2002 Baltimore Ravens season

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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.

OwnerArt Modell
General managerOzzie Newsome
Head coachBrian Billick
Home stadiumRavens Stadium
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2002 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerArt Modell
General managerOzzie Newsome
Head coachBrian Billick
Home stadiumRavens Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC North
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsT Jonathan Ogden (1st team)
Pro BowlersT Jonathan Ogden
TE Todd Heap
LB Peter Boulware
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Running back Jamal Lewis made his return to the lineup after missing the previous season from a knee injury. 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. The Ravens switched to the 3-4 defensive scheme under new coordinator Mike Nolan as Marvin Lewis left for the Washington Redskins in the off-season.

Off-season

2002 expansion draft

Main article: 2002 NFL expansion draft
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Baltimore Ravens selected during the expansion draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion team
—5Jamie SharperLinebackerHouston Texans
—6Jermaine LewisWide receiverHouston Texans
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Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL draft
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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
7 236 Wes Pate  QB Stephen F. Austin
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
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Undrafted free agents

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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
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The Ravens had lost 13 players during the offseason including several players from the 2000 Super Bowl championship team. Quarterbacks Elvis Grbac and Randall Cunningham retired, Tight End Shannon Sharpe returned to the Denver Broncos, Defensive Tackle Tony Siragusa retired, Defensive Tackle Sam Adams and Safety Rod Woodson left for the Oakland Raiders, Wide Receiver Patrick Johnson left for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Wide Receiver/return specialist Jermaine Lewis left for the Houston Texans, Punter Kyle Richardson went to the Minnesota Vikings, Running Back Terry Allen was already out of football, Wide Receiver Qadry Ismail went to the colts, Jamie Sharper went to the Texans.

Staff

2002 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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 roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

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

Preseason

Schedule

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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.

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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 (4–5) at Miami Dolphins (5–4) – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 7 007
Dolphins 7 10 3626
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at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

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Standings

Division

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AFC North
 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
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Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV
Division leaders
1[a] Oakland Raiders West 1150.688 4–29–3.529.531
2[a] Tennessee Titans South 1150.688 6–09–3.479.474
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 1051.656 6–08–4.486.451
4[b] New York Jets East 970.563 4–26–6.500.500
Wild Cards
5 Indianapolis Colts South 1060.625 4–28–4.479.400
6[c] Cleveland Browns North 970.563 3–37–5.486.413
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d] Denver Broncos West 970.563 3–35–7.527.486
8[b][c][d][e] New England Patriots East 970.563 4–26–6.525.455
9[b][e] Miami Dolphins East 970.563 2–47–5.508.486
10[f] Buffalo Bills East 880.500 2–45–7.473.352
11[f][g] San Diego Chargers West 880.500 3–36–6.492.453
12[g] Kansas City Chiefs West 880.500 2–46–6.527.516
13 Baltimore Ravens North 790.438 3–37–5.506.384
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 6100.375 1–54–8.506.438
15 Houston Texans South 4120.250 1–52–10.518.492
16 Cincinnati Bengals North 2140.125 0–61–11.537.406
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. [a]
    Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  2. [b]
    N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) after both finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  3. [c]
    Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6)
  4. [d]
    Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.
  5. [e]
    New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  6. [f]
    Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.
  7. [g]
    San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4).
  8. [h]
    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.
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