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St. Louis Rams at Denver Broncos

Final · Kickoff

2002 Regular season · Week 1 · 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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STLSt. Louis Rams16Away
DENDenver Broncos23Home
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Broncos beat Rams 23–16 in 2002 Week 1

The Denver Broncos beat the St. Louis Rams 23–16 at home at Invesco Field at Mile High in Week 1 of the 2002 regular season on September 8, 2002. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Broncos to 1–0 and dropped the Rams to 0–1. The Rams finished 2002 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Broncos finished 2002 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the St. Louis Rams won 41–36 on September 4, 2000. When they met again, the St. Louis Rams won 18–10 on September 10, 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 Series tied 1–1 after meeting No. 2 since 2000 Full series history

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