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2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
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The 2002 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 33rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd overall and the franchise's 40th in Kansas City, Missouri.

In their second season under head coach Dick Vermeil, the Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by quarterback Trent Green and 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, who was named to the NFL All-Pro team for the second of three years in a row. Green had a 2-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (26 to 13) and Holmes led the league in touchdowns (24) and overall scoring (144 points).
Kansas City scored 467 points (29.2 per game), but gave up 399 points (24.9 per game), the second most in the AFC and fifth-most in the NFL. Football Outsiders stated that the 2002 Chiefs have the second-largest Offense-Defense imbalance from 1992 to 2010 [1] (the largest discrepancy coming from the 1992 Seattle Seahawks). Football Outsiders also calculated that the Chiefs had the second most efficient running game in the same period (second only to the 2000 St. Louis Rams).[2]
The Chiefs' offense also set two new NFL records with the fewest fumbles in a season (7, broken in 2010) and fewest fumbles lost in a season (2), the latter of which still stands. Additionally, Trent Green and Marc Boerigter in the Chiefs week 16 game against the Chargers, tied the record for longest pass play in NFL history, becoming the ninth occurrence of a 99-yard pass play.
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Offseason
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Preseason
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Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: August 10
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 63,111
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: vs. Houston Texans
Week 2: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,036
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 4: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 30
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,410
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- Recap, Game Book
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In the 2002 season, the Chiefs' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC East. The Cleveland Browns were from the AFC North and the Jacksonville Jaguars were from the AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 72,938
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,934
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Warm and humid, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 4: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,178
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Week 5: at New York Jets
Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,149
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,995
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack, Craig James, and Scott Kaplan
- Recap, Game Book
Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 7: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,446
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 8: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 39 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,685
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 67,881
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 11: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,951
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,250
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 14: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 15: at Denver Broncos
Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 33 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,899
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
Week 17: at Oakland Raiders
Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,078
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
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