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2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Pittsburgh Steelers Script.svg
Head coach Bill Cowher
General manager Kevin Colbert
Owner The Rooney Family
Home field Heinz Field
Results
Record 10–5–1
Division place 1st in AFC North
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Browns) 36–33
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 34–31
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
Team MVP Joey Porter
Hines Ward
Team ROY Kendall Simmons

The 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 70th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

This season had the steelers coming off a 13–3 record and making an appearance in the AFC Championship Game. The team has failed to improve their 13-3 record from 2001 and finishing to a 10–5–1 record, although this record was good enough for a division championship. With their finish the Steelers became the first champions of the newly created AFC North. Bill Cowher's team won the Wild Card Game, defeating the Cleveland Browns at home, but lost to AFC South champion Tennessee in the divisional round.

Week 4 saw Kordell Stewart's final game as the Steelers' starting quarterback, as he was replaced by Tommy Maddox during the game and did not start again as he was released following the season.

Notable additions include James Harrison, Brett Keisel, Larry Foote and Antwaan Randle El.

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

With the loss, the Steelers began their season 0–1.

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

With the loss, the Steelers went 0-2 heading into their bye week.

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kordell Stewart began the game, going 15–25 for 143 yards, but was intercepted by Robert Griffith of the Browns. At this point his Pittsburgh career all but ended when he was benched and replaced by backup Tommy Maddox, who hadn't thrown a pass in the NFL since 1995 with the Giants but had resurrected his career with stints with the New Jersey Red Dogs in the Arena Football League and a championship season in the ill-fated XFL. With the Steelers down 13–6, Maddox found Plaxico Burress for the tying touchdown just before the two-minute warning. The game went to overtime, but Maddox was picked off on his first throw of the extra quarter. The Browns, however, gagged when Phil Dawson missed a 45-yard field goal try. With new life the Steelers led by Maddox marched in range for Todd Peterson's 31-yarder and the 16–13 final.


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