2002 Kansas City Chiefs season

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

2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Tony Gonzalez KR Dante Hall RB Priest Holmes T Willie Roaf G Will Shields
AP All-Pros	TE Tony Gonzalez (2nd team) KR Dante Hall (2nd team) RB Priest Holmes (1st team) T Willie Roaf (2nd team) G Will Shields (1st team)

Kansas City at Oakland, 2002

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 1992–2010 [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.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
QB Jonathan Quinn (Jaguars)	LB Donnie Edwards (Chargers)
K Morten Andersen (Giants)	K Todd Peterson (Steelers)
WR Johnnie Morton (Lions)	TE Mikhael Ricks (Lions)
T Willie Roaf (Saints)	CB Bracy Walker (Lions)
	T Victor Riley (Saints)
	WR Derrick Alexander (Vikings)

NFL draft

2002 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Ryan Sims	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
2	43	Eddie Freeman	Defensive tackle	UAB
4	107	Omar Easy	Fullback	Penn State
5	143	Scott Fujita	Linebacker	California
7	221	Maurice Rodriguez	Linebacker	Fresno State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Marc Boerigter	Wide Receiver	Hastings
Clint Finley	Defensive back	Nebraska
Jarmar Julien	Running back	San Jose State

Personnel

Staff

2002 Kansas City Chiefs staff

	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman Vice Chairman of the Board – Clark Hunt Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of Football Administration – Mike White Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head Coach – Dick Vermeil Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Terry Shea Running Backs – James Saxon Wide Receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight Ends – Keith Rowen Offensive Line – Mike Solari Assistant Offensive Line – Irv Eatman Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jason Verduzco Offensive Quality Control – Bob Saunders			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Carl Hairston Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive Backs – Peter Giunta Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz Jr Assistant Special Teams – Thomas McGaughey Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Billy Long

Roster

2002 Kansas City Chiefs final roster

	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 10 Trent Green 12 Jonathan Quinn Running backs 23 Derrick Blaylock 34 Mike Cloud 43 Omar Easy FB 31 Priest Holmes 27 Jarmar Julien 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers 85 Marc Boerigter 20 Dante Hall 87 Eddie Kennison 81 Snoop Minnis 80 Johnnie Morton Tight ends 89 Jason Dunn 88 Tony Gonzalez		Offensive linemen 67 Jason Andersen T 77 Willie Roaf T 68 Will Shields G 70 Marcus Spears T 76 John Tait T 60 Donald Willis G 54 Brian Waters G 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen 93 John Browning DE 99 Duane Clemons DE 92 Eric Downing DT 71 Eddie Freeman DE 98 Eric Hicks DE 94 Nate Hobgood-Chittick DT 95 Derrick Ransom DT 91 R-Kal Truluck DT		Linebackers 96 Monty Beisel 56 Lewis Bush 51 Scott Fujita 57 Mike Maslowski 53 Marvcus Patton 55 Gary Stills Defensive backs 24 William Bartee CB 29 Jason Belser FS 38 Clint Finley 42 Shaunard Harts SS 40 Corey Harris 44 Eric Warfield CB 25 Greg Wesley SS 39 Ray Crockett CB 30 Lyle West Special teams  8 Morten Andersen K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 83 Kendall Gammon LS/TE		Reserve lists 26 Taje Allen CB (IR) 50 Larry Atkins LB (IR) 84 Sylvester Morris WR (IR)  6 Pete Rebstock WR (IR) 90 Ryan Sims DT (IR) 21 Jerome Woods FS (IR) Practice squad 47 Dwayne Blakley TE 64 T. J. Bingham DE 79 Mitch White T Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Cleveland Browns	W 40–39	1–0	72,938
2	September 15, 2002	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 23–16	1–1	77,934
3	September 22, 2002	at New England Patriots	L 41–38	1–2	68,436
4	September 29, 2002	Miami Dolphins	W 48–30	2–2	78,178
5	October 6, 2002	at New York Jets	W 29–25	3–2	78,149
6	October 13, 2002	at San Diego Chargers	L 35–34	3–3	58,995
7	October 20, 2002	Denver Broncos	L 37–34	3–4	78,446
8	October 27, 2002	Oakland Raiders	W 20–10	4–4	78,685
9	Bye
10	November 10, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–13	4–5	67,881
11	November 17, 2002	Buffalo Bills	W 17–16	5–5	77,951
12	November 24, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	L 39–32	5–6	56,250
13	December 1, 2002	Arizona Cardinals	W 49–0	6–6	77,809
14	December 8, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 49–10	7–6	78,601
15	December 15, 2002	at Denver Broncos	L 31–24	7–7	75,947
16	December 22, 2002	San Diego Chargers	W 24–22	8–7	77,899
17	December 28, 2002	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–0	8–8	62,078

Game summaries

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	3	7	7	21	0	38
Patriots	0	9	8	21	3	41

