2002 Denver Broncos roster

9-7

Coach: Mike Shanahan

The Denver Broncos went 9-7 in the 2002 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the AFC West.

2002 Broncos roster: passing

2002 Denver Broncos passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Brian Griese14QB27132914363,214151585.6
Steve Beuerlein11QB378681179256582.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2002 Broncos roster: rushing

2002 Denver Broncos rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Clinton Portis26RB21162731,5085.515
Mike Anderson38RB2915843864.62
Olandis Gary22RB2713371474.01
Brian Griese14QB2713371072.91
Ashley Lelie85WR221644010.00
Scottie Montgomery83WR24154276.80
Ed McCaffrey87WR341622211.00
Reuben Droughns34RB24164112.81
Steve Beuerlein11QB378591.81
Rod Smith80WR3216691.50

What the columns mean: CAR

2002 Broncos roster: receiving

2002 Denver Broncos receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Rod Smith80WR32168901,02711.55
Ed McCaffrey87WR341669090313.12
Shannon Sharpe84TE341361068611.23
Ashley Lelie85WR221635052515.02
Clinton Portis26RB211633036411.02
Dwayne Carswell89OG30162101899.01
Mike Anderson38RB29151801679.32
Olandis Gary22RB27131801488.20
Reuben Droughns34RB2416505310.61
Scottie Montgomery83WR2415405112.81
Patrick Hape86TE281660264.32

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2002 Broncos roster: defense

2002 Denver Broncos defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Al Wilson56LB2516131995.0041
John Mobley51LB2916100731.0031
Ian Gold52LB2416100856.5041
Deltha O'Neal24CB251669590.0590
Kenoy Kennedy28SS251568540.0050
Denard Walker25CB291664570.0190
Tyrone Poole37CB301654441.00101
Izell Reese43FS281554420.5041
Trevor Pryce93DE271646409.0011
Kavika Pittman95DE281637280.0011
Chester McGlockton91DT331637322.5030
Lional Dalton94DT271629241.0021
Sam Brandon42DB231627220.0011
Montae Reagor99DE251519111.0111
Bertrand Berry—DE271618146.5010
Monsanto Pope75DT241418154.0010
Willie Middlebrooks23DB231516140.0000
Reuben Droughns34RB241612100.0001
Donnie Spragan59LB261612100.0001
Keith Burns55LB30161180.0001
Keith Washington97DE3010990.0110
Reggie Hayward98DE239960.0000
Kelly Herndon31DB2614850.0110
Scottie Montgomery83WR2415640.0000
Rod Smith80WR3216660.0000
Ed McCaffrey87WR3416550.0000
Lenny Walls35CB2313540.0001
Jimmy Spencer33DB335440.0000
Matt Lepsis78OT2816330.0000
Mike Leach48LS268210.0000
Olandis Gary22RB2713210.0000
Tom Rouen16P348210.0000
Tom Nalen66C317220.0000
Herb Haygood82WR254220.0000
Ben Hamilton50OG2516220.0000
Patrick Hape86TE2816110.0000
Clinton Portis26RB2116110.0000
Jason Elam1PK3216110.0000
Mike Anderson38RB2915110.0010
Brian Griese14QB2713110.0000
Dan Neil62OG2916110.0000
Steve Herndon79OG2515110.0000
Ephraim Salaam74OT2616110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Team stats and league rank

2002 Denver Broncos team stats
Points24.48th of 32
Passing Yards239.08th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.318th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.323rd of 32
Rushing Yards141.65th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.35th of 32
Sacks2.59th of 32
Tackles64.224th of 32
Touchdowns2.86th of 32
Total Yards400.33rd of 32
Points Allowed21.515th of 32
Point Differential468th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %38.123rd of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Sep 8, 2002vs LARW 23-16
  2. Sep 15, 2002@ SFW 24-14
  3. Sep 22, 2002vs BUFW 28-23
  4. Sep 30, 2002@ BALL 23-34
  5. Oct 6, 2002vs LACW 26-9
  6. Oct 13, 2002vs MIAL 22-24
  7. Oct 20, 2002@ KCW 37-34
  8. Oct 27, 2002@ NEW 24-16
  9. Nov 11, 2002vs LVL 10-34
  10. Nov 17, 2002@ SEAW 31-9
  11. Nov 24, 2002vs INDL 20-23
  12. Dec 1, 2002@ LACL 27-30
  13. Dec 8, 2002@ NYJL 13-19
  14. Dec 15, 2002vs KCW 31-24
  15. Dec 22, 2002@ LVL 16-28
  16. Dec 29, 2002vs ARIW 37-7

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.