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Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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2002 Regular season · Week 6 · Raymond James 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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Buccaneers beat Browns 17–3 in 2002 Week 6

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Cleveland Browns 17–3 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 6 of the 2002 regular season on October 13, 2002.

The 20 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 6.

The result moved the Buccaneers to 5–1 and dropped the Browns to 2–4. It was the Buccaneers’ fifth straight win. It was the Browns’ third straight loss. The Browns finished 2002 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Buccaneers finished 2002 at 12–4 and won Super Bowl XXXVII. The Browns’ 3 points were their fewest in any game of 2002.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 22–7 on December 24, 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 Buccaneers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2002 Full series history

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