2002 Denver Broncos season

The 2002 season was the Denver Broncos' 43rd in professional football and their 33rd in the National Football League.

2002 Denver Broncos season
Head coachMike Shanahan
Home fieldInvesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Trevor Pryce
LB Al Wilson (injured, did not play)
AP All-ProsNone

With the sudden retirement of Terrell Davis in the preseason, Denver had to rely on rookie Clinton Portis, who provided an instant spark to the Broncos running game. Despite his contribution, however, the Broncos finished with a 9–7 record and narrowly missed the postseason.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
T Blake Brockermeyer (Bears)S Eric Brown (Texans)
DT Lional Dalton (Ravens)RB Tony Carter (Packers)
S Izell Reese (Cowboys)QB Gus Frerotte (Bengals)
T Ephraim Salaam (Falcons)LB Bill Romanowski (Raiders)
FB Detron Smith (Colts)
T Trey Teague (Bills)

NFL draft

2002 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 19 Ashley Lelie  Wide receiver Hawaii
2 51 Clinton Portis *  Running back Miami
3 96 Dorsett Davis  Defensive tackle Mississippi State from New England viaWashington and Baltimore
4 131 Sam Brandon  Safety UNLV from New England
5 144 Herb Haygood  Wide receiver Michigan State from Jacksonville via New England
6 191 Jeb Putzier  Tight end Boise State
7 228 Chris Young  Safety Georgia Tech from Atlanta
7 231 Monsanto Pope  Defensive tackle Virginia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Charlie Adams Wide receiver Hofstra
Lenny Walls Cornerback Boston College

Staff

2002 Denver Broncos staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs
  • Assistant to the Head Coach – George Dyer

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith

Roster

2002 Denver Broncos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 8, 2002 St. Louis Rams W 23–16 1–0 75,710
2 September 15, 2002 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 2–0 67,685
3 September 22, 2002 Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–0 75,359
4 September 30, 2002 at Baltimore Ravens L 34–23 3–1 69,538
5 October 6, 2002 San Diego Chargers W 26–9 4–1 75,065
6 October 13, 2002 Miami Dolphins L 24–22 4–2 75,941
7 October 20, 2002 at Kansas City Chiefs W 37–34 (OT) 5–2 78,446
8 October 27, 2002 at New England Patriots W 24–16 6–2 68,436
9 Bye
10 November 11, 2002 Oakland Raiders L 34–10 6–3 76,643
11 November 17, 2002 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–9 7–3 65,495
12 November 24, 2002 Indianapolis Colts L 23–20 (OT) 7–4 75,075
13 December 1, 2002 at San Diego Chargers L 30–27 (OT) 7–5 66,357
14 December 8, 2002 at New York Jets L 19–13 7–6 78,521
15 December 15, 2002 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 8–6 75,947
16 December 22, 2002 at Oakland Raiders L 28–16 8–7 62,592
17 December 29, 2002 Arizona Cardinals W 37–7 9–7 75,164

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 3: Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
1 2 34Total
Bills 0 7 31323
Broncos 7 7 7728

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 7 01724
Broncos 6 3 31022

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 8: at New England Patriots

Week 8: Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 14 0324
Patriots 0 7 3616

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week 14: Denver Broncos at New York Jets
1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 10 0013
Jets 0 6 31019

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Standings

AFC West
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

References

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