2002 Cleveland Browns season

2002 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Butch Davis
Owner Alfred Lerner (Until October 2, 2002)Randolph Lerner (Took position October 2, 2002)
Home field Cleveland Browns Stadium
Local radio WMMS · WTAM
Results
Record 9–7
Division Place 2nd AFC North
Playoff finish Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2001 2003

The 2002 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 50th season with the National Football League.

Contents

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
1 September 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 40–39 Cleveland Browns Stadium 0–1 72,938
2 September 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 1–1 73,358
3 September 22 at Tennessee Titans W 31–28 (OT) Adelphia Coliseum 2–1 68,804
4 September 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–13 Heinz Field 2–2 62,864
5 October 6 Baltimore Ravens L 26–21 Cleveland Browns Stadium 2–3 73,688
6 October 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–3 Raymond James Stadium 2–4 65,625
7 October 20 Houston Texans W 34–17 Cleveland Browns Stadium 3–4 73,248
8 October 27 at New York Jets W 24–21 The Meadowlands 4–4 78,502
9 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–20 Cleveland Browns Stadium 4–5 73,718
10 Bye
11 November 17 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–20 Paul Brown Stadium 5–5 64,060
12 November 24 at New Orleans Saints W 24–15 Louisiana Superdome 6–5 68,295
13 December 1 Carolina Panthers L 13–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 6–6 72,718
14 December 8 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 21–20 ALLTEL Stadium 7–6 46,267
15 December 15 Indianapolis Colts L 28–23 Cleveland Browns Stadium 7–7 73,098
16 December 22 at Baltimore Ravens W 14–13 M&T Bank Stadium 8–7 68,348
17 December 29 Atlanta Falcons W 24–16 Cleveland Browns Stadium 9–7 73,528

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
AFC Wild Card January 5 Pittsburgh Steelers L 36–33 Heinz Field 9–8 62,595

Standings

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
z (3) Pittsburgh Steelers 10 5 1 .656 6–0 8–4 390 345 W3
y (6) Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 344 320 W2
Baltimore Ravens 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 316 354 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 279 456 L1
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