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 22, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Warm and humid, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,436
• Referee: Bill Carollo (63)
• TV: CBS
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 2:15. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:36. Second quarter KC – Eddie Kennison 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 14:56. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:47. NE – Kevin Faulk 23-yard pass from Tom Brady (run failed), 6:57. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:40. NE – Adam Vinatieri 37-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 0:51. Third quarter KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 13:00. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:00. NE – Troy Brown 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Antowain Smith run), 7:45. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:15. Fourth quarter NE – Daniel Graham 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:55. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:08. NE – David Patten 38-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:23. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:24. KC – Eddie Kennison 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 9:23. Patriots 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:00. NE – Antowain Smith 42-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:10. Patriots 38–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13. KC – Priest Holmes 6-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:37. Patriots 38–31. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:33. KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Morten Anderson kick), 0:00. Tied 38–38. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 2:30. Overtime NE – Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 41–38. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:40. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 16/25, 149 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT NE – Tom Brady – 39/54, 410 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 30 rushes, 180 yards, 2 TD NE – Antowain Smith – 16 rushes, 92 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Johnnie Morton – 2 receptions, 44 yards NE – Troy Brown – 16 receptions, 176 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 4: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	9	7	7	30
Chiefs	10	14	7	17	48

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 29, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,178
• Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
• TV: CBS
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIA – Jay Fiedler 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 13:07. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:53. KC – Tony Gonzalez 9-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 6:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:14. KC – Morten Andersen 50-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:01. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 14:21. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:16. KC – Priest Holmes 25-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 12:37. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:44. KC – Johnnie Morton 8-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 9:23. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:32. MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 3:39. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:38. MIA – Olindo Mare 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 24–16. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:44. Third quarter KC – Tony Gonzalez 42-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 11:33. Chiefs 31–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. MIA – Ricky Williams 3-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 9:15. Chiefs 31–23. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:18. Fourth quarter KC – Tony Gonzalez 6-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 13:40. Chiefs 38–23. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:35. MIA – Rob Konrad 6-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 11:30. Chiefs 38–30. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:10. KC – Morten Andersen 24-yard field goal, 7:33. Chiefs 41–30. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:04. KC – Billy Baber 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 5:48. Chiefs 48–30. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:51. Top passers MIA – Jay Fiedler – 29/45, 310 yards, TD, 4 INT KC – Trent Green – 24/34, 328 yards, 5 TD Top rushers MIA – Ricky Williams – 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Chris Chambers – 6 receptions, 102 yards KC – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 140 yards, 3 TD

Week 5: at New York Jets

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	9	3	14	29
Jets	7	8	0	10	25

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 6, 2002
• Game time: 4:05 pm
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,149
• Referee: Johnny Grier (23)
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg and Dan Dierdorf
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Morten Anderson 36-yard field goal, 7:18. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:20. NYJ – Curtis Martin 17-yard run (John Hall kick), 4:56. Jets 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:36. Second quarter KC – Morten Anderson 40-yard field goal, 9:00. Jets 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:48. KC – Priest Holmes 12-yard run (pass failed), 1:46. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:35. NYJ – Anthony Becht 2-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Curtis Martin run), 0:12. Jets 15–12. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:32. Third quarter KC – Morten Anderson 27-yard field goal, 11:11. Tied 15–15. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:54. Fourth quarter NYJ – Santana Moss 27-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 13:43. Jets 22–15. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:36. KC – Dante Hall 60-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Anderson kick), 10:32. Tied 22–22. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 3:16. NYJ – John Hall 25-yard field goal, 3:11. Jets 25–22. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:21. KC – Priest Holmes 19-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Anderson kick), 0:35. Chiefs 29–25. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:27. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 23/33, 296 yards, 2 TD, INT NYJ – Chad Pennington – 22/29, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 152 yards, TD NYJ – Curtis Martin – 21 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Priest Holmes – 9 receptions, 81 yards, TD NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 8 receptions, 116 yards

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 11: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	13	3	0	16
Chiefs	7	3	0	7	17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 17, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,951
• Referee: Terry McAulay (77)
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Priest Holmes 4-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 3:02. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:51. Second quarter BUF – Mike Hollis 23-yard field goal, 11:34. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:28. BUF – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 8:42. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:52. KC – Morten Andersen 38-yard field goal, 6:40. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:02 BUF – Eric Moulds 7-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 0:32. Bills 13–10. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 6:08. Third quarter BUF – Mike Hollis 27-yard field goal, 2:29. Bills 16–10. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:14. Fourth quarter KC – Trent Green 9-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:53. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:23. Top passers BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 24/36, 225 yards, TD, INT KC – Trent Green – 12/20, 197 yards Top rushers BUF – Travis Henry – 24 rushes, 126 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 31 rushes, 104 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Josh Reed – 4 receptions, 44 yards KC – Eddie Kennison – 3 receptions, 93 yards

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Oakland Raiders	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	450	304	W2
Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	392	344	W1
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	333	367	L4
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	467	399	L1

References

1. 1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary
2. Final 2010 DVOA Ratings