2002 Cleveland Browns season


The 2002 season was the Cleveland Browns' 54th as a professional sports franchise, their 50th as a member of the National Football League, and the second season under head coach Butch Davis.
The Browns made their only playoff appearance since their re-activation. It was only the Browns' fourth year since returning to the league effectively as an expansion team, and their first winning season. As of 2019, this is the last time that the team has made the NFL playoffs. The Browns then lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild card round.

Offseason

2002 NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

PlayerPositionCollege
Frisman JacksonWide ReceiverWestern Illinois
Kalvin PearsonSafetyGrambling State

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Browns played against the AFC South and NFC South according to the NFL's new conference rotation, and played the Chiefs and Jets based on 2001 standings with respect to the newly aligned divisions.

Game summaries

Week 8: at New York Jets

Standings

Postseason

Game summaries