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NFL-195          12/29/03

SAN DIEGO HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 2004 DRAFT;

OAKLAND & ARIZONA CHOOSE NEXT

The San Diego Chargers will make the first choice of the 2004 National Football League Draft on April 24-25 in New York.  The order of the 2004 Draft was announced today by the NFL.

The Chargers’ choice will be followed by the Oakland Raiders picking second and Arizona Cardinals 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.

2004 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER

 
No.

 
Club

 
Win

 
Loss

 
Tie

 
Percent

Strength of Schedule

Opponents Record

1.

San Diego Chargers

4

12

0

.250

.504

129-127-0

2.

Oakland Raiders

4

12

0

.250

.516

132-124-0

3.

Arizona Cardinals

4

12

0

.250

.543

139-117-0

4.

New York Giants

4

12

0

.250

.555

142-114-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Washington Redskins

5

11

0

.313

.531

136-120-0

6.

Detroit Lions

5

11

0

.313

.535

137-119-0

7.

Atlanta Falcons #

5

11

0

.313

.539

138-118-0

8.

Cleveland Browns #

5

11

0

.313

.539

138-118-0

9.

Jacksonville Jaguars

5

11

0

.313

.543

139-117-0

10.

Houston Texans

5

11

0

.313

.570

146-110-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Pittsburgh Steelers

6

10

0

.375

.500

128-128-0

12.

New York Jets

6

10

0

.375

.527

135-121-0

13.

Buffalo Bills

6

10

0

.375

.570

146-110-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Chicago Bears

7

9

0

.438

.488

125-131-0

15.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

7

9

0

.438

.508

130-126-0

16.

San Francisco 49ers

7

9

0

.438

.512

131-125-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Cincinnati Bengals

8

8

0

.500

.457

117-139-0

18.

New Orleans Saints

8

8

0

.500

.500

128-128-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

Minnesota Vikings

9

7

0

.563

.457

117-139-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Miami Dolphins

10

6

0

.625

.512

131-125-0

21.

Baltimore Ravens *

10

6

0

.625

.457

117-139-0

22.

Dallas Cowboys *

10

6

0

.625

.461

118-138-0

23.

Seattle Seahawks *

10

6

0

.625

.465

119-137-0

24.

Green Bay Packers *

10

6

0

.625

.488

125-131-0

25.

Denver Broncos *

10

6

0

.625

.500

128-128-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.

Carolina Panthers *

11

5

0

.688

.445

114-142-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.

St. Louis Rams *

12

4

0

.750

.434

111-145-0

28.

Tennessee Titans *

12

4

0

.750

.473

121-135-0

29.

Philadelphia Eagles *

12

4

0

.750

.477

122-134-0

30.

Indianapolis Colts *

12

4

0

.750

.492

126-130-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.

Kansas City Chiefs *

13

3

0

.813

.418

107-149-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.

New England Patriots *

14

2

0

.875

.484

124-132-0

#  Subject to coin flip
*  Subject to playoffs