2002 Tennessee Titans season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Floyd Reese |
Head coach | Jeff Fisher |
Home field | The Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 11β5 |
Division place | 1st AFC South |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 34β31 (OT) Lost AFC Championship (at Raiders) 24β41 |
Pro Bowlers | DE Kevin Carter |
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The 2002 season was the: Tennessee Titans' 33rd in theββNational Football League and 43rd overall. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7β9, "managing eleven victories." 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 unableββto reach the Super Bowl, losingββto the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship. The Titans would not return to the AFC Championship again until 2019.
Offseasonβ»
Signings | Departures |
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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) |
NFL Draftβ»
2002 Tennessee Titans draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 | UWβStout | |
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 |
Undrafted free agentsβ»
Player | Position | College |
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Brad Kassell | Linebacker | North Texas |
John Simon | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
Personnelβ»
Coaching staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
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1 | August 10, 2002 | St. Louis Rams | W 28β26 | 1β0 |
2 | August 15, 2002 | Oakland Raiders | W 24-14 | 2β0 |
3 | August 23, 2002 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10β14 | 2β1 |
4 | August 30, 2002 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20β21 | 2β2 |
Regular seasonβ»
Under the NFLβs divisional realignment, the Titans were moved from the AFC Central, where they had played since the NFLβAFL 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 leagueβs new schedule rotation. They also played one game each against the Patriots and the Raiders based upon standings from 2001.
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV | Time (CT) | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27β24 | FOX | 12:00 pm | 1β0 | 68,804 |
2 | September 15 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13β21 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 1β1 | 62,527 |
3 | September 22 | Cleveland Browns | L 28β31 (OT) | CBS | 12:00 pm | 1β2 | 68,804 |
4 | September 29 | at Oakland Raiders | L 25β52 | CBS | 3:15 pm | 1β3 | 58,719 |
5 | October 6 | Washington Redskins | L 14β31 | FOX | 12:00 pm | 1β4 | 68,804 |
6 | October 13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23β14 | CBS | 3:15 pm | 2β4 | 68,804 |
7 | Bye | ||||||
8 | October 27 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30β24 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 3β4 | 52,822 |
9 | November 3 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 23β15 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 4β4 | 56,752 |
10 | November 10 | Houston Texans | W 17β10 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 5β4 | 68,804 |
11 | November 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31β23 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 6β4 | 68,804 |
12 | November 24 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 12β13 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 6β5 | 69,365 |
13 | December 1 | at New York Giants | W 32β29 (OT) | CBS | 12:00 pm | 7β5 | 78,640 |
14 | December 8 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27β17 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 8β5 | 68,804 |
15 | December 16 | New England Patriots | W 24β7 | ABC | 8:08 pm | 9β5 | 68,809 |
16 | December 22 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 28β10 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 10β5 | 51,033 |
17 | December 29 | at Houston Texans | W 13β3 | CBS | 12:00 pm | 11β5 | 70,694 |
Note: Division opponents are in bold text.
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eaglesβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Titans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: September 8, 2002
- Game time: 12:00 PM
- Game weather: Hot and "Hazy," 83 Β°F (28.3 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 68,804
- Referee: Terry McAulay (77)
- TV announcers (FOX): Unknown
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter'
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: at Dallas Cowboysβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: September 15, 2002
- Game time: 12:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy skies, 81 Β°F (27.2 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 62,527
- Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
- TV announcers (CBS): Unknown
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter'
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: vs. Cleveland Brownsβ»
Week 15: vs. New England Patriotsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Titans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 16, 2002
- Game time: 9:00 pm
- Game weather: Cloudy, 57 Β°F (13.9 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 68,809
- Referee: Ron Winter (14)
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Tennessee Titans | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6β0 | 9β3 | 367 | 324 | W5 |
Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4β2 | 8β4 | 349 | 313 | W1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1β5 | 4β8 | 328 | 315 | L2 |
Houston Texans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 2β10 | 213 | 356 | L3 |
Conferenceβ»
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | ||
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Division leaders | ||||||||||||
1 | Oakland Raiders | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4β2 | 9β3 | .529 | .531 | ||
2 | Tennessee Titans | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6β0 | 9β3 | .479 | .474 | ||
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 6β0 | 8β4 | .486 | .451 | ||
4 | New York Jets | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4β2 | 6β6 | .500 | .500 | ||
Wild Cards | ||||||||||||
5 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4β2 | 8β4 | .479 | .400 | ||
6 | Cleveland Browns | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .486 | .413 | ||
Did not qualify for the postseason | ||||||||||||
7 | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 5β7 | .527 | .486 | ||
8 | New England Patriots | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4β2 | 6β6 | .525 | .455 | ||
9 | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2β4 | 7β5 | .508 | .486 | ||
10 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 5β7 | .473 | .352 | ||
11 | San Diego Chargers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3β3 | 6β6 | .492 | .453 | ||
12 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 6β6 | .527 | .516 | ||
13 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .506 | .384 | ||
14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1β5 | 4β8 | .506 | .438 | ||
15 | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 2β10 | .518 | .492 | ||
16 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0β6 | 1β11 | .537 | .406 | ||
Tiebreakers | ||||||||||||
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Playoffsβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | January 11, 2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34β31 | 68,809 |
Conference Championship | January 19, 2003 | at Oakland Raiders | L 24β41 | 62,544 |
AFC Divisional Playoff vs Pittsburgh Steelersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
Titans | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Game time: 4:30 pm EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 34 Β°F (1.1 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 68,809
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
AFC Championship Gameβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Raiders | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear, 52 Β°F (11.1 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 62,544
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein
Referencesβ»
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