2002 Oakland Raiders
The 2002 Oakland Raiders went 11–5, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 450 points and allowed 304.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 450–304
- AFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 450 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 304, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +146.
How the season unfolded
The Raiders opened with four straight wins and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 10 to Week 14.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 6 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 52–25 over the Tennessee Titans in Week 4 (September 29, 2002).
Their heaviest loss was 48–21 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII (January 26, 2003).
They shut out the Kansas City Chiefs (Week 17).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC West, sweeping the Broncos and splitting with the Chargers and the Chiefs.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the New York Jets 30–10 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they beat the Tennessee Titans 41–24 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48–21.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2001, when they went 10–6.
In 2003, they went 4–12 and missed the playoffs.
2002 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2002 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 31–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2002 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–17 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2002 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 52–25 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2002 | at Buffalo Bills | W 49–31 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2002 | at St. Louis Rams | L 13–28 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2002 | vs San Diego Chargers | L 21–27 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2002 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–20 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2002 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2002 | at Denver Broncos | W 34–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2002 | vs New England Patriots | W 27–20 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2002 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 41–20 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2002 | vs New York Jets | W 26–20 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2002 | at San Diego Chargers | W 27–7 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2002 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–23 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2002 | vs Denver Broncos | W 28–16 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2002 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–0 |
| Divisional | Jan 12, 2003 | vs New York Jets | W 30–10 |
| Conference championship | Jan 19, 2003 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 41–24 |
| Super Bowl | Jan 26, 2003 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21–48 |
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.