Английская Википедия:2002 Buffalo Bills season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 2002 season was the Buffalo Bills' 43rd as a franchise and 33rd in the National Football League.
The Bills acquired veteran quarterback Drew Bledsoe from the New England Patriots on draft weekend in exchange for Buffalo's first-round pick in the 2003 draft,[1] (the Bills later gained a first-round pick via a sign-and-trade of receiver Peerless Price, coming off a breakout season, to the Atlanta Falcons for their first-round pick in the 2003 draft). Bledsoe brought instant credibility to Buffalo's inept passing game; the Bills' offense scored the sixth most points in the AFC in 2002, after having scored the fifth fewest in the entire league the previous season.
The season saw the Bills change their uniform, which lasted until 2011.[2][3]
Offseason
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| QB Drew Bledsoe (Patriots) | QB Rob Johnson (Buccaneers) |
| LB London Fletcher (Rams) | LB Jay Foreman (Texans) |
| K Mike Hollis (Jaguars) | LB Sam Cowart (Jets) |
| TE Dave Moore (Buccaneers) | T John Fina (Cardinals) |
| DE Chidi Ahanotu (Rams) | CB Ken Irvin (Saints) |
| LB Eddie Robinson (Titans) | |
| T Marcus Price (Saints) | |
| C Trey Teague (Broncos) |
Draft
The Bills infamously drafted Mike Williams, an offensive tackle from Texas with the #4 overall pick of the draft, with University of Miami offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie still available. Williams spent only four seasons with the team. Sporting News named Williams as the #4 biggest NFL draft bust from 1989–2008.[4]
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Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Brooks | Cornerback | Texas |
| Joe Burns | Running back | Georgia Tech |
| David Priestley | Quarterback | Pittsburgh |
| Marc Samuel | Kicker | Georgetown |
| Greg Zolman | Quarterback | Vanderbilt |
Personnel
Roster
Regular season
Due to the Bills' 3–13 record the previous season, the NFL did not schedule any of their games in prime time (Sunday night or Monday night), and all but two of the Bills' games had 1:00 start times. However, due to the attention the Bills' free-agent acquisitions brought to the team, as well as the team being in the thick of the competitive AFC East race, several division games were aired nationally on CBS.
After a one-year absence, the NFL Primetime theme "Powersurge" returned as the Bills' theme song on the ESPN program. It was used for the show's Bills highlights for each game during the season except for the Bengals/Bills game in Week 17.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | New York Jets | L 31–37 (OT) | 0–1 | 72,751 |
| 2 | September 15 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 45–39 (OT) | 1–1 | 64,047 |
| 3 | September 22 | at Denver Broncos | L 23–28 | 1–2 | 75,359 |
| 4 | September 29 | Chicago Bears | W 33–27 (OT) | 2–2 | 72,780 |
| 5 | October 6 | Oakland Raiders | L 31–49 | 2–3 | 73,038 |
| 6 | October 13 | at Houston Texans | W 31–24 | 3–3 | 70,120 |
| 7 | October 20 | at Miami Dolphins | W 23–10 | 4–3 | 73,180 |
| 8 | October 27 | Detroit Lions | W 24–17 | 5–3 | 72,710 |
| 9 | November 3 | New England Patriots | L 7–38 | 5–4 | 73,448 |
| 10 | Bye | ||||
| 11 | November 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–17 | 5–5 | 77,951 |
| 12 | November 24 | at New York Jets | L 13–31 | 5–6 | 78,745 |
| 13 | December 1 | Miami Dolphins | W 38–21 | 6–6 | 73,287 |
| 14 | December 8 | at New England Patriots | L 17–27 | 6–7 | 68,436 |
| 15 | December 15 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–13 | 7–7 | 61,838 |
| 16 | December 22 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–10 | 7–8 | 64,106 |
| 17 | December 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–9 | 8–8 | 47,850 |
Standings
Шаблон:2002 AFC East standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New York Jets
Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 3: at Denver Broncos
Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 6: at Houston Texans
Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 9: vs. New England Patriots
Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 12: at New York Jets
Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 14: at New England Patriots
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 16: at Green Bay Packers
Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
References
External links
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