2002 Cincinnati Bengals season

2002 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dick LeBeau
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th AFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2002 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 35th year in professional football and its 33rd with the National Football League. With a record of 2–14, however, they were the worst team in football in 2002. The Bengals struggles continued as they lost their first seven contests losing by average of 19 points in each game. The Bengals would finally garner their first victory Week 8 by soundly defeating the expansion Houston Texans on the road 38–3. The winning would not last long, however, as the Bengals lost their next six games to fall to 1–13.

In their final game at home, the Bengals would stun the New Orleans Saints 20–13 to earn their second win on the season, but there would be no saving the Bengals from setting a new franchise record for losses as they finished the season with a 27–9 loss to the Buffalo Bills on the road to finish with a league worst 2–14 record. This resulted in the Bengals owner Mike Brown firing head coach Dick LeBeau and replacing him with Baltimore's defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis.

By being the worst team in 2002, they earned the first pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, which they would use to draft Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Carson Palmer out of USC, and releasing embattled quarterback Akili Smith.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2002 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	10	Levi Jones	Offensive tackle	Arizona State
2	41	Lamont Thompson	Safety	Washington State
3	67	Matt Schobel	Tight end	TCU
4	109	Travis Dorsch	Punter	Purdue
6	181	Marquand Manuel	Safety	Florida
7	219	Joey Evans	Defensive end	North Carolina
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

2002 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – Mike Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dick LeBeau

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Bob Bratkowski
Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian
Tight Ends – John Garrett
Offensive Line – Paul Alexander
Offensive Assistant – Bob Surace

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie
Cornerbacks – Kevin Coyle
Safeties – Darren Perry
Defensive Assistant – Louie Cioffi

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Al Roberts

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Rodney Holman

Roster

2002 Cincinnati Bengals final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

71 Willie Anderson T
74 Rich Braham C
60 Reggie Coleman T
63 Mike Goff G
62 Brock Gutierrez C
76 Levi Jones T
77 Victor Leyva G/T
72 Matt O'Dwyer G
79 Scott Rehberg G
66 Thatcher Szalay G

Defensive linemen

96 Vaughn Booker DE
92 Eric Ogbogu DE
90 Justin Smith DE
68 Ron Smith DT
70 Glen Steele DT
97 Bernard Whittington DE
94 Tony Williams DT
55 Reinard Wilson DE

Linebackers

98 Canute Curtis OLB
50 Riall Johnson OLB
47 Dwayne Levels MLB
57 Adrian Ross OLB
56 Brian Simmons MLB
51 Takeo Spikes OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

88 Sean Brewer TE (IR)
95 Steve Foley OLB (IR)
99 Oliver Gibson DT (IR)
26 Cory Hall FS (IR)
25 Ligarius Jennings CB (IR)
45 Stephon Kelly FS (IR)
20 Mark Roman FS (IR)
59 Armegis Spearman MLB (IR)
75 Jamain Stephens OT (IR)
24 Lamont Thompson FS (IR)
73 Richmond Webb OT (IR)

Practice squad

93 Mario Monds DT
46 Tito Rodriguez LB
43 Derek Smith TE

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 11 Inactive, 3 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff Time	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	San Diego Chargers	L 34–6	CBS 1:00pm	53,705
2	September 15, 2002	at Cleveland Browns	L 20–7	CBS 1:00pm	73,358
3	September 22, 2002	at Atlanta Falcons	L 30–3	ESPN 8:30pm	68,129
4	September 29, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 35–7	FOX 1:00pm	57,234
5	October 6, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	L 28–21	CBS 1:00pm	56,570
6	October 13, 2002	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–7	CBS 1:00pm	63,900
7	Bye
8	October 27, 2002	Tennessee Titans	L 30–24	CBS 1:00pm	52,822
9	November 3, 2002	at Houston Texans	W 38–3	CBS 1:00pm	69,827
10	November 10, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	L 38–27	CBS 1:00pm	69,024
11	November 17, 2002	Cleveland Browns	L 27–20	CBS 1:00pm	64,060
12	November 24, 2002	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 29–21	CBS 1:00pm	60,473
13	December 1, 2002	Baltimore Ravens	L 27–23	CBS 1:00pm	44,878
14	December 8, 2002	at Carolina Panthers	L 52–31	CBS 1:00pm	66,799
15	December 15, 2002	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 29–15	CBS 1:00pm	42,092
16	December 22, 2002	New Orleans Saints	W 20–13	FOX 1:00pm	43,544
17	December 29, 2002	at Buffalo Bills	L 27–9	CBS 1:00pm	47,850

Standings

AFC North
	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

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jon Kitna	473	294	3178	16	16	79.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Corey Dillon	314	1311	4.2	67	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chad Johnson	69	1166	16.9	72	5
Peter Warrick	53	606	11.4	37	6

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Takeo Spikes	171	1.5	0	2	4
Justin Smith	67	6.5	0	1	0
Artrell Hawkins	92	2.0	2	1	2
Kevin Kaesviharn	62	0.0	2	1	0

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Neil Rackers	18	15	83.3%	32	30	93.8%	75

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Nick Harris	65	2608	57	1	40.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Brandon Bennett	49	1231	25.1	94	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	13	288	22.2	44	0	24	117	4.9	34	0

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

Lorenzo Neal FB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

Milestones

Corey Dillon, 6th 1,000 yard rushing (1,311 yards) season^[3]

References

↑ Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia
↑ "2002 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
↑ Corey Dilon, RB at NFL

External links

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

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

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

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