Английская Википедия:2002 Cleveland Browns season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 2002 season was the Cleveland Browns' 54th as a professional sports franchise, their 50th as a member of the National Football League, and the second season under head coach Butch Davis.

In their opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, linebacker Dwayne Rudd cost the Browns a victory when he threw his helmet in celebration unaware the play was still going on, incurring an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Because the clock expired during the play the Browns' unsportsmanlike conduct occurred on, per NFL rules, the Chiefs were given one untimed down. Chiefs' kicker Morten Andersen made the 30-yard field goal to win the game.

The Browns made their first playoff appearance since their re-activation. It was only the Browns' fourth year since returning to the league effectively as an expansion team, and their first winning season. The Browns faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild card round at Heinz Field. Despite a strong start with a 24–7 lead by the end of the third quarter, the Steelers would ultimately bounce back erasing a 17 point deficit, causing the Browns to lose 33–36. The Browns would not make the NFL playoffs again until 2020. The Browns owner Al Lerner stepped down on October 2 and died on October 23, 2002, from brain cancer. His son, Randy Lerner took over the team until 2012. The Browns wore a patch with the initials "AL" for the remainder of the season and became a fixture on their uniforms to commemorate Lerner.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
T Ryan Tucker (Rams)	LB Wali Rainer (Jaguars)
FS Robert Griffith (Vikings)	T Roman Oben (Buccaneers)
LB Earl Holmes (Steelers)	DE Greg Spires (Buccaneers)
DE Kenard Lang (Redskins)	DE Keith McKenzie (Bears)

2002 NFL Draft

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2002 Cleveland Browns Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	16	William Green	Running back	Boston College
2	47	André Davis	Wide receiver	Virginia Tech
3	76	Melvin Fowler	Offensive lineman	Maryland
4	101	Kevin Bentley	Linebacker	Northwestern
4	111	Ben Taylor	Linebacker	Virginia Tech
4	122	Darnell Sanders	Tight end	Ohio State
5	141	Andra Davis	Linebacker	Florida
7	227	Joaquin Gonzalez	Offensive lineman	Miami

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Frisman Jackson	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
Kalvin Pearson	Safety	Grambling State

Regular season

Schedule

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Browns played against the AFC South and NFC South according to the NFL's new conference rotation, and played the Chiefs and Jets based on 2001 standings with respect to the newly aligned divisions.

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"| Attendance
1	September 8	Kansas City Chiefs	L 39–40	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,938
2	September 15	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–7	1–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,358
3	September 22	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28 (OT)	2–1	Adelphia Coliseum	68,804
4	September 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–16 (OT)	2–2	Heinz Field	62,864
5	October 6	Baltimore Ravens	L 21–26	2–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,688
6	October 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–17	2–4	Raymond James Stadium	65,625
7	October 20	Houston Texans	W 34–17	3–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,248
8	October 27	at New York Jets	W 24–21	4–4	Giants Stadium	78,502
9	November 3	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–23	4–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,718
10	Bye
11	November 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–20	5–5	Paul Brown Stadium	64,060
12	November 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–15	6–5	Louisiana Superdome	68,295
13	December 1	Carolina Panthers	L 6–13	6–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,718
14	December 8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 21–20	7–6	Alltel Stadium	46,267
15	December 15	Indianapolis Colts	L 23–28	7–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,098
16	December 22	at Baltimore Ravens	W 14–13	8–7	M&T Bank Stadium	68,348
17	December 29	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–16	9–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,528

Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

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AFC Wild Card	January 5, 2003	at Pittsburgh Steelers (3)	L 33–36	0–1	Heinz Field	62,595	Recap

External links

• 2002 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 2002 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 2002 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 2002 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com