2002 Baltimore Ravens season

NFL team season

The 2002 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's seventh season in the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6, instead winning only seven games[1] and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.

Baltimore's defense took a large step back from its normally high level of play in 2002. Star linebacker Ray Lewis suffered a shoulder injury which limited him to playing in only five games during the season, and the team finished 19th in scoring defense after finishing 4th in the NFL the previous year.

Off-season

Draft

2002 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 24 Ed Reed * †  FS Miami (FL)
2 52 Anthony Weaver  DE Notre Dame
4 112 Dave Zastudil  P Ohio
4 123 Ron Johnson  WR Minnesota
5 155 Terry Jones  TE Alabama
6 195 Lamont Brightful  CB Eastern Washington
6 206 Javin Hunter  WR Notre Dame
6 207 Chester Taylor  RB Toledo
6 209 Chad Williams  S Southern Miss
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Will Demps Safety San Diego State
Ma'ake Kemoeatu Nose tackle Utah
Bart Scott Linebacker Southern Illinois

Staff

2002 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh
  • Quarterbacks/wide receivers – David Shaw
  • Running backs – Matt Simon
  • Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman
  • Offensive line – Jim Colletto
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner
  • Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson
  • Coaches assistant – Mike Pettine

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf
  • Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster

2002 Baltimore Ravens final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 93 Nate Bolling DE
  • 48 Brandon Christenson TE
  •  6 J. R. Jenkins K
  • 60 Jim Jones G
  • 18 Marc Lester WR


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 5 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 August 9 Detroit Lions W 12–6 1–0
2 August 15 New York Jets L 16–34 1–1
3 August 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–12 2–1
4 August 29 at New York Giants L 0–13 2–2
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Regular season

Schedule

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Ravens played against the AFC South and NFC South according to the NFL's new conference rotation, and played the Broncos and Dolphins based on 2001 standings with respect to the newly aligned divisions.

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time (ET) Record Attendance
1 September 8 at Carolina Panthers L 7–10 CBS 1:00 pm 0–1 70,386
2 September 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–25 FOX 1:00 pm 0–2 69,304
3 Bye
4 September 30 Denver Broncos W 34–23 ABC 9:07 pm 1–2 69,538
5 October 6 at Cleveland Browns W 26–21 ESPN 8:37 pm 2–2 73,688
6 October 13 at Indianapolis Colts L 20–22 CBS 1:00 pm 2–3 56,174
7 October 20 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–10 CBS 1:00 pm 3–3 69,173
8 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers L 18–31 CBS 1:00 pm 3–4 69,638
9 November 3 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 CBS 1:00 pm 3–5 68,532
10 November 10 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–27 CBS 1:00 pm 4–5 69,024
11 November 17 at Miami Dolphins L 7–26 CBS 4:15 pm 4–6 73,013
12 November 24 Tennessee Titans W 13–12 CBS 1:00 pm 5–6 69,365
13 December 1 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–23 CBS 1:00 pm 6–6 44,878
14 December 8 New Orleans Saints L 25–37 FOX 4:05 pm 6–7 69,334
15 December 15 at Houston Texans W 23–19 CBS 1:00 pm 7–7 70,108
16 December 22 Cleveland Browns L 13–14 CBS 4:15 pm 7–8 69,348
17 December 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 31–34 CBS 1:00 pm 7–9 61,961
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text
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Game summaries

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 7 007
Dolphins 7 10 3626

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BAL – Travis Taylor 28-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Matt Stover kick), 9:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:40.
  • MIA – Ray Lucas 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 6:19. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:49.
  • MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Dolphins 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:12.

Third quarter

  • MIA – Olindo Mare 49-yard field goal, 5:07. Dolphins 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:50.

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Ricky Williams 4-yard run (pass failed), 9:02. Dolphins 26–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:11.

Top passers

  • BAL – Jeff Blake – 14/28, 127 yards, TD, INT
  • MIA – Ray Lucas – 18/26, 221 yards

Top rushers

  • BAL – Jamal Lewis – 17 rushes, 47 yards
  • MIA – Ricky Williams – 26 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • BAL – Travis Taylor – 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD
  • MIA – James McKnight – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Standings

Division

AFC North
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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

AFC
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# 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.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  4. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  6. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ a b San 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.

References

  1. ^ 2002 Baltimore Ravens
  2. ^ a b "2002 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database
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