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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 Tampa Bay BuccaneersW2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers↗

NFL · NFC South · 12–4 (.750) · 1st in division · PF 346 · PA 196 · Coach Jon Gruden · Won Super Bowl XXXVII

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3049Brad Johnson
2. 536Rob Johnson
3. 80Shaun King

Rushing (yds)

1. 718Michael Pittman
2. 548Mike Alstott
3. 174Aaron Stecker

Receiving (yds)

1. 1088Keyshawn Johnson
2. 670Keenan McCardell
3. 477Michael Pittman

Sacks

1. 15.5Simeon Rice
2. 7.5Warren Sapp
3. 5.5Ellis Wyms

Interceptions

1. 8Brian Kelly
2. 5Derrick Brooks
3. 4Dwight Smith

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1021	954
EPA per play	-0.05	-0.22
Pass EPA per play	-0.00	-0.33
Rush EPA per play	-0.12	-0.07
Success rate	41.8%	32.9%
Pass rate	59.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.03, success rate 42.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (19 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2002-09-08	1	vs New Orleans Saints	L 20–26 OT	0–1	Raymond James Stadium
2002-09-15	2	@ Baltimore Ravens	W 25–0	1–1	Ravens Stadium
2002-09-23	3	vs St. Louis Rams	W 26–14	2–1	Raymond James Stadium
2002-09-29	4	@ Cincinnati Bengals	W 35–7	3–1	Paul Brown Stadium
2002-10-06	5	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 20–6	4–1	Georgia Dome
2002-10-13	6	vs Cleveland Browns	W 17–3	5–1	Raymond James Stadium
2002-10-20	7	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–20	5–2	Veterans Stadium
2002-10-27	8	@ Carolina Panthers	W 12–9	6–2	Ericsson Stadium
2002-11-03	9	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 38–24	7–2	Raymond James Stadium
2002-11-17	11	vs Carolina Panthers	W 23–10	8–2	Raymond James Stadium
2002-11-24	12	vs Green Bay Packers	W 21–7	9–2	Raymond James Stadium
2002-12-01	13	@ New Orleans Saints	L 20–23	9–3	Louisiana Superdome
2002-12-08	14	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 34–10	10–3	Raymond James Stadium
2002-12-15	15	@ Detroit Lions	W 23–20	11–3	Ford Field
2002-12-23	16	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–17	11–4	Raymond James Stadium
2002-12-29	17	@ Chicago Bears	W 15–0	12–4	Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
2003-01-12	Div	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 31–6		Raymond James Stadium
2003-01-19	Conf	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–10		Veterans Stadium
2003-01-26	Super Bowl XXXVII	vs Oakland Raiders	W 48–21		Qualcomm Stadium

