2002 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 2002 9–7 2nd AFC West Pat Bowlen Pat Bowlen Ted Sundquist and Mike Shanahan Mike Shanahan Invesco Field at Mile High Did not qualify DE Trevor PryceLB Al Wilson None Broncos seasons The 2002 season was the Denver Broncos' 43rd in professional football and their 33rd in the National Football League. With the sudden retirement of Terrell Davis in the preseason, Denver had to rely on rookie Clinton Portis, who provided an instant spark to the Broncos running game. Despite his contribution, however, the Broncos finished with a 9–7 record and narrowly missed the postseason. Offseason Additions Subtractions TE Shannon Sharpe (Ravens) T Blake Brockermeyer (Bears) S Eric Brown (Texans) DT Lional Dalton (Ravens) RB Tony Carter (Packers) S Izell Reese (Cowboys) QB Gus Frerotte (Bengals) T Ephraim Salaam (Falcons) LB Bill Romanowski (Raiders) FB Detron Smith (Colts) T Trey Teague (Bills) RB Terrell Davis (retirement) NFL draft 2002 NFL draft 2002 Denver Broncos 1 19 Ashley Lelie Wide receiver Hawaii yes 2 51 Clinton Portis Running back Miami yes yes 3 96 Dorsett Davis Defensive tackle Mississippi State from New England viaWashington and Baltimore yes no 4 131 Sam Brandon Safety UNLV from New England yes yes 5 144 Herb Haygood Wide receiver Michigan State from Jacksonville via New England yes yes 6 191 Jeb Putzier Tight end Boise State yes 7 228 Chris Young Safety Georgia Tech from Atlanta no 7 231 Monsanto Pope Defensive tackle Virginia yes no Undrafted free agents + 2002 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCharlie AdamsWide receiverHofstraWill BartholomewFullbackTennesseeJared PeckTackleNorth Dakota StateJason ScukanecCenterBYULenny WallsCornerbackBoston College Personnel Staff / Coaches 2002 Denver Broncos President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – Ted Sundquist Director of football administration – Neal Dahlen Director of pro personnel – Rick Smith Director of college scouting – Jim Goodman Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Assistant to head coach – George Dyer Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Brian Pariani Offensive line – Rick Dennison Offensive assistant – Pat McPherson Defensive coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive line – Jacob Burney Assistant defensive line/pass rush specialist – Keith Millard Linebackers – Larry Coyer Secondary – David Gibbs Nickel backs – Ron Milus Defensive assistant – Steve Watson Special teams – Frank Bush Special teams assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Saporta Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith Roster 2002 Denver Broncos 53 6 5 11 Steve Beuerlein 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson 38 Mike Anderson running back 21 KaRon Coleman 34 Reuben Droughns 22 Olandis Gary 39 Kyle Johnson American football y 26 Clinton Portis y 82 Herb Haygood y 85 Ashley Lelie y 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Scottie Montgomery 80 Rod Smith wide receiver 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Patrick Hape 88 Jeb Putzier y 84 Shannon Sharpe 71 Blake Brockermeyer T 65 Cooper Carlisle T 64 Lennie Friedman G 50 Ben Hamilton C 79 Steve Herndon G 78 Matt Lepsis T 62 Dan Neil American football G 74 Ephraim Salaam T 92 Bertrand Berry DE 91 Lional Dalton DT 96 Dorsett Davis y DE 91 Chester McGlockton DT 75 Monsanto Pope DT y 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DE 99 Montae Reagor DT 97 Keith Washington American football DE 55 Keith Burns American football player MLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 59 Donnie Spragan OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB 42 Sam Brandon y SS 31 Kelly Herndon CB 28 Kenoy Kennedy SS 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 24 Deltha O'Neal CB 33 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 37 Tyrone Poole CB 43 Izell Reese FS 25 Denard Walker CB 35 Lenny Walls CB y  1 Jason Elam K  4 Micah Knorr P 48 Mike Leach long snapper LS 81 Chris Cole wide receiver WR IR 30 Terrell Davis RB IR 49 Matt Dominguez TE IR 98 Reggie Hayward DE IR -- Phil McGeoghan WR NF-Inj. 66 Tom Nalen C IR 12 Charlie Adams American football WR y 15 Frank Rice WR American football 57 Jashon Sykes LB y 67 Chris Watton G 32 Chris Young American football S y Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 St. Louis Rams W 23–16 1–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,710 2 September 15 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 2–0 3Com Park 67,685 3 September 22 Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,359 4 September 30 at Baltimore Ravens L 23–34 3–1 Ravens Stadium 69,538 5 October 6 San Diego Chargers W 26–9 4–1 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,065 6 October 13 Miami Dolphins L 22–24 4–2 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,941 7 October 20 at Kansas City Chiefs W 37–34 (OT) 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,446 8 October 27 at New England Patriots W 24–16 6–2 Gillette Stadium 68,436 9 Bye 10 November 11 Oakland Raiders L 10–34 6–3 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,643 11 November 17 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–9 7–3 Seahawks Stadium 65,495 12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts L 20–23 (OT) 7–4 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,075 13 December 1 at San Diego Chargers L 27–30 (OT) 7–5 Qualcomm Stadium 66,357 14 December 8 at New York Jets L 13–19 7–6 The Meadowlands 78,521 15 December 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 8–6 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,947 16 December 22 at Oakland Raiders L 16–28 8–7 Network Associates Coliseum 62,592 17 December 29 Arizona Cardinals W 37–7 9–7 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,164 Game summaries Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Buffalo Bills (1–1) at Denver Broncos (2–0) – Game summary Bills 0 7 3 13 Broncos 7 7 7 7 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado September 22, 2002 4:05 pm Sunny, 59 F C or CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross and Beasley Reece Walt Coleman (65) 75,359 Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Chester McGlockton 24-yard fumble return (Jason Elam kick), 4:40. Broncos 7–0. Second quarter DEN – Clinton Portis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 9:51. