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At the Start of the 2004 NFL Season
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 Gary Anderson (left), the game's all-time leading scorer, began the 2003 season out of football. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans before Week 2. He quickly found his groove and recorded the fourth highest season point total of his 22-year career. Anderson kicked 27 field goals and 42 PATs for 123 points. It marked the 14th time of his career he reached the 100-point plateau.
Another 22-year NFL veteran also reached the 100-point mark in 2003. Morten Andersen of the Kansas City Chiefs scored 106 points to bring his career total to 2,259 points.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Top 20 scorers had one addition to it during 2003. Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos cracked the Top 20 during the fifth week of the season. He finished his 11th NFL season as the 19th ranked scorer of all time after he scored 120 points (27 FGs, 39 PATs) for the Broncos in 2003.
Matt Stover of the Baltimore Ravens scored 134 points, the second highest season output of his career, to climb to No. 18 on the list.
Two other active players rank in the Top 20. John Carney of the New Orleans Saints scored 102 points in 2003 to advance four spots to No. 12. Steve Christie of the San Diego Chargers added 81 points in 2003 and now ranks No. 16 all-time.
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At the Start of the 2004 Season
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| 1 |
(1) |
GARY ANDERSON |
NFL |
22
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0
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783
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521
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2,346
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| 2 |
(2) |
MORTEN ANDERSEN |
NFL |
22
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0
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753
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502
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2,259
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| 3 |
(3) |
George Blanda * |
NFL-AFL |
26
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9
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943
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335
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2,002
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| 4 |
(4) |
Norm Johnson |
NFL |
18
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0
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638
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366
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1,736
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| 5 |
(5) |
Nick Lowery |
NFL |
18
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0
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562
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383
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1,711
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| 6 |
(6) |
Jan Stenerud * |
AFL-NFL |
19
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0
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580
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373
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1,699
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| 7 |
(7) |
Lou Groza * |
AAFC-NFL |
21
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1
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810
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264
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1,608
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| 8 |
(8) |
Eddie Murray |
NFL |
19
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0
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538
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352
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1,594
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| 9 |
(9) |
Al Del Greco |
NFL |
17
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0
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543
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347
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1,584
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| 10 |
(10) |
Pat Leahy |
NFL |
18
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0
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558
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304
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1,470
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| 11 |
(11) |
Jim Turner |
AFL-NFL |
16
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1
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521
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304
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1,439
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| 12 |
(16) |
JOHN CARNEY |
NFL |
16
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0
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404
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343
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1,433
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| 13 |
(12) |
Matt Bahr |
NFL |
17
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0
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522
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300
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1,422
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| 14 |
(13) |
Mark Moseley |
NFL |
16
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0
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482
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300
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1,382
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| 15 |
(14) |
Jim Bakken |
NFL |
17
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0
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534
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282
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1,380
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| 16 |
(17) |
STEVE CHRISTIE |
NFL |
14
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0
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435
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314
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1,377
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| 17 |
(15) |
Fred Cox |
NFL |
15
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0
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519
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282
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1,365
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| 18 |
(20) |
MATT STOVER |
NFL |
13
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0
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401
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321
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1,364
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| 19 |
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JASON ELAM |
NFL |
11
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0
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449
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288
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1,313
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| 20 |
(18) |
Jim Breech |
NFL |
14
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0
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517
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243
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1,246
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| JASON ELAM entered the Top 20 in Week 5. Pete Stoyanovich (1,236 points) was displaced from the Top 20. |
| Players active in 2003 who rank closest to a Top Twenty ranking: JERRY RICE (1,238), JASON HANSON (1,236), and JOHN KASAY (1,100). |
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| ACTIVE IN 2003 |
| * Pro Football Hall of Fame Member |
| ( ) - indicates rank at the start of the 2003 season |
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