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2002 Tennessee Titans season

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

2002 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerFloyd Reese
Head coachJeff Fisher
Home stadiumThe Coliseum
Results
Record11–5
Division place1stAFC South
PlayoffsWonDivisional Playoffs
(vs.Steelers) 34–31(OT)
LostAFC Championship
(atRaiders) 24–41
Pro BowlersDEKevin Carter

The2002 season was theTennessee Titans' 33rd in theNational Football League and 43rd overall. The team improved upon theirprevious 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 theOakland Raiders in the AFC Championship. TheTitans would not return to theAFC Championship again until2019.

The season also marked the first time that the Titans would return to Houston, in a week 17 match against theTexans sincerelocating 5 years earlier.

As of 2024, this was the last time the Titans won a home playoff game, having gone 0–3 since.

Offseason

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SigningsDepartures
SRich Coady (Rams)DTJosh Evans (Jets)
FBRobert Holcombe (Rams)DTJason Fisk (Chargers)
FSLance Schulters (49ers)CBruce Matthews (retired)
OLBEddie Robinson (Bills)

NFL draft

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2002 Tennessee Titans draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
112Albert Haynesworth * Defensive tackleTennesseefrom N. Y. Giants
245Tank Williams SafetyStanford
377Rocky Calmus LinebackerOklahoma
4110Mike Echols CornerbackWisconsinfrom N. Y. Giants
4115Tony Beckham CornerbackUW–Stout
4133Rocky Boiman LinebackerNotre Dame
5151Jake Schifino Wide receiverAkron
6187Justin Hartwig CenterKansas
7225Darrell Hill Wide receiverNIU
7240Carlos Hall Defensive endArkansasfrom Green Bay
      Made roster    *   Made at least onePro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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2002 undrafted free agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Brad KassellLinebackerNorth Texas
John SimonRunning backLouisiana Tech

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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2002 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Founder/owner/chairman of the board/CEO –Bud Adams
  • President/chief operating officer – Jeff Diamond
  • Executive VP/general manager/director of football operations –Floyd Reese
  • Director of player personnel – Rich Snead
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Ackerley
  • National coordinator of college scouting –C. O. Brocato

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Roster

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2002 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks(QB)

Running backs(RB)

Wide receivers(WR)

Tight ends(TE)

Offensive linemen(OL)

Defensive linemen(DL)

Linebackers(LB)

Defensive backs(DB)

Special teams(ST)

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad

Preseason

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Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1August 10, 2002St. Louis RamsW 28–261–0
2August 15, 2002Oakland RaidersW 24–142–0
3August 23, 2002atMinnesota VikingsL 10–142–1
4August 30, 2002atGreen Bay PackersL 20–212–2

Regular season

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

Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentResultTVTime (CT)RecordAttendance
1September 8Philadelphia EaglesW 27–24FOX12:00 pm1–068,804
2September 15atDallas CowboysL 13–21CBS12:00 pm1–162,527
3September 22Cleveland BrownsL 28–31 (OT)CBS12:00 pm1–268,804
4September 29atOakland RaidersL 25–52CBS3:15 pm1–358,719
5October 6Washington RedskinsL 14–31FOX12:00 pm1–468,804
6October 13Jacksonville JaguarsW 23–14CBS3:15 pm2–468,804
7Bye
8October 27atCincinnati BengalsW 30–24CBS12:00 pm3–452,822
9November 3atIndianapolis ColtsW 23–15CBS12:00 pm4–456,752
10November 10Houston TexansW 17–10CBS12:00 pm5–468,804
11November 17Pittsburgh SteelersW 31–23CBS12:00 pm6–468,804
12November 24atBaltimore RavensL 12–13CBS12:00 pm6–569,365
13December 1atNew York GiantsW 32–29 (OT)CBS12:00 pm7–578,640
14December 8Indianapolis ColtsW 27–17CBS12:00 pm8–568,804
15December 16New England PatriotsW 24–7ABC8:08 pm9–568,809
16December 22atJacksonville JaguarsW 28–10CBS12:00 pm10–551,033
17December 29atHouston TexansW 13–3CBS12:00 pm11–570,694

Note: Division opponents are inbold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans
Quarter1234Total
Eagles14100024
Titans7331427

at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

First quarter'

  • TEN – Eddie George 14-yard pass from Steve McNair (Joe Nedney kick), 7:10.Titans 7-0.Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:19.
  • PHI –James Thrash 18-yard pass fromDonovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 5:20.Tied 7-7.Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:53.
  • PHI –Duce Staley 7-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:36.Eagles 14-7.Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:44.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Joe Nedney 33-yard field goal, 11:00.Eagles 14-10.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:36.
  • PHI –Chad Lewis 7-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 5:05.Eagles 21-10.Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:55.
  • PHI – David Akers 30-yard field goal, 0:48.Eagles 24-10.Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:00.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal, 11:06.Eagles 24-13.Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Justin McCareins 2-yard pass from Steve McNair (2PT run failed), 12:49.Eagles 24-19.Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:21.
  • TEN – Eddie George 2-yard run (Eddie George run), 3:09.Titans 27-24.Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 5:41.

