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Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos

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2002 Regular season · Week 17 · Invesco Field at Mile High

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Broncos beat Cardinals 37–7 in 2002 Week 17

The Denver Broncos beat the Arizona Cardinals 37–7 at home at Invesco Field at Mile High in Week 17 of the 2002 regular season on December 29, 2002.

No other game of Week 17 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Broncos to 9–7 and dropped the Cardinals to 5–11. It was the Cardinals’ third straight loss. The Cardinals finished 2002 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Broncos finished 2002 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Denver Broncos won 38–17 on September 23, 2001. When they met again, the Denver Broncos won 37–20 on December 17, 2006.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Broncos lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2001 Full series history

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