2002_Tennessee_Titans_season

2002 Tennessee Titans season
2002 Tennessee Titans season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Floyd Reese
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
Home field	The Coliseum
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC South
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Steelers) 34–31 (OT); Lost AFC Championship; (at Raiders) 24–41
Pro Bowlers	DE Kevin Carter
	← 2001; Titans seasons; 2003 →;

2002 Tennessee Titans season

43rd season in franchise history; last AFC Championship appearance until 2019

The 2002 season was the Tennessee Titans' 33rd in the National Football League and 43rd overall. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9, managing eleven victories.^[1] After starting 1-4, the Titans won 10 of their next 11 games. They qualified for the playoffs with a first-round bye, but were unable to reach the Super Bowl, losing to the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship. The Titans would not return to the AFC Championship again until 2019.

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Regular season

Under the NFL’s divisional realignment, the Titans were moved from the AFC Central, where they had played since the NFL–AFL merger in 1970, into the new AFC South. In addition to their home and away games with AFC South opponents, the Titans in 2002 played games against the AFC North and NFC East according to the league’s new schedule rotation. They also played one game each against the Patriots and the Raiders based upon standings from 2001.

Game summaries

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
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 8]}
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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[1-1-2] Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[1-2-3] 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).

[1-3-4] Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)

[1-4-5] Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.

[1-5-6] New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).

[1-6-7] Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.

[1-7-8] San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).

[9] 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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Signings	Departures
DB Rich Coady (Rams)	DT Josh Evans (Jets)
RB Robert Holcombe (Rams)	DT Jason Fisk (Chargers)
FS Lance Schulters (49ers)	C Bruce Matthews (retired)
	LB Eddie Robinson (Bills)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2002 Tennessee Titans draft
1	12	Albert Haynesworth *	Defensive tackle	Tennessee	from N. Y. Giants
2	45	Tank Williams	Defensive back	Stanford
3	77	Rocky Calmus	Linebacker	Oklahoma
4	110	Mike Echols	Defensive back	Wisconsin	from N. Y. Giants
4	115	Tony Beckham	Defensive back	UW–Stout
4	133	Rocky Boiman	Linebacker	Notre Dame
5	151	Jake Schifino	Wide receiver	Akron
6	187	Justin Hartwig	Center	Kansas
7	225	Darrell Hill	Wide receiver	NIU
7	240	Carlos Hall	Defensive end	Arkansas	from Green Bay
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Player	Position	College
Brad Kassell	Linebacker	North Texas
John Simon	Running back	Louisiana Tech


	Quarterbacks 9 Steve McNair 14 Neil O'Donnell 7 Billy Volek Running backs 34 Greg Comella FB 27 Eddie George 20 Mike Green 35 Robert Holcombe 45 John Simon KR/PR Wide receivers 83 Drew Bennett 82 Eddie Berlin KR 80 Darrell Hill 85 Derrick Mason PR 86 Justin McCareins KR/PR 81 Chris Sanders Tight ends 88 Erron Kinney 84 Shad Meier 89 Frank Wycheck		Offensive linemen 67 Tom Ackerman G 64 Gennaro DiNapoli C 77 Justin Hartwig G 72 Brad Hopkins T 68 Matt Martin T 76 Jason Mathews T 71 Fred Miller T 75 Benji Olson G 69 Zach Piller G Defensive linemen 93 Kevin Carter DE 92 Henry Ford DT 97 Carlos Hall DE 91 Albert Haynesworth DT 90 Jevon Kearse DE 98 Robaire Smith DT 94 Juqua Thomas DE 78 John Thornton DE/DT		Linebackers 50 Rocky Boiman OLB 53 Keith Bulluck OLB 54 Rocky Calmus MLB 57 Frank Chamberlin MLB 56 Randall Godfrey MLB 55 Brad Kassell OLB 59 Peter Sirmon OLB Defensive backs 24 Tony Beckham CB 29 Rich Coady FS 22 Andre Dyson CB 30 Donald Mitchell CB 28 Aric Morris SS 21 Samari Rolle CB 31 Lance Schulters FS 37 Dainon Sidney CB 25 Tank Williams SS Special teams 60 Aaron Graham LS 15 Craig Hentrich P 6 Joe Nedney K		Reserve lists 87 Kevin Dyson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 36 Mike Echols CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 16 Orlando Iglesias WR (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 99 Kris Kocurek DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Bobby Myers S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Jake Schifino WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 79 Kevin Aldridge DE 96 James Atkins DT 49 Chad Hayes TE 62 Mike Malano G Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 10, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 28–26	1–0
2	August 15, 2002	Oakland Raiders	W 24-14	2–0
3	August 23, 2002	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–14	2–1
4	August 30, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–21	2–2

2002_Tennessee_Titans_season

2002 Tennessee Titans season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

Standings

Division

Conference

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff vs Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Championship Game

References

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Time (CT)	Record	Attendance
1	September 8	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–24	FOX	12:00 pm	1–0	68,804
2	September 15	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–21	CBS	12:00 pm	1–1	62,527
3	September 22	Cleveland Browns	L 28–31 (OT)	CBS	12:00 pm	1–2	68,804
4	September 29	at Oakland Raiders	L 25–52	CBS	3:15 pm	1–3	58,719
5	October 6	Washington Redskins	L 14–31	FOX	12:00 pm	1–4	68,804
6	October 13	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–14	CBS	3:15 pm	2–4	68,804
7	Bye
8	October 27	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 30–24	CBS	12:00 pm	3–4	52,822
9	November 3	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–15	CBS	12:00 pm	4–4	56,752
10	November 10	Houston Texans	W 17–10	CBS	12:00 pm	5–4	68,804
11	November 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–23	CBS	12:00 pm	6–4	68,804
12	November 24	at Baltimore Ravens	L 12–13	CBS	12:00 pm	6–5	69,365
13	December 1	at New York Giants	W 32–29 (OT)	CBS	12:00 pm	7–5	78,640
14	December 8	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–17	CBS	12:00 pm	8–5	68,804
15	December 16	New England Patriots	W 24–7	ABC	8:08 pm	9–5	68,809
16	December 22	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–10	CBS	12:00 pm	10–5	51,033
17	December 29	at Houston Texans	W 13–3	CBS	12:00 pm	11–5	70,694

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	January 11, 2003	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–31	68,809
Conference Championship	January 19, 2003	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–41	62,544

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	10	0	0	24
Titans	7	3	3	14	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	7	3	0	3	13
Cowboys	0	7	7	7	21

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	0	7	0	7
Titans	0	14	7	3	24

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	13	7	11	0	31
Titans	14	0	14	3	3	34