2002 New York Jets season

2002 New York Jets season
Head coach Herman Edwards
Owner Woody Johnson
Home field The Meadowlands
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 1st AFC East
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 41–0
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 30–10
Pro Bowlers C Kevin Mawae
DE John Abraham
Uniform

The 2002 New York Jets season was the 43rd season for the team, and the 33rd in the National Football League. The team tried to improve upon its 10–6 record from 2001. The Jets overcame a 2–5 start to finish 9–7 and won their second AFC East division title.

After a heartbreaking 24–21 week 8 loss to the Cleveland Browns at the Meadowlands, head coach Herman Edwards gave his famous “You play to win the game” tirade in the post-game press conference. The mid-season debut of quarterback Chad Pennington helped lead the Jets to a 7–2 record down the stretch. After posting a stunning rout of the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 41–0 at the Meadowlands in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they lost for the second year in a row to the Oakland Raiders, 30–10 in the Divisional round.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
P Matt Turk (Dolphins)P Tom Tupa (Buccaneers)
CB Aaron Beasley (Jaguars)CB Aaron Glenn (Texans)
G Dave Szott (Redskins)CB Marcus Coleman (Texans)
DT Josh Evans (Titans)T Ryan Young (Texans)
CB Donnie Abraham (Buccaneers)DE Rick Lyle (Patriots)
LB Sam Cowart (Bills)DT Shane Burton (Panthers)
DT Larry Webster (Ravens)G Kerry Jenkins (Buccaneers)
FS Sam Garnes (Giants)

2002 Expansion Draft

New York Jets selected during the Expansion Draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
——2Ryan YoungTackleHouston Texans
——3Aaron GlennCornerbackHouston Texans
——3Marcus ColemanCornerbackHouston Texans

2002 NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
122Bryan ThomasDefensive endUAB
257Jon McGrawSafetyKansas State
388Chris BakerTight endMichigan State
4121Alan HarperDefensive tackleFresno State
5154Jonathan GoodwinGuardMichigan

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Andrew Davison Cornerback Kansas
Brandon Moore Guard Illinois

Staff

2002 New York Jets staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

2002 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • -- Corey Alston WR


Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Regular season

Under the NFL’s newly established schedule rotation, during the 2002 regular season the Jets’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC West, although they also played the Cleveland Browns from the AFC North, and the Jacksonville Jaguars from the AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC North.

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteTVKickoffAttendance
1September 8, 2002at Buffalo BillsW 37–31 (OT)Ralph Wilson StadiumCBS1:00pm
72,751
2September 15, 2002New England PatriotsL 44–7Giants StadiumCBS1:00pm
78,726
3September 22, 2002at Miami DolphinsL 30–3Pro Player StadiumCBS1:00pm
73,426
4September 29, 2002at Jacksonville JaguarsL 28–3Alltel StadiumCBS1:00pm
55,670
5October 6, 2002Kansas City ChiefsL 29–25Giants StadiumCBS4:15pm
78,149
6Bye
7October 20, 2002Minnesota VikingsW 20–7Giants StadiumFOX1:00pm
78,516
8October 27, 2002Cleveland BrownsL 24–21Giants StadiumCBS1:00pm
78,502
9November 3, 2002at San Diego ChargersW 44–13Qualcomm StadiumCBS4:15pm
59,772
10November 10, 2002Miami DolphinsW 13–10Giants StadiumESPN8:30pm
78,920
11November 17, 2002at Detroit LionsW 31–14Ford FieldCBS4:15pm
61,720
12November 24, 2002Buffalo BillsW 31–13Giants StadiumCBS1:00pm
78,745
13December 2, 2002at Oakland RaidersL 26–20Network Associates ColiseumABC9:00pm
62,257
14December 8, 2002Denver BroncosW 19–13Giants StadiumCBS4:15pm
78,521
15December 15, 2002at Chicago BearsL 20–13Memorial StadiumCBS1:00pm
62,226
16December 22, 2002at New England PatriotsW 30–17Gillette StadiumESPN8:30pm
68,436
17December 29, 2002Green Bay PackersW 42–17Giants StadiumFOX4:15pm
78,733

Playoffs

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
WC January 4, 2003Indianapolis ColtsW 41–0The Meadowlands
78,524
Div January 12, 2003at Oakland RaidersL 30–10Network Associates Coliseum
62,207

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Indianapolis Colts

1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 7 17 10741

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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

First Quarter

  • NYJ - Anderson 56 yard pass from Pennington (Hall kick) Jets 7-0

Second Quarter

  • NYJ – FG Hall 41 Jets 10-0
  • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick) Jets 17-0
  • NYJ – Moss 4 pass from Pennington (Hall kick) Jets 24-0

Third Quarter

  • NYJ – FG Hall 39 Jets 27-0
  • NYJ – Baker 3 pass from Pennington (Hall kick) Jets 34-0

Fourth Quarter

  • NYJ – Jordan 1 run (Hall kick) Jets 41-0

Turnovers

  • Colts - 3
  • Jets - 0


Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 359 336 W2
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 381 346 W1
Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 2–4 7–5 378 301 L2
Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 2–4 5–7 379 397 W1
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