2002_Indianapolis_Colts_season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
General manager	Bill Polian
Head coach	Tony Dungy
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Jets) 0–41
Pro Bowlers	QB Peyton Manning; WR Marvin Harrison
Uniform
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2002 Indianapolis Colts season

50th season in franchise history; first one in the AFC South division

The 2002 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record. This was the first of nine consecutive playoff appearances for the Colts. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the newly formed AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable for the team hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to a victory in Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.

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In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41–0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC champion Oakland Raiders the following week.

Regular season

Standings

Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Oakland Raiders	West	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.529	.531
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tennessee Titans	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	.479	.474
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	5	1	.656	6–0	8–4	.486	.451
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New York Jets	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.500	.500
Wild Cards
5	Indianapolis Colts	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.479	.400
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cleveland Browns	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.486	.413
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.527	.486
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New England Patriots	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.525	.455
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Miami Dolphins	East	9	7	0	.563	2–4	7–5	.508	.486
10^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	.473	.352
11^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	San Diego Chargers	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.492	.453
12^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Kansas City Chiefs	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.527	.516
13	Baltimore Ravens	North	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.506	.384
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.506	.438
15	Houston Texans	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.518	.492
16	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	.537	.406
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Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) and Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6) Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory. New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4). When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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[1-1-4] Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[1-2-5] N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) and Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).

[1-3-6] Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)

[1-4-7] Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.

[1-5-8] New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).

[1-6-9] Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.

[1-7-10] San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).

[11] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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"Administration, coaching staff and football operations". 2002 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide. pp. 2–24.

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"2002 Indianapolis Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

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Signings	Departures
CB Walt Harris (Bears)	TE Ken Dilger (Buccaneers)
WR Troy Walters (Vikings)	SS Chad Cota (Rams)
QB Brock Huard (Seahawks)	WR Tony Simmons (Texans)
WR Qadry Ismail (Ravens)	WR Terrence Wilkins (Rams)
FB Detron Smith (Broncos)	CB Jeff Burris (Bengals)
	WR Jerome Pathon (Saints)
	DT Ellis Johnson (Falcons)
	G Steve McKinney (Texans)
	G Larry Moore (Redskins)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2002 Indianapolis Colts draft
1	11	Dwight Freeney * ^†	Defensive end	Syracuse
2	42	Larry Tripplett	Defensive tackle	Washington
3	74	Joseph Jefferson	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
4	106	David Thornton	Linebacker	North Carolina
6	182	David Pugh	Defensive tackle	Virginia Tech
6	183	James Lewis	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
6	204	Brian Allen	Running back	Stanford
7	220	Josh Mallard	Defensive end	Georgia
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Player	Position	College
David Collett	Kicker	Tennessee Tech
Todd Delamielleure	Linebacker	Boise State
Ricky Williams	Running Back	Texas Tech
Mike Souza	Center	Northwestern
Kurt Vollers	Tackle	Notre Dame


	Quarterbacks 7 Brock Huard 18 Peyton Manning Running backs 36 Jim Finn FB 32 Edgerrin James 23 James Mungro 42 Detron Smith FB 35 Ricky Williams Wide receivers 84 Drew Haddad 88 Marvin Harrison 15 Adam Herzing 86 Troy Walters KR/PR 87 Reggie Wayne Tight ends 80 Joe Dean Davenport 81 Marcus Pollard 85 Mike Roberg		Offensive linemen 64 Rick DeMulling G 71 Ryan Diem G 78 Tarik Glenn T 74 Waverly Jackson G/T 73 Adam Meadows T 61 Rob Murphy C/G 56 Tupe Peko C/G 63 Jeff Saturday C Defensive linemen 92 Chad Bratzke DE 79 Raheem Brock DE 97 James Cannida DT 93 Dwight Freeney DE 68 Josh Mallard DE 91 Chukie Nwokorie DE 95 David Pugh DT 99 Brad Scioli DE/DT 75 Larry Tripplett DT 96 Josh Williams DT		Linebackers 94 Rob Morris MLB 52 Mike Peterson OLB 98 Sam Sword OLB 52 Donnel Thompson MLB 50 David Thornton OLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB Defensive backs 28 Idrees Bashir FS 31 Clifton Crosby CB 34 Jason Doering FS/SS 26 David Gibson SS 25 Nick Harper CB 21 Walt Harris CB 29 Joseph Jefferson CB/S 40 Brian Leigeb S 27 David Macklin CB 37 Eric Vance SS 20 Joe Walker FS Special teams 17 Hunter Smith P 48 Justin Snow LS 13 Mike Vanderjagt K		Reserve lists 16 Troy Albea WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 43 Brian Allen RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Cory Bird S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 Jermaine Hampton CB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 83 Qadry Ismail WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Curt McGill C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Dominic Rhodes RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 Shyrone Stith RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad -- Matt Anderle T -- Herbert Goodman RB 72 Brandon Hicks DT 55 J.R. Johnson LB 67 Hans Olsen G Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 10	at Seattle Seahawks	W 28–10	1–0	Qwest Field	Recap
2	August 20	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–22	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap
3	August 24	Buffalo Bills	W 19–7	2–1	RCA Dome	Recap
4	August 30	at New Orleans Saints	L 21–25	2–2	Louisiana Superdome	Recap

2002_Indianapolis_Colts_season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–25	1–0	Alltel Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	Miami Dolphins	L 13–21	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap
3	September 22	at Houston Texans	W 23–3	2–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 6	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–21	3–1	RCA Dome	Recap
6	October 13	Baltimore Ravens	W 22–20	4–1	RCA Dome	Recap
7	October 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–28	4–2	Heinz Field	Recap
8	October 27	at Washington Redskins	L 21–26	4–3	FedExField	Recap
9	November 3	Tennessee Titans	L 15–23	4–4	RCA Dome	Recap
10	November 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–13	5–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
11	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–3	6–4	RCA Dome	Recap
12	November 24	at Denver Broncos	W 23–20	7–4	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
13	December 1	Houston Texans	W 19–3	8–4	RCA Dome	Recap
14	December 8	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–27	8–5	Adelphia Coliseum	Recap
15	December 15	at Cleveland Browns	W 28–23	9–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	New York Giants	L 27–44	9–6	RCA Dome	Recap
17	December 29	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–13	10–6	RCA Dome	Recap

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Tennessee Titans	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	367	324	W5
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	349	313	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	328	315	L2
Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	213	356	L3

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	7	7	28
Jaguars	0	7	10	8	25

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	7	0	0	21
Colts	0	3	0	10	13

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	7	17	10	7	41