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 Additions Subtractions TE Shannon Sharpe (Ravens) T Blake Brockermeyer (Bears) S Eric Brown (Texans) DT Lional Dalton (Ravens) RB Tony Carter (Packers) S Izell Reese (Cowboys) QB Gus Frerotte (Bengals) T Ephraim Salaam (Falcons) LB Bill Romanowski (Raiders) FB Detron Smith (Colts) T Trey Teague (Bills) RB Terrell Davis (retirement)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2002 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCharlie AdamsWide receiverHofstraWill BartholomewFullbackTennesseeJared PeckTackleNorth Dakota StateJason ScukanecCenterBYULenny WallsCornerbackBoston College
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 St. Louis Rams W 23–16 1–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,710 2 September 15 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 2–0 3Com Park 67,685 3 September 22 Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,359 4 September 30 at Baltimore Ravens L 23–34 3–1 Ravens Stadium 69,538 5 October 6 San Diego Chargers W 26–9 4–1 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,065 6 October 13 Miami Dolphins L 22–24 4–2 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,941 7 October 20 at Kansas City Chiefs W 37–34 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,446 8 October 27 at New England Patriots W 24–16 6–2 Gillette Stadium 68,436 9 Bye 10 November 11 Oakland Raiders L 10–34 6–3 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,643 11 November 17 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–9 7–3 Seahawks Stadium 65,495 12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts L 20–23 7–4 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,075 13 December 1 at San Diego Chargers L 27–30 7–5 Qualcomm Stadium 66,357 14 December 8 at New York Jets L 13–19 7–6 The Meadowlands 78,521 15 December 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 8–6 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,947 16 December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 16–28 8–7 Network Associates Coliseum 62,592 17 December 29 Arizona Cardinals W 37–7 9–7 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,164
Game summaries Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 8: at New England Patriots
Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 13: at San Diego Chargers
Week 14: at New York Jets
Week 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Standings
References
External links 2002 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2002 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com