2002 Raiders Set Team, NFL Marks

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[b:8694ac0b07]2002 Raiders Set Team, NFL Marks
January 8, 2003[/b:8694ac0b07]

Pro Bowl safety Rod Woodson enjoyed a record-setting season in 2002.

As the Raiders claimed their third straight AFC Western Division title, earned a first round bye and clinched homefield advantage, several team and NFL records fell along the way. QB Rich Gannon, WR Jerry Rice, S Rod Woodson, WR Tim Brown and their teammates tied or set several standards in many different categories during the 2002 season.
RECORD SETTERS

[b:8694ac0b07]GANNON SETS NFL MARK FOR MOST COMPLETIONS: [/b:8694ac0b07]Rich Gannon set a new NFL single season completions record after connecting on 18 passes during the 28-16 win over Denver on 12-22. Warren Moon previously held the record with 404 completions in 1991. Gannon, who finished the season with 418 completions, also broke his own Raiders single season completions record (361 in 2001).

[b:8694ac0b07]GANNON SETS MARK FOR MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES IN SEASON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Rich Gannon set an NFL record by throwing for over 300 passing yards for the 10th time in a single season after a 328-yard effort (26-of-41) in a 27-7 win over the San Diego Chargers on December 8.

[b:8694ac0b07]TIM BROWN: [/b:8694ac0b07]With the 11-17 game vs. New England broke the Raiders record for most games played in Silver Black. Has now played in 224 league games, the most in Raider history. Gene Upshaw (217) has played in the second-most games as a Raider while Jim Otto is third at 210.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] With 31 attempts on 12-15 at Miami broke his own Raiders single season passing attempts record (549 in 2001). He finished the 2002 season with 618 attempts.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON: [/b:8694ac0b07]With 328 passing yards on 12-8 at San Diego broke the Raiders single season record for most passing yards in a single season (Jeff George, 3,917 yards in 1997). He passed for 4,689 yards in 2002, the seventh-most in NFL history.

RICH GANNON: Tied an NFL record by throwing for over 300 passing yards for the sixth straight contest on 10-27 at Kansas City. Steve Young (San Francisco, 1998) and Kurt Warner (St. Louis, 2000) also had six straight 300-yard passing games.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON: [/b:8694ac0b07]On 11-11 at Denver, Gannon set an NFL record for consecutive completions in a single game at 21. The previous record was 20 by Ken Anderson of Cincinnati on 1-2-83 vs. Houston.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] Became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 4,000 passing yards in his first 13 games.


[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] Threw most completions in NFL history in non-overtime game with 43-for-64 performance at Pittsburgh on 9-15.

[b:8694ac0b07]JERRY RICE: [/b:8694ac0b07]With 151 yards from scrimmage on 9-29 vs. Tennessee surpassed Pro Football Hall of Fame running back the late Walter Payton (21,264) to become the NFL's all-time leader in yards from scrimmage. Rice now has 22,242 yards from scrimmage.

[b:8694ac0b07]JERRY RICE: [/b:8694ac0b07]Is the fourth player in Raiders history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving yard seasons, joining Tim Brown (9, 1993-01), Todd Christensen (2, 1983-84) and Art Powell (2, 1963-64). Rice had 1,139 yards in his first season as a Raider in 2001 and in 2002 finished with 1,211 receiving yards.

[b:8694ac0b07]JERRY RICE: [/b:8694ac0b07]With 103 receiving yards on 11-11 at Denver, moved past Payton (21,803) to become the NFL's all-time leader in all-purpose yards. All-Purpose yards are yards rushing, receiving, on punt, kickoff and fumble returns. Rice has 22,248 all-purpose yards.

[b:8694ac0b07]ROD WOODSON:[/b:8694ac0b07] Moved past Pro Football Hall of Famer Emlen Tunnell (1,282) for most career interception-return yards on his second interception on 9-29 vs. Tennessee returning it 82 yards for a score. Woodson added to his record numbers with a 98-yard interception return on 11-11 at Denver. He added to his NFL-record for most interception returns for TDs with the 98-yard score, now giving him 12 all-time. Woodson shared the NFL lead for interceptions in 2002 with eight.

[b:8694ac0b07]ROD WOODSON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Tied an NFL record and set a Raiders mark with three fumble recoveries in a game on 9-15 at Pittsburgh.

THE OAKLAND RAIDERS: With the victory over Arizona on 11-24, the Raiders reached the 400-victory mark in regular season and postseason contests.

[b:8694ac0b07]THE OAKLAND RAIDERS: [/b:8694ac0b07]After registering a ninth win in 2002 following the 27-7 win over the San Diego Chargers on 12-8, the Raiders guaranteed themselves a winning record for the 28th time and.500 or better finish for the 33rd time. The Raiders also posted a winning record for the third consecutive season and finished at .500 or better for the fifth straight year.

[b:8694ac0b07]TRACE ARMSTRONG: [/b:8694ac0b07]Recorded his 100th career sack on 11-11 at Denver. He now has 103 sacks all-time. Armstrong's career total is third highest among active players and 16th overall.

