Regular Season

Date Opposition Time TV / Result
09/08/2002 Arizona 4:15 p.m W 31-23  (1-0)
09/16/2002 Philadelphia 9:00 p.m L 37-7  (1-1)
09/22/2002 at San Francisco 4:15 p.m L 20-10  (1-2)
09/29/2002 Bye Week Bye Open date
10/06/2002 at Tennessee 1:00 p.m W 31-14  (2-2)
10/13/2002 New Orleans 1:00 p.m. L 43-27 (2-3)
10/20/2002 at Green Bay 4:15 p.m. L 30-9
10/27/2002 Indianapolis 8:30 p.m. W 26-21
11/03/2002 at Seattle 4:15 p.m. W 14-3
11/10/2002 at Jacksonville 4:05 p.m. L 26-7
11/17/2002 at New York Giants 1:00 p.m. L 19-17
11/24/2002 St. Louis 4:15 p.m. W 20-17
11/28/2002 at Dallas 4:05 p.m. L 27-20
12/08/2002 New York Giants 1:00 p.m. L 27-21
12/15/2002 at Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. L 34-21
12/22/2002 Houston 1:00 p.m. W 26-10
12/29/2002 Dallas 1:00 p.m. W 20-14



Scheduling formula
From NFL.com - Realignment 2002

Each team within a division will play 14 common opponents as follows:
  • Each team will play home and away against its three division opponents (6 games).


  • Each team will play the four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle (4 games).


  • Each team will play the four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle (4 games).


  • Each team will play a pair of intraconference games based on the prior year's standings (2 games), i.e. first-place teams in a division will play against the first-place teams from another division within the same conference, etc.
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