NFL team season
The 2002 season was the Denver Broncos ' 43rd in professional football and their 33rd in the National Football League .
With the sudden retirement of Terrell Davis in the preseason, Denver had to rely on rookie Clinton Portis , who provided an instant spark to the Broncos running game. Despite his contribution, however, the Broncos finished with a 9–7 record and narrowly missed the postseason.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Staff
2002 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
2002 Denver Broncos final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 8
St. Louis Rams
W 23–16
1–0
75,710
2
September 15
at San Francisco 49ers
W 24–14
2–0
67,685
3
September 22
Buffalo Bills
W 28–23
3–0
75,359
4
September 30
at Baltimore Ravens
L 23–34
3–1
69,538
5
October 6
San Diego Chargers
W 26–9
4–1
75,065
6
October 13
Miami Dolphins
L 22–24
4–2
75,941
7
October 20
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 37–34 (OT)
5–2
78,446
8
October 27
at New England Patriots
W 24–16
6–2
68,436
9
Bye
10
November 11
Oakland Raiders
L 10–34
6–3
76,643
11
November 17
at Seattle Seahawks
W 31–9
7–3
65,495
12
November 24
Indianapolis Colts
L 20–23 (OT)
7–4
75,075
13
December 1
at San Diego Chargers
L 27–30 (OT)
7–5
66,357
14
December 8
at New York Jets
L 13–19
7–6
78,521
15
December 15
Kansas City Chiefs
W 31–24
8–6
75,947
16
December 22
at Oakland Raiders
L 16–28
8–7
62,592
17
December 29
Arizona Cardinals
W 37–7
9–7
75,164
Standings
References
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