NFL 2002

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2002 NFL season
Regular season
season September 5, 2002 - December 30, 2002
Play-offs
date January 4, 2003
AFC champions Oakland Raiders
NFC champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Super Bowl XXXVII
date January 26, 2003
Venue Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego , California
NFL Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pro Bowl
date February 2, 2003
Venue Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii
NFL season
 <2001 2003> 

The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season was held from September 5, 2002 to January 19, 2003.

The league was expanded to 32 teams with the Houston Texans , which resulted in the teams being reorganized into eight divisions. Since then, 4 teams have been playing in each division.

The AFC Central was renamed AFC North. The AFC South was newly formed and consists of the Indianapolis Colts (formerly AFC East), the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars (both formerly AFC Central) and the new team of the Houston Texans. The Seattle Seahawks switched from AFC West to NFC West.

The NFC Central has been renamed NFC North. The previous NFC West was split up. The Rams and 49ers remained in this division and were supplemented by the Cardinals (formerly NFC East) and the Seahawks (formerly AFC West). The newly formed NFC South consists of the Saints, the Panthers and the Falcons (all previously NFC West) and the Buccaneers (previously NFC Central).

The existing collective bargain agreement between the teams and the players was extended to 2007.

Regular season

The regular season began on September 5, 2002. It comprised 256 games that were played in 17 game weeks, with each team playing 16 games and a game-free week ( bye week ) between the third and tenth week. After the 17th game week the tables looked like this:

As part of the introduction of the new league structure, a modified game plan was also introduced. According to this game plan, play against every other team at least twice in a period of eight years. In addition, at least one away game is played for each opposing team.

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(4) New York Jets 9 7th 0 .562 359 336
New England Patriots 9 7th 0 .562 381 346
Miami Dolphins 9 7th 0 .562 378 301
Buffalo Bills 8th 8th 0 .500 379 397
AFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(3) Pittsburgh Steelers 10 5 1 .656 390 345
(6) Cleveland Browns 9 7th 0 .562 344 320
Baltimore Ravens 7th 9 0 .438 316 354
Cincinnati Bengals 2 14th 0 .125 279 456
AFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(2) Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 367 324
(5) Indianapolis Colts 10 6th 0 .625 349 313
Jacksonville Jaguars 6th 10 0 .375 328 315
Houston Texans 4th 12 0 .250 213 356
AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(1) Oakland Raiders 11 5 0 .688 450 304
Denver Broncos 9 7th 0 .562 392 344
San Diego Chargers 8th 8th 0 .500 333 367
Kansas City Chiefs 8th 8th 0 .500 467 399
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4th 0 .750 415 241
(5) New York Giants 10 6th 0 .625 320 279
Washington Redskins 7th 9 0 .438 307 365
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .312 217 329
NFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(3) Green Bay Packers 12 4th 0 .750 398 328
Minnesota Vikings 6th 10 0 .375 390 442
Chicago Bears 4th 12 0 .250 281 379
Detroit Lions 3 13 0 .188 306 451
NFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12 4th 0 .750 346 196
(6) Atlanta Falcons 9 6th 1 .594 402 314
New Orleans Saints 9 7th 0 .562 432 388
Carolina Panthers 7th 9 0 .438 258 302
NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(4) San Francisco 49ers 10 6th 0 .625 367 351
St. Louis Rams 7th 9 0 .438 316 369
Seattle Seahawks 7th 9 0 .438 355 369
Arizona Cardinals 5 11 0 .312 262 417

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P- opposing points Playoff participant

Tie-Breaker 2002

  • The New York Jets finished the season ahead of the New England Patriots because of their better record with the common opponents with 8-4 instead of 7-5 and in front of the Miami Dolphins because of their better record in the AFC East ( Divisional Record ) of 4-2 instead 2-4.
  • The New England Patriots finished the season before the Miami Dolphins due to their better record in the AFC East of 4–2 instead of 2–4.
  • The Cleveland Browns reached the 6th place in the play-off seeding list before the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos due to their better record in the AFC (7-5 ​​instead of Denvers 5-7 and New England 6-6).
  • The Oakland Raiders secured 1st place in the play-off seeding list due to their 52:25 win in a direct duel against the Tennessee Titans in the 4th week.
  • The San Diego Chargers finished the season in the AFC West before the Kansas City Chiefs due to their better record in the division (3–3 instead of 2–4).
  • The Philadelphia Eagles reached 1st place in the play-off seeding list ahead of the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to their better record in the NFC (11-1 instead of Green Bays 9-3 and Tampa Bays 9-3).
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured 2nd place in the play-off seeding list due to their 21-7 win in a direct duel against the Green Bay Packers in week 12.
  • The St. Louis Rams finished the season in the NFC West before the Seattle Seahawks due to their better record in the division (4–2 instead of 2-4).

Play-offs

From the 2002 season, the division winners and the two best teams in each conference qualified for the play-offs.

Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
January 4th - Lambeau Field January 11th - Veterans Stadium
1 Philadelphia 20th
3 Green Bay 7th January 19 - Veterans Stadium
6th Atlanta 6th
6th Atlanta 27
January 12th - Raymond James Stadium
1 Philadelphia 10
NFC
2 Tampa Bay 27
January 5th - Candlestick Park
NFC Championship
2 Tampa Bay 31
4th San Francisco 39 January 26 - Qualcomm Stadium
4th San Francisco 6th
5 NY Giants 38
January 12th - Network Associates Coliseum
January 4th - Giants Stadium N2 Tampa Bay 48
A1 Oakland 21st
Super Bowl XXXVII
1 Oakland 30th
4th NY jets 41 January 19 - Network Associates Coliseum
4th NY jets 10
5 Indianapolis 0
January 11th - The Coliseum
1 Oakland 41
AFC
2 Tennessee 24
January 5th - Heinz Field
AFC Championship
2 Tennessee 34 *
3 Pittsburgh 36
3 Pittsburgh 31
6th Cleveland 33


* Obtained victory in extra time

The team with the lower seeding number has home rights and is named here first, in contrast to the practice in the USA where the visiting team is named first.

Super Bowl XXXVII

The 37th Super Bowl took place on January 26, 2003 in San Diego , California . For the third time, the final was played at Qualcomm Stadium .

1 2 3 4th total
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 17th 14th 14th 48
Oakland Raiders 3 0 6th 12 21st

Individual awards

MVP Rich Gannon , quarterback , Oakland
Coach of the year Andy Reid , Philadelphia
Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes , running back , Kansas City
Defensive Player of the Year Derrick Brooks , linebacker , Tampa Bay
Offensive Rookie of the Year Clinton Portis , running back , Denver
Defensive Rookie of the Year Julius Peppers , Defensive End , Carolina
NFL Comeback Player of the Year Tommy Maddox , quarterback , Pittsburgh

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NFL schedule for the 2002 season. Espn.com, accessed on March 29, 2016 (English).
  2. ^ NFL standings of the 2002 season. Espn.com, accessed on March 29, 2016 (English).