About: 2002 Atlanta Falcons season

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The 2002 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in the newly formed NFC South. It was also the team's first season under new owner Arthur Blank, who acquired the team during the 2002 offseason. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The team was also involved in a rare tie, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34–34 at the end of overtime. After seeing limited action as a rookie, this was Michael Vick's first full season as starting quarterback.

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  • The 2002 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in the newly formed NFC South. It was also the team's first season under new owner Arthur Blank, who acquired the team during the 2002 offseason. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The team was also involved in a rare tie, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34–34 at the end of overtime. Before the season, the Falcons acquired running back Warrick Dunn to help with the team’s running game. Their running game had suffered the past three years. Dunn finished the season with 927 rushing yards and 9 total touchdowns. After seeing limited action as a rookie, this was Michael Vick's first full season as starting quarterback. In the Wild Card Game, Vick and the Falcons defeated the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, 27–7, giving the Packers their first ever playoff loss in Lambeau. However, a 20–6 loss to Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles in the next round kept the Falcons from advancing in the playoffs. This was Dan Reeves' last full season as head coach as he was replaced by interim Wade Phillips during the following season. Vick and linebacker Keith Brooking were voted to play in the Pro Bowl after the season. However, neither Vick not Brooking actually participated in the game. The Pro Bowl was Vick's first and Brooking's second. It was the final season the Falcons used their traditional black falcon helmet logo. (en)
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  • * Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips * Defensive line – Bill Johnson * Linebackers – Billy Davis * Secondary – Emmitt Thomas * Defensive quality control – Dennis Allen (en)
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  • * Chairman/president/chief executive officer – Arthur Blank * Senior advisor to the president – Bobby Beathard * Vice president of football operations – Ron Hill * College scouting coordinator – Reed Johnson * Director of pro personnel – Les Snead * Assistant to head coach/pro personnel – Marvin Bass (en)
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  • * Executive vice president/head coach – Dan Reeves (en)
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  • Falcons (en)
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  • from Oakland (en)
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  • from Washington via Oakland (en)
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  • * Quarterbacks – Jack Burns * Running backs – Ollie Wilson * Wide receivers – Mike Johnson * Tight ends – James Daniel * Offensive line – Pete Mangurian * Assistant offensive line – Rennie Simmons * Offensive quality control – Ed West (en)
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  • Won Wild Card Playoffs 27–7 (en)
  • Lost Divisional Playoffs 6–20 (en)
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  • LB Keith Brooking (en)
  • QB Michael Vick (en)
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  • First quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 7:50. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:35. Second quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 6:06. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:08. *ATL – Quentin McCord 20-yard pass from Michael Vick , 0:17. Falcons 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 0:59. Third quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 36-yard field goal, 10:56. Falcons 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:04. *ATL – Jay Feely 20-yard field goal, 7:20. Falcons 19–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:38. Fourth quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 13:31. Falcons 22–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:25. *DET – James Stewart 1-yard pass from Mike McMahon , 9:53. Falcons 22–8. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:38. *DET – Aveion Cason 15-yard pass from Mike McMahon , 9:31. Falcons 22–15. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:10. *ATL – Warrick Dunn 3-yard run , 3:49. Falcons 29–15. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:42. *ATL – Brian Finneran 34-yard pass from Michael Vick , 1:51. Falcons 36–15. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:36. (en)
  • First quarter *MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run , 9:38. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:22. Second quarter *ATL – Bob Christian 1-yard run , 12:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:21. *MIN – Hunter Goodwin 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper , 2:40. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:25. *ATL – Brian Finneran 39-yard pass from Michael Vick , 0:37. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:03. Third quarter *MIN – Michael Bennett 1-yard run , 3:19. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:40. *ATL – Michael Vick 28-yard run , 1:00. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:19. Fourth quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, 3:33. Falcons 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:53. *MIN – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:22. Overtime *ATL – Michael Vick 46-yard run, 12:35. Falcons 30–24. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:51. (en)
  • First quarter *ATL – Shawn Jefferson 10-yard pass from Michael Vick , 9:17. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:43. *ATL – Artie Ulmer 1-yard return of blocked punt , 6:38. Falcons 14–0. Second quarter *ATL – TJ Duckett 6-yard run , 12:06. Falcons 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:30. *ATL – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 24–0. Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 6:34. Third quarter *GB – Donald Driver 14-yard pass from Brett Favre , 10:26. Falcons 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:34. *ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 3:43. Falcons 27–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:43. Fourth quarter *No scoring plays.'' (en)
