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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 Oakland RaidersW2002 Oakland Raiders↗

NFL · AFC West · 11–5 (.688) · 1st in division · PF 450 · PA 304 · Coach Bill Callahan · Lost Super Bowl XXXVII

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 4689Rich Gannon

Rushing (yds)

1. 962Charlie Garner
2. 419Tyrone Wheatley
3. 156Rich Gannon

Receiving (yds)

1. 1211Jerry Rice
2. 941Charlie Garner
3. 930Tim Brown

Sacks

1. 11Rod Coleman
2. 6Eric Barton
3. 5Travian Smith

Interceptions

1. 8Rod Woodson
2. 4Tory James
3. 2Eric Barton

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1060	999
EPA per play	+0.14	-0.05
Pass EPA per play	+0.19	-0.01
Rush EPA per play	+0.07	-0.11
Success rate	50.3%	42.6%
Pass rate	62.0%

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 Seattle Seahawks	W 31–17	1–0	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-09-15	2	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–17	2–0	Heinz Field
2002-09-29	4	vs Tennessee Titans	W 52–25	3–0	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-10-06	5	@ Buffalo Bills	W 49–31	4–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2002-10-13	6	@ St. Louis Rams	L 13–28	4–1	Edward Jones Dome
2002-10-20	7	vs San Diego Chargers	L 21–27 OT	4–2	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-10-27	8	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–20	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium
2002-11-03	9	vs San Francisco 49ers	L 20–23 OT	4–4	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-11-11	10	@ Denver Broncos	W 34–10	5–4	Invesco Field at Mile High
2002-11-17	11	vs New England Patriots	W 27–20	6–4	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-11-24	12	@ Arizona Cardinals	W 41–20	7–4	Sun Devil Stadium
2002-12-02	13	vs New York Jets	W 26–20	8–4	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-12-08	14	@ San Diego Chargers	W 27–7	9–4	Qualcomm Stadium
2002-12-15	15	@ Miami Dolphins	L 17–23	9–5	Pro Player Stadium
2002-12-22	16	vs Denver Broncos	W 28–16	10–5	Network Associates Coliseum
2002-12-28	17	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–0	11–5	Network Associates Coliseum
2003-01-12	Div	vs New York Jets	W 30–10		Network Associates Coliseum
2003-01-19	Conf	vs Tennessee Titans	W 41–24		Network Associates Coliseum
2003-01-26	Super Bowl XXXVII	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–48		Qualcomm Stadium

