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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.

Contents

Offseason

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

Running backs

Receivers

Tight Ends

Kickers

Long-Snapper

  

Offensive line

Linebackers

  

Cornerbacks

Safeties

  • 37 Eric Vance S
  • 40 Brian Leiger S

Defensive line

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site NFL Recap TV Time
1 September 8, 2002 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 28-25 1-0 Alltel Stadium Recap CBS 1:00pm
2 September 15, 2002 Miami Dolphins L 13-21 1-1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00pm
3 September 22, 2002 at Houston Texans W 23-3 2-1 Reliant Stadium Recap CBS 1:00pm
4 Bye
5 October 8, 2002 Cincinnati Bengals W 28-21 3-1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00pm
6 October 13, 2002 Baltimore Ravens W 22-20 4-1 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00pm
7 October 21, 2002 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-28 4-2 Heinz Field Recap ABC 9:00pm
8 October 27, 2002 at Washington Redskins L 21-26 4-3 FedEx Field Recap ESPN 8:30pm
9 November 3, 2002 Tennessee Titans L 15-23 4-4 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00pm
10 November 10, 2002 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35-13 5-4 Veterans Stadium Recap CBS 1:00pm
11 November 17, 2002 Dallas Cowboys W 20-3 6-4 RCA Dome Recap FOX 4:15pm
12 November 24, 2002 at Denver Broncos W 23-20 7-4 Invesco Field Recap ESPN 8:30pm
13 December 1, 2002 Houston Texans W 19-3 8-4 RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00pm
14 December 8, 2002 at Tennessee Titans L 17-27 8-5 LP Field Recap CBS 1:00pm
15 December 15, 2002 at Cleveland Browns W 28-23 9-5 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap CBS 1:00pm
16 December 22, 2002 New York Giants L 27-44 9-6 RCA Dome Recap FOX 1:00pm
17 December 29, 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20-13 10-6 RCA Dome Recap CBS 4:15pm

Standings

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

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF = Points For, Streak = Current Streak

AFC South
Team W L T PCT PF Streak 
Tennessee Titans 11 5 0 .688 367 Won 5
x - Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 349 Won 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 328 Lost 2
Houston Texans 4 12 0 .250 213 Lost 3

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 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: °F,
  • TV announcers (NBC):
  • Game attendance: 56,595
  • Referee:

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 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
  • TV announcers (NBC):
  • Game attendance:
  • Referee:

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

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

Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Founded in 1953 • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy • Caldwell
Division Championships (13)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
Seasons
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