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Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns

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2002 Regular season · Week 17 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

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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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ATLAtlanta Falcons16Away
CLECleveland Browns24Home
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Browns beat Falcons 24–16 in 2002 Week 17

The Cleveland Browns beat the Atlanta Falcons 24–16 at home at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 17 of the 2002 regular season on December 29, 2002. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Browns to 9–7 and dropped the Falcons to 9–6–1. The Falcons finished 2002 at 9–6–1 and lost in the Divisional round. The Browns finished 2002 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Cleveland Browns won 17–13 on November 12, 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 Browns lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2002 Full series history

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