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2002 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (17.4/g), 28th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 456 points (28.5/g), 32nd.
Differential of -177 points (-11.1/g), 32nd.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-0.9/g), 30th.
Coached by Dick LeBeau (2-14-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jon Kitna | 30 | 5 | 12 | 294 for 473, 3,178 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 24 rushes for 57 yards and 4 td | |
| RB | Corey Dillon | 28 | 5 | 16 | 314 rushes for 1,311 yards, 7 td, & 43 catches for 298 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal* | 32 | 9 | 8 | 9 rushes for 31 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 133 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Chad Johnson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 69 catches for 1,166 yards, 5 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 36th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Peter Warrick | 25 | 2 | 10 | 53 catches for 606 yards, 6 td, & 8 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Ron Dugans | 25 | 2 | 5 | 47 catches for 421 yards, 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2000 |
| WR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 25 | 1 | 5 | 41 catches for 492 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Matt Schobel | 24 | Rook | 10 | 27 catches for 212 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Levi Jones | 23 | Rook | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 2002 |
| LG | Matt O'Dwyer | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| C | Rich Braham | 32 | 8 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Mike Goff | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| RT | Willie Anderson | 27 | 6 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bernard Whittington | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Vaughn Booker | 34 | 8 | 5 | ||
| LDT | Oliver Gibson | 30 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Glen Steele | 28 | 4 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998 |
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| RDT | Tony Williams | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 151st pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Justin Smith | 23 | 1 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| LLB | Canute Curtis | 28 | 5 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997 |
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| LLB | Adrian Ross | 27 | 4 | 6 | ||
| MLB | Brian Simmons | 27 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| RLB | Takeo Spikes | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 30 | 8 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Kevin Kaesviharn | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Artrell Hawkins | 26 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| SS | JoJuan Armour | 26 | 3 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999 |
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| SS | Marquand Manuel | 23 | Rook | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 181st pick / 2002 |
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| FS | Cory Hall | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil Rackers | 26 | 2 | 0 | 15 of 18 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| P | Nick Harris | 24 | 1 | 0 | 65 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 25 | 1 | 5 | 24 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| KR | Brandon Bennett | 29 | 4 | 0 | 49 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Anderson | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/11/1975 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| JoJuan Armour | 26 | DB | 16 | 8 | 220 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 7/10/1976 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999 |
| Brandon Bennett | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/3/1973 | 4 | |
| Vaughn Booker | 34 | DE | 6 | 5 | 290 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 2/24/1968 | 8 | |
| Rich Braham | 32 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 11/6/1970 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| Sean Brewer | 25 | TE | 3 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 10/5/1977 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2001 |
| Jeff Burris | 30 | DB | 16 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| Canute Curtis | 28 | LB | 16 | 11 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 8/4/1974 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997 |
| Corey Dillon | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| Travis Dorsch | 23 | P | 1 | 0 | 227 | 6-6 | Purdue | 9/4/1979 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 2002 |
| Ron Dugans | 25 | WR | 16 | 5 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/27/1977 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2000 |
| Chris Edmonds | 24 | FB | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 1/1/1978 | Rook | |
| Danny Farmer | 25 | WR | 8 | 1 | 217 | 6-3 | UCLA | 5/21/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 103rd pick / 2000 |
| Gus Frerotte | 31 | QB | 4 | 3 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| Oliver Gibson | 30 | DT-NT | 9 | 9 | 304 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/15/1972 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| LaVar Glover | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | Cincinnati | 12/17/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 212th pick / 2002 |
| Mike Goff | 26 | G | 13 | 13 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| Brock Gutierrez | 29 | C | 16 | 1 | 304 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 9/25/1973 | 5 | |
| Cory Hall | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 213 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/5/1976 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| Nick Harris | 24 | P | 15 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 25 | WR | 16 | 5 | 197 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 9/26/1977 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| Ligarius Jennings | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-8 | Tennessee State | 11/3/1977 | 1 | |
| Chad Johnson | 24 | WR | 16 | 14 | 192 | 6-1 | Langston,Oregon State | 1/9/1978 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 36th pick / 2001 |
| Riall Johnson | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/20/1978 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 168th pick / 2001 |
| Rudi Johnson | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Auburn | 10/1/1979 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 100th pick / 2001 |
| Levi Jones | 23 | T | 16 | 14 | 310 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 8/24/1979 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 2002 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 26 | DB | 16 | 6 | 194 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 8/29/1976 | 1 | |
| Jon Kitna | 30 | QB | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 5 | |
| Victor Leyva | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 12/18/1977 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 2001 |
| Nick Luchey | 25 | FB | 16 | 3 | 270 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/30/1977 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 1999 |
| Marquand Manuel | 23 | DB | 15 | 8 | 209 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/11/1979 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 181st pick / 2002 |
| Reggie Myles | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Alabama | 10/10/1979 | Rook | |
| Lorenzo Neal* | 32 | FB | 16 | 8 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| Matt O'Dwyer | 30 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 9/1/1972 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| Eric Ogbogu | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Maryland | 7/18/1975 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 163rd pick / 1998 |
| Jason Perry | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 8/1/1976 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 104th pick / 1999 |
| Neil Rackers | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/16/1976 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| Scott Rehberg | 29 | G-T | 16 | 3 | 325 | 6-8 | Central Michigan | 11/17/1973 | 5 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997 |
| Mark Roman | 25 | DB | 13 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1977 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 34th pick / 2000 |
| Adrian Ross | 27 | LB | 16 | 6 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 2/19/1975 | 4 | |
| Matt Schobel | 24 | TE | 16 | 10 | 257 | 6-5 | TCU,Texas A&M | 11/4/1978 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 2002 |
| Brian Simmons | 27 | LB | 16 | 15 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| Akili Smith | 27 | QB | 1 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 8/21/1975 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999 |
| Justin Smith | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Missouri | 9/30/1979 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| Ron Smith | 24 | DT | 5 | 0 | 308 | 6-3 | Baylor,Lane | 8/18/1978 | Rook | |
| Armegis Spearman | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 251 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 4/5/1978 | 2 | |
| Takeo Spikes | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/17/1976 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| Brad St. Louis | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 8/19/1976 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 210th pick / 2000 |
| Glen Steele | 28 | DT | 16 | 7 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan | 10/4/1974 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998 |
| Tony Stewart | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Penn State | 8/9/1979 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 147th pick / 2001 |
| Lamont Thompson | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington State | 7/30/1978 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2002 |
| Peter Warrick | 25 | WR | 15 | 10 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida State | 6/19/1977 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000 |
| Richmond Webb | 35 | T | 4 | 4 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| Michael Westbrook | 30 | WR | 9 | 4 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 7/7/1972 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1995 |
| Bernard Whittington | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 11 | 290 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/20/1971 | 8 | |
| Tony Williams | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Memphis | 7/9/1975 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 151st pick / 1997 |
| Reinard Wilson | 29 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/17/1973 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 246.8 | 6-2.1 | 3.3 |