2002 San Francisco 49ers season
| 2002 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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| Head coach | Steve Mariucci |
| Home field | 3Com Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional (Buccaneers) 31-6 |
| Pro Bowlers | 6 |
| AP All-Pros | Terrell Owens (1st team) Fred Beasley (2nd team) Julian Peterson (2nd team) |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
10:06
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SF | Cortez 37 yard field goal | SF 3–0 |
| Q1 |
6:50
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SF | Owens 6 yard pass from Garcia (Cortez kick) | SF 10–0 |
| Q1 |
1:45
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SEA | Strong 5 yard pass from Dilfer (Lindell kick) | SF 10–7 |
| Q2 |
5:41
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SEA | Engram 61 yard punt return (Lindell kick) | SEA 14–10 |
| Q2 |
2:09
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SF | Cortez 29 yard field goal | SEA 14–13 |
| Q3 |
5:29
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SF | Barlow 6 yard run (Cortez kick) | SF 20–14 |
| Q3 |
1:11
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SEA | Alexander 1 yard run (Lindell kick) | SEA 21–20 |
| Q4 |
7:46
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SF | Owens 37 yard pass from Garcia (Hearst pass from Garcia) | SF 28–21 |
The 2002 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 56th season, and 52nd in the National Football League.
The first season following divisional realignment, the Niners won the new-look NFC West title with a 10–6 record; they swept new division rivals Seattle and Arizona while splitting with the Rams; the Niners lost to former division rival New Orleans. In the Wild Card Game, the Niners fell behind the New York Giants 38–14 but erupted with 25 unanswered points and survived a chaotic last-second field goal attempt by the Giants; the 39–38 win was the 26th playoff win in the team's history. The Niners lost the next week at Tampa Bay and coach Steve Mariucci was fired, the result of a power struggle with owner John York and new general manager Terry Donahue. 2002 was the last winning season for the 49ers until 2011, when they finally snapped their eight-year streak of non-winning seasons.
At Giants Stadium the 49ers clawed to a 13–6 lead on three Kerry Collins interceptions, but a late Tiki Barber score tied the game 13–13. Two Jeff Garcia passes for 45 yards and three Garrison Hearst runs for seven yards set up Jose Cortez's 36-yard field goal with ten seconds left and the 16–13 49ers win.
Despite an eight-yard touchdown to Terrell Owens, Jeff Garcia struggled in San Francisco's home opener, fumbling in the third quarter then throwing an interception to Deltha O'Neal in the fourth. A late rushing score by Garcia made the final score 24–14 for the Broncos. |Weather= 68°F (Sunny)
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