Roster (66)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
1	Ronald Curry	QB	6-2	210	North Carolina	0	ACT
3	Rick Mirer	QB	6-3	210	Notre Dame	9	ACT
8	Marques Tuiasosopo	QB	6-1	220	Washington	1	ACT
12	Rich Gannon	QB	6-3	210	Delaware	15	ACT
32	Zack Crockett	FB	6-2	240	Florida State; Hinds CC	7	ACT
40	Jon Ritchie	FB	6-2	250	Stanford; Michigan	4	ACT
25	Charlie Garner	RB	5-10	190	Tennessee; Scottsdale CC	8	ACT
28	Randy Jordan	RB	5-11	220	North Carolina	9	ACT
30	Madre Hill	RB	5-11	199	Arkansas	3	ACT
42	Terry Kirby	RB	6-1	225	Virginia	9	RES
47	Tyrone Wheatley	RB	6-0	235	Michigan	7	ACT
80	Jerry Rice	WR	6-2	200	Mississippi Valley State University	17	ACT
81	Tim Brown	WR	6-0	195	Notre Dame	14	ACT
82	James Jett	WR	5-10	170	West Virginia	9	ACT
83	Marcus Knight	WR	6-1	180	Michigan	2	ACT
84	Jerry Porter	WR	6-2	220	West Virginia	2	ACT
85	Marcus Williams	WR	6-6	230	Washington State; Laney College	1	RES
87	Alvis Whitted	WR	6-0	185	N.C. State	4	ACT
48	Brandon Christenson	TE	6-1	249	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	2	RES
49	Jeremy Brigham	TE	6-6	255	Washington	4	ACT
86	Roland Williams	TE	6-5	265	Syracuse	4	RES
88	Doug Jolley	TE	6-4	250	BYU	0	ACT
89	Mondriel Fulcher	TE	6-3	250	Miami	2	RES
62	Adam Treu	C	6-5	300	Nebraska	5	ACT
63	Barret Robbins	C	6-3	320	TCU	7	ACT
20	Tory James	CB	6-2	192	LSU	6	ACT
22	Terrance Shaw	CB	6-0	200	Stephen F. Austin State	7	ACT
23	Darrien Gordon	CB	5-11	190	Stanford	9	ACT
24	Charles Woodson	CB	6-1	210	Michigan	4	ACT
27	Carey Scott	CB	5-11	207	Kentucky State University	1	ACT
31	Phillip Buchanon	CB	5-11	190	Miami	0	RES
38	Clarence Love	CB	5-10	180	Toledo	4	ACT
39	Brandon Jennings	CB	6-0	190	Texas A&M	2	CUT
43	Derek Combs	CB	6-0	185	Ohio State	1	CUT
44	Keyon Nash	DB	6-3	215	Albany State (GA)	0	ACT
75	Chris Cooper	DE	6-5	280	Nebraska-Omaha	1	ACT
90	Kenyon Coleman	DE	6-5	293	UCLA	0	ACT
91	Regan Upshaw	DE	6-4	265	California	6	ACT
93	Trace Armstrong	DE	6-4	275	Florida; Arizona State	13	RES
94	Tony Bryant	DE	6-6	282	Florida State; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College	3	RES
99	DeLawrence Grant	DE	6-3	280	Oregon State; El Camino	1	ACT
57	Rod Coleman	DT	6-2	297	East Carolina	3	ACT
92	Junior Ioane	DT	6-4	332	Arizona State; Snow	2	ACT
95	Sam Adams	DT	6-3	350	Texas A&M	8	ACT
97	John Parrella	DT	6-3	300	Nebraska	9	ACT
26	Rod Woodson	FS	6-0	205	Purdue	15	ACT
70	Brad Badger	G	6-4	320	Stanford; Snow	5	ACT
73	Frank Middleton	G	6-3	330	Arizona; Fort Scott CC	5	ACT
74	Matt Stinchcomb	G	6-6	310	Georgia	3	ACT
79	Mo Collins	G	6-4	325	Florida	4	ACT
52	Mike A. Jones	ILB	6-1	245	Missouri	11	ACT
11	Sebastian Janikowski	K	6-1	260	Florida State	2	ACT
51	Tim Johnson	LB	6-0	245	Youngstown State; East Mississippi JC	1	ACT
58	Napoleon Harris	MLB	6-3	253	Northwestern	0	ACT
41	Eric Johnson	OLB	6-0	241	Nebraska	2	ACT
50	Eric Barton	OLB	6-3	245	Maryland	3	ACT
53	Bill Romanowski	OLB	6-4	245	Boston College	14	ACT
56	Travian Smith	OLB	6-4	240	Oklahoma	4	ACT
9	Shane Lechler	P	6-2	240	Texas A&M	2	ACT
10	Kevin Stemke	P	6-2	190	Wisconsin	1	CUT
33	Anthony Dorsett	SS	5-11	205	Pittsburgh	6	ACT
36	Derrick Gibson	SS	6-2	215	Florida State	1	ACT
65	Barry Sims	T	6-5	300	Utah; Dixie College (UT)	3	ACT
66	Langston Walker	T	6-8	360	California	0	ACT
72	Lincoln Kennedy	T	6-6	335	Washington	9	ACT
78	Chad Slaughter	T	6-8	340	Alcorn State	2	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Adam Treu
FB	Jon Ritchie	Zack Crockett
LG	Matt Stinchcomb	Brad Badger
LT	Barry Sims	Chad Slaughter
QB	Rich Gannon	Marques Tuiasosopo
RB	Charlie Garner	Tyrone Wheatley
RG	Frank Middleton	Brad Badger
RT	Lincoln Kennedy	Langston Walker
TE	Roland Williams	Doug Jolley
WR	Tim Brown	Jerry Rice	Marcus Knight

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Rod Woodson	Anthony Dorsett
LCB	Charles Woodson	Clarence Love
LDE	DeLawrence Grant	Trace Armstrong
LDT	Sam Adams	Rod Coleman
MLB	Napoleon Harris
RCB	Tory James	Terrance Shaw
RDE	Tony Bryant	Chris Cooper
RDT	John Parrella	Junior Ioane
SLB	Bill Romanowski	Travian Smith
SS	Derrick Gibson	Anthony Dorsett
WLB	Eric Barton	Eric Johnson

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Shane Lechler	Marques Tuiasosopo
K	Sebastian Janikowski	Shane Lechler
KR	Marcus Knight	Alvis Whitted
LS	Adam Treu
P	Shane Lechler	Rich Gannon
PR	Tim Brown	Rod Woodson

Biggest contracts on the books in 2002

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Charles Woodson	CB	1998	6	$12.1M	$2.0M	$8.0M	3.8%
Jerry Rice	WR	2002	4	$7.0M	$1.8M	$900,000	2.5%
Jerry Rice	WR	2001	4	$5.4M	$1.4M	$750,000	2.0%
Shane Lechler	P	2002	6	$8.0M	$1.3M	$1.0M	1.9%
Sebastian Janikowski	K	2000	5	$6.1M	$1.2M	$2.0M	1.9%
Shane Lechler	P	2002	1	$375,000	$375,000	$0	0.5%

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
2002-04-20	OAK → WAS: 2002 round 1 pick 21, 2002 round 3 pick 89 WAS → OAK: 2002 round 1 pick 18
2002-04-20	ATL → OAK: 2002 round 1 pick 17 OAK → ATL: 2002 round 1 pick 18, 2002 round 5 pick 158
2002-04-21	CLV → OAK: 2002 round 5 pick 147, 2002 round 6 pick 189 OAK → CLV: 2002 round 4 pick 122