  • First quarter *GB – Ryan Longwell 28-yard field goal, 4:08. Packers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 8:45. Second quarter *ATL – Michael Vick 2-yard run , 11:26. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:42. *ATL – Warrick Dunn 3-yard run , 8:43. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:31. *GB – David Martin 3-yard pass from Brett Favre , 5:54. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:49. *ATL – Alge Crumpler 2-yard pass from Michael Vick , 1:15. Falcons 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 3:01. *GB – Ryan Longwell 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:15. Third quarter *GB – Rondell Mealey 2-yard run , 12:48. Falcons 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:12. *ATL – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 5:24. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:24. *GB – Javon Walker 13-yard pass from Brett Favre , 0:30. Packers 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:54. Fourth quarter *ATL – Warrick Dunn 2-yard run , 8:07. Falcons 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:36. *GB – William Henderson 1-yard run , 1:10. Packers 34–31. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:57. *ATL – Jay Feely 52-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 34–34. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:05. Overtime *GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 5:15. Packers 37–34. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:15. (en)
  • First quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, 10:01. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:69. *ATL – Jay Feely 26-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:48. *ATL – Brian Finneran 20-yard pass from Michael Vick , 1:57. Falcons 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:28. Second quarter *ATL – Brian Finneran 13-yard pass from Michael Vick , 4:56. Falcons 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:42. *CIN – Neil Rackers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Falcons 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:53. Third quarter *ATL – Warrick Dunn 4-yard run , 5:07. Falcons 27–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 7:00. Fourth quarter *ATL – Jay Feely 34-yard field goal, 7:30. Falcons 30–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:39. (en)
  • First quarter *No scoring plays. Second quarter *ATL – Warrick Dunn 10-yard pass from Michael Vick , 11:33. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:00. *CHI – Anthony Thomas 3-yard run , 1:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:04. *ATL – Jay Feely 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:10. Third quarter *CHI – David Terrell 14-yard pass from Jim Miller , 9:27. Bears 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:55. *ATL – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 6:08. Bears 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:19. Fourth quarter *No scoring plays. (en)
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  • Falcons seasons (en)
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  • * Special teams – Joe DeCamillis (en)
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  • Top passers *CHI – Jim Miller – 12/24, 143 yards, TD, INT *ATL – Michael Vick – 17/28, 166 yards, TD Top rushers *CHI – Anthony Thomas – 26 rushes, 84 yards, TD *ATL – Michael Vick – 10 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers *CHI – Marty Booker – 5 receptions, 48 yards *ATL – Brian Finneran – 6 receptions, 76 yards (en)
  • Top passers *ATL – Michael Vick – 13/25, 117 yards, TD *GB – Brett Favre – 20/42, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers *ATL – Michael Vick – 10 rushes, 64 yards *GB – Ahman Green – 11 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers *ATL – Warrick Dunn – 4 receptions, 40 yards *GB – Javon Walker – 5 receptions, 104 yards (en)
  • Top passers *ATL – Michael Vick – 11/28, 173 yards, TD, INT *MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 23/43, 266 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers *ATL – Michael Vick – 10 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD *MIN – Michael Bennett – 18 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers *ATL – Brian Finneran – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD *MIN – Randy Moss – 9 receptions, 134 yards (en)
  • Top passers *ATL – Michael Vick – 15/23, 209 yards, TD *GB – Brett Favre – 25/36, 284 yards, 2 TD Top rushers *ATL – Michael Vick – 9 rushes, 72 yards, TD *GB – Ahman Green – 27 rushes, 155 yards Top receivers *ATL – Willie Jackson – 4 receptions, 73 yards *GB – Donald Driver – 7 receptions, 78 yards (en)
  • Top passers *DET – Mike McMahon – 11/33, 149 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT *ATL – Michael Vick – 20/38, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers *DET – James Stewart – 12 rushes, 34 yards *ATL – Warrick Dunn – 30 rushes, 132 yards, TD Top receivers *DET – Bill Schroeder – 2 receptions, 60 yards *ATL – Quentin McCord – 7 receptions, 182 yards, TD (en)
  • Top passers *CIN – Jon Kitna – 18/35, 136 yards, INT *ATL – Michael Vick – 16/26, 174 yards, 2 TD Top rushers *CIN – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 66 yards *ATL – TJ Duckett – 18 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers *CIN – Peter Warrick – 4 receptions, 34 yards *ATL – Brian Finneran – 6 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD (en)
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  • * Strength and conditioning – Al Miller * Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn (en)
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  • NFC Wild Card Game: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers (en)
  • Week 13: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (en)
  • Week 16: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons (en)
  • Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers (en)
  • Week 2: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons (en)
  • Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons (en)
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  • The 2002 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 37th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first in the newly formed NFC South. It was also the team's first season under new owner Arthur Blank, who acquired the team during the 2002 offseason. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The team was also involved in a rare tie, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34–34 at the end of overtime. After seeing limited action as a rookie, this was Michael Vick's first full season as starting quarterback. (en)
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