2002 Indianapolis Colts season

2002 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Tony Dungy
General Manager	Bill Polian
Home Field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd AFC South
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 41–0
Pro Bowlers	QB Peyton Manning WR Marvin Harrison
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Indianapolis Colts season was the 50th season for the team in the National Football League and 19th in Indianapolis.

The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the new AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East.

2002 NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

2002 Indianapolis Colts Draft Selections

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Height	Weight	College
1	11	Dwight Freeney	DE	6–1	268	Syracuse
2	42	Larry Tripplett	DT	6–2	295	Washington
3	74	Joseph Jefferson	SS	6–1	202	Western Kentucky
4	106	David Thornton	OLB	6–2	230	North Carolina
6	182	David Pugh	DT	6–2	270	Virginia Tech
6	183	James Lewis	DB	5–10	192	University of Miami
6	204	Brian Allen	RB	5–9	205	Stanford
7	220	Josh Mallard	DE	6–2	259	Georgia

Preseason schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Host Stadium	NFL Recap
August 10, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 28–10	Qwest Field	Recap
August 20, 2002	Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–22	RCA Dome	Recap
August 24, 2002	Buffalo Bills	W 19–7	RCA Dome	Recap
August 30, 2002	at New Orleans Saints	L 21–25	Louisiana Superdome	Recap

Roster

Indianapolis Colts 2002 roster
Quarterbacks 18 Peyton Manning 7 Brock Huard Running backs 23 James Mungro 32 Edgerrin James 35 Ricky Williams 36 Jim Finn 42 Detron Smith Receivers 15 Adam Herzing 88 Marvin Harrison 87 Reggie Wayne 86 Troy Walters 84 Drew Haddad 83 Qadry Ismail Tight Ends 85 Mike Roberg 81 Marcus Pollard 80 Joe Dean Davenport Kickers 17 Hunter Smith P 13 Mike Vanderjagt K Long-Snapper 48 Justin Snow		Offensive line 73 Adam Meadows OT 71 Ryan Diem OG 78 Tarik Glenn OT 74 Waverly Jackson OG 64 Rick Demulling OG 63 Jeff Saturday C 56 Tupe Peko C/G 61 Rob Murphy OG Linebackers 50 David Thornton OLB 52 Mike Peterson MLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB 94 Rob Morris MLB 98 Sam Sword LB 52 Donnell Thompson LB		Cornerbacks 27 David Macklin 25 Nick Harper 26 David Gibson 28 Idrees Bashir 29 Joseph Jefferson Safeties 37 Eric Vance S 40 Brian Leiger S Defensive line 97 James Cannida DT 99 Brad Scioli DE 96 Josh Williams DT 95 David Pugh DT 92 Chad Bratzke DE 93 Dwight Freeney DE 91 Chukie Nwokorie DE 68 Josh Mallard DE 79 Raheem Brock DE 75 Larry Tripplett DT

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–25	1–0	Alltel Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,595
2	September 15, 2002	Miami Dolphins	L 13–21	1–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,650
3	September 22, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 23–3	2–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	69,204
4	Bye
5	October 8, 2002	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–21	3–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,570
6	October 13, 2002	Baltimore Ravens	W 22–20	4–1	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,174
7	October 21, 2002	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–28	4–2	Heinz Field	Recap	ABC 9:00 pm	62,800
8	October 27, 2002	at Washington Redskins	L 21–26	4–3	FedEx Field	Recap	ESPN 8:30 pm	80,169
9	November 3, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 15–23	4–4	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,752
10	November 10, 2002	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–13	5–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	65,660
11	November 17, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–3	6–4	RCA Dome	Recap	FOX 4:15 pm	57,057
12	November 24, 2002	at Denver Broncos	W 23–20	7–4	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap	ESPN 8:30 pm	75,075
13	December 1, 2002	Houston Texans	W 19–3	8–4	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	56,820
14	December 8, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–27	8–5	Adelphia Coliseum	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	68,804
15	December 15, 2002	at Cleveland Browns	W 28–23	9–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap	CBS 1:00 pm	73,098
16	December 22, 2002	New York Giants	L 27–44	9–6	RCA Dome	Recap	FOX 1:00 pm	56,579
17	December 29, 2002	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–13	10–6	RCA Dome	Recap	CBS 4:15 pm	56,755

Standings

x - clinched playoff berth y - clinched division title z - clinched first-round bye * - clinched homefield advantage

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (2) Tennessee Titans	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	367	324	W5
x (5) Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	349	313	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	328	315	L2
Houston Texans	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	213	356	L3

Week-by-Week results

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 7 7 7 28 Jacksonville 0 7 10 8 25 at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST Game weather: °F, Game attendance: 56,595 TV: NBC

Scoring summary

Q1 – IND – 2:38 – 6-yard TD pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (7–0 IND)

Q2 – JAC – 7:34 – 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Pete Mitchell (Hayden Epstein kick) (7–7)

Q2 – IND – 0:33- Marcus Washington 40-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick) (14–7 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 7:39 – Hayden Epstein 27-yard FG (14–10 IND)

Q3 – JAC – 5:20 – 18- yard pass from Mark Brunell to Patrick Johnson (Hayden Epstein kick) (14–17 JAC)

Q3 – IND – 2:57 – 12-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Qadry Ismail (Vanderjagt kick) (21–17 IND)

Q4 – IND – 11:26 – 3-yard pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (28–17 IND)

Q4 – JAC – 4:11 – Fred Taylor 6-yard run (Mark Brunell pass to Jimmy Smith for 2-point conversion) (28–25 IND)

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 14 7 0 0 21 Colts 0 3 0 10 13 at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana Game time: 1:00 pm EST/2:00 pm CST Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium) TV: NBC

The Colts were defeated by the Dolphins in their only game of the season against a team from their former division, the AFC East. The game was also the first following the passing of Colts Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. In tribute to Unitas, Peyton Manning wore black cleats, this against league rules; he was fined but the league was criticized for the fine later.

Postseason schedule

For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs, 2002-03.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2003	at New York Jets (4)	L 0–41	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap

Postseason results

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 0 0 0 Jets 7 17 10 7 41 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game time: 4:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST Game weather: 35 °F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 78,524 Referee: Tony Corrente TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson

In his playoff debut, quarterback Chad Pennington completed 19 of 25 passes for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns as he led the Jets to a shutout victory over the Colts. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was limited to 14 out of 31 (45.2 percent) completions for 137 yards, with 2 interceptions.

Scoring summary

• • NYJ – FG Hall 41
  • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)
  • NYJ – Moss 4 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
  • NYJ – FG Hall 39
  • NYJ – Baker 3 pass from Pennington (Hall kick)
  • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick)

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry
• Chiefs-Colts rivalry