| 2002 NFL Football Recaps and Results | |
Oakland 17
Miami 23
Ricky Williams streak of 200-yard games ended at two, but he did manage to rush for 101 yards against the Raiders while the Dolphins' defense held the league's top-ranked offense to a just 218 yards. Jason Taylor had three sacks, giving him a sack in seven consecutive games, and Patrick Surtain ended any Raiders comeback hopes by intercepting a deep Rich Gannon pass with less than two minutes to play.
Baltimore 23
Houston 19
Jeff Blake's 11-yard touchdown pass to Chester Taylor with 3:33 left in the third quarter made the score 20-7, giving the Ravens all the points they would need to knock off the expansion Texans. Chad Williams intercepted a pass by David Carr with 1:57 left in the game, ending Houston's comeback hopes.
Indianapolis 28
Cleveland 23
After falling behind by 16 points in the first half, the Colts responded with four second-half touchdowns to score a 28-23 come-from-behind victory over the Browns. Marvin Harrison caught two touchdown passes for the Colts, and his nine catches for 172 yards pushed him past the league record for receptions in a season.
Carolina 14
Pittsburgh 30
Tommy Maddox bounced back from last week's shaky performance, completing 20-of-23 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown as the Steelers steamrolled Carolina, 30-14. The Panthers hurt themselves with four turnovers, including two that resulted in Jerome Bettis touchdowns.
Washington 21
Philadelphia 34
The Eagles continued to roll without starting quarterback Donovan McNabb, as third-stringer A.J. Feeley threw for two touchdowns, leading Philadelphia to a 34-21 win over the Washington Redskins and clinching the NFC East title.
Minnesota 32
New Orleans 31
After Daunte Culpepper threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with five seconds remaining, Vikings head coach Mike Tice decided to go for the two-point conversion, and the win, rather than send the game to overtime. Culpepper then ran for the two-point conversion, as the Vikings ended a 17-game road losing streak.
Jacksonville 29
Cincinnati 15
Mark Brunell was 19-of-28 for 223 yards with a season-high three touchdown passes as the Jaguars took advantage of more Bengal bungling. Set up by a Cincinnati penalty, Brunell's 26-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Smith late in the third quarter put Jacksonville ahead to stay.
Tampa Bay 23
Detroit 20
Martin Gramatica kicked three field goals, including a 38-yarder that snapped a 20-20 tie with 3:04 remaining. Jason Hanson had a chance to tie the game with a 57-yard attempt, but it came up short and the Bucs ran out the clock.
Seattle 30
Atlanta 24 OT
Michael Vick's 12-yard touchdown pass to Trevor Gaylor with 17 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime, but after Atlanta's A.J. Feely missed a 36-yard field goal in the extra period, Shaun Alexander ran 27 yards for a touchdown to end the game.
San Diego 13
Buffalo 20
Doug Flutie, who played for Buffalo two years ago, took his first snaps of the season in the fourth quarter and led the Chargers to a game-tying field goal. But Travis Henry rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score from 26 yards out with 52 seconds remaining in the game to give the Bills a 20-13 win.
NY Jets 13
Chicago 20
After catching Chad Pennington's pass and running 22 yards on the Jets final drive, Wayne Chrebet fumbled while trying to hurdle a Chicago defender. Rookie Roosevelt Williams recovered for the Bears at the 14-yard line with 1:10 left to seal the victory.
Green Bay 20
San Francisco 14
After Ryan Longwell's 28-yard field goal with 4:41 left, Jeff Garcia drove the 49ers to the Green Bay 11 before throwing three incompletions, including a fourth-and-seven that came up short and effectively ended the game.
Dallas 7
NY Giants 37
The Giants exploded for 21 points in the first quarter behind the running of Tiki Barber, who scored on a 1-yard run and set up another touchdown with a 60-yard run, leading the Giants to a 37-7 victory over the Cowboys.
Kansas City 24
Denver 31
Clinton Portis fumbled twice in the first-half, but bounced back to tie a team record with four touchdowns as the Denver Broncos held off a late rally by the Kansas City Chiefs to win, 31-24.
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Monday Night
New England at
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