2002–03 NFL playoffs

2002–03 NFL playoffs
DatesJanuary 4–26, 2003
Season2002
Teams12
Games played11
Super Bowl XXXVII site
Defending championsNew England Patriots
(did not qualify)
ChampionsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Runners-upOakland Raiders
Conference
runners-up
NFL playoffs
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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
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Schedule

Away team Score Home Team Date Kickoff
(ET / UTC–5)		 TV
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.