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:09. BUF – Travis Henry 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:54. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:59. Third quarter BUF – Mike Hollis 38-yard field goal, 10:02. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:02. DEN – Dwayne Carswell 1-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 2:00. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:22. Fourth quarter BUF – Josh Reed 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (2 Pt failed), 7:40. Broncos 21–16. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:43. DEN – Rod Smith 26-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 2:45. Broncos 28–16. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:56. BUF – Eric Moulds 2-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis Kick), 1:40. Broncos 28–23. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:27. Top passers BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 27/41, 283 yards, 2 TD DEN – Brian Griese – 19/31, 211 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – Travis Henry – 12 rushes, 35 yards, TD DEN – Clinton Portis – 18 rushes, 103 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 96 yards, TD DEN – Rod Smith – 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: San Diego Chargers (4–0) at Denver Broncos (3–1) – Game summary October 6 2:05 p.m. MDT Chargers 0 0 3 6 Broncos 7 12 0 7 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 75,065 57 F C, relative humidity 45%, wind 9 mph Dick Hantak CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score, Game Book First quarter DEN – Ed McCaffrey 69-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 12:57. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:43. Second quarter DEN – Clinton Portis 8-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 4:25. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:55. DEN – Punt blocked by Sam Brandon out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 2:22. Broncos 16–0. DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 19–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 2:22. Third quarter SDG – Steve Christie 24-yard field goal, 10:40. Broncos 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:49. Fourth quarter DEN – Deltha O'Neal 28-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 2:54. Broncos 26–3. SDG – Curtis Conway 8-yard pass from Drew Brees (pass failed), 1:31. Broncos 26–9. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 1:23. Top passers SDG – Drew Brees – 26/42, 235 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 26/35, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 14 rushes, 48 yards DEN – Clinton Portis – 20 rushes, 102 yards Top receivers SDG – Curtis Conway – 6 receptions, 68 yards, TDSDG – Tim Dwight – 5 receptions, 68 yards DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Miami Dolphins (4–1) at Denver Broncos (4–1) – Game summary Dolphins 0 7 0 17 Broncos 6 3 3 10 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado October 13, 2002 8:35 p.m. Clear, 58 F C ESPN Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann and Suzy Kolber Tony Corrente (99) 75,941 Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 12:09. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:51. DEN – Jason Elam 52-yard field goal, 4:14. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 6:18. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 23-yard field goal, 11:25. Broncos 9–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:00. MIA – Ricky Williams 10-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 7:11. Broncos 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:14. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 40-yard field goal, 13:44. Broncos 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20. Fourth quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 9:48. Dolphins 14–12. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:08. MIA – Patrick Surtain 40-yard interception return (Olindo Mare kick), Dolphins 21–12. DEN – Mike Anderson 1-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 3:37. Dolphins 21–19. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. DEN – Jason Elam 55-yard field goal, 0:45. Broncos 22–21. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:06. MIA – Olindo Mare 53-yard field goal, 0:06. Dolphins 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:39. Top passers MIA – Jay Fiedler – 19/29, 210 yards, INT DEN – Brian Griese – 27/46, 335 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIA – Ricky Williams – 20 rushes, 49 yards, 2 TD DEN – Clinton Portis – 18 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers MIA – Oronde Gadsden – 5 receptions, 77 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 9 receptions, 88 yards Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Denver Broncos (4–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–3) – Game summary October 20 12:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 3 3 14 14 3 Chiefs 7 6 14 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,446 Sunny, 51 F C Bill Leavy CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:24. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:36. DEN – Jason Elam 32-yard field goal, 2:49. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:35. Second quarter KC – Morten Andersen 41-yard field goal, 9:31. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 3:52. KC – Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal, 3:06. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yard, 1:31. DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 0:07. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:59. Third quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 82-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 11:38. Tied 13–13. Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:50. KC – Tony Richardson 14-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 8:28. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 3:10. DEN – Clinton Portis 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:37. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:51. KC – Priest Holmes 4-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 0:37. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:00. Fourth quarter KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 12:42. Chiefs 34–20. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:09. DEN – Shannon Sharpe 28-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 10:51. Chiefs 34–27. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:51. DEN – Mike Anderson 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 0:21. Tied 34–34. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 3:26. Overtime DEN – Jason Elam 25-yard field goal, 12:03. Broncos 37–34. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:42. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 30/50, 376 yards, 2 TD KC – Trent Green – 20/33, 172 yards Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis – 15 rushes, 70 yards, TD KC – Priest Holmes – 24 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD Top receivers DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 12 receptions, 214 yards, 2 TD KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 58 yards Week 8: at New England Patriots Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Denver Broncos (5–2) at New England Patriots (3–3) – Game summary Broncos 7 14 0 3 Patriots 0 7 3 6 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts October 27, 2002 4:15 p.m. Sunny, 60 F C CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian Tom White (123) 68,436 Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Clinton Portis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 10:08. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:10. Second quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 8-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 14:55. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:56. NE – Antowain Smith 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:16. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:54. DEN – Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:45. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:31. Third quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 7:26. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter NE – Christian Fauria 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 14:55. Broncos 21–16. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:07. DEN – Jason Elam 19-yard field goal, 9:45. Broncos 24–16. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:10. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 18/23, 229 yards, TD, INT NE – Tom Brady – 15/29, 130 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis – 26 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD NE – Antowain Smith – 13 rushes, 58 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 8 receptions, 116 yards NE – Troy Brown – 7 receptions, 59 yards Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Denver Broncos (6–3) at Seattle Seahawks (3–6) – Game summary November 17 1:16pm local Broncos 0 3 7 21 Seahawks 0 0 6 3 Seahawks Stadium, Seattle 65,495 partly cloudy, 53 °F °C, 71% humidity, wind SW 8 mph km/h Larry Nemmers CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Gamecenter, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 5:02 (DEN 3–0) Third quarter SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 13:06 (Tied 3–3) DEN – Mike Anderson 9-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 11:15 (DEN 10–3) SEA – Rian Lindell 37-yard field goal, 6:00 (DEN 10–6) Fourth quarter DEN – Patrick Hape 1-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 14:55 (DEN 17–6) SEA – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 8:57 (DEN 17–9) DEN – Rod Smith 14-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 5:20 (DEN 24–9) DEN – Deltha O'Neal 22-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 0:14 (DEN 31–9) Top passers DEN – Brian Griese: 17/27, 194 yds, 1 INT SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/36, 180 yds, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis: 23 car, 136 yds SEA – Shaun Alexander: 11 car, 18 yds Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith: 5 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD SEA – Itula Mili: 4 rec, 41 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 199 – 202 – 401 – 1 SEA – 153 – 51 – 204 – 3 Week 13: at San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Denver Broncos (7–4) at San Diego Chargers (7–4) – Game summary December 1 1:05 p.m. PST Broncos 10 7 7 3 0 Chargers 0 24 0 3 3 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 66,357 65 F C, relative humidity 68%, wind 7 mph Tony Corrente CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Box score, Game Book First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 54-yard field goal, 6:44. