthers	29–32	New England Patriots	February 1, 2004	6:30 p.m.	CBS

References

• NFL.com scores for the 2003 playoffs (Last accessed January 9, 2006)

Other websites

• 2003–04 NFL playoffs at ESPN