2002 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2002 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's seventh season in the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6, instead winning only seven games^[1] and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.

2002 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Art Modell
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Head coach	Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinator	Mike Nolan
Home stadium	Ravens Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	T Jonathan Ogden (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden TE Todd Heap LB Peter Boulware
Uniform
← 2001 Ravens seasons 2003 →

Baltimore's defense took a large step back from its normally high level of play in 2002. Star linebacker Ray Lewis suffered a shoulder injury which limited him to playing in only five games during the season, and the team finished 19th in scoring defense after finishing 4th in the NFL the previous year.

Off-season

Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL draft

2002 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	24	Ed Reed * †	FS	Miami (FL)
2	52	Anthony Weaver	DE	Notre Dame
4	112	Dave Zastudil	P	Ohio
4	123	Ron Johnson	WR	Minnesota
5	155	Terry Jones	TE	Alabama
6	195	Lamont Brightful	CB	Eastern Washington
6	206	Javin Hunter	WR	Notre Dame
6	207	Chester Taylor	RB	Toledo
6	209	Chad Williams	S	Southern Miss
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Will Demps	Safety	San Diego State
Ma'ake Kemoeatu	Nose tackle	Utah
Bart Scott	Linebacker	Southern Illinois

Staff

2002 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and coo – David Modell Minority owner – Steve Bisciotti Vice president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of college scouting – Phil Savage Director of pro personnel – James Harris Assistant director of pro personnel – George Kokinis Head coaches Head coach – Brian Billick Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks/wide receivers – David Shaw Running backs – Matt Simon Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman Offensive line – Jim Colletto

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Mike Smith Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive assistant – Dennis Thurman Defensive assistant – Phil Zacharias Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson Coaches assistant – Mike Pettine Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster

2002 Baltimore Ravens roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jeff Blake  7 Chris Redman  2 Anthony Wright Running backs (RB) 32 Sam Gash FB 23 Dameon Hunter 31 Jamal Lewis 39 Alan Ricard FB 29 Chester Taylor KR Wide receivers (WR) 81 Randy Hymes 83 Ron Johnson 87 Jeff Ogden PR 89 Travis Taylor 85 Milton Wynn Tight ends (TE) 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Terry Jones

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Bennie Anderson G 77 Ethan Brooks T 63 Mike Collins G 72 Damion Cook T 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G/T 75 Jonathan Ogden T 61 Casey Rabach C/G 73 Lawrence Smith G 65 Jason Thomas G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Kelly Gregg NT 92 Maʻake Kemoeatu DE/NT 70 David Nugent DE/NT 91 Riddick Parker DE 96 Adalius Thomas DE 98 Anthony Weaver DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Peter Boulware OLB 90 Cornell Brown OLB 51 Bernardo Harris ILB 56 Edgerton Hartwell ILB 57 Bart Scott ILB 54 Shannon Taylor OLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Gary Baxter CB 45 Lamont Brightful CB/KR/PR 47 Will Demps FS 37 Tom Knight CB 21 Chris McAlister CB/PR 42 Anthony Mitchell FS 25 Ray Perryman FS 24 Alvin Porter CB 20 Ed Reed SS 22 Robert Tate CB/KR 38 James Trapp CB 49 Chad Williams SS Special teams (ST) 59 Joe Maese LS  3 Matt Stover K 15 Dave Zastudil P

Practice squad 93 Nate Bolling DE 48 Brandon Christenson TE  6 J. R. Jenkins K 60 Jim Jones G 18 Marc Lester WR Reserve 94 Marques Douglas DE (IR) 84 Javin Hunter WR (Susp.) 52 Ray Lewis LB (IR) 99 Michael McCrary DE (IR) 80 Brandon Stokley WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 9	Detroit Lions	W 12–6	1–0
2	August 15	New York Jets	L 16–34	1–1
3	August 23	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–12	2–1
4	August 29	at New York Giants	L 0–13	2–2
[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Ravens played against the AFC South and NFC South according to the NFL's new conference rotation, and played the Broncos and Dolphins based on 2001 standings with respect to the newly aligned divisions.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Time (ET)	Record	Attendance
1	September 8	at Carolina Panthers	L 7–10	CBS	1:00 pm	0–1	70,386
2	September 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 0–25	FOX	1:00 pm	0–2	69,304
3	Bye
4	September 30	Denver Broncos	W 34–23	ABC	9:07 pm	1–2	69,538
5	October 6	at Cleveland Browns	W 26–21	ESPN	8:37 pm	2–2	73,688
6	October 13	at Indianapolis Colts	L 20–22	CBS	1:00 pm	2–3	56,174
7	October 20	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–10	CBS	1:00 pm	3–3	69,173
8	October 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 18–31	CBS	1:00 pm	3–4	69,638
9	November 3	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–20	CBS	1:00 pm	3–5	68,532
10	November 10	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–27	CBS	1:00 pm	4–5	69,024
11	November 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–26	CBS	4:15 pm	4–6	73,013
12	November 24	Tennessee Titans	W 13–12	CBS	1:00 pm	5–6	69,365
13	December 1	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–23	CBS	1:00 pm	6–6	44,878
14	December 8	New Orleans Saints	L 25–37	FOX	4:05 pm	6–7	69,334
15	December 15	at Houston Texans	W 23–19	CBS	1:00 pm	7–7	70,108
16	December 22	Cleveland Browns	L 13–14	CBS	4:15 pm	7–8	69,348
17	December 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 31–34	CBS	1:00 pm	7–9	61,961
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text
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Game summaries

Week 11: at Miami Dolphins

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	7	0	0	7
Dolphins	7	10	3	6	26

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: November 17, 2002
• Game time: 4:15 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,013
• Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:43. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 4:25. Second quarter BAL – Travis Taylor 28-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Matt Stover kick), 9:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:40. MIA – Ray Lucas 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 6:19. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:49. MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Dolphins 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:12. Third quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 49-yard field goal, 5:07. Dolphins 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:50. Fourth quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 4-yard run (pass failed), 9:02. Dolphins 26–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:11. Top passers BAL – Jeff Blake – 14/28, 127 yards, TD, INT MIA – Ray Lucas – 18/26, 221 yards Top rushers BAL – Jamal Lewis – 17 rushes, 47 yards MIA – Ricky Williams – 26 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BAL – Travis Taylor – 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD MIA – James McKnight – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Standings

Division

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Pittsburgh Steelers	10	5	1	.656	6–0	8–4	390	345	W3
(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

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
Division leaders
1[a]	Oakland Raiders	West	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.529	.531
2[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	.479	.474
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	5	1	.656	6–0	8–4	.486	.451
4[b]	New York Jets	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.500	.500
Wild Cards
5	Indianapolis Colts	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.479	.400
6[c]	Cleveland Browns	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.486	.413
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d]	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.527	.486
8[b][c][d][e]	New England Patriots	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.525	.455
9[b][e]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	7	0	.563	2–4	7–5	.508	.486
10[f]	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	.473	.352
11[f][g]	San Diego Chargers	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.492	.453
12[g]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.527	.516
13	Baltimore Ravens	North	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.506	.384
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.506	.438
15	Houston Texans	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.518	.492
16	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	.537	.406
Tiebreakers[h]
Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. N.Y. Jets finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (8–4 to 7–5) and Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6) Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory. New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. San Diego finished ahead of Kansas City based on division record (3–3 to 2–4). When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.