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2002 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 10-5-1, Finished 1st in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 390 points (24.4/g), 8th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 16th.
Differential of 45 points (2.8/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.7, Offense: 3.1, Defense: -0.4, SoS: -0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Cowher (10-5-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Other Notable Asst.: Ken Whisenhunt (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tommy Maddox | 31 | 10 | 11 | 234 for 377, 2,836 yards, 20 td, 16 int, & 19 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| QB | Kordell Stewart | 30 | 7 | 5 | 109 for 166, 1,155 yards, 6 td, 6 int, & 43 rushes for 191 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Jerome Bettis | 30 | 9 | 11 | 187 rushes for 666 yards, 9 td, & 7 catches for 57 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Amos Zereoue | 26 | 3 | 5 | 193 rushes for 762 yards, 4 td, & 42 catches for 341 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Dan Kreider | 25 | 2 | 13 | 6 rushes for 16 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 122 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 25 | 2 | 15 | 78 catches for 1,325 yards, 7 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Hines Ward* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 112 catches for 1,329 yards, 12 td, & 12 rushes for 142 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 30 | 7 | 12 | 13 catches for 66 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Jerame Tuman | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4 catches for 63 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 31 | 8 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 | |
| LG | Alan Faneca*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| C | Jeff Hartings | 30 | 6 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 | |
| C | Chukky Okobi | 24 | 1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 146th pick / 2001 | |
| RG | Kendall Simmons | 23 | Rook | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 | |
| RT | Marvel Smith | 24 | 2 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Smith | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Casey Hampton | 25 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 31 | 8 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Kendrell Bell | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| RILB | James Farrior | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Chad Scott | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Lee Flowers | 29 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Todd Peterson | 32 | 8 | 0 | 12 of 21 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| P | Josh Miller | 32 | 6 | 0 | 55 punts for a 41.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Antwaan Randle El | 23 | Rook | 0 | 37 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2002 |
| KR | Antwaan Randle El | 23 | Rook | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2002 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brent Alexander | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 8 | |
| 85 | John Allred | 28 | TE | 13 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | USC | 9/9/1974 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Rodney Bailey | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 181st pick / 2001 |
| 81 | Marco Battaglia | 29 | TE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 1/25/1973 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996 |
| 97 | Kendrell Bell | 24 | LB | 12 | 12 | 254 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/2/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | 30 | RB | 13 | 11 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 30 | TE | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Plaxico Burress | 25 | WR | 16 | 15 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 8/12/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Kendrick Clancy | 24 | DT | 7 | 0 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Matt Cushing | 27 | TE | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/2/1975 | 3 | |
| 66 | Alan Faneca*+ | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | James Farrior | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| 57 | John Fiala | 29 | LB | 11 | 1 | 237 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/25/1973 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 166th pick / 1997 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | 29 | DB | 16 | 15 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| 50 | Larry Foote | 22 | LB | 14 | 3 | 234 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/12/1980 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002 |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 252 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/4/1977 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon* | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/31/1972 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 1/10/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Casey Hampton | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 15 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| 93 | James Harrison | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 5/4/1978 | Rook | |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | 30 | C-G | 13 | 11 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 9/7/1972 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| 34 | Verron Haynes | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Georgia | 2/17/1979 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 2002 |
| 28 | Chris Hope | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 9/29/1980 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2002 |
| 29 | Chidi Iwuoma | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 184 | 5-8 | California | 2/19/1978 | 1 | |
| 95 | Mike Jones | 33 | LB | 6 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/15/1969 | 11 | |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU | 9/19/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | 25 | FB | 16 | 13 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | 2 | |
| 90 | Justin Kurpeikis | 25 | LB | 6 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/17/1977 | 1 | |
| 31 | Mike Logan | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/15/1974 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| 8 | Tommy Maddox | 31 | QB | 15 | 11 | 220 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/2/1971 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| 88 | Terance Mathis | 35 | WR | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 6/7/1967 | 12 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1990 |
| 89 | Lee Mays | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 9/18/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 202nd pick / 2002 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | 32 | P | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 6 | |
| 81 | Dan O'Leary | 25 | TE | 4 | 1 | 248 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/1/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 195th pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Chukky Okobi | 24 | C-G | 13 | 5 | 310 | 6-1 | Purdue | 10/18/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 146th pick / 2001 |
| 2 | Todd Peterson | 32 | K | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Navy,Georgia | 2/4/1970 | 8 | New York Giants / 7th / 177th pick / 1993 |
| 55 | Joey Porter*+ | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Hank Poteat | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 8/30/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| 82 | Antwaan Randle El | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Indiana | 8/17/1979 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2002 |
| 3 | Jeff Reed | 23 | K | 6 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/9/1979 | Rook | |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | 28 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 9/27/1974 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| 14 | Tom Rouen | 34 | P | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St.,Colorado | 6/9/1968 | 9 | |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1977 | 3 | |
| 30 | Chad Scott | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 9/6/1974 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| 73 | Kendall Simmons | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 321 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 8/6/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | 30 | QB | 8 | 5 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| 39 | Erik Totten | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | West. Washington | 1/21/1980 | Rook | |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 26 | TE | 13 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | 24 | G | 7 | 1 | 330 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/13/1978 | 1 | |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 31 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Boise St. | 1/30/1971 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 86 | Hines Ward* | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/27/1972 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | 26 | RB | 16 | 5 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 245.6 | 6-1.4 | 3.9 |