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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL Draft  




1.2  Undrafted free agents  






2 Personnel  




3 Roster  




4 Regular season  


4.1  Schedule  




4.2  Game summaries  


4.2.1  Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons  




4.2.2  Week 17: at Buffalo Bills  






4.3  Standings  


4.3.1  Division  




4.3.2  Conference  








5 Team leaders  


5.1  Passing  




5.2  Rushing  




5.3  Receiving  




5.4  Defensive  




5.5  Kicking and punting  




5.6  Special teams  






6 Awards and records  


6.1  Pro Bowl Selections  




6.2  Milestones  






7 References  




8 External links  













2002 Cincinnati Bengals season






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2002 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachDick LeBeau
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersFBLorenzo Neal
  • Bengals seasons
  • 2003 →

    • The 2002 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 35th overall, and the second and final full season under head coach Dick LeBeau. With a record of 2–14, however, they were the worst team in football in 2002. The team's struggles continued as they lost their first seven contests losing by an average of 19 points in each game. The Bengals would finally garner their first victory Week 8 by soundly defeating the expansion Houston Texans on the road 38–3. The winning would not last long, however, as the Bengals lost their next six games to fall to 1–13, this lethargic result was later matched by the 2019 team, which also finished at 2–14.

    In their final game at home, the Bengals would stun the New Orleans Saints 20–13 to earn their second win on the season, but there would be no saving the Bengals from setting a new franchise record for losses as they finished the season with a 27–9 loss to the Buffalo Bills on the road to finish with a league-worst 2–14 record. This resulted in the Bengals owner Mike Brown firing head coach Dick LeBeau and replacing him with Washington's defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis.

    By being the worst team in 2002, they earned the first pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, which they would use to draft Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Carson Palmer out of USC, and releasing embattled quarterback Akili Smith.[1]

    Offseason

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    Additions Subtractions
    QBGus Frerotte (Broncos) TETony McGee (Cowboys)
    WRMichael Westbrook (Redskins) WRDarnay Scott (Cowboys)
    CBJeff Burris (Colts) FSChris Carter (Texans)

    NFL Draft

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    Main article: 2002 NFL Draft
    2002 Cincinnati Bengals draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 10 Levi Jones  Offensive tackle Arizona State
    2 41 Lamont Thompson  Safety Washington State
    3 67 Matt Schobel  Tight end TCU
    4 109 Travis Dorsch  Punter Purdue
    6 181 Marquand Manuel  Safety Florida
    7 219 Joey Evans  Defensive end North Carolina
          Made roster  

    [2]

    Undrafted free agents

    [edit]
    2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
    Player Position College
    Dwayne Levels Linebacker Oklahoma State
    Reggie Myles Defensive back Alabama
    Thatcher Szalay Center Montana

    Personnel

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    2002 Cincinnati Bengals staff

    Front office

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    		Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood
    • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rodney Holman

    Roster

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    2002 Cincinnati Bengals 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
     53 active, 11 inactive, 3 practice squad

    Regular season

    [edit]

    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
    1 September 8, 2002 San Diego Chargers L 6–34 0–1 53,705
    2 September 15, 2002 atCleveland Browns L 7–20 0–2 73,358
    3 September 22, 2002 atAtlanta Falcons L 3–30 0–3 68,129
    4 September 29, 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–35 0–4 57,234
    5 October 6, 2002 atIndianapolis Colts L 21–28 0–5 56,570
    6 October 13, 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 0–6 63,900
    7 Bye
    8 October 27, 2002 Tennessee Titans L 24–30 0–7 52,822
    9 November 3, 2002 atHouston Texans W 38–3 1–7 69,827
    10 November 10, 2002 atBaltimore Ravens L 27–38 1–8 69,024
    11 November 17, 2002 Cleveland Browns L 20–27 1–9 64,060
    12 November 24, 2002 atPittsburgh Steelers L 21–29 1–10 60,473
    13 December 1, 2002 Baltimore Ravens L 23–27 1–11 44,878
    14 December 8, 2002 atCarolina Panthers L 31–52 1–12 66,799
    15 December 15, 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars L 15–29 1–13 42,092
    16 December 22, 2002 New Orleans Saints W 20–13 2–13 43,544
    17 December 29, 2002 atBuffalo Bills L 9–27 2–14 47,850

    Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons

    [edit]

    Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bengals 0 3 003
    Falcons 13 7 7330

    atGeorgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

    Game information

    Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

    [edit]

    Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bengals 0 3 069
    Bills 6 14 7027

    atRalph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

    Game information

    Standings

    [edit]

    Division

    [edit]
    AFC North
  • talk
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    		•  W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    (3) Pittsburgh Steelers 10 5 1 .656 6–0 8–4 390 345 W3
    (6) Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 344 320 W2
    Baltimore Ravens 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 316 354 L2
    Cincinnati Bengals 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 279 456 L1

    Conference

    [edit]
    AFC
  • t
  • e
    • # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV
    Division leaders
    1[a] Oakland Raiders West 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .529 .531
    2[a] 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[b] 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[c] Cleveland Browns North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .486 .413
    Did not qualify for the postseason
    7[c][d] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .527 .486
    8[b][c][d][e] New England Patriots East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .525 .455
    9[b][e] Miami Dolphins East 9 7 0 .563 2–4 7–5 .508 .486
    10[f] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 5–7 .473 .352
    11[f][g] San Diego Chargers West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .492 .453
    12[g] 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[h]
    1. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b c 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).
  • ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  • ^ a b Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  • ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b 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.

    • Team leaders

    [edit]

    Passing

    [edit]
    Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating
    Jon Kitna 473 294 3178 16 16 79.1

    Rushing

    [edit]
    Player Att Yds YPC Long TD
    Corey Dillon 314 1311 4.2 67 7

    Receiving

    [edit]
    Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD
    Chad Johnson 69 1166 16.9 72 5
    Peter Warrick 53 606 11.4 37 6

    Defensive

    [edit]
    Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR
    Takeo Spikes 171 1.5 0 2 4
    Justin Smith 67 6.5 0 1 0
    Artrell Hawkins 92 2.0 2 1 2
    Kevin Kaesviharn 62 0.0 2 1 0

    Kicking and punting

    [edit]
    Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points
    Neil Rackers 18 15 83.3% 32 30 93.8% 75
    Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg.
    Nick Harris 65 2608 57 1 40.1

    Special teams

    [edit]
    Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD
    Brandon Bennett 49 1231 25.1 94 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
    T. J. Houshmandzadeh 13 288 22.2 44 0 24 117 4.9 34 0

    Awards and records

    [edit]

    Pro Bowl Selections

    [edit]

    Milestones

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia
  • ^ "2002 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  • ^ Corey Dilon, RB at NFL
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