The 2002 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 33rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd overall and the franchise's 40th in Kansas City, Missouri.
2002 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Carl Peterson |
Head coach | Dick Vermeil |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 5 |
AP All-Pros | 5
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In their second season under head coach Dick Vermeil, the Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by quarterback Trent Green and 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, who was named to the NFL All-Pro team for the second of three years in a row. Green had a 2-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (26 to 13) and Holmes led the league in touchdowns (24) and overall scoring (144 points).
Kansas City scored 467 points (29.2 per game), but gave up 399 points (24.9 per game), the second most in the AFC and fifth-most in the NFL. Football Outsiders stated that the 2002 Chiefs have the second-largest Offense-Defense imbalance from 1992 to 2010 [1] (the largest discrepancy coming from the 1992 Seattle Seahawks). Football Outsiders also calculated that the Chiefs had the second most efficient running game in the same period (second only to the 2000 St. Louis Rams).[2]
The Chiefs' offense also set two new NFL records with the fewest fumbles in a season (7, broken in 2010) and fewest fumbles lost in a season (2), the latter of which still stands. Additionally, Trent Green and Marc Boerigter in the Chiefs week 16 game against the Chargers, tied the record for longest pass play in NFL history, becoming the ninth occurrence of a 99-yard pass play.
Offseason
editAdditions | Subtractions |
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QB Jonathan Quinn (Jaguars) | LB Donnie Edwards (Chargers) |
K Morten Andersen (Giants) | K Todd Peterson (Steelers) |
WR Johnnie Morton (Lions) | TE Mikhael Ricks (Lions) |
T Willie Roaf (Saints) | CB Bracy Walker (Lions) |
T Victor Riley (Saints) | |
WR Derrick Alexander (Vikings) |
Draft
edit2002 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Ryan Sims | Defensive tackle | North Carolina | |
2 | 43 | Eddie Freeman | Defensive tackle | UAB | |
4 | 107 | Omar Easy | Fullback | Penn State | |
5 | 143 | Scott Fujita | Linebacker | California | |
7 | 221 | Maurice Rodriguez | Linebacker | Fresno State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
editPlayer | Position | College |
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Marc Boerigter | Wide Receiver | Hastings |
Clint Finley | Safety | Nebraska |
Jarmar Julien | Running back | San Jose State |
Personnel
editStaff / Coaches
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
editPreseason
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17–14 (OT) | 1–0 | 3Com Park | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Houston Texans | W 19–9 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 14–17 | 2–1 | Seahawks Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | St. Louis Rams | W 23–16 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: at San Francisco 49ers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: August 10
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 63,111
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. Houston Texans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
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Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,036
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 30
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,410
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- Recap, Game Book
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Regular season
editIn the 2002 season, the Chiefs' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC East. The Cleveland Browns were from the AFC North and the Jacksonville Jaguars were from the AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.
Schedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | at Cleveland Browns | W 40–39 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–23 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 22 | at New England Patriots | L 38–41 (OT) | 1–2 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 29 | Miami Dolphins | W 48–30 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 6 | at New York Jets | W 29–25 | 3–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 13 | at San Diego Chargers | L 34–35 | 3–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 20 | Denver Broncos | L 34–37 (OT) | 3–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 27 | Oakland Raiders | W 20–10 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–17 | 4–5 | 3Com Park | Recap |
11 | November 17 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–16 | 5–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 32–39 | 5–6 | Seahawks Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 1 | Arizona Cardinals | W 49–0 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 8 | St. Louis Rams | W 49–10 | 7–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–31 | 7–7 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
16 | December 22 | San Diego Chargers | W 24–22 | 8–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | at Oakland Raiders | L 0–24 | 8–8 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
editWeek 1: at Cleveland Browns
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 40 |
Browns | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 72,938
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,934
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at New England Patriots
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Patriots | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Warm and humid, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Chiefs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,178
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: at New York Jets
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
Jets | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,149
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,995
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack, Craig James, and Scott Kaplan
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,446
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 39 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,685
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
49ers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,881
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,951
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
Seahawks | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,250
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiefs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week 15: at Denver Broncos
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
Broncos | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
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Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 33 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,899
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 17: at Oakland Raiders
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,078
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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Standings
editAFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Oakland Raiders | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 450 | 304 | W2 |
Denver Broncos | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 392 | 344 | W1 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 333 | 367 | L4 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 467 | 399 | L1 |