2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • South Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/2004 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 29-10 | W | Charlotte, NC | Ericsson Stadium | 73014 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/10/2004 | A | St. Louis Rams | 29-23 | W | 2OT | St. Louis, MO | Edward Jones Dome | 66165 |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/18/2004 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | 67862 | |
| Super Bowl XXXVIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 2/1/2004 | A | New England Patriots | 29-32 | L | Houston, TX | Reliant Stadium | 71525 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Brian Allen | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 234 | 25 | Florida State | 4 | 0 |
| Colin Branch | 28 | S | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Stanford | 4 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 99 | LDT | 6-2 | 308 | 32 | Clemson | 4 | 4 |
| Shane Burton | 98 | DT | 6-6 | 305 | 29 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 |
| Vinny Ciurciu | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 236 | 23 | Clemson; Boston College | 4 | 0 |
| Jarrod Cooper | 40 | S | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Kansas State | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 28 | South Carolina | 4 | 1 |
| Stephen Davis | 48 | RB | 6-0 | 232 | 29 | Auburn | 4 | 4 |
| Jake Delhomme | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 213 | 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Donnalley | 65 | ROG | 6-5 | 309 | 35 | Davidson; North Carolina | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Dyson | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Utah | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 53 | SLB | 6-1 | 243 | 29 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 |
| DeShaun Foster | 20 | RB | 6-0 | 222 | 23 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 37 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Ohio State; Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 27 | FS | 6-2 | 211 | 24 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 |
| Jordan Gross | 69 | ROT | 6-4 | 302 | 23 | Utah | 4 | 4 |
| Karl Hankton | 68 | WR | 6-2 | 203 | 33 | Louisiana State; Valley Forge Military Academy JC; Trinity International | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 45 | FB | 6-0 | 242 | 27 | Western Carolina | 4 | 2 |
| Reggie Howard | 23 | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 26 | Henderson State; Memphis | 4 | 4 |
| Jeno James | 78 | LOG | 6-3 | 308 | 26 | Auburn | 4 | 4 |
| Kris Jenkins | 77 | RDT | 6-4 | 336 | 24 | Maryland | 4 | 4 |
| John Kasay | 4 | K-P | 5-10 | 200 | 34 | Georgia | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Kyle | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 242 | 31 | Arizona State | 4 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 30 | Alabama; Mississippi | 4 | 2 |
| Ricky Manning | 24 | LCB | 5-8 | 184 | 23 | UCLA | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Minter | 30 | SS | 5-10 | 190 | 29 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 |
| Jeff Mitchell | 60 | C | 6-4 | 300 | 29 | Florida | 4 | 4 |
| Dan Morgan | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 242 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 4 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 217 | 30 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 |
| Bruce Nelson | 72 | OG | 6-5 | 301 | 24 | Iowa | 4 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 90 | LDE | 6-6 | 285 | 23 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 |
| Ricky Proehl | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 35 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 97 | DE | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Indiana | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 93 | RDE | 6-5 | 269 | 28 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 10 | P | 5-10 | 210 | 30 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Utah | 4 | 4 |
| Todd Steussie | 75 | LOT | 6-6 | 311 | 33 | California | 4 | 4 |
| Travares Tillman | 42 | S | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 249 | 26 | Washington | 4 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 96 | DE | 6-5 | 266 | 29 | Maryland | 4 | 0 |
| Dante Wesley | 29 | CB | 6-0 | 211 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 258 | 28 | Marshall; Georgia | 4 | 3 |
| Matt Willig | 71 | OT | 6-8 | 315 | 34 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 54 | WLB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Georgia | 4 | 4 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6 | 37 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 101 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 26 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 68 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:48 | 71 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 23/57 40.4% | 0/0 % | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:12 | 80 | 22 | 50 | 8 | 18/57 31.6% | 5/7 71.4% | 19 | 138 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 0 | 35 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Steve Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| DeShaun Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jake Delhomme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 0 | 101 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 0 | 68 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 2/3 |
| OWN | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 2/3 |
| OPP | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 64 | 315 | 4.9 | 64 | 1 |
| DeShaun Foster | 42 | 196 | 4.7 | 33t | 2 |
| Nick Goings | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | 10 | -1 | -0.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 131 | 570 | 4.4 | 64 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 102 | 400 | 3.9 | 23 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 42 | 987 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 85t | 6 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 49 | 938 | 106.1 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 103 | 59 | 57.3 | 43 | 987 | 9.6 | 16.7 | 85t | 6 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 49 | 938 | 105.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 166 | 97 | 58.4 | 60 | 1028 | 6.2 | 10.6 | 52 | 3 | 1.8 | 9 | 5.4 | 10 | 74 | 954 | 60.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 404 | 22.4 | 70 | 3 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 352 | 23.5 | 85t | 2 |
| Ricky Proehl | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 78 | 15.6 | 31 | 1 |
| DeShaun Foster | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 43 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 64 | 59 | 92.2 | 987 | 16.7 | 85t | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 115 | 97 | 84.3 | 1028 | 10.6 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Manning | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Sauerbrun | 21 | 910 | 43.3 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 792 | 11.2 |
| John Kasay | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 931 | 42.3 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 813 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 618 | 36.4 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 583 | 34.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 4 | 78 | 7.1 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kasay | 22 | 1331 | 60.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 1331 | 60.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 1108 | 61.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smart | 12 | 0 | 285 | 23.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 0 | 374 | 22.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 0 | 443 | 22.2 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Al Wallace | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Julius Peppers | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Reggie Howard | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Mike Rucker | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Greg Favors | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Shane Burton | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Mike Minter | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 74.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 49.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TT | TA | DT | DA | STT | STA | MT | MA | PD | QH | TFL | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Morgan | 45 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Minter | 28 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Witherspoon | 27 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Howard | 22 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Manning | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deon Grant | 18 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Cousin | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Rucker | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Favors | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brentson Buckner | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Burton | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julius Peppers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarrod Cooper | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Wallace | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Jenkins | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kemp Rasmussen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Hankton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dante Wesley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinny Ciurciu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Branch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Hoover | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DeShaun Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kasay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Kyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Smart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Steussie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Willig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 286 | 215 | 71 | 182 | 67 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 231 | 197 | 34 | 166 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Donnalley | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Favors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Gross | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeno James | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Kasay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lester Towns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Willig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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