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2003 Minnesota Vikings season

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2003 Minnesota Vikings season
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The 2003 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL). They finished second in the NFC North with a 9–7 record, behind the 10–6 Green Bay Packers, but missed the playoffs for a third straight year. Despite gaining 6,294 yards of offense over their 16 games, by far the most in the league, the team managed just 416 points, the sixth-most in the NFL. The Vikings won their first six games of the 2003 season, then lost their next four games, after which they alternated wins and losses for the remainder of the season. The Vikings were officially eliminated from postseason contention with a loss to the Arizona Cardinals on the last play of their final game.

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Wide receiver Randy Moss led the NFL with 17 touchdown receptions, the third time in his career that he led the league in that category. After two seasons of inconsistency, rejuvenated quarterback Daunte Culpepper was voted to play in the second Pro Bowl of his career at the end of the season.

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Offseason

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2003 draft

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Notes:

  1. While attempting to agree a trade, the Vikings time elapsed, allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars to move up and select QB Byron Leftwich. The Carolina Panthers were also able to select OT Jordan Gross before the Vikings ultimately made their selection.[1]
  2. The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to the Browns in exchange for DT Stalin Colinet.
  3. The Vikings traded QB Todd Bouman to the Saints in exchange for a sixth-round selection (190th overall).
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Staff

2003 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Daryl Lawrence

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Roster

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2003 Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

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53 active, 3 reserve, 5 practice squad
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Preseason

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Schedule

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 100 °F (38 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,634
  • Referee: Bill Leavy (127)
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Week 3: at Oakland Raiders

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at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: August 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,411
  • Referee: Pete Morelli (135)
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Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Regular season

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Green Bay Packers

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at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,505
  • Referee: Pete Morelli (135)
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Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 64,144
  • Referee: Mike Carey (94)
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Week 3: at Detroit Lions

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at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 60,865
  • Referee: Tom White (123)
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Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

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at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 70,427
  • Referee: Ron Blum (7)
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Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 7: Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 8: vs. New York Giants

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 10: at San Diego Chargers

Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,738
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
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Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

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at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,653
  • Referee: Bill Leavy (127)
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Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,946
  • Referee: Pete Morelli (135)
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Week 13: at St. Louis Rams

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at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

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Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Week 15: at Chicago Bears

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at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 64,291
  • Referee: Ron Blum (7)
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Week 17: at Arizona Cardinals

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at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

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Despite still having a chance to make the playoffs by winning the NFC North, the Vikings squandered a 17–6 fourth-quarter lead in the final two minutes and lost to the 3–12 Arizona Cardinals after Josh McCown threw a 28-yard pass to Nate Poole for the game-winning touchdown with no time left, and with the Packers' win over the Broncos, giving them the NFC North title, and ending the Vikings season.

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Statistics

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