The 2003 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 44th overall.

After the departure of Brian Griese, who signed with his father's team, the Dolphins, the Broncos acquired Jake Plummer, who had been struggling in recent years with Arizona.

After two seasons of mediocrity, the Broncos rebounded with a 10–6 record. They also earned their first playoff berth since 2000. But Denver's season ended with a 41–10 blowout to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round. Following the season, Clinton Portis was traded to the Washington Redskins, and Shannon Sharpe and Ed McCaffrey both retired.

Offseason NFL draft

Draft notes

Personnel Staff / Coaches

Roster

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30–10 1–0 Paul Brown Stadium 63,820 2 September 14 at San Diego Chargers W 37–13 2–0 Qualcomm Stadium 65,445 3 Oakland Raiders W 31–10 3–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,753 4 September 28 Detroit Lions W 20–16 4–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,719 5 October 5 at Kansas City Chiefs L 23–24 4–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,903 6 October 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 5–1 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,974 7 October 19 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–28 5–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,381 8 October 26 at Baltimore Ravens L 6–26 5–3 M&T Bank Stadium 69,721 9 New England Patriots L 26–30 5–4 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,203 10 Bye 11 November 16 San Diego Chargers W 37–8 6–4 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,217 12 November 23 Chicago Bears L 10–19 6–5 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,540 13 November 30 at Oakland Raiders W 22–8 7–5 Network Associates Coliseum 57,201 14 December 7 Kansas City Chiefs W 45–27 8–5 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,403 15 December 14 Cleveland Browns W 23–20 (OT) 9–5 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,358 16 December 21 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–17 10–5 RCA Dome 57,149 17 December 28 at Green Bay Packers L 3–31 10–6 Lambeau Field 70,299

Game summaries Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Standings

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap AFC Wild Card January 4 at Indianapolis Colts (3) L 10–41 0-1 RCA Dome Recap

Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (#3) Indianapolis Colts

References

External links Broncos on Pro Football Reference Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com