2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 2002
record = 10-5-1
division_place = 1st in AFC North
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Heinz Field
playoffs = W Cleveland Browns in Wild Card Round L Tennessee Titans in Divisional Round
previous = 2001
next = 2003

The 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season had the team coming off a 13-3 record and making an appearance in the AFC Championship Game. They lost the game to the eventual Super Bowl champs, New England Patriots.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Monday September 9, 2002): at New England Patriots

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Patriots
H1=7
H2=3
H3=17
H4=3"at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,436
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), John Madden (color commentator), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)

Week 2 (Sunday September 15, 2002): vs. Oakland Raiders

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Raiders
R1=10
R2=7
R3=3
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=7
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 8:30 PM EDT
* Game weather: 70°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 62,260
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann (color commentator), Suzy Kolber (sideline reporter)

Week 3 (Sunday September 22, 2002): Bye Week

Week 4 (Sunday September 29, 2002): vs. Cleveland Browns

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Road=Browns
R1=3
R2=3
R3=0
R4=7
R5=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=7
H5=3"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 68°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 62,864
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 5 (Sunday October 6, 2002): at New Orleans Saints

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=14
R3=7
R4=8
Home=Saints
H1=10
H2=9
H3=10
H4=3"at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: Dome
* Game attendance: 67,734
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 6 (Sunday October 13, 2002): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=17
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Bengals
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 63,900
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Week 7 (Monday October 21, 2002): vs. Indianapolis Colts

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Colts
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=14
H2=7
H3=7
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 44°F (Partly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 62,800
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), John Madden (color commentator), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)

Week 8 (Sunday October 27, 2002): at Baltimore Ravens

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=14
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Ravens
H1=0
H2=3
H3=8
H4=7"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 69,638
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 9 (Sunday November 3, 2002): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=14
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Browns
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=6"at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 73,718
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 10 (Sunday November 10, 2002): vs. Atlanta Falcons

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Falcons
R1=0
R2=7
R3=10
R4=17
R5=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=14
H3=14
H4=3
H5=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 66°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 62,779
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Sam Rosen (play by play), Bill Maas (color commentator)

Week 11 (Sunday November 17, 2002): at Tennessee Titans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=16
Home=Titans
H1=7
H2=7
H3=14
H4=3"at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,804
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 12 (Sunday November 24, 2002): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=14
H2=3
H3=3
H4=9"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 47°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 60,473
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Craig James (color commentator)

Week 13 (Sunday December 1, 2002): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=6
R2=10
R3=3
R4=6
Home=Jaguars
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=13"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 55,260
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 14 (Sunday December 8, 2002): vs. Houston Texans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Texans
R1=14
R2=0
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=3
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 34°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 58,551
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 15 (Sunday December 15, 2002): vs. Carolina Panthers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Panthers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=7
H4=16"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 40°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 58,586
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Sam Rosen (play by play), Bill Maas (color commentator)

Week 16 (Monday December 23, 2002): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=17
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Buccaneers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 65,864
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), John Madden (color commentator), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)

Week 17 (Sunday December 29, 2002): vs. Baltimore Ravens

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Ravens
R1=7
R2=7
R3=10
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=13
H3=0
H4=14"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 32°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 61,961
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Post season

chedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday, January 5, 2003): vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=7
R2=10
R3=7
R4=9
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=7
H4=22"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 27°F (Light Snow)
* Game attendance: 62,595
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday, January 11, 2003): at Tennessee Titans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=13
R3=7
R4=11
R5=0
Home=Titans
H1=14
H2=0
H3=14
H4=3
H5=3"at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee"

* Game time: 4:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 34°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 68,809
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Division standings

Honors and awards

Pro Bowl representatives

See: "2003 Pro Bowl"

* #55 Joey Porter-Outside Linebacker
* #66 Alan Faneca-Offensive Guard
* #86 Hines Ward-Wide Receiver
* #92 Jason Gildon-Outside Linebacker

References