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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

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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

2002 undrafted free agents of note
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

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Roster

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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

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

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Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 3: at Denver Broncos

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Week 4: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 6: at Houston Texans

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Week 7: at Miami Dolphins

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Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 9: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 12: at New York Jets

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Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

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Week 14: at New England Patriots

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Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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References

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External links

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