The
2002 Kansas City Chiefs season marked the franchise's 40th season in
Kansas City, Missouri and ended with an 8-8 record and a tie for third place in the
AFC West.
The Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by
quarterback Trent Green and 2002
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, in the second of Holmes's three consecutive all-pro seasons. Green had a 2-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (26 to 13), and Holmes led the league in touchdowns (24) and overall scoring (144 points).
Kansas City scored 467 points (29.2 per game), but gave up 399 points (24.9 per game), the second most in the AFC and fifth-most in the NFL.
Football Outsiders stated that the 2002 Chiefs have the second-largest Offense-Defense imbalance from 1992-2010 (the largest discrepancy coming from the
1992 Seattle Seahawks). Football Outsiders also calculated that the Chiefs had the second most efficient running game in the same period (second only to the
2000 St. Louis Rams).
The Chiefs' offense also set two new
NFL records with the fewest fumbles in a season (7, broken in
2010) and fewest fumbles lost in a season (2), the latter of which still stands.
Personnel
Staff
Schedule
In the 2002 season, the Chiefs' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the
AFC East. The
Cleveland Browns were from the
AFC North, and the
Jacksonville Jaguars were from the
AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the...
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