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:19. DEN – Clinton Portis 43-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 0:20. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:10. Second quarter SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 14:56. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:24. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:26. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:11. SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 4:38. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:52. DEN – Clinton Portis 8-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:08. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:30. SDG – Steve Christie 20-yard field goal, 0:07. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 3:01. Third quarter DEN – Reuben Droughns 22-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 9:39. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:21. Fourth quarter SDG – Steve Christie 40-yard field goal, 13:12. Chargers 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:42. DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 1:39. Tied 27–27. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:28. Overtime SDG – Steve Christie 27-yard field goal, 3:01. Chargers 30–27. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:25. Top passers DEN – Steve Beuerlein – 22/39, 288 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Drew Brees – 27/41, 217 yards Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis – 23 rushes, 159 yards, 2 TD SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 37 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TD Top receivers DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 7 receptions, 126 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 11 receptions, 51 yards Week 14: at New York Jets Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Denver Broncos (7–5) at New York Jets (6–6) – Game summary Broncos 3 10 0 0 Jets 0 6 3 10 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey December 8, 2002 43° Wind 13 mph 4:15 p.m. CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Tom White (123) 78,521 Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 6:59. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:01.. Second quarter NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (kick blocked), 14:57. Jets 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:02.. DEN – Jason Elam 23-yard field goal, 8:34. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:23.. DEN – Ashley Lelie 10-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 0:11. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:36.. Third quarter NYJ – John Hall 43-yard field goal, 10:21. Broncos 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:39.. Fourth quarter NYJ – Laveranues Coles 28-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 14:43. Jets 16–13. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:25.. NYJ – John Hall 24-yard field goal, 5:56. Jets 19–13. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:19.. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 28/37, 266 yards, TD, INT NYJ – Chad Pennington – 19/30, 244 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Clinton Portis – 24 rushes, 103 yards NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 9 receptions, 100 yards NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD Week 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs (7–6) at Denver Broncos (7–6) – Game summary December 15 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST Chiefs 0 0 14 10 Broncos 14 0 14 3 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 75,947 Mostly cloudy, 54 F C Bill Carollo CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Clinton Portis 51-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 12:01. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:59. DEN – Clinton Portis 3-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 0:33. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:55. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Dante Hall 75-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 11:28. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24. DEN – Clinton Portis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:32. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:56. DEN – Clinton Portis 66-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 3:53. Broncos 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:15. KC – Mike Cloud 4-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 0:00. Broncos 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:10. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 30-yard field goal, 10:07. Broncos 31–14. Drive: 9 play, 54 yards, 4:53. KC – Dante Hall 49-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 8:15. Broncos 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:52. KC – Morten Andersen 21-yard field goal, 2:25. Broncos 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:21. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 18/42, 310 yards, 2 TD DEN – Brian Griese – 18/26, 297 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 161 yards DEN – Clinton Portis – 21 rushes, 130 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KC – Dante Hall – 5 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD DEN – Rod Smith – 3 receptions, 83 yards Standings References External links 2002 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2002 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:Long stubs with short prose