2002 Kansas City Chiefs
The 2002 Kansas City Chiefs went 8–8, finishing 3rd in the AFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 467 points and allowed 399.
- Record
- 8–8
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 467–399
- AFC West
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 467 points, the most among the 32 teams, and allowed 399, the fifth-most. Their point differential was +68.
How the season unfolded
The Chiefs started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 8–8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 49–0 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13 (December 1, 2002).
Their heaviest loss was 24–0 to the Oakland Raiders in Week 17 (December 28, 2002).
They shut out the Arizona Cardinals (Week 13).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–7.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC West, splitting with the Chargers and the Raiders and getting swept by the Broncos.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7, one game better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2001, when they went 6–10.
In 2003, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2002 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2002 | at Cleveland Browns | W 40–39 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2002 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–23 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2002 | at New England Patriots | L 38–41 (OT) |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2002 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 48–30 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2002 | at New York Jets | W 29–25 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2002 | at San Diego Chargers | L 34–35 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2002 | vs Denver Broncos | L 34–37 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2002 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 20–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2002 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2002 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 17–16 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2002 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 32–39 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2002 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 49–0 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2002 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 49–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2002 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–31 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2002 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 24–22 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2002 | at Oakland Raiders | L 0–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2002 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.