2002 Denver Broncos season

2002 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
General manager	Ted Sundquist and Mike Shanahan
President	Pat Bowlen
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Gary Kubiak
Defensive coordinator	Ray Rhodes
Home field	Invesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Trevor Pryce LB Al Wilson
AP All-Pros	None

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

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

2002 Denver Broncos draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Ashley Lelie	Wide receiver	Hawaii
2	51	Clinton Portis *	Running back	Miami
3	96	Dorsett Davis	Defensive tackle	Mississippi State	from New England viaWashington and Baltimore
4	131	Sam Brandon	Safety	UNLV	from New England
5	144	Herb Haygood	Wide receiver	Michigan State	from Jacksonville via New England
6	191	Jeb Putzier	Tight end	Boise State
7	228	Chris Young	Safety	Georgia Tech	from Atlanta
7	231	Monsanto Pope	Defensive tackle	Virginia
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Charlie Adams	Wide receiver	Hofstra
Lenny Walls	Cornerback	Boston College

Staff

2002 Denver Broncos staff

Front office 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 Head coaches Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Assistant to head coach – George Dyer Offensive coaches 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 coaches 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 coaches Special teams – Frank Bush Special teams assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Saporta Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith

Roster

2002 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Steve Beuerlein 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson Running backs (RB) 38 Mike Anderson 21 KaRon Coleman 34 Reuben Droughns 22 Olandis Gary 39 Kyle Johnson 26 Clinton Portis Wide receivers (WR) 82 Herb Haygood 85 Ashley Lelie 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Scottie Montgomery 80 Rod Smith Tight ends (TE) 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Patrick Hape 88 Jeb Putzier 84 Shannon Sharpe

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 G 74 Ephraim Salaam T Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Bertrand Berry DE 91 Lional Dalton DT 96 Dorsett Davis DE 91 Chester McGlockton DT 75 Monsanto Pope DT 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DE 99 Montae Reagor DT 97 Keith Washington DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Keith Burns MLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 59 Donnie Spragan OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 Sam Brandon SS 31 Kelly Herndon CB 28 Kenoy Kennedy SS 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 24 Deltha O'Neal CB 33 Jimmy Spencer CB 37 Tyrone Poole CB 43 Izell Reese FS 25 Denard Walker CB 35 Lenny Walls CB Special teams  1 Jason Elam K  4 Micah Knorr P 48 Mike Leach LS

Practice squad 12 Charlie Adams WR 15 Frank Rice WR 57 Jashon Sykes LB 67 Chris Watton G 32 Chris Young S Reserve 81 Chris Cole 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) Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 reserve, 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 8	St. Louis Rams	W 23–16	1–0	75,710
2	September 15	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–14	2–0	67,685
3	September 22	Buffalo Bills	W 28–23	3–0	75,359
4	September 30	at Baltimore Ravens	L 23–34	3–1	69,538
5	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W 26–9	4–1	75,065
6	October 13	Miami Dolphins	L 22–24	4–2	75,941
7	October 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–34 (OT)	5–2	78,446
8	October 27	at New England Patriots	W 24–16	6–2	68,436
9	Bye
10	November 11	Oakland Raiders	L 10–34	6–3	76,643
11	November 17	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–9	7–3	65,495
12	November 24	Indianapolis Colts	L 20–23 (OT)	7–4	75,075
13	December 1	at San Diego Chargers	L 27–30 (OT)	7–5	66,357
14	December 8	at New York Jets	L 13–19	7–6	78,521
15	December 15	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–24	8–6	75,947
16	December 22	at Oakland Raiders	L 16–28	8–7	62,592
17	December 29	Arizona Cardinals	W 37–7	9–7	75,164

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Oakland Raiders	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	450	304	W2
Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	392	344	W1
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	333	367	L4
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	467	399	L1

References

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com