2002 Kansas City Chiefs

2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head Coach	Dick Vermeil
General Manager	Carl Peterson
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez OT Willie Roaf OG Will Shields PR/KR Dante Hall
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2001	2003

The 2002 Kansas City Chiefs season marked the franchise's 40th season in Kansas City, Missouri and ended with an 8–8 record and a tie for third place in the AFC West.

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 (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).

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 final 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/Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders Offensive Coaches 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

Roster

2002 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 10 Trent Green 12 Jonathan Quinn Running backs 23 Derrick Blaylock 34 Mike Cloud 43 Omar Easy FB 31 Priest Holmes 27 Jarmar Julien Wide receivers 85 Marc Boerigter 82 Dante Hall 87 Eddie Kennison 81 Snoop Minnis 80 Johnnie Morton Tight ends 45 Billy Baber 89 Jason Dunn 88 Tony Gonzalez		Offensive linemen 72 Darnell Alford T 67 Jason Andersen C/G 77 Willie Roaf T 68 Will Shields G 70 Marcus Spears G/T 76 John Tait T 54 Brian Waters G 62 Casey Wiegmann C 60 Donald Willis G Defensive linemen 93 John Browning DT 99 Duane Clemons DE 92 Eric Downing DT 71 Eddie Freeman DE/DT 98 Eric Hicks DE 94 Nate Hobgood-Chittick DT 95 Derrick Ransom DT 55 Gary Stills DE 91 R-Kal Truluck DE		Linebackers 96 Monty Beisel MLB 56 Lewis Bush OLB 51 Scott Fujita OLB 57 Mike Maslowski OLB 97 Tony Newson OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB Defensive backs 26 Taje Allen CB 24 William Bartee CB 29 Jason Belser FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 38 Clint Finley FS 40 Corey Harris CB 42 Shaunard Harts FS/SS 44 Eric Warfield CB 25 Greg Wesley SS 30 Lyle West SS Special teams 83 Kendall Gammon LS  7 Michael Husted K  4 Dan Stryzinski P		Reserve lists 69 Victor Allotey G (IR)  8 Morten Andersen K (IR) 50 Larry Atkins LB (IR) 59 Glenn Cadrez LB (IR) 52 Quinton Caver LB (IR) 75 Willie Jones T (IR) 22 Central McClellion CB (PUP) 84 Sylvester Morris WR (IR)  6 Pete Rebstock WR (IR) 49 Tony Richardson FB (IR) 90 Ryan Sims DT (IR) 65 Jabbar Threats DE (IR) 21 Jerome Woods FS (IR) Practice squad 64 T. J. Bingham DE 47 Dwayne Blakley TE 74 Michael Landry DE 13 Kirk Rogers WR 79 Mitch White T Rookies in italics 53 Active, 13 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

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

Standings

Template:2002 AFC West standings

External links

• 2002 Kansas City Chiefs season article at Wikipedia
• 2002 Kansas City CHiefs season at Pro Football Reference