[b:8694ac0b07]TIM BROWN:[/b:8694ac0b07] With 23 receiving yards on 12-8 at San Diego moved ahead of former Raider James Lofton (14,004) into second place in the NFL in all-time receiving yards.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] Is the only quarterback in NFL history who has completed passes to all three wide receivers that have over 1,000 catches in their careers. (Jerry Rice, Tim Brown while with the Raiders and Cris Carter while with Minnesota).

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] Is the first Raiders signal caller to reach 4,000-yards passing plateau in a single season, with 4,689 yards in 2002.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON:[/b:8694ac0b07] With one carry on 12-8 at San Diego, reached 500 rushing attempts in his NFL career. He now has 510 career rushes.

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Passed Jim Plunkett (1,697) for third place in Raiders history for most passes attempted for a career. Gannon currently has 2,155 since joining the Raiders in 1999. He trails Kenny Stabler (2,481) and Daryle Lamonica (2,248).

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Passed Tom Flores (92) for the third-most touchdown passes in a Raider career. Gannon currently has 105 and trails Kenny Stabler (150) and Daryle Lamonica (148).

[b:8694ac0b07]RICH GANNON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Has completed 1,367 passes since joining the Raiders in 1999, the second highest for a QB in Raider history behind Kenny Stabler (1,486).

[b:8694ac0b07]SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI:[/b:8694ac0b07] After scoring 9 points during December 15 contest at Miami, moved past George Blanda (117 in 1968) into second place for most points in a single season in Raiders history. Janikowski finished the 2002 season with 128 points, second only to Jeff Jaeger's 133 points in 1993. Janikowski's previous season high was 112 points in 2000.

[b:8694ac0b07]JERRY RICE: [/b:8694ac0b07]After catching two touchdown passes, Rice scored touchdown #200 and 201 on 11-11 at Denver. He now has 203 touchdowns.

[b:8694ac0b07]JERRY RICE:[/b:8694ac0b07] Added to his NFL record for 100-yard receiving games (73) with his fifth 100-yard game of 2002 - 113 yards on 12-8 at San Diego.

[b:8694ac0b07]ROD WOODSON: [/b:8694ac0b07]Recorded career interception No. 69 on 12-28 against Kansas City to move past Dick "Night Train" Lane for third place among all-time NFL interceptors with 68. Paul Krause (81) ranks first while Emlen Tunnell (79) is second.

[85inthehall]

JERRY RICE: With 151 yards from scrimmage on 9-29 vs. Tennessee surpassed Pro Football Hall of Fame running back the late Walter Payton (21,264) to become the NFL's all-time leader in yards from scrimmage. Rice now has 22,242 yards from scrimmage.

I like rice - always have and this was the most under appreciated and respected record of the year -- emmitt broke the rusing record and it was the biggest thing -- i think this record was more impressive in my mind. I think it was ashame it didn't get more attention.
Rice is as classy as they come and Payton was the best ever.

[Rhode Raider]

I gotta agree on the Emmit deal, he's got the # 's. But given the fact that Payton was with a **** team, ( he was at the end of his career when he got his ring in 86).Had Sweetness or Sanders for that matter been on a team like the "Boys in their prime, their record would still be standing. Don't get me wrong Smith was an excellent Rb , but never the best. Rice on the other hand is just on another planet when it comes to who is the greatest WR ever, I just hope the Raiders land the SOB who breaks JR's records

[SoCalRaider]

I still say that if Bo could have stayed healthy he would have rewritten the NFL record book and not only gone down as the best football player in history, but the greatest athlete in history.

- Averaging 6.8 yards per carry over an entire season is unheard of.
- Tim Brown even admitted that Bo was the fastest human he ever saw run, and that says a lot considering Brown played with Olympic Gold Medalist Willie Gault.
- And Bo was supposed to be a power back.
- I still jump out of my seat watching replays of him 15 years after the fact.

[RaiderMan]

Yeah, Bo had it all, speed, quickness, raw power, agility.

The biggest shame in football history

[85inthehall]

I agree with that socal - Bo was amazing to watch on the ball field - be it baseball or football
he was the most impressive athlete i ever saw suit up

[DarthRaider]

[quote:8652eda746="RaiderMan"]Yeah, Bo had it all, speed, quickness, raw power, agility.

The biggest shame in football history [/quote:8652eda746]

The one run I remember most about Bo was watching him run right over and through The Bozz. The Bozz had been talking so much smack for that game it was funny to watch him get flattened by Bo.

[SoCalRaider]

That Seattle game was unreal, but my all time favorite game was the Monday Night game against the Lions where Bo went run for run with Barry Sanders. It seemed like every person who saw the game agreed that Bo looked more explosive than Barry.

[crizpynutz]

[quote:20b8fc758c="85inthehall"]JERRY RICE: With 151 yards from scrimmage on 9-29 vs. Tennessee surpassed Pro Football Hall of Fame running back the late Walter Payton (21,264) to become the NFL's all-time leader in yards from scrimmage. Rice now has 22,242 yards from scrimmage.

I like rice - always have and this was the most under appreciated and respected record of the year -- emmitt broke the rusing record and it was the biggest thing -- i think this record was more impressive in my mind. I think it was ashame it didn't get more attention.
Rice is as classy as they come and Payton was the best ever.[/quote:20b8fc758c]

Hey 85 -- I agree with you. Something about those three men. You can only be glad we have been able to watch them weave their magic. What great players and great people.