2002 Denver Broncos season

2002 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach	Mike Shanahan
Home Field	Invesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Denver Broncos season was the team's 43rd year in professional football and its 33rd with the National Football League.

Personnel

Staff

2002 Denver Broncos staff
Front Office President/Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan General Manager – Ted Sundquist Director of Football Administration – Neal Dahlen Director of Pro Personnel – Rick Smith Director of College Scouting – Jim Goodman Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant to Head Coach – George Dyer Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running Backs – Bobby Turner Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight Ends – Brian Pariani Offensive Line – Rick Dennison Offensive Assistant – Pat McPherson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Assistant Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist – Keith Millard Linebackers – Larry Coyer Secondary – David Gibbs Nickel Backs – Ron Milus Defensive Assistant – Steve Watson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Frank Bush Special Teams Assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 23–16	75,710
2	September 15, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–14	67,685
3	September 22, 2002	Buffalo Bills	W 28–23	75,359
4	September 30, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	L 34–23	69,538
5	October 6, 2002	San Diego Chargers	W 26–9	75,065
6	October 13, 2002	Miami Dolphins	L 24–22	75,941
7	October 20, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–34	78,446
8	October 27, 2002	at New England Patriots	W 24–16	68,436
9	Bye
10	November 11, 2002	Oakland Raiders	L 34–10	76,643
11	November 17, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–9	65,495
12	November 24, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	L 23–20	75,075
13	December 1, 2002	at San Diego Chargers	L 30–27	66,357
14	December 8, 2002	at New York Jets	L 19–13	78,521
15	December 15, 2002	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–24	75,947
16	December 22, 2002	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–16	62,592
17	December 29, 2002	Arizona Cardinals	W 37–7	75,164

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
z (1) Oakland Raiders	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	450	304	W2
Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	392	344	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	467	399	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	333	367	L4

References

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com