# 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 and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.
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

2002 Baltimore Ravens draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 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 |

## 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 |

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 ||||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 11: 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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV |
| Division leaders |||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland Raiders | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .529 | .531 |
| 2 | 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 | 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 | Cleveland Browns | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .486 | .413 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason |||||||||||
| 7 | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .527 | .486 |
| 8 | New England Patriots | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .525 | .455 |
| 9 | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .508 | .486 |
| 10 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .352 |
| 11 | San Diego Chargers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .492 | .453 |
| 12 | 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 |||||||||||
| 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 3 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). 1 2 3 Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on conference record (7–5 vs 5–7/6–6) 1 2 Denver finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 New England finished ahead of Miami based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 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. |||||||||||