2002–03 NFL playoffs
| Dates | January 4–26, 2003 | ||||
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| Season | 2002 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Games played | 11 | ||||
| Super Bowl XXXVII site |
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| Defending champions | New England Patriots (did not qualify) | ||||
| Champions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Runners-up | Oakland Raiders | ||||
| Conference runners-up |
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The National Football League playoffs for the 2002 season started on January 4, 2003. The playoffs ended with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, 48–21, on January 26, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.
Participants
| Playoff seeds | ||
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Raiders (West winner) | Philadelphia Eagles (East winner) |
| 2 | Tennessee Titans (South winner) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (South winner) |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers (North winner) | Green Bay Packers (North winner) |
| 4 | New York Jets (East winner) | San Francisco 49ers (West winner) |
| 5 | Indianapolis Colts (wild card) | New York Giants (wild card) |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns (wild card) | Atlanta Falcons (wild card) |
Bracket
| Jan 5 – Heinz Field | Jan 11 – The Coliseum | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 36 | Jan 19 – Network Associates Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 34* | ||||||||||||||||
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 4 – Giants Stadium | 2 | Tennessee | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 12 – Network Associates Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Indianapolis | 0 | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | NY Jets | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NY Jets | 41 | Jan 26 – Qualcomm Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 5 – Candlestick Park | A1 | Oakland | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 12 – Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Tampa Bay | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NY Giants | 38 | Super Bowl XXXVII | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 39 | Jan 19 – Veterans Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 4 – Lambeau Field | 2 | Tampa Bay | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 11 – Veterans Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlanta | 27 | NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlanta | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Green Bay | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
- * Indicates overtime victory
Schedule
| Away team | Score | Home Team | Date | Kickoff (ET / UTC–5) | TV |
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| Wild Card playoffs | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0–41 | New York Jets | January 4, 2003 | 4:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Atlanta Falcons | 27–7 | Green Bay Packers | January 4, 2003 | 8:00 p.m. | ABC |
| Cleveland Browns | 33–36 | Pittsburgh Steelers | January 5, 2003 | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| New York Giants | 38–39 | San Francisco 49ers | January 5, 2003 | 4:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Divisional playoffs | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 31–34 (OT) | Tennessee Titans | January 11, 2003 | 4:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6–20 | Philadelphia Eagles | January 11, 2003 | 8:00 p.m. | Fox |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6–31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | January 12, 2003 | 1:00 p.m. | Fox |
| New York Jets | 10–30 | Oakland Raiders | January 12, 2003 | 4:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Conference Championships | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27–10 | Philadelphia Eagles | January 19, 2003 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox |
| Tennessee Titans | 24–41 | Oakland Raiders | January 19, 2003 | 6:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Super Bowl XXXVII Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | 21–48 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | January 26, 2003 | 6:30 p.m. | ABC |
Notes and references
- NFL.com scores for the 2002 playoffs (Last accessed January 9, 2006)
- ^ a "New times announced for NFL playoff games". National Football League. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2016.