Roster (65)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
10	Shaun King	QB	6-1	228	Tulane	3	ACT
11	Rob Johnson	QB	6-4	204	USC	7	ACT
14	Brad Johnson	QB	6-5	235	Florida State	10	ACT
30	Darian Barnes	FB	6-2	240	Hampton; Rutgers	0	ACT
40	Mike Alstott	FB	6-1	248	Purdue	6	ACT
43	Jameel Cook	FB	5-10	237	Illinois	1	ACT
27	Aaron Stecker	RB	5-10	213	Western Illinois; Wisconsin	3	ACT
32	Michael Pittman	RB	6-0	225	Fresno State	4	ACT
36	Travis Stephens	RB	5-8	194	Tennessee	0	RES
19	Keyshawn Johnson	WR	6-4	211	USC; West Los Angeles College	6	ACT
81	Charles Lee	WR	6-3	227	UCF	2	RES
82	Marquise Walker	WR	6-2	219	Michigan	0	RES
83	Joe Jurevicius	WR	6-5	230	Penn State	4	ACT
84	Reggie Barlow	WR	6-0	190	Alabama State	6	ACT
86	Karl Williams	WR	5-11	182	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	6	ACT
87	Keenan McCardell	WR	6-1	191	UNLV	11	ACT
41	Daniel Wilcox	TE	6-1	250	Appalachian State; Georgia Military	1	ACT
80	Todd Yoder	TE	6-4	251	Vanderbilt	2	ACT
81	Marco Battaglia	TE	6-3	249	Rutgers	6	ACT
85	Ken Dilger	TE	6-5	250	Illinois	7	ACT
88	Rickey Dudley	TE	6-6	255	Ohio State	6	ACT
89	Casey Crawford	TE	6-6	255	Virginia	2	ACT
45	Mike Solwold	C	6-6	244	Wisconsin	1	RES
62	Jeff Christy	C	6-2	285	Pittsburgh	10	ACT
66	Ryan Benjamin	C	6-1	242	University of South Florida	1	ACT
68	Morris Unutoa	C	6-1	284	BYU	6	CUT
20	Ronde Barber	CB	5-10	184	Virginia	5	ACT
25	Brian Kelly	CB	5-11	193	USC	4	ACT
26	Dwight Smith	CB	5-10	201	Akron	1	ACT
31	Tim Wansley	CB	5-8	186	Georgia	0	ACT
35	Corey Ivy	CB	5-9	190	Oklahoma	3	ACT
94	Greg Spires	DE	6-1	265	Florida State	4	ACT
96	Ellis Wyms	DE	6-3	290	Mississippi State	1	ACT
97	Simeon Rice	DE	6-5	268	Illinois	6	ACT
98	Corey Smith	DE	6-2	250	N.C. State	0	RES
91	Chartric Darby	DT	6-0	302	South Carolina State	4	ACT
93	DeVone Claybrooks	DT	6-3	310	East Carolina	1	ACT
99	Warren Sapp	DT	6-2	300	Miami	7	ACT
23	Jermaine Phillips	FS	6-2	230	Georgia	0	ACT
34	Dexter Jackson	FS	6-0	210	Florida State	3	ACT
38	John Howell	FS	6-0	210	Colorado State	1	ACT
60	Cosey Coleman	G	6-4	310	Tennessee	2	ACT
64	Dan Goodspeed	G	6-6	300	Kent State; Walsh	2	ACT
65	Russ Hochstein	G	6-4	300	Nebraska	1	ACT
71	Kerry Jenkins	G	6-5	305	Troy; LSU	5	ACT
76	Tutan Reyes	G	6-3	305	Mississippi	2	ACT
77	Todd Washington	G	6-3	317	Virginia Tech	4	ACT
7	Martin Gramatica	K	5-8	170	Kansas State	3	ACT
59	Justin Smith	LB	6-0	221	Indiana	0	ACT
95	Ron Warner	LB	6-3	270	Kansas; Independence Comm. College	4	ACT
52	Nate Webster	MLB	6-0	232	Miami	2	ACT
53	Shelton Quarles	MLB	6-1	225	Vanderbilt	8	ACT
90	Buck Gurley	NT	6-2	295	Florida	1	ACT
92	Anthony McFarland	NT	6-0	300	LSU	3	RES
51	Alshermond Singleton	OLB	6-2	250	Temple	5	ACT
55	Derrick Brooks	OLB	6-0	235	Florida State	7	ACT
56	Ryan Nece	OLB	6-3	224	UCLA	0	RES
58	Jack Golden	OLB	6-1	240	Oklahoma State	2	ACT
9	Tom Tupa	P	6-4	225	Ohio State	14	ACT
22	David Gibson	SS	6-1	210	USC	2	ACT
47	John Lynch	SS	6-2	220	Stanford	9	ACT
67	Kenyatta Walker	T	6-5	302	Florida	1	ACT
72	Roman Oben	T	6-4	305	Louisville	6	ACT
74	Cornell Green	T	6-6	315	UCF	3	ACT
75	Lomas Brown	T	6-4	280	Florida	17	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jeff Christy	Todd Washington
FB	Mike Alstott	Jameel Cook
LG	Kerry Jenkins	Todd Washington
LT	Roman Oben	Lomas Brown
QB	Brad Johnson	Rob Johnson
RB	Michael Pittman	Aaron Stecker
RG	Cosey Coleman	Cornell Green
RT	Kenyatta Walker	Cornell Green
TE	Ken Dilger	Rickey Dudley
WR	Keenan McCardell	Keyshawn Johnson	Karl Williams

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Warren Sapp	Ellis Wyms
FS	Dexter Jackson	Jermaine Phillips
LCB	Brian Kelly	Dwight Smith
LDE	Greg Spires	Ellis Wyms
MLB	Shelton Quarles	Nate Webster
NT	Chartric Darby	Buck Gurley
RCB	Ronde Barber	Corey Ivy
RDE	Simeon Rice	Ron Warner
SLB	Alshermond Singleton	Jack Golden
SS	John Lynch	John Howell
WLB	Derrick Brooks	Shelton Quarles

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Tom Tupa	Brad Johnson
K	Martin Gramatica
KR	Aaron Stecker	Dwight Smith
LS	Ryan Benjamin
P	Tom Tupa
PR	Karl Williams	Keenan McCardell

Biggest contracts on the books in 2002

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Warren Sapp	IDL	1998	5	$35.4M	$7.1M	$8.7M	13.5%
John Lynch	S	2000	5	$24.1M	$4.8M	$5.6M	7.8%
Rob Johnson	QB	2002	1	$675,000	$675,000	$475,000	0.9%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2002 (3)

Date	Trade
2002-04-23	NYJ → TB: David Leaverton TB → NYJ: Jonathan Pittman
2002-08-20	MIA → TB: Cornell Green TB → MIA: 2003 round 7 pick 247 (conditional), Casey Moore
2002-09-24	IND → TB: 2004 round 7 pick 228 TB → IND: David Gibson