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NFL-196              1/9/03

CINCINNATI HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 2003 DRAFT;

DETROIT & HOUSTON CHOOSE NEXT

The Cincinnati Bengals will make the first choice of the 2003 National Football League Draft on April 26-27 in New York, the league has announced.

The Bengals’ choice will be followed by the Detroit Lions picking second and Houston Texans third.

Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents.  The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.

Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs.  Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl.  The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st.


2003 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER
 

 

 

Club

 

Win

 

Loss

 

Tie

 

Percent

Strength of Schedule

Opponents Record

  1.

Cincinnati Bengals

2

14

0

.125

.537

136-117-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2.

Detroit Lions

3

13

0

.188

.494

126-129-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  3.

Houston Texans

4

12

0

.250

.518

132-123-1

  4.

Chicago Bears

4

12

0

.250

.521

132-122-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  5.

Dallas Cowboys

5

11

0

.313

.500

128-128-0

  6.

Arizona Cardinals

5

11

0

.313

.500

128-128-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  7.

Minnesota Vikings

6

10

0

.375

.498

127-128-1

  8.

Jacksonville Jaguars

6

10

0

.375

.506

129-126-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  9.

Carolina Panthers

7

9

0

.438

.486

123-130-3

10.

Baltimore Ravens #

7

9

0

.438

.506

128-125-3

11.

Seattle Seahawks #

7

9

0

.438

.506

129-126-1

12.

St. Louis Rams

7

9

0

.438

.508

130-126-0

13.

Washington Redskins

7

9

0

.438

.527

135-121-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Buffalo Bills

8

8

0

.500

.473

121-135-0

15.

San Diego Chargers

8

8

0

.500

.492

126-130-0

16.

Kansas City Chiefs

8

8

0

.500

.527

135-121-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.

New Orleans Saints

9

7

0

.563

.498

126-127-3

18.

Miami Dolphins

9

7

0

.563

.508

130-126-0

19.

New England Patriots

9

7

0

.563

.525

134-121-1

20.

Denver Broncos

9

7

0

.563

.527

135-121-0

21.

Cleveland Browns *

9

7

0

.563

.486

123-130-3

22.

New York Jets *

9

7

0

.563

.500

128-128-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.

Atlanta Falcons *

9

6

1

.594

.494

126-129-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.

Indianapolis Colts *

10

6

0

.625

.479

122-133-1

25.

New York Giants *

10

6

0

.625

.482

123-132-1

26.

San Francisco 49ers *

10

6

0

.625

.504

129-127-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.

Pittsburgh Steelers *

10

5

1

.656

.486

124-131-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.

Tennessee Titans *

11

5

0

.688

.479

122-133-1

29.

Oakland Raiders *

11

5

0

.688

.529

135-120-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.

Green Bay Packers *

12

4

0

.750

.451

115-140-1

31.

Philadelphia Eagles *

12

4

0

.750

.469

120-136-0

32.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers *

12

4

0

.750

.482

122-131-3

           # - Subject to Coin Flip
           * - Subject to Playoffs