Английская Википедия:2002 Chicago Bears season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 2002 season was the Chicago Bears' 83rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Dick Jauron.
The team had hopes of returning to the playoffs after an unexpected 13–3 season the previous year, However, the team failed to improve on that record and finished with a 4–12 record and missed the postseason for the second time in three years. The Bears had problems on both sides of the ball, finishing 27th in the league in points scored and 23rd in points allowed.[1] The Bears began the season 2–0, but things quickly fell apart as the team fell into an eight-game losing streak, including a loss at home to the New England Patriots where, despite having a 27–6 lead at some point, the Patriots came back and won the game late in the fourth quarter. After this, the Bears never recovered, finishing 4–12 and in third place in their division, the newly aligned NFC North.
with Soldier Field being rebuilt, the Bears opted to play all of their home games Downstate in Champaign, at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois.[2] The arrangement was similar to the one made by the newly-relocated Tennessee Oilers five years earlier, in that the Bears continued to be based in Chicago and travelled to Champaign (a two-hour drive to the southwest) only for games, essentially consigning themselves to playing sixteen games on the road.
While (unlike the 1997 Oilers) the venture was reasonably successful at the box office, with the Bears drawing more than 50,000 fans to every game in Champaign and more than 60,000 to all but two games, the Bears never seemed to get used to their "new" home field. Injuries piled up as the season went on for both offense and defense. Starting quarterback Jim Miller was injured throughout the year, leaving the team no choice but to use backup Chris Chandler and rookie third-string quarterback Henry Burris for both spot relief and as starters. 2001 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Anthony Thomas suffered a broken right index finger in Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers.[3] These injuries and the league's 23rd worst turnover differential contributed to the team's franchise record-tying eight-game losing streak and their poor record.[4]
Offseason
| Signings | Departures |
|---|---|
| QB Chris Chandler (Falcons) | QB Shane Matthews (Redskins) |
| DB Damon Moore (Eagles) | RB James Allen (Texans) |
| LB Mike Caldwell (Eagles) | WR D'Wayne Bates (Vikings) |
| DT Christian Peter (Colts) | T Blake Brockermeyer (Broncos) |
| CB Walt Harris (Colts) | |
| FS Tony Parrish (49ers) |
2002 Expansion Draft
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Overall | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Name | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Position | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Expansion Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 17 | Danny Wuerffel | Quarterback | Houston Texans |
Draft
| Round | Overall pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Marc Colombo | Offensive tackle | Boston College |
| 3 | 72 | Roosevelt Williams | Cornerback | Tuskegee |
| 3 | 93 | Terrence Metcalf | Guard | Ole Miss |
| 4 | 104 | Alex Brown | Defensive end | Florida |
| 5 | 140 | Bobby Gray | Safety | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | 165 | Bryan Knight | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 199 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Georgia Southern |
| 6 | 203 | Jamin Elliott | Wide receiver | Delaware |
| 6 | 210 | Bryan Fletcher | Tight end | UCLA |
Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Butkus | Center | Illinois |
| Travis Coleman | Defensive back | Hampton |
| Eric McCoo | Running back | Penn State |
| Edell Shepherd | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
Training camp
2002 marked the first Bears Training Camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois, after practicing at University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 2001. Other candidates in the selection process included universities like Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Illinois State in Normal, Millikin in Decatur, Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Southern Illinois Carbondale and Edwardsville, and Urbana–Champaign; smaller schools like Knox College in Galesburg, Monmouth College in Monmouth, and Rockford College in Rockford; and the Chanute Air Force Base near Rantoul, where the Illinois Fighting Illini held their offseason camps.[6]
The list was eventually narrowed to Eastern Illinois, Millikin, Northern Illinois, and Olivet Nazarene. On July 17, 2001, the Bears announced Olivet Nazarene as the new Training Camp site on a two-year deal.[7]
Staff
Roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Denver Broncos | L 3–27 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | Summary |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | St. Louis Rams | W 19–17 | 1–1 | Edward Jones Dome | Summary |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–24 | 1–2 | Memorial Stadium | Summary |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Miami Dolphins | L 22–24 | 1–3 | Pro Player Stadium | Summary |
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 10: vs. New England Patriots
Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 13: at Green Bay Packers
Week 14: at Miami Dolphins
Week 15: vs. New York Jets
Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Standings
Шаблон:2002 NFC North standings
References
Шаблон:Chicago Bears Шаблон:Chicago Bears seasons Шаблон:2002 NFL season by team
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