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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2002 seasonW2002 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2002-09-05 to 2002-12-30

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2002">Super Bowl XXXVII</a>

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
48–21 over Oakland Raiders
MVP Dexter Jackson

MVP

Rich Gannon Oakland Raiders

Offensive Player

Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs

Defensive Player

Derrick Brooks

Offensive Rookie

Clinton Portis Denver Broncos

Defensive Rookie

Julius Peppers Carolina Panthers

Coach of the Year

Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles

Hall of Fame class of 2002

Dan Hampton, Dave Casper, George Allen, Jim Kelly, John Stallworth

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2003-01-04	New York Jets 41–0 Indianapolis Colts	Giants Stadium
Wild Card	2003-01-04	Atlanta Falcons 27–7 Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Wild Card	2003-01-05	Pittsburgh Steelers 36–33 Cleveland Browns	Heinz Field
Wild Card	2003-01-05	San Francisco 49ers 39–38 New York Giants	3Com Park
Divisional	2003-01-11	Tennessee Titans 34–31 Pittsburgh Steelers	The Coliseum
Divisional	2003-01-11	Philadelphia Eagles 20–6 Atlanta Falcons	Veterans Stadium
Divisional	2003-01-12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–6 San Francisco 49ers	Raymond James Stadium
Divisional	2003-01-12	Oakland Raiders 30–10 New York Jets	Network Associates Coliseum
Conference championship	2003-01-19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–10 Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Conference championship	2003-01-19	Oakland Raiders 41–24 Tennessee Titans	Network Associates Coliseum
Super Bowl XXXVII	2003-01-26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–21 Oakland Raiders	Qualcomm Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Jets	9	7	0	.562	359	336	Herm Edwards	Lost Divisional
2	New England Patriots	9	7	0	.562	381	346	Bill Belichick
3	Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.562	378	301	Dave Wannstedt
4	Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	379	397	Gregg Williams

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	5	1	.656	390	345	Bill Cowher	Lost Divisional
2	Cleveland Browns	9	7	0	.562	344	320	Butch Davis	Lost Wild Card
3	Baltimore Ravens	7	9	0	.438	316	354	Brian Billick
4	Cincinnati Bengals	2	14	0	.125	279	456	Dick LeBeau

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Tennessee Titans	11	5	0	.688	367	324	Jeff Fisher	Lost Conference Championship
2	Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	349	313	Tony Dungy	Lost Wild Card
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	328	315	Tom Coughlin
4	Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	213	356	Dom Capers

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Oakland Raiders	11	5	0	.688	450	304	Bill Callahan	Lost Super Bowl XXXVII
2	Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.562	392	344	Mike Shanahan
3	San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	333	367	Marty Schottenheimer
4	Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	467	399	Dick Vermeil

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	415	241	Andy Reid	Lost Conference Championship
2	New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	320	279	Jim Fassel	Lost Wild Card
3	Washington Redskins	7	9	0	.438	307	365	Steve Spurrier
4	Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.312	217	329	Dave Campo

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	398	328	Mike Sherman	Lost Wild Card
2	Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	390	442	Mike Tice
3	Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	281	379	Dick Jauron
4	Detroit Lions	3	13	0	.188	306	451	Marty Mornhinweg

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	4	0	.750	346	196	Jon Gruden	Won Super Bowl XXXVII Champion
2	Atlanta Falcons	9	6	1	.594	402	314	Dan Reeves	Lost Divisional
3	New Orleans Saints	9	7	0	.562	432	388	Jim Haslett
4	Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	258	302	John Fox

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	367	351	Steve Mariucci	Lost Divisional
2	St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	316	369	Mike Martz
3	Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	355	369	Mike Holmgren
4	Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.312	262	417	Dave McGinnis

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,689Rich Gannon Oakland Raiders

passing tds

1. 28Tom Brady New England Patriots

rushing yards

1. 1,853Ricky Williams Miami Dolphins

rushing tds

1. 21Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs

receiving yards

1. 1,722Marvin Harrison Indianapolis Colts

receiving tds

1. 13Terrell Owens San Francisco 49ers

receptions

1. 143Marvin Harrison Indianapolis Colts

interceptions

1. 8Brian Kelly Tampa Bay Buccaneers

interceptions

1. 8Rod Woodson Oakland Raiders

sacks

1. 185Jason Taylor Miami Dolphins

sacks

1. 20Team St. Louis Rams

points

1. 144Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs