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The 2002 Green Bay Packers - 12-4 (1ST-NFC North Division)

Head Coach: Mike Sherman

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2002 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (3-1)                             RESULT     RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER          LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

10 at Philadelphia Eagles               L 13-20     0- 1-0 58,546                 Brett Favre         Tony Fisher (55)        Craig Nall (62)        Charles Lee (3-30)

17 at Arizona Cardinals                 W 29-21     1- 1-0 35,716                 Brett Favre         Rondell Mealey (41)     Brett Favre (125)      Donald Driver (5-73)

26 CLEVELAND BROWNS                     W 27-20     2- 1-0 62,668                 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (30)        Favre/Pederson (63)    Bubba Franks (3-28)

30 TENNESSEE TITANS                     W 21-20     3- 1-0 62,485                 Brett Favre         Rondell Mealey (24)     Craig Nall (182)       Javon Walker (4-85)

2002 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (3-1)

8  ATLANTA FALCONS (0-0)                W 37-34 *   1- 0-0 63,127 211 273 180 194 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (155)       Brett Favre (284)      Donald Driver (7-78)

15 at New Orleans Saints (1-0)          L 20-35     1- 1-0 67,958  95 262 146 211 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (81)        Brett Favre (270)      Terry Glenn (9-81)

22 at Detroit Lions (0-2)               W 37-31     2- 1-0 61,505  95 347  95 176 Brett Favre         Najeh Davenport (84)    Brett Favre (357)      Bubba Franks (9-62)

29 CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-0)              W 17-14     3- 1-0 63,329  99 199 139 193 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (73)        Brett Favre (200)      Donald Driver (5-97)

OCTOBER (3-0)

7  at Chicago Bears (2-2)               W 34-21     4- 1-0 61,440 124 333  45 335 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (107)       Brett Favre (359)      Terry Glenn (8-154)

13 at New England Patriots (3-2)        W 28-10     5- 1-0 68,436 158 143 123 166 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (136)       Brett Favre (147)      Bubba Franks (5-46)

20 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (2-3)            W 30- 9     6- 1-0 63,363  88 155 146  92 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (88)        Brett Favre (89)       Donald Driver (4-44)

27 Bye Week

NOVEMBER (2-2)

4  MIAMI DOLPHINS (5-2)                 W 24-10     7- 1-0 63,824 104 166 143 163 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (72)        Brett Favre (187)      Ahman Green (6-71)

10 DETROIT LIONS (3-5)                  W 40-14     8- 1-0 63,313 150 353 126 236 Brett Favre         Najeh Davenport (73)    Brett Favre (351)      Donald Driver (11-130)

17 at Minnesota Vikings (2-7)           L 21-31     8- 2-0 64,153  71 296 218 207 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (71)        Brett Favre (296)      Ahman Green (8-38)

24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-2)        L  7-21     8- 3-0 65,672  96 171  93 153 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (56)        Brett Favre (196)      Terry Glenn (4-61)

DECEMBER (4-1)

1  CHICAGO BEARS (3-8)                  W 30-20     9- 3-0 64,196 181 215  74 230 Brett Favre         Tony Fisher (91)        Brett Favre (221)      Bubba Franks (6-34)

8  MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-9)              W 26-22    10- 3-0 64,070 124 204 191 125 Brett Favre         Tony Fisher (96)        Brett Favre (214)      Robert Ferguson (6-105)

15 at San Francisco 49ers (9-4)         W 20-14    11- 3-0 67,947 104 198 107 156 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (90)        Brett Favre (201)      William Henderson (5-33)

22 BUFFALO BILLS (7-7)                  W 10- 0    12- 3-0 64,106 119 104  43 142 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (116)       Brett Favre (114)      Donald Driver (5-52)

29 at New York Jets (8-7)               L 17-42    12- 4-0 78,733 114 208 129 208 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (67)        Brett Favre (172)      Terry Glenn (5-76)

2002 POST-SEASON RESULTS (0-1)

JANUARY 2003 - NFC WILDCARD PLAYOFFS

4  ATLANTA FALCONS (9-6-1)              L  7-27            65,358  56 233 192 117 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (34)        Brett Favre (247)      Javon Walker (5-104)

* - Overtime

2002 IN REVIEW

The Packers came flying out of the gates winning eight of their first nine games as they had the newly established NFC Northern Division clinched by midseason with their other three division opponents on the way to losing ten or more. Once again Brett Favre would be the driving force passing for 3,658 yards while starting every game for the 11th straight season. After stumbling at the end of November with road losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Packers appeared to be on the verge of securing home field advantage needing just a win over the New York Jets in the final game of the season. However, the Jets would trounce the Packers 42-17, as the Packers who finished with a 12-4 record not only lost home field, but also their first round bye in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Packers who had a perfect regular season record at Lambeau Field were stunned in the snow by the Falcons 27-7, in what was their first home playoff loss in franchise history.

 

FAREWELL TO THE NFC CENTRAL

2002 marked the debut of the NFC North Division, which was the NFC Central minus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. When the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, there were five different alignments under consideration for the Central. 

Plan 1  - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit, New Orleans

Plan 2 - Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans , Atlanta

Plan 3 - Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota

Plan 4 - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit , Atlanta

Plan 5 - Chicago, Green Bay, Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals

In Plan 2, Green Bay would have been in the West with San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit (Minnesota would have been in the East), in what was geographically the most convoluted alignment. Of course, Plan 3 was selected, and Tampa Bay joined the foursome in 1977 after spending one year in the AFC West.

DIVISION CHAMPIONS (+ - No divisions due to players' strike)

1970 Minnesota     12-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1986 Chicago       14-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs

1971 Minnesota     11-3-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1987 Chicago       11-4-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs

1972 Green Bay     10-4-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1988 Chicago       12-4-0 Lost Championship Game 

1973 Minnesota     12-2-0 Lost Super Bowl VIII     1989 Minnesota     10-6-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs

1974 Minnesota     10-4-0 Lost Super Bowl IX       1990 Chicago       11-5-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs

1975 Minnesota     12-2-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1991 Detroit       12-4-0 Lost Championship Game 

1976 Minnesota     11-2-1 Lost Super Bowl XI       1992 Minnesota     11-5-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs 

1977 Minnesota      9-5-0 Lost Championship Game   1993 Detroit       10-6-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs 

1978 Minnesota      8-7-1 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1994 Minnesota     10-6-0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs 

1979 Tampa Bay     10-6-0 Lost Championship Game   1995 Green Bay     11-5-0 Lost Championship Game 

1980 Minnesota      9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1996 Green Bay     13-3-0 Won Super Bowl XXXI 

1981 Tampa Bay      9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1997 Green Bay     13-3-0 Lost Super Bowl XXXII 

1982+Green Bay      5-3-1 Lost Second Round        1998 Minnesota     15-1-0 Lost Championship Game 

1983 Detroit        9-7-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 1999 Tampa Bay     11-5-0 Lost Championship Game 

1984 Chicago       10-6-0 Lost Championship Game   2000 Minnesota     11-5-0 Lost Championship Game 

1985 Chicago       15-1-0 Won Super Bowl XX        2001 Chicago       13-3-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs

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ASSOCIATED PRESS NFL MVPS FROM THE NFC CENTRAL

1971 - DT Alan Page (Minnesota)

1975 - QB Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota)

1977 - RB Walter Payton (Chicago)

1995 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay)

1996 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay)

1997 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay), RB Barry Sanders (Detroit)

AP OFFENSIVE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR FROM NFC CENTRAL

1971 - RB John Brockington (Green Bay)

1973 - RB Chuck Foreman (Minnesota)

1976 - RB Sammy White (Minnesota)

1980 - RB Billy Sims (Detroit)

1989 - RB Barry Sanders (Detroit)

1997 - RB Warrick Dunn (Tampa Bay)

1998 - WR Randy Moss (Minnesota)

2001 - RB Anthony Thomas (Chicago)

 

AP DEFENSIVE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR FROM NFC CENTRAL

1972 - CB Willie Buchanon (Green Bay)

1973 - DT Wally Chambers (Chicago)

1978 - DE Al Baker (Detroit)

1990 - S Mark Carrier (Chicago)

2000 - LB Brian Urlacher (Chicago)

NAME                NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Marques Anderson    20    S 5-11 212 UCLA             1  1 23 14 2002 Draft-3rd round

Karsten Bailey      85   WR 6- 0 205 Auburn           1  3 25  7 2002 FA-Seattle (2000)

Kevin Barry         71    T 6- 4 325 Arizona          1  1 23 14 2002 FA

Josh Bidwell         9    P 6- 3 220 Oregon           3  3 26 16 1999 Draft-4th round

Jeff Blackshear     69    G 6- 6 323 NE Louisiana     1  9 33  1 2002 FA-K City (2000)

Matt Bowen          28    S 6- 1 210 Iowa             2  3 25 16 2001 FA-St. Louis

Barrett Brooks      77    T 6- 4 320 Kansas State     1  7 30  2 2002 FA-Det (2000)

Gilbert Brown       93   NT 6- 2 339 Kansas           9  9 31 12 1993 FA-Minnesota

Tony Carter         39   RB 6- 0 235 Minnesota        1  9 30 12 2002 FA-Denver (2001)

Chad Clifton        76    T 6- 5 327 Tennessee        3  3 26 10 2000 Draft-2nd round

Najeh Davenport     44   FB 6- 1 247 Miami (FL)       1  1 23  8 2002 Draft-4th round

Rob Davis           60   LS 6- 3 285 Shippensburg     6  7 33 16 1997 FA-Chicago (1996)

Tyrone Davis        81   TE 6- 4 260 Virginia         6  8 30  9 1997 Trade-NY Jets

Na'il Diggs         59   LB 6- 4 238 Ohio State       3  3 24 16 2000 Draft-4th round

Earl Dotson         72    T 6- 3 317 Texas A&I       10 10 31 14 1993 Draft-3rd round

Donald Driver       80   WR 6- 0 185 Alcorn State     4  4 27 16 1999 Draft-7th round

Antuan Edwards      24   CB 6- 1 210 Clemson          4  4 25 12 1999 Draft-1st round

Brett Favre          4   QB 6- 2 225 S. Mississippi  11 12 32 16 1992 Trade-Atlanta

Robert Ferguson     89   WR 6- 1 209 Texas A&M        2  2 22 16 2001 Draft-2nd round

Bill Ferrario       63    G 6- 2 315 Wisconsin        1  1 24 16 2001 Draft-4th round

Tony Fisher         40   RB 6- 1 222 Notre Dame       1  1 22 15 2002 FA

Mike Flanagan       58    C 6- 5 297 UCLA             5  5 28 16 1996 Draft-3rd round

Bubba Franks        88   TE 6- 6 260 Miami (FL)       3  3 23 16 2000 Draft-1st round

Todd Franz          49   CB 6- 0 194 Tulsa            1  2 26  2 2002 FA-Cle (2000)

K. Gbaja-Biamilla   94   DE 6- 4 253 San Diego State  3  3 24 15 2000 Draft-5th round

Terry Glenn         83   WR 5-11 195 Ohio State       1  7 28 15 2002 Trade-N England

Darrien Gordon      23CB-KR 5-11 190 Stanford         1  9 31 13 2002 FA-Atlanta (2001)

Jay Graham          35   RB 6- 0 225 Tennessee        1  5 26  3 2002 FA-Seattle (2001)

Ahman Green         30   RB 6- 0 217 Nebraska         3  5 25 14 2000 Trade-Seattle

William Henderson   30   FB 6- 1 253 North Carolina   8  8 31 15 1995 Draft-3rd round

Vonnie Holliday     90   DE 6- 5 290 North Carolina   5  5 26 10 1998 Draft-1st round

Cletidus Hunt       97   DE 6- 4 299 Kentucky State   4  4 26 14 1999 Draft-3rd round

Alcender Jackson    64  G-T 6- 3 311 LSU              1  2 25  2 2002 FA-Dallas (2000)

Chris Jackson       86   WR 6- 2 204 Washington State 1  2 27  1 2002 FA-Tenn (2000)

Joe Johnson         91   DE 6- 5 275 Louisville       1  8 30  5 2002 UFA-NO (2001)

Bhawoh Jue          21 CB-S 6- 0 200 Penn State       2  2 21  4 2001 Draft-3rd round

Aaron Kampman       74   DE 6- 4 287 Iowa             1  1 22 12 2002 Draft-5th round

Paris Lenon         53   LB 6- 2 232 Richmond         1  1 24 16 2001 FA

Ryan Longwell        8    K 6- 0 200 California       6  6 28 16 1997 FA-San Francisco

Billy Lyon          98   DT 6- 5 295 Marshall         5  5 28 16 1997 FA

Torrance Marshall41-51   LB 6- 2 255 Oklahoma         2  2 25 16 2001 Draft-3rd round

David Martin        83   TE 6- 4 250 Tennessee        2  2 23  8 2001 Draft-6th round

Tod McBride         27   DB 6- 1 205 UCLA             4  4 26 15 1999 FA

Keith McKenzie      73   DE 6- 3 270 Ball State       5  7 28  4 2002 FA-Chicago

Mike McKenzie       34   CB 6- 0 190 Memphis          4  4 26 13 1999 Draft-3rd round

Rondell Mealey      32   RB 6- 0 224 LSU              2  2 25  3 2000 Draft-7th round

Eric Metcalf        22   WR 5-10 195 Texas            1 13 34  1 2002 FA-Wash (2001)

J.J. Moses          86WR-KR 5- 6 178 Iowa State       1  1 22  2 2002 FA

Hardy Nickerson     56   LB 6- 2 237 California       1 16 36 16 2002 FA-Jack (2001) 

Doug Pederson       18   QB 6- 3 220 NE Louisiana     5  8 34 16 2002 FA-Cle (2001)

Jamal Reynolds      99   DE 6- 3 266 Florida State    2  2 23  7 2001 Draft-1st round

Marco Rivera        62    G 6- 4 310 Penn State       6  6 30 16 1996 Draft-6th round

Darren Sharper      42   DB 6- 2 207 William & Mary   6  6 26 13 1997 Draft-2nd round

Maurice Smith       43   RB 6- 0 235 N. Carolina A&T  1  3 25  1 2002 FA-Atlanta

Erwin Swiney        26   DB 6- 0 192 Nebraska         1  1 23  3 2002 FA

Mark Tauscher       65    T 6- 3 320 Wisconsin        3  3 25  2 2000 Draft-7th round

Jared Tomich        75   DE 6- 3 283 Nebraska         1  5 28  2 2002 FA-NO (2000)

NAME                NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Mike Wahle          68    G 6- 6 310 Navy             5  5 25 16 1998 Sup Dr-2nd round

Javon Walker        84   WR 6- 3 210 Florida State    1  1 23 15 2002 Draft-1st round

Rod Walker          95   DT 6- 3 320 Troy State       2  2 26 13 2001 Trade-Tennessee

Steve Warren        96   DT 6- 1 298 Nebraska         2  2 24 12 2000 Draft-3rd round

Nate Wayne          54   LB 6- 0 237 Mississippi      3  5 27 16 2000 Trade-Denver

Bryant Westbrook    32   CB 6- 1 198 Texas            1  6 27  6 2002 FA-Dallas

Marcus Wilkins      55   LB 6- 2 231 Texas            1  1 22  5 2002 FA

Tyrone Williams     37   CB 5-11 193 Nebraska         7  7 29 15 1996 Draft-3rd round

Frank Winters       52    C 6- 3 305 West Illinois   10 15 37 16 1992 Plan B-K City

Jerry Wisne         77    T 6- 6 315 Notre Dame       1  2 26  2 2002 FA-Chicsgo (1999)

2002 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD

NAME                POS COLLEGE           HOW ACQUIRED

Darnell Alford        T Boston College    2002 FA - Kansas City (2000 - 6th round)

Bruce Branch         CB Penn State        2002 FA

Pete Campion        T/G North Dakota St.  2002 FA - Carolina (2002 - 7th round)

Andy Eby              C Kansas State      2002 FA

Kris Farris           T UCLA              2002 FA - Pittsburgh

Todd Franz            S Tulsa             2002 FA - Detroit (2000 - 5th round)

John Gilmore         DE Tennessee State   2002 FA - New Orleans (2002 - 6th round)

Jay Humphrey          T Texas             2002 FA - Minnesota (1999 - 4th round)

Alcender Jackson      G LSU               2002 FA - Dallas (2000)

Brandon Jennings     DB Texas A&M         2002 FA

Devin Lewis          WR Southern          2002 FA

J.J. Moses        WR/KR Iowa State        2001 FA

Corey Parchman       WR Ball State        2002 FA

Terdell Sands        DT Tenn.-Chattanooga 2002 FA - Kansas City (2001 - 7th round)

Bill Seymour      FB/TE Michigan          2002 FA

Tim Stuber            T Colorado State    2002 FA

Erwin Swiney         CB Nebraska          2002 FA

Hurley Tarver        CB Central Oklahoma  2001 FA - XFL

Mitch White           T Oregon State      2002 FA - New Orleans (2001 - 6th round)

Reggie White         RB Oklahoma State    2002 FA

Greg Zolman          QB Vanderbilt        2002 FA

Bold Italics - Made Active Roster NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games  Played FA - Free Agent

2002 PACKERS DRAFT (April 20-21, 2001)

RND-PCK NAME                POS COLLEGE       NOTES

1a   20 Javon Walker         WR Florida State (A) 

1b   28 Traded to Seattle in draft-day trade

2    60 Traded to Seattle in draft-day trade

3    92 Marques Anderson      S UCLA 

4a  126 Traded to New England in Terry Glenn trade

4b  135 Najeh Davenport      FB Miami (FL)    (B) 

5a  156 Aaron Kampman        DE Iowa          (A)

5b  164 Craig Nall           QB NW (La.) St

6   200 Mike Houghton       G/C San Diego St

7   240 Traded to Tennessee for Rod Walker

A-From Seattle in draft-day trade B-Free agency compensatory pick

FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

PLAYERS SIGNED - DE Joe Johnson (New Orleans)

PLAYERS LOST - WR Corey Bradford (Houston Texans), S Billy Jenkins (Buffalo), CB/KR Allen Rossum (Atlanta), WR Bill Schroeder (Detroit), G/T Barry Stokes (Cleveland), DE John Thierry (Atlanta)

FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

PLAYERS LOST - None

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TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS

MAR 11 - Traded a 2002 4th-round draft choice (DE Jarvis Green) and a conditional 2003 4th-round pick (later traded to Denver - DE Bryant McNeal) to NEW ENGLAND for WR Terry Glenn

APR 21 - Traded a 2002 1st- (TE Jeramy Stevens) and 2nd-round draft choices (DE Anton Palepoi) to SEATTLE for a 2002 1st-round selection (WR Javon Walker) and 2002 5th-round choice (DL Aaron Kampman)

The 2002 YEAR IN FOOTBALL

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Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)

Head Coach: Andy Reid

Passing Leader: Donovan McNabb (2289)

Rushing Leader: Duce Staley (1029)

Receiving Leader: Todd Pinkston (60-798)

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New York Giants (10-6)

Head Coach: Jim Fassel

Passing Leader: Kerry Collins (4073)

Rushing Leader: Tiki Barber (1387)

Receiving Leader: Amani Toomer (82-1343)

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Washington Redskins (7-9)

Head Coach: Steve Spurrier

Passing Leader: Patrick Ramsey (1539)

Rushing Leader: Stephen Davis (820)

Receiving Leader: Rod Gardner (71-1006)

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Dallas Cowboys (5-11)

Head Coach: Dave Campo

Passing Leader: Chad Hutchinson (1555)

Rushing Leader: Emmitt Smith (975)

Receiving Leader: Joey Galloway (61-908)

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New York Jets (9-7)

Head Coach: Herman Edwards

Passing Leader: Chad Pennington (3120)

Rushing Leader: Curtis Martin (1094)

Receiving Leader: Laveranues Coles (89-1264)

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New England Patriots (9-7)

Head Coach: Bill Belichick

Passing Leader: Tom Brady (3764)

Rushing Leader: Antowain Smith (982)

Receiving Leader: Troy Brown (97-890)

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Miami Dolphins (9-7)

Head Coach: Dave Wannstedt

Passing Leader: Jay Fiedler (2024)

Rushing Leader: Ricky Williams (1853)

Receiving Leader: Chris Chambers (52-734)

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Buffalo Bills (8-8)

Head Coach: Gregg Williams

Passing Leader: Drew Bledsoe (4539)

Rushing Leader: Travis Henry (1438)

Receiving Leader: Eric Moulds (100-1287)

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Green Bay Packers (12-4)

Head Coach: Mike Sherman

Passing Leader: Brett Favre (3658)

Rushing Leader: Ahman Green (1240)

Receiving Leader: Donald Driver (70-1064)

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Minnesota Vikings (6-10)

Head Coach: Mike Tice

Passing Leader: Daunte Culpepper (3853)

Rushing Leader: Michael Bennett (1296)

Receiving Leader: Randy Moss (106-1347)

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Chicago Bears (4-12)

Head Coach: Dick Jauron

Passing Leader: Jim Miller (1944)

Rushing Leader: Anthony Thomas (721)

Receiving Leader: Marty Booker (97-1189)

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Detroit Lions (3-13)

Head Coach: Marty Mornhinweg

Passing Leader: Joey Harrington (2294)

Rushing Leader: James Stewart (1021)

Receiving Leader: James Stewart (46-333)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4)

Head Coach: Jon Gruden

Passing Leader: Brad Johnson (3049)

Rushing Leader: Michael Pittman (718)

Receiving Leader: Keyshawn Johnson (76-1088)

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Atlanta Falcons (9-6-1)

Head Coach: Dan Reeves

Passing Leader: Michael Vick (2936)

Rushing Leader: Warrick Dunn (927)

Receiving Leader: Brian Finneran (56-838)

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New Orleans Saints (9-7)

Head Coach: Jim Haslett

Passing Leader: Aaron Brooks (3572)

Rushing Leader: Deuce McAllister (1388)

Receiving Leader: Joe Horn (88-1312)

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Carolina Panthers (7-9)

Head Coach: John Fox

Passing Leader: Rodney Peete (2630)

Rushing Leader: Lamar Smith (737)

Receiving Leader: Muhsin Muhammad (63-823)

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San Francisco 49ers (10-6)

Head Coach: Steve Mariucci

Passing Leader: Jeff Garcia (3344)

Rushing Leader: Garrison Hearst (972)

Receiving Leader: Terrell Owens (100-1300)

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St. Louis Rams (7-9)

Head Coach: Mike Martz

Passing Leader: Marc Bulger (1826)

Rushing Leader: Marshall Faulk (953)

Receiving Leader: Torry Holt (91-1302)

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Seattle Seahawks (7-9)

Head Coach: Mike Holmgren

Passing Leader: Matt Hasselbeck (3075)

Rushing Leader: Shaun Alexander (1175)

Receiving Leader: Koren Robinson (78-1240)

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Arizona Cardinals (5-11)

Head Coach: Dave McGinnis

Passing Leader: Jake Plummer (2972)

Rushing Leader: Marcel Shipp (834)

Receiving Leader: Freddie Jones (44-358)

ADDED: Houston Texans

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5

San Francisco 16, NY GIANTS 13

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8

Kansas City 40, CLEVELAND 39         WASHINGTON 31, Arizona 23

Indianapolis 28, JACKSONVILLE 25     GREEN BAY 34, Atlanta 31 (OT)

MIAMI 49, Detroit 21                 CAROLINA 10, Baltimore 7

TENNESSEE 27, Philadelphia 24        CHICAGO 27, Minnesota 23

New Orleans 26, TAMPA BAY 20 (OT)    San Diego 34, CINCINNATI 6

DENVER 23, St. Louis 16              NY Jets 37, BUFFALO 31 (OT)

HOUSTON 19, Dallas 10                OAKLAND 31, Seattle 17

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9

NEW ENGLAND 30, Pittsburgh 14

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Washington      1  0 0 1.000  31  23 Miami            1  0 0 1.000  49  21

Philadelphia    0  1 0  .000  24  27 NY Jets          1  0 0 1.000  37  31

Dallas          0  1 0  .000  10  19 New England      1  0 0 1.000  30  14

NY Giants       0  1 0  .000  13  16 Buffalo          0  1 0  .000  31  37

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       1  0 0 1.000  34  31 Pittsburgh       0  1 0  .000  14  30

Chicago         1  0 0 1.000  27  23 Baltimore        0  1 0  .000   7  10

Minnesota       0  1 0  .000  23  27 Cleveland        0  1 0  .000  39  40

Detroit         0  1 0  .000  21  49 Cincinnati       0  1 0  .000   6  34

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Carolina        1  0 0 1.000  10   7 Tennessee        1  0 0 1.000  27  24

New Orleans     1  0 0 1.000  26  20 Indianapolis     1  0 0 1.000  28  25

Tampa Bay       0  1 0  .000  20  26 Houston          1  0 0 1.000  19  10

Atlanta         0  1 0  .000  31  34 Jacksonville     0  1 0  .000  25  28

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   1  0 0 1.000  16  13 Oakland          1  0 0 1.000  31  17

St. Louis       0  1 0  .000  16  23 Kansas City      1  0 0 1.000  40  39

Arizona         0  1 0  .000  23  31 San Diego        1  0 0 1.000  34   6

Seattle         0  1 0  .000  17  31 Denver           1  0 0 1.000  23  16

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15

Chicago 14, ATLANTA 13               CAROLINA 31, Detroit 7

NEW ORLEANS 35, Green Bay 20         Jacksonville 23, KANSAS CITY 16

Miami 21, INDIANAPOLIS 13            New England 44, NY JETS 7

Tampa Bay 25, BALTIMORE 0            DALLAS 21, Tennessee 13

Arizona 24, SEATTLE 13               CLEVELAND 20, Cincinnati 7

NY Giants 26, ST. LOUIS 21           Buffalo 45, MINNESOTA 39 (OT)

Denver 24, SAN FRANCISCO 14          SAN DIEGO 24, Houston 3

Oakland 30, PITTSBURGH 17

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16

Philadelphia 37, WASHINGTON 7

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Washington      1  1 0  .500  38  60 Miami            2  0 0 1.000  70  34

Philadelphia    1  1 0  .500  61  34 New England      2  0 0 1.000  74  21

Dallas          1  1 0  .500  31  32 NY Jets          1  1 0  .500  44  75

NY Giants       1  1 0  .500  39  37 Buffalo          1  1 0  .500  76  76

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

Chicago         2  0 0 1.000  41  36 Cleveland        1  1 0  .500  59  47

GREEN BAY       1  1 0  .500  54  66 Baltimore        0  2 0  .000   7  35

Minnesota       0  2 0  .000  62  72 Pittsburgh       0  2 0  .000  31  60

Detroit         0  2 0  .000  28  80 Cincinnati       0  2 0  .000  13  54

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Carolina        2  0 0 1.000  41  14 Tennessee        1  1 0  .500  40  45

New Orleans     2  0 0 1.000  61  40 Indianapolis     1  1 0  .500  41  46

Tampa Bay       1  1 0  .500  45  26 Houston          1  1 0  .500  22  34

Atlanta         0  2 0  .000  44  48 Jacksonville     1  1 0  .500  48  44

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   1  1 0  .500  30  37 Oakland          2  0 0 1.000  61  34

Arizona         1  1 0  .500  47  44 San Diego        2  0 0 1.000  58   9

St. Louis       0  2 0  .000  37  49 Denver           2  0 0 1.000  47  30

Seattle         0  2 0  .000  30  55 Kansas City      1  1 0  .500  56  62

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Carolina 21, MINNESOTA 14            Cleveland 31, TENNESSEE 28 (OT)

PHILADELPHIA 44, Dallas 13           Indianapolis 23, HOUSTON 3

NEW ENGLAND 41, Kansas City 38 (OT)  New Orleans 29, CHICAGO 23

MIAMI 30, NY Jets 3                  DENVER 28, Buffalo 23

San Diego 23, ARIZONA 15             Green Bay 37, DETROIT 31

NY GIANTS 9, Seattle 6               SAN FRANCISCO 20, Washington 10

ATLANTA 30, Cincinnati 3

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23

TAMPA BAY 26, St. Louis 14

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    2  1 0  .667 105  47 Miami            3  0 0 1.000 100  37

NY Giants       2  1 0  .667  48  43 New England      3  0 0 1.000 115  59

Dallas          1  2 0  .333  44  76 NY Jets          1  2 0  .333  47 105

Washington      1  2 0  .333  48  80 Buffalo          1  2 0  .333  99 104

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

Chicago         2  1 0  .667  64  65 Cleveland        2  1 0  .667  90  75

GREEN BAY       2  1 0  .667  91  97 Baltimore        0  2 0  .000   7  35

Minnesota       0  3 0  .000  76  93 Pittsburgh       0  2 0  .000  31  60

Detroit         0  3 0  .000  59 117 Cincinnati       0  3 0  .000  16  84

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Carolina        3  0 0 1.000  62  28 Indianapolis     2  1 0  .667  64  49

New Orleans     3  0 0 1.000  90  63 Jacksonville     1  1 0  .500  48  44

Tampa Bay       2  1 0  .667  71  40 Houston          1  2 0  .333  25  57

Atlanta         1  2 0  .333  74  51 Tennessee        1  2 0  .333  68  76

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   2  1 0  .667  50  47 Denver           3  0 0 1.000  75  53

Arizona         1  2 0  .333  62  67 San Diego        3  0 0 1.000  81  24

St. Louis       0  3 0  .000  51  75 Oakland          2  0 0 1.000  61  34

Seattle         0  3 0  .000  36  64 Kansas City      1  2 0  .333  94 103

Bye - Baltimore, Jacksonville, Oakland, Pittsburgh

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29

GREEN BAY 17, Carolina 14            BUFFALO 33, Chicago 27 (OT)

PITTSBURGH 16, Cleveland 13 (OT)     Dallas 13, ST. LOUIS 10

PHILADELPHIA 35, Houston 17          KANSAS CITY 48, Miami 30

DETROIT 26, New Orleans 10           JACKSONVILLE 28, NY Jets 3

ARIZONA 21, NY Giants 7              Tampa Bay 35, CINCINNATI 7

SAN DIEGO 21, New England 14         OAKLAND 52, Tennessee 25

SEATTLE 48, Minnesota 23

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30

BALTIMORE 34, Denver 23

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    3  1 0  .750 140  64 Miami            3  1 0  .750 130  85

NY Giants       2  2 0  .500  55  64 New England      3  1 0  .750 129  80

Dallas          2  2 0  .500  57  86 Buffalo          2  2 0  .500 132 131

Washington      1  2 0  .333  48  80 NY Jets          1  3 0  .250  50 133

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       3  1 0  .750 108 111 Cleveland        2  2 0  .500 103  91

Chicago         2  2 0  .500  91  98 Baltimore        1  2 0  .333  41  58

Detroit         1  3 0  .250  85 127 Pittsburgh       1  2 0  .333  47  73

Minnesota       0  4 0  .000  99 141 Cincinnati       0  4 0  .000  23 119

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Carolina        3  1 0  .750  76  45 Indianapolis     2  1 0  .667  64  49

New Orleans     3  1 0  .750 100  89 Jacksonville     2  1 0  .667  76  47

Tampa Bay       3  1 0  .750 106  47 Houston          1  3 0  .250  42  92

Atlanta         1  2 0  .333  74  51 Tennessee        1  3 0  .250  93 128

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   2  1 0  .667  50  47 San Diego        4  0 0 1.000 102  38

Arizona         2  2 0  .500  83  74 Oakland          3  0 0 1.000 113  59

Seattle         1  3 0  .250  84  87 Denver           3  1 0  .750  98  87

St. Louis       0  4 0  .000  61  88 Kansas City      2  2 0  .500 142 133

Bye - Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Washington

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6

Arizona 16, CAROLINA 13              INDIANAPOLIS 28, Cincinnati 21

MIAMI 26, New England 13             NY Giants 21, DALLAS 17

Oakland 49, BUFFALO 31               NEW ORLEANS 32, Pittsburgh 29

Tampa Bay 20, ATLANTA 6              Washington 31, TENNESSEE 14

Kansas City 29, NY JETS 25           DENVER 26, San Diego 9

JACKSONVILLE 28, Philadelphia 25     SAN FRANCISCO 37, St. Louis 13

Baltimore 26, CLEVELAND 21

MONDAY OCTOBER 7

Green Bay 34, CHICAGO 21

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    3  2 0  .600 165  92 Miami            4  1 0  .800 156  98

NY Giants       3  2 0  .600  76  81 New England      3  2 0  .600 142 106

Washington      2  2 0  .500  79  94 Buffalo          2  3 0  .400 163 180

Dallas          2  3 0  .400  74 107 NY Jets          1  4 0  .200  75 162

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       4  1 0  .800 142 132 Baltimore        2  2 0  .500  77  79

Chicago         2  3 0  .400 112 132 Cleveland        2  3 0  .400 124 117

Detroit         1  3 0  .250  85 127 Pittsburgh       1  3 0  .250  76 105

Minnesota       0  4 0  .000  99 141 Cincinnati       0  5 0  .000  44 147

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

New Orleans     4  1 0  .800 132 118 Indianapolis     3  1 0  .750  92  70

Tampa Bay       4  1 0  .800 126  53 Jacksonville     3  1 0  .750 104  72

Carolina        3  2 0  .600  89  61 Houston          1  3 0  .250  42  92

Atlanta         1  3 0  .250  80  71 Tennessee        1  4 0  .200 107 159

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   3  1 0  .750  87  60 Oakland          4  0 0 1.000 162  90

Arizona         3  2 0  .600  99  87 Denver           4  1 0  .800 124  96

Seattle         1  3 0  .250  84  87 San Diego        4  1 0  .800 111  64

St. Louis       0  5 0  .000  74 125 Kansas City      3  2 0  .600 171 158

Bye - Detroit, Houston, Minnesota, Seattle

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13

Atlanta 17, NY GIANTS 10             INDIANAPOLIS 22, Baltimore 20

Buffalo 31, HOUSTON 24               DALLAS 14, Carolina 13

MINNESOTA 31, Detroit 24             Green Bay 28, NEW ENGLAND 10

TAMPA BAY 17, Cleveland 3            New Orleans 43, WASHINGTON 27

Pittsburgh 34, CINCINNATI 7          TENNESSEE 23, Jacksonville 14

SAN DIEGO 35, Kansas City 34         ST. LOUIS 28, Oakland 13

Miami 24, DENVER 22

MONDAY OCTOBER 14

San Francisco 28, SEATTLE 21

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    3  2 0  .600 165  92 Miami            5  1 0  .833 180 120

NY Giants       3  3 0  .500  86  98 New England      3  3 0  .500 152 134

Dallas          3  3 0  .500  88 120 Buffalo          3  3 0  .500 194 204

Washington      2  3 0  .400 106 137 NY Jets          1  4 0  .200  75 162

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       5  1 0  .833 170 142 Baltimore        2  3 0  .400  97 101

Chicago         2  3 0  .400 112 132 Pittsburgh       2  3 0  .400 110 112

Detroit         1  4 0  .200 109 158 Cleveland        2  4 0  .333 127 134

Minnesota       1  4 0  .200 130 165 Cincinnati       0  6 0  .000  51 181

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

New Orleans     5  1 0  .833 175 145 Indianapolis     4  1 0  .800 114  90

Tampa Bay       5  1 0  .833 143  56 Jacksonville     3  2 0  .600 118  95

Carolina        3  3 0  .500 102  75 Tennessee        2  4 0  .333 130 173

Atlanta         2  3 0  .400  97  81 Houston          1  4 0  .200  66 123

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   4  1 0  .800 115  81 San Diego        5  1 0  .833 146  98

Arizona         3  2 0  .600  99  87 Oakland          4  1 0  .800 175 118

Seattle         1  4 0  .200 105 115 Denver           4  2 0  .667 146 120

St. Louis       1  5 0  .167 102 138 Kansas City      3  3 0  .500 205 193

Bye - Arizona, Chicago, NY Jets, Philadelphia

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20

Buffalo 23, MIAMI 10                 ATLANTA 30, Carolina 0

DETROIT 23, Chicago 20 (OT)          Denver 37, KANSAS CITY 34 (OT)

BALTIMORE 17, Jacksonville 10        NY JETS 20, Minnesota 7

ST. LOUIS 37, Seattle 20             NEW ORLEANS 35, San Francisco 27

PHILADELPHIA 20, Tampa Bay 10        CLEVELAND 34, Houston 17

San Diego 27, OAKLAND 21 (OT)        ARIZONA 9, Dallas 6 (OT)

GREEN BAY 30, Washington 9

MONDAY OCTOBER 21

PITTSBURGH 28, Indianapolis 10

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    4  2 0  .667 185 102 Miami            5  2 0  .714 190 143

NY Giants       3  3 0  .500  86  98 Buffalo          4  3 0  .571 217 214

Dallas          3  4 0  .429  94 129 New England      3  3 0  .500 152 134

Washington      2  4 0  .333 115 167 NY Jets          2  4 0  .333  95 169

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       6  1 0  .857 200 151 Baltimore        3  3 0  .500 114 111

Chicago         2  4 0  .333 132 155 Pittsburgh       3  3 0  .500 138 122

Detroit         2  4 0  .333 132 178 Cleveland        3  4 0  .429 161 151

Minnesota       1  5 0  .167 137 185 Cincinnati       0  6 0  .000  51 181

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

New Orleans     6  1 0  .857 210 172 Indianapolis     4  2 0  .667 124 118

Tampa Bay       5  2 0  .714 153  76 Jacksonville     3  3 0  .500 128 112

Atlanta         3  3 0  .500 127  81 Tennessee        2  4 0  .333 130 173

Carolina        3  4 0  .429 102 105 Houston          1  5 0  .167  83 157

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   4  2 0  .667 142 116 San Diego        6  1 0  .857 173 119

Arizona         4  2 0  .667 108  93 Denver           5  2 0  .714 183 154

St. Louis       2  5 0  .286 139 158 Oakland          4  2 0  .667 196 145

Seattle         1  5 0  .167 125 152 Kansas City      3  4 0  .429 239 230

Bye - Cincinnati, New England, NY Giants, Tennessee

SUNDAY OCTOBER 27

Atlanta 37, NEW ORLEANS 35           MINNESOTA 25, Chicago 7

Cleveland 24, NY JETS 21             BUFFALO 24, Detroit 17

KANSAS CITY 20, Oakland 10           Pittsburgh 31, BALTIMORE 18

Tampa Bay 12, CAROLINA 9             Tennessee 30, CINCINNATI 24

SAN FRANCISCO 38, Arizona 28         Denver 24, NEW ENGLAND 16

Seattle 17, DALLAS 14                Houston 21, JACKSONVILLE 19

WASHINGTON 26, Indianapolis 21

MONDAY OCTOBER 28

PHILADELPHIA 17, NY Giants 3

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    5  2 0  .714 202 105 Miami            5  2 0  .714 190 143

NY Giants       3  4 0  .429  89 115 Buffalo          5  3 0  .625 241 231

Washington      3  4 0  .429 141 188 New England      3  4 0  .429 168 158

Dallas          3  5 0  .375 108 146 NY Jets          2  5 0  .286 116 193

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       6  1 0  .857 200 151 Pittsburgh       4  3 0  .571 169 140

Chicago         2  5 0  .286 139 180 Cleveland        4  4 0  .500 185 172

Detroit         2  5 0  .286 149 212 Baltimore        3  4 0  .429 132 142

Minnesota       2  5 0  .286 162 192 Cincinnati       0  7 0  .000  75 211

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

New Orleans     6  2 0  .750 245 209 Indianapolis     4  3 0  .571 145 144

Tampa Bay       6  2 0  .750 165  85 Jacksonville     3  4 0  .429 147 133

Atlanta         4  3 0  .571 164 116 Tennessee        3  4 0  .429 160 197

Carolina        3  5 0  .375 111 117 Houston          2  5 0  .286 104 176

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   5  2 0  .714 180 144 San Diego        6  1 0  .857 173 119

Arizona         4  3 0  .571 136 131 Denver           6  2 0  .750 207 170

St. Louis       2  5 0  .286 139 158 Oakland          4  3 0  .571 206 165

Seattle         2  5 0  .286 142 166 Kansas City      4  4 0  .500 259 240

Bye - GREEN BAY, Miami, St. Louis, San Diego

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3

ATLANTA 20, Baltimore 17             Cincinnati 38, HOUSTON 3

DETROIT 9, Dallas 7                  TAMPA BAY 38, Minnesota 24

New England 38, BUFFALO 7            Philadelphia 19, CHICAGO 13

Pittsburgh 23, CLEVELAND 20          Tennessee 23, INDIANAPOLIS 15

NY Jets 44, SAN DIEGO 13             San Francisco 23, OAKLAND 20 (OT)

St. Louis 27, ARIZONA 14             Washington 14, SEATTLE 3

NY GIANTS 24, Jacksonville 17

MONDAY NOVEMBER 4

GREEN BAY 24, Miami 10

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    6  2 0  .750 221 118 Miami            5  3 0  .625 200 167

NY Giants       4  4 0  .500 113 132 Buffalo          5  4 0  .556 248 269

Washington      4  4 0  .500 155 191 New England      4  4 0  .500 206 165

Dallas          3  6 0  .333 115 155 NY Jets          3  5 0  .375 160 206

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       7  1 0  .875 224 161 Pittsburgh       5  3 0  .625 192 160

Detroit         3  5 0  .375 158 219 Cleveland        4  5 0  .444 205 195

Chicago         2  6 0  .250 152 199 Baltimore        3  5 0  .375 149 162

Minnesota       2  6 0  .250 186 230 Cincinnati       1  7 0  .125 113 214

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay       7  2 0  .778 203 109 Indianapolis     4  4 0  .500 160 167

New Orleans     6  2 0  .750 245 209 Tennessee        4  4 0  .500 183 212

Atlanta         5  3 0  .625 184 133 Jacksonville     3  5 0  .375 164 157

Carolina        3  5 0  .375 111 117 Houston          2  6 0  .250 107 214

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   6  2 0  .750 203 164 San Diego        6  2 0  .750 186 163

Arizona         4  4 0  .500 150 158 Denver           6  2 0  .750 207 170

St. Louis       3  5 0  .375 166 172 Oakland          4  4 0  .500 226 188

Seattle         2  6 0  .250 145 180 Kansas City      4  4 0  .500 259 240

Bye - Carolina, Denver, Kansas City, New Orleans

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10

PITTSBURGH 34, Atlanta 34 (OT)       BALTIMORE 38, Cincinnati 27

GREEN BAY 40, Detroit 14             TENNESSEE 17, Houston 10

Indianapolis 35, PHILADELPHIA 13     New Orleans 34, CAROLINA 24

NY Giants 27, MINNESOTA 20           ST. LOUIS 28, San Diego 24

Seattle 27, ARIZONA 6                JACKSONVILLE 26, Washington 7

SAN FRANCISCO 17, Kansas City 13     New England 33, CHICAGO 30

NY JETS 13, Miami 10

MONDAY NOVEMBER 11

Oakland 34, DENVER 10

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    6  3 0  .667 234 153 Miami            5  4 0  .556 210 180

NY Giants       5  4 0  .556 140 152 Buffalo          5  4 0  .556 248 269

Washington      4  5 0  .444 162 217 New England      5  4 0  .556 239 195

Dallas          3  6 0  .333 115 155 NY Jets          4  5 0  .444 173 216

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       8  1 0  .889 264 175 Pittsburgh       5  3 1  .611 226 194

Detroit         3  6 0  .333 172 259 Cleveland        4  5 0  .444 205 195

Chicago         2  7 0  .222 182 232 Baltimore        4  5 0  .444 187 189

Minnesota       2  7 0  .222 206 257 Cincinnati       1  8 0  .111 140 252

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay       7  2 0  .778 203 109 Indianapolis     5  4 0  .556 195 180

New Orleans     7  2 0  .778 279 233 Tennessee        5  4 0  .556 200 222

Atlanta         5  3 1  .611 218 167 Jacksonville     4  5 0  .444 190 164

Carolina        3  6 0  .333 135 151 Houston          2  7 0  .222 117 231

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   7  2 0  .778 220 177 San Diego        6  3 0  .667 210 191

Arizona         4  5 0  .444 156 185 Denver           6  3 0  .667 217 204

St. Louis       4  5 0  .444 194 196 Oakland          5  4 0  .556 260 198

Seattle         3  6 0  .333 172 186 Kansas City      4  5 0  .444 272 257

Bye - Buffalo, Cleveland, Dallas, Tampa Bay

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17

PHILADELPHIA 38, Arizona 14          Jacksonville 24, HOUSTON 21

KANSAS CITY 17, Buffalo 16           Cleveland 27, CINCINNATI 20

INDIANAPOLIS 20, Dallas 3            MINNESOTA 31, Green Bay 21

ATLANTA 24, New Orleans 17           TENNESSEE 31, Pittsburgh 23

NY GIANTS 19, Washington 17          TAMPA BAY 23, Carolina 10

SAN DIEGO 17, San Francisco 14 (OT)  Denver 31, SEATTLE 9

MIAMI 26, Baltimore 7                NY Jets 31, DETROIT 14

OAKLAND 27, New England 20

MONDAY NOVEMBER 18

ST. LOUIS 21, Chicago 16

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    7  3 0  .700 272 167 Miami            6  4 0  .600 236 187

NY Giants       6  4 0  .600 159 169 Buffalo          5  5 0  .500 264 286

Washington      4  6 0  .400 179 236 New England      5  5 0  .500 259 222

Dallas          3  7 0  .300 118 175 NY Jets          5  5 0  .500 204 230

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       8  2 0  .800 285 206 Pittsburgh       5  4 1  .550 249 225

Detroit         3  7 0  .300 186 290 Cleveland        5  5 0  .500 232 215

Minnesota       3  7 0  .300 237 278 Baltimore        4  6 0  .400 194 215

Chicago         2  8 0  .200 198 253 Cincinnati       1  9 0  .100 160 279

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay       8  2 0  .800 226 119 Indianapolis     6  4 0  .600 215 183

New Orleans     7  3 0  .700 296 257 Tennessee        6  4 0  .600 231 245

Atlanta         6  3 1  .650 242 184 Jacksonville     5  5 0  .500 214 185

Carolina        3  7 0  .300 145 174 Houston          2  8 0  .200 138 255

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   7  3 0  .700 234 194 San Diego        7  3 0  .700 227 205

St. Louis       5  5 0  .500 215 212 Denver           7  3 0  .700 248 213

Arizona         4  6 0  .400 170 223 Oakland          6  4 0  .600 287 218

Seattle         3  7 0  .300 181 217 Kansas City      5  5 0  .500 289 273

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24

Atlanta 41, CAROLINA 0               NY JETS 31, Buffalo 13

PITTSBURGH 29, Cincinnati 21         Cleveland 24, NEW ORLEANS 15

CHICAGO 20, Detroit 17 (OT)          WASHINGTON 20, St. Louis 17

DALLAS 21, Jacksonville 19           NEW ENGLAND 24, Minnesota 17

MIAMI 30, San Diego 3                BALTIMORE 13, Tennessee 12

SEATTLE 39, Kansas City 32           Oakland 41, ARIZONA 20

HOUSTON 16, NY Giants 14             TAMPA BAY 21, Green Bay 7

Indianapolis 23, DENVER 20 (OT)

MONDAY NOVEMBER 25

Philadelphia 38, SAN FRANCISCO 17

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    8  3 0  .727 310 184 Miami            7  4 0  .636 266 190

NY Giants       6  5 0  .545 173 185 New England      6  5 0  .545 283 239

Washington      5  6 0  .455 199 253 NY Jets          6  5 0  .545 235 243

Dallas          4  7 0  .364 139 194 Buffalo          5  6 0  .455 277 317

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

GREEN BAY       8  3 0  .727 292 227 Pittsburgh       6  4 1  .591 278 246

Detroit         3  8 0  .273 203 310 Cleveland        6  5 0  .545 256 230

Minnesota       3  8 0  .273 254 302 Baltimore        5  6 0  .455 207 227

Chicago         3  8 0  .273 218 270 Cincinnati       1 10 0  .091 181 308

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay       9  2 0  .818 247 126 Indianapolis     7  4 0  .636 238 203

Atlanta         7  3 1  .682 283 184 Tennessee        6  5 0  .545 243 258

New Orleans     7  4 0  .636 311 281 Jacksonville     5  6 0  .455 233 206

Carolina        3  8 0  .273 145 215 Houston          3  8 0  .273 154 269

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   7  4 0  .636 251 232 Oakland          7  4 0  .636 328 238

St. Louis       5  6 0  .455 232 232 Denver           7  4 0  .636 268 236

Arizona         4  7 0  .364 190 264 San Diego        7  4 0  .636 230 235

Seattle         4  7 0  .364 220 249 Kansas City      5  6 0  .455 321 312

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28

New England 20, DETROIT 12           DALLAS 27, Washington 20

SUNDAY DECEMBER 1

KANSAS CITY 49, Arizona 0            Atlanta 30, MINNESOTA 24 (OT)

Baltimore 27, CINCINNATI 23          Carolina 13, CLEVELAND 6

GREEN BAY 30, Chicago 20             BUFFALO 38, Miami 21

Pittsburgh 25, JACKSONVILLE 23       Tennessee 32, NY GIANTS 29 (OT)

SAN DIEGO 30, Denver 27 (OT)         INDIANAPOLIS 19, Houston 3

SAN FRANCISCO 31, Seattle 24         PHILADELPHIA 10, St. Louis 3

NEW ORLEANS 23, Tampa Bay 20

MONDAY DECEMBER 2

OAKLAND 26, NY Jets 21

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia    9  3 0  .750 320 187 Miami            7  5 0  .583 287 228

NY Giants       6  6 0  .500 202 217 New England      7  5 0  .583 303 251

Washington      5  7 0  .417 219 280 NY Jets          6  6 0  .500 256 269

Dallas          5  7 0  .417 166 214 Buffalo          6  6 0  .500 315 338

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

X-GREEN BAY     9  3 0  .750 322 247 Pittsburgh       7  4 1  .625 303 269

Detroit         3  9 0  .250 215 330 Cleveland        6  6 0  .500 262 243

Minnesota       3  9 0  .250 278 332 Baltimore        6  6 0  .500 234 260

Chicago         3  9 0  .250 238 300 Cincinnati       1 11 0  .083 204 335

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay       9  3 0  .750 267 149 Indianapolis     8  4 0  .667 257 206