Top passers

  • PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/36, 212 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • TEN – Steve McNair – 24/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • PHI –Brian Westbrook – 8 rushes, 42 yards
  • TEN – Eddie George – 18 rushes, 42 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • PHI –Antonio Freeman – 3 receptions, 54 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Mason – 7 receptions, 109 yards

Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 2: Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys
Quarter1234Total
Titans730313
Cowboys077721

atTexas Stadium,Irving, Texas

Game information

First quarter'

  • TEN – Frank Wycheck 1-yard pass from Steve McNair (Joe Nedney kick), 0:00.Titans 7-0.Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 8:27.

Second quarter

  • DAL –Tony McGee 17-yard pass fromQuincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 12:00.Tied 7-7.Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:00.
  • TEN – Joe Nedney 37-yard field goal, 5:31.Titans 10-7.Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:29.

Third quarter

  • DAL –Dexter Coakley 52-yard interception return (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:10.Cowboys 14-10.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL –Joey Galloway 38-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Billy Cundiff kick), 11:25.Cowboys 21-10.Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:22.
  • TEN – Joe Nedney 53-yard field goal, 5:18.Cowboys 21-13.Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:36.

Top passers

  • TEN – Steve McNair – 20/38, 226 yards, TD, INT
  • DAL – Quincy Carter – 14/24, 240 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • TEN – Eddie George – 19 rushes, 65 yards
  • DAL –Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

  • TEN – Derrick Mason – 7 receptions, 118 yards
  • DAL – Joey Galloway – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 15: New England Patriots (8–5) at Tennessee Titans (8–5) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots00707
Titans0147324

at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Second quarter

  • TEN – Steve McNair 11-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 12:16.Titans 7–0.Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:18.
  • TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 0:32.Titans 14–0.Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:48.

Third quarter

  • NE –Tom Brady 10-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:08.Titans 14–7.Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:52.
  • TEN – Rich Coady 24-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 9:58.Titans 21–7.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Joe Nedney 28-yard field goal, 9:22.Titans 24–7.Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 9:24.

Top passers

  • NE – Tom Brady – 14/29, 134 yards, INT
  • TEN – Steve McNair – 11/24, 136 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • NE –Antowain Smith – 6 rushes, 31 yards
  • TEN – Eddie George – 31 rushes, 101 yards

Top receivers

  • NE –Troy Brown – 8 receptions, 73 yards
  • TEN – Derrick Mason – 6 receptions, 86 yards

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2)Tennessee Titans1150.6886–09–3367324W5
(5)Indianapolis Colts1060.6254–28–4349313W1
Jacksonville Jaguars6100.3751–54–8328315L2
Houston Texans4120.2501–52–10213356L3

Conference

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#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOV
Division leaders
1[a]Oakland RaidersWest1150.6884–29–3.529.531
2[a]Tennessee TitansSouth1150.6886–09–3.479.474
3Pittsburgh SteelersNorth1051.6566–08–4.486.451
4[b]New York JetsEast970.5634–26–6.500.500
Wild Cards
5Indianapolis ColtsSouth1060.6254–28–4.479.400
6[c]Cleveland BrownsNorth970.5633–37–5.486.413
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d]Denver BroncosWest970.5633–35–7.527.486
8[b][c][d][e]New England PatriotsEast970.5634–26–6.525.455
9[b][e]Miami DolphinsEast970.5632–47–5.508.486
10[f]Buffalo BillsEast880.5002–45–7.473.352
11[f][g]San Diego ChargersWest880.5003–36–6.492.453
12[g]Kansas City ChiefsWest880.5002–46–6.527.516
13Baltimore RavensNorth790.4383–37–5.506.384
14Jacksonville JaguarsSouth6100.3751–54–8.506.438
15Houston TexansSouth4120.2501–52–10.518.492
16Cincinnati BengalsNorth2140.1250–61–11.537.406
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^abOakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^abcN.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).
  3. ^abcCleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  4. ^abDenver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^abNew England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  6. ^abBuffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^abSan Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).
  8. ^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.

Playoffs

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WeekDateOpponentResultAttendance
DivisionalJanuary 11, 2003Pittsburgh SteelersW 34–31(OT)68,809
Conference ChampionshipJanuary 19, 2003atOakland RaidersL 24–4162,544

AFC Divisional Playoff vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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Tennessee Titans 34, Pittsburgh Steelers 31
Quarter1234OTTotal
Steelers013711031
Titans140143334

atAdelphia Coliseum,Nashville, Tennessee

This was the Titans franchise's first playoff win over the Steelers in four tries, following three losses as the Oilers in 1978, 1979 and 1989, the last of which was also in overtime. The Titans went to the AFC Championship to the Oakland Raiders and lost 41-24.

AFC Championship Game

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Oakland Raiders 41, Tennessee Titans 24
Quarter1234Total
Titans7107024
Raiders141031441

atNetwork Associates Coliseum,Oakland, California

This was the Titans' last appearance at the AFC championship game until2019. The Titans were crashed and in 2003 finished 12-4, the same récord as the Colts they win to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card Round 20-17. But lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round 17-14.

References

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