2002 Baltimore Ravens season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Ravens 2002 7–9 3rd AFC North Brian Billick Ozzie Newsome Art Modell Ravens Stadium Did not qualify T Jonathan OgdenTE Todd HeapLB Peter Boulware T Jonathan Ogden (1st team) 250px Ravens seasons 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 games2002 Baltimore Ravens and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years. Running back Jamal Lewis made his return to the lineup after missing the previous season from a knee injury. 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 also standout defensive end Michael McCrary was limited to five games due to injury and would retire the following season, and the team finished 19th in scoring defense after finishing 4th in the NFL the previous year. The Ravens switched to the 3-4 defensive scheme under new coordinator Mike Nolan as Marvin Lewis left for the Washington Redskins in the off-season. Off-season 2002 expansion draft 2002 NFL expansion draft + Baltimore Ravens selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team—5Jamie SharperLinebackerHouston Texans—6Jermaine LewisWide receiverHouston Texans Draft 2002 NFL draft 2002 Baltimore Ravens 1 24 Ed Reed FS Miami (FL) yes yes yes 2 52 Anthony Weaver DE Notre Dame yes 4 112 Dave Zastudil P Ohio yes 4 123 Ron Johnson WR Minnesota yes 5 155 Terry Jones TE Alabama yes 6 195 Lamont Brightful CB Eastern Washington yes 6 206 Javin Hunter WR Notre Dame yes 6 207 Chester Taylor RB Toledo yes 6 209 Chad Williams S Southern Miss yes 7 236 Wes Pate QB Stephen F. Austin no Undrafted free agents + 2002 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAlan CoxPunterWashington StateGary DavisLinebackerNew MexicoWill DempsSafetySan Diego StateMa'ake KemoeatuNose tackleUtahMike KraemerLong snapperWisconsin–La CrosseTellis RedmonRunning backMinnesotaBart ScottLinebackerSouthern IllinoisYohance Scott CornerbackUtahSalem SimonDefensive tackleNorthwesternBrian SmithLong snapperHawaiiLawrence SmithTackleTennessee State The Ravens had lost 13 players during the offseason including several players from the 2000 Super Bowl championship team. Quarterbacks Elvis Grbac and Randall Cunningham retired, Tight End Shannon Sharpe returned to the Denver Broncos, Defensive Tackle Tony Siragusa retired, Defensive Tackle Sam Adams and Safety Rod Woodson left for the Oakland Raiders, Wide Receiver Patrick Johnson left for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Wide Receiver/return specialist Jermaine Lewis left for the Houston Texans, Punter Kyle Richardson went to the Minnesota Vikings, Running Back Terry Allen was already out of football, Wide Receiver Qadry Ismail went to the colts, Jamie Sharper went to the Texans. Personnel Staff / Coaches 2002 Baltimore Ravens Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and coo – David Modell Minority owner – Steve Bisciotti Vice president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of college scouting – Phil Savage Director of pro personnel – James Harris Assistant director of pro personnel – George Kokinis Head coach – Brian Billick Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks/wide receivers – David Shaw Running backs – Matt Simon Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman Offensive line – Jim Colletto Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Mike Smith Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive assistant – Dennis Thurman Defensive assistant – Phil Zacharias Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson Coaches assistant – Mike Pettine Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci Roster 2002 Baltimore Ravens 53 5 5 11 Jeff Blake  7 Chris Redman  2 Anthony Wright 32 Sam Gash FB 23 Dameon Hunter 31 Jamal Lewis 39 Alan Ricard FB 29 Chester Taylor KR 81 Randy Hymes 83 Ron Johnson 87 Jeff Ogden PR 89 Travis Taylor 85 Milton Wynn 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Terry Jones 66 Bennie Anderson G 77 Ethan Brooks T 63 Mike Collins G 72 Damion Cook T 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G/T 75 Jonathan Ogden T 61 Casey Rabach C/G 73 Lawrence Smith G 65 Jason Thomas G/T 97 Kelly Gregg NT 92 Maʻake Kemoeatu DE/NT 70 David Nugent DE/NT 91 Riddick Parker DE 96 Adalius Thomas DE 98 Anthony Weaver DE 58 Peter Boulware OLB 90 Cornell Brown OLB 51 Bernardo Harris ILB 56 Edgerton Hartwell ILB 57 Bart Scott ILB 54 Shannon Taylor OLB 28 Gary Baxter CB 45 Lamont Brightful CB/KR/PR 47 Will Demps FS 37 Tom Knight CB 21 Chris McAlister CB/PR 42 Anthony Mitchell FS 25 Ray Perryman FS 24 Alvin Porter CB 20 Ed Reed SS 22 Robert Tate CB/KR 38 James Trapp CB 49 Chad Williams SS 59 Joe Maese LS  3 Matt Stover K 15 Dave Zastudil P 94 Marques Douglas DE (IR) 7px 84 Javin Hunter WR (Susp.) 7px 52 Ray Lewis LB (IR) 7px 99 Michael McCrary DE (IR) 7px 80 Brandon Stokley WR (IR) 7px 93 Nate Bolling DE 48 Brandon Christenson TE  6 J. R. Jenkins K 60 Jim Jones G 18 Marc Lester WR Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 August 9, 2002 Detroit Lions W 12–6 1–0 2 August 15, 2002 New York Jets L 16–34 1–1 3 August 23, 2002 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–12 2–1 4 August 29, 2002 at New York Giants L 0–13 2–2"2002 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database Regular season Schedule section May 2019 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 4 September 30, 2002 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 61,961Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text Game summaries Week 2: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baltimore Ravens 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens Buccaneers 10 3 5 7 Ravens 0 0 0 0 Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland September 15 1:00 p.m. EDT Partly Cloudy, 78 F C Fox Sam Rosen and Bill Maas Terry McAulay 69,304 Recap, Game Book First quarter TB – Martín Gramática 36-yard field goal, 7:39. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:21. TB – Karl Williams 56-yard punt return (Martín Gramática kick), 1:54. Buccaneers 10–0. Second quarter TB – Martin Gramatica 30-yard field goal, 3:51. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 17 plays, 82 yards, 8:25. Third quarter TB – Chris Redman fumble out of bounds in the end zone for a safety, 14:44. Buccaneers 15–0. TB – Martin Gramatica 30-yard field goal, 8:13. Buccaneers 18–0. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:31. Fourth quarter TB – Derrick Brooks 97-yard interception return (Martín Gramática kick), 1:06. Buccaneers 25–0. Top passers TB – Brad Johnson – 24/31, 211 yards BAL – Chris Redman – 16/38, 141 yards, INT Top rushers TB – Michael Pittman – 13 rushes, 37 yards BAL – Jamal Lewis – 17 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers TB – Michael Pittman – 6 receptions, 58 yards BAL – Brandon Stokley – 4 receptions, 57 yards Week 11: at Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Baltimore Ravens (4–5) at Miami Dolphins (5–4) – Game summary Ravens 0 7 0 0 Dolphins 7 10 3 6 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida November 17, 2002 4:15 p.m. Cloudy, 68 F C CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece Walt Coleman (65) 73,013 Recap, Game Book 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 Conference References External links 2002 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2002 Baltimore Ravens at jt-sw.com Category:Baltimore Ravens seasons Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens Category:2000s in Baltimore