2002 Kansas City Chiefs season

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	RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez T Willie Roaf G Will Shields KR Dante Hall

Kansas City at Oakland, 2002

The 2002 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League, the 43rd overall, the franchise's 40th season in Kansas City, Missouri and the second under head coacah Dick Vermeil.

The Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by quarterback Trent Green and 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, in the second of Holmes's three consecutive all-pro seasons. 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.

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 – Al Saunders

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders
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

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.

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Billy Long

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	Network	Kickoff (CT)	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Cleveland Browns	W 40–39	CBS	12:00pm	72,938
2	September 15, 2002	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 23–16	CBS	12:00pm	77,934
3	September 22, 2002	at New England Patriots	L 41–38	CBS	12:00pm	68,436
4	September 29, 2002	Miami Dolphins	W 48–30	CBS	12:00pm	78,178
5	October 6, 2002	at New York Jets	W 29–25	CBS	3:15pm	78,149
6	October 13, 2002	at San Diego Chargers	L 35–34	CBS	3:15pm	58,995
7	October 20, 2002	Denver Broncos	L 37–34	CBS	12:00pm	78,446
8	October 27, 2002	Oakland Raiders	W 20–10	CBS	12:00pm	78,685
9	Bye
10	November 10, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–13	CBS	3:15pm	67,881
11	November 17, 2002	Buffalo Bills	W 17–16	CBS	12:00pm	77,951
12	November 24, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	L 39–32	CBS	3:15pm	56,250
13	December 1, 2002	Arizona Cardinals	W 49–0	FOX	12:00pm	77,809
14	December 8, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 49–10	FOX	12:00pm	78,601
15	December 15, 2002	at Denver Broncos	L 31–24	CBS	3:15pm	75,947
16	December 22, 2002	San Diego Chargers	W 24–22	CBS	12:00pm	77,899
17	December 28, 2002	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–0	CBS	3:00pm	62,078

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

Kansas City Chiefs

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

Personnel	Owner: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General Manager: John Dorsey Head Coach: Andy Reid Co-Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress Co-Offensive Coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive Coordinator: Bob Sutton Special Teams Coach: Dave Toub

Culture	Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle Warpaint K. C. Wolf Marty Ball Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers St. Louis Cardinals/Rams

Playoff appearances (18)	1962 1966 1968 1969 1971 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2013 2015

Division championships (8)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010

League championships (2^†)	1962 1969 (IV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1969 AFL championships

Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86

Media	Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: KCFX Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Texans–Kansas City Chiefs seasons

Dallas Texans 1960 1961 1962 Kansas City 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

2002 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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