2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Head coach	Bill Cowher
Home field	Heinz Field
Results
Record	10–5–1
Division place	1st AFC North
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Browns) 36–33; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Titans) 31–34 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	4 G Alan Faneca; OLB Jason Gildon; WR Hines Ward; OLB Joey Porter;
AP All-Pros	3 Alan Faneca (1st team); Joey Porter (1st team); Hines Ward (2nd team);
Team MVP	Joey Porter; Hines Ward
Team ROY	Kendall Simmons
	← 2001; Steelers seasons; 2003 →;

The 2002 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 70th as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The Steelers were coming off a 13–3 record in 2001 and making an appearance in the AFC Championship game. The team failed to improve their 13–3 record, finishing 10–5–1, although this record was good enough for a division championship. With their finish, the Steelers became the first champions of the newly created AFