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Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns

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2002 Regular season · Week 15 · 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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INDIndianapolis Colts28Away
CLECleveland Browns23Home
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Colts beat Browns 28–23 in 2002 Week 15

The Indianapolis Colts beat the Cleveland Browns 28–23 on the road at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 15 of the 2002 regular season on December 15, 2002. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Colts to 9–5 and dropped the Browns to 7–7. The Colts finished 2002 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Browns finished 2002 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Indianapolis Colts won 29–28 on December 26, 1999. When they met again, the Indianapolis Colts won 9–6 on September 7, 2003.

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 Colts lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 1999 Full series history

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