Atlanta         8  3 1  .708 313 208 Tennessee        7  5 0  .583 275 287

New Orleans     8  4 0  .667 334 301 Jacksonville     5  7 0  .417 256 231

Carolina        4  8 0  .333 158 221 Houston          3  9 0  .250 157 288

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

San Francisco   8  4 0  .667 282 256 Oakland          8  4 0  .667 354 259

St. Louis       5  7 0  .417 235 242 San Diego        8  4 0  .667 260 262

Arizona         4  8 0  .333 190 313 Denver           7  5 0  .583 295 266

Seattle         4  8 0  .333 244 280 Kansas City      6  6 0  .500 370 312

X-Clinched Division Title

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8

TAMPA BAY 34, Atlanta 10             NEW ENGLAND 27, Buffalo 17

CAROLINA 52, Cincinnati 31           Cleveland 21, JACKSONVILLE 20

Houston 24, PITTSBURGH 6             TENNESSEE 27, Indianapolis 17

NY Giants 27, WASHINGTON 21          San Francisco 31, DALLAS 27

KANSAS CITY 49, St. Louis 10         ARIZONA 23, Detroit 20 (OT)

New Orleans 37, BALTIMORE 25         Philadelphia 27, SEATTLE 20

NY JETS 19, Denver 13                Oakland 27, SAN DIEGO 7

GREEN BAY 26, Minnesota 22

MONDAY DECEMBER 9

MIAMI 27, Chicago 9

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

Philadelphia   10  3 0  .769 347 207 Miami            8  5 0  .615 314 237

NY Giants       7  6 0  .538 229 238 New England      8  5 0  .615 330 268

Washington      5  8 0  .385 240 307 NY Jets          7  6 0  .538 275 282

Dallas          5  8 0  .385 193 245 Buffalo          6  7 0  .462 332 365

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

X-GREEN BAY    10  3 0  .769 348 269 Pittsburgh       7  5 1  .577 309 293

Detroit         3 10 0  .231 235 353 Cleveland        7  6 0  .538 283 263

Minnesota       3 10 0  .231 300 358 Baltimore        6  7 0  .462 259 297

Chicago         3 10 0  .231 247 327 Cincinnati       1 12 0  .077 235 387

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Tampa Bay      10  3 0  .769 301 159 Indianapolis     8  5 0  .615 274 233

New Orleans     9  4 0  .692 371 326 Tennessee        8  5 0  .615 302 304

Atlanta         8  4 1  .654 323 242 Jacksonville     5  8 0  .385 276 252

Carolina        5  8 0  .385 210 252 Houston          4  9 0  .308 181 294

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

X-San Francisco 9  4 0  .692 313 283 Oakland          9  4 0  .692 381 266

St. Louis       5  8 0  .385 245 291 San Diego        8  5 0  .615 267 289

Arizona         5  8 0  .385 213 333 Denver           7  6 0  .538 308 285

Seattle         4  9 0  .308 264 307 Kansas City      7  6 0  .538 419 322

X-Clinched Division Title

SUNDAY DECEMBER 15

Baltimore 23, HOUSTON 19             PITTSBURGH 30, Carolina 14

Indianapolis 28, CLEVELAND 23        Jacksonville 29, CINCINNATI 15

Minnesota 32, NEW ORLEANS 31         CHICAGO 20, NY Jets 13

MIAMI 23, Oakland 17                 BUFFALO 20, San Diego 13

Seattle 30, ATLANTA 24 (OT)          Tampa Bay 23, DETROIT 20

PHILADELPHIA 34, Washington 21       DENVER 31, Kansas City 24

NY GIANTS 37, Dallas 7               Green Bay 20, SAN FRANCISCO 14

ST. LOUIS 30, Arizona 28

MONDAY DECEMBER 16

TENNESSEE 24, New England 7

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

X-Philadelphia 11  3 0  .786 381 228 Miami            9  5 0  .643 337 254

NY Giants       8  6 0  .571 266 245 New England      8  6 0  .571 337 292

Washington      5  9 0  .357 261 341 NY Jets          7  7 0  .500 288 302

Dallas          5  9 0  .357 200 282 Buffalo          7  7 0  .500 352 378

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

X-GREEN BAY    11  3 0  .786 368 283 Pittsburgh       8  5 1  .607 339 307

Chicago         4 10 0  .286 267 340 Cleveland        7  7 0  .500 306 291

Minnesota       4 10 0  .286 332 389 Baltimore        7  7 0  .500 282 316

Detroit         3 11 0  .214 255 376 Cincinnati       1 13 0  .071 250 416

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

Y-Tampa Bay    11  3 0  .786 324 179 Indianapolis     9  5 0  .643 302 256

New Orleans     9  5 0  .643 402 358 Tennessee        9  5 0  .643 326 311

Atlanta         8  5 1  .607 347 272 Jacksonville     6  8 0  .429 305 267

Carolina        5  9 0  .357 224 282 Houston          4 10 0  .286 200 317

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

X-San Francisco 9  5 0  .643 327 303 Oakland          9  5 0  .643 398 289

St. Louis       6  8 0  .429 275 319 San Diego        8  6 0  .571 280 309

Arizona         5  9 0  .357 241 363 Denver           8  6 0  .571 339 309

Seattle         5  9 0  .357 294 331 Kansas City      7  7 0  .500 443 353

X-Clinched Division Title            Y-Clinched Playoff Berth

SATURDAY DECEMBER 21

MINNESOTA 20, Miami 17               San Francisco 17, ARIZONA 14

Philadelphia 27, DALLAS 3

SUNDAY DECEMBER 22

GREEN BAY 10, Buffalo 0              CAROLINA 24, Chicago 14

ATLANTA 36, Detroit 15               WASHINGTON 26, Houston 10

CINCINNATI 20, New Orleans 13        NY Giants 44, INDIANAPOLIS 27

KANSAS CITY 24, San Diego 22         Tennessee 28, JACKSONVILLE 10

SEATTLE 30, St. Louis 10             Cleveland 14, BALTIMORE 13

OAKLAND 28, Denver 16                NY Jets 30, NEW ENGLAND 17

MONDAY DECEMBER 23

Pittsburgh 17, TAMPA BAY 7

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

X-Philadelphia 12  3 0  .800 408 231 Miami            9  6 0  .600 354 274

NY Giants       9  6 0  .600 310 272 New England      8  7 0  .533 354 322

Washington      6  9 0  .400 287 351 NY Jets          8  7 0  .533 318 319

Dallas          5 10 0  .333 203 309 Buffalo          7  8 0  .467 352 388

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

X-GREEN BAY    12  3 0  .800 378 283 X-Pittsburgh     9  5 1  .633 356 314

Minnesota       5 10 0  .333 352 406 Cleveland        8  7 0  .533 320 304

Chicago         4 11 0  .267 281 364 Baltimore        7  8 0  .467 295 330

Detroit         3 12 0  .200 270 412 Cincinnati       2 13 0  .133 270 429

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

X-Tampa Bay    11  4 0  .733 331 196 Y-Tennessee     10  5 0  .667 354 321

Atlanta         9  5 1  .633 383 287 Indianapolis     9  6 0  .600 329 300

New Orleans     9  6 0  .600 415 378 Jacksonville     6  9 0  .400 315 295

Carolina        6  9 0  .400 248 296 Houston          4 11 0  .267 210 333

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

X-S. Francisco 10  5 0  .667 344 317 X-Oakland       10  5 0  .667 426 305

St. Louis       6  9 0  .400 285 349 San Diego        8  7 0  .533 302 333

Seattle         6  9 0  .400 324 341 Denver           8  7 0  .533 355 337

Arizona         5 10 0  .333 255 380 Kansas City      8  7 0  .533 467 375

X-Clinched Division Title            Y-Clinched Playoff Berth

SATURDAY DECEMBER 28

NY GIANTS 10, Philadelphia 7 (OT)    OAKLAND 24, Kansas City 0

SUNDAY DECEMBER 29

CLEVELAND 24, Atlanta 16             PITTSBURGH 34, Baltimore 31

Carolina 10, NEW ORLEANS 6           BUFFALO 27, Cincinnati 9

WASHINGTON 20, Dallas 14             NEW ENGLAND 27, Miami 24 (OT)

Minnesota 38, DETROIT 36             Tennessee 13, HOUSTON 3

INDIANAPOLIS 20, Jacksonville 13     DENVER 37, Arizona 7

NY JETS 42, Green Bay 17             Seattle 31, SAN DIEGO 28 (OT)

Tampa Bay 15, CHICAGO 0

MONDAY DECEMBER 30

ST. LOUIS 31, San Francisco 20

NATIONAL - EAST                      AMERICAN - EAST

X-Philadelphia 12  4 0  .750 415 241 X-NY Jets        9  7 0  .563 359 336

Y-NY Giants    10  6 0  .625 320 279 New England      9  7 0  .563 381 346

Washington      7  9 0  .438 307 365 Miami            9  7 0  .563 378 301

Dallas          5 11 0  .313 217 329 Buffalo          8  8 0  .500 379 397

NATIONAL - NORTH                     AMERICAN - NORTH

X-GREEN BAY    12  4 0  .750 398 328 X-Pittsburgh    10  5 1  .656 390 345

Minnesota       6 10 0  .375 390 442 Y-Cleveland      9  7 0  .563 344 320

Chicago         4 12 0  .250 281 379 Baltimore        7  9 0  .438 316 354

Detroit         3 13 0  .188 306 451 Cincinnati       2 14 0  .125 279 456

NATIONAL - SOUTH                     AMERICAN - SOUTH

X-Tampa Bay    12  4 0  .750 346 196 X-Tennessee     11  5 0  .688 367 324

Y-Atlanta       9  6 1  .594 402 314 Y-Indianapolis  10  6 0  .625 349 313

New Orleans     9  7 0  .563 432 388 Jacksonville     6 10 0  .375 328 315

Carolina        7  9 0  .438 258 302 Houston          4 12 0  .250 213 356

NATIONAL - WEST                      AMERICAN - WEST

X-S. Francisco 10  6 0  .625 367 351 X-Oakland       11  5 0  .688 450 304

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Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5-1)

Head Coach: Bill Cowher

Passing Leader:Tommy Maddox (2836)

Rushing Leader: Amos Zereoue (762)

Receiving Leader: Hines Ward (112-1329)

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Cleveland Browns (9-7)

Head Coach: Butch Davis

Passing Leader: Tim Couch (2842)

Rushing Leader: William Green (887)

Receiving Leader: Kevin Johnson (67-703)

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Baltimore Ravens (7-9)

Head Coach: Brian Billick

Passing Leader: Jeff Blake (2084)

Rushing Leader: Jamal Lewis (1327)

Receiving Leader: Todd Heap (68-836)

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Cincinnati Bengals (2-14)

Head Coach: Dick LeBeau

Passing Leader: Jon Kitna (3178)

Rushing Leader: Corey Dillon (1311)

Receiving Leader: Chad Johnson (69-1166)

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Tennessee Titans (11-5)

Head Coach: Jeff Fisher

Passing Leader: Steve McNair (3387)

Rushing Leader: Eddie George (1165)

Receiving Leader: Derrick Mason (79-1012)

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Indianapolis Colts (10-6)

Head Coach: Tony Dungy

Passing Leader: Peyton Manning (4200)

Rushing Leader: Edgerrin James (989)

Rec. Leader: Marvin Harrison (143-1722)

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Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10)

Head Coach: Tom Coughlin

Passing Leader: Mark Brunell (2788)

Rushing Leader: Fred Taylor (1314)

Receiving Leader: Jimmy Smith (80-1027)

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Houston Texans (4-12)

Head Coach: Dom Capers

Passing Leader: David Carr (2592)

Rushing Leader: Jonathan Wells (529)

Receiving Leader: Billy Miller (51-613)

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Oakland Raiders (11-5)

Head Coach: Bill Callahan

Passing Leader: Rich Gannon (4689)

Rushing Leader: Charlie Garner (962)

Receiving Leader: Jerry Rice (92-1211)

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Denver Broncos (9-7)

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan

Passing Leader: Brian Griese (3214)

Rushing Leader: Clinton Portis (1508)

Receiving Leader: Rod Smith (89-1027)

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San Diego Chargers (8-8)

Head Coach: Marty Schottenheimer

Passing Leader: Drew Brees (3284)

Rushing Leader: LaDainian Tomlinson (1683)

Receiving Leader: LaDainian Tomlinson (79-489)

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Kansas City Chiefs (8-8)

Head Coach: Dick Vermeil

Passing Leader: Trent Green (3690)

Rushing Leader: Priest Holmes (1615)

Receiving Leader: Priest Holmes (70-672)

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St. Louis       7  9 0  .438 316 369 Denver           9  7 0  .563 392 344

Seattle         7  9 0  .438 355 369 San Diego        8  8 0  .500 333 367

Arizona         5 11 0  .313 262 417 Kansas City      8  8 0  .500 467 399

X-Clinched Division Title            Y-Clinched Wildcard Berth

2002 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Wildcard (January 4) - NY JETS (9-7) 41, Indianapolis (10-6) 0

Wildcard (January 5) - PITTSBURGH (10-5-1) 36, Cleveland (9-7) 33

Divisional (January 11) - TENNESSEE (11-5) 34, Pittsburgh (11-5-1) 31 (OT)

Divisional (January 12) - OAKLAND (11-5) 30, NY Jets (10-7) 10

Conference (January 19) - OAKLAND (12-5) 41, Tennessee (12-5) 24

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Wildcard (January 4) - Atlanta (9-6-1) 27, GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-4) 7

Wildcard (January 5) - SAN FRANCISCO (10-6) 39, NY Giants (10-6) 38

Divisional (January 11) - PHILADELPHIA (12-4) 20, Atlanta (10-6-1) 6

Divisional (January 12) - TAMPA BAY (12-4) 31, San Francisco (11-6) 6

Conference (January 19) - Tampa Bay (13-4) 27, PHILADELPHIA (13-4) 10

SUPER BOWL 37 (January 26, 2003 at San Diego)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (14-4) 48, OAKLAND RAIDERS (13-5) 21 - The Buccaneers' defense intercepted five passes, three of which were returned for touchdowns, and recorded five sacks as Tampa Bay scored 34 unanswered points en route to its first Super Bowl victory. Charles Woodson intercepted Brad Johnson three plays into the game to give Oakland the ball at the Buccaneers' 36. But Simeon Rice sacked Rich Gannon on third down to force the Raiders to settle for Sebastian Janikowski's 40-yard field goal. On their next nine possessions, the Raiders registered just two first downs and did not run a play inside the Buccaneers' 40 as Tampa Bay scored the next 34 points. The Buccaneers answered Janikowski's field goal with Martin Gramatica's 31-yard boot to tie the game. An interception by Dexter Jackson set up Gramatica's go-ahead field goal early in the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, a 25-yard punt return by Karl Williams and a 19-yard run by Michael Pittman led to Mike Alstott's 2-yard touchdown run. Late in the half, the Buccaneers drove 77 yards, aided by three defensive penalties and pass receptions of 16 and 12 yards by Alstott, to set up Brad Johnson's 5-yard touchdown pass to Keenan McCardell with 30 seconds left in the half, which gave Tampa Bay a 20-3 lead. With their first possession of the second half, the Buccaneers put together a 14-play, 89-yard drive that consumed 7:52 and was culminated by Johnson's 8-yard scoring toss to McCardell. Two plays later, Dwight Smith intercepted Gannon's pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown and a 34-3 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Tampa Bay scored four touchdowns in a span of 16:37. Jerry Porter's 39-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone made it 34-9. Less than three minutes later, Tim Johnson blocked Tom Tupa's punt. Eric Johnson caught the ball and dove into the end zone for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 34-15 with 14:16 remaining. The Buccaneers drove deep downfield again, but Tupa mishandled the snap for a field-goal attempt, allowing the Raiders to regain possession. Gannon hit Jerry Rice with a 48-yard touchdown pass with 6:06 left to trim the lead to 34-21. A 9-yard pass by Johnson to Alstott on third-and-7 allowed Tampa Bay to take another two minutes off the clock before Tupa punted with 2:44 remaining. On third-and-18 from the Raiders' 29, Derrick Brooks intercepted Gannon's pass and raced 44 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown with 1:18 remaining to give Tampa Bay a commanding 41-21 lead. Smith intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with two seconds left to finish the scoring. Johnson was 18 of 34 for 215 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. Pittman had 29 carries for 124 yards. Gannon was 24 of 44 for 272 yards and two touchdowns, with a Super Bowl record five interceptions. Jackson, who had the first two interceptions, one of which led to the go-ahead field goal, was named the game's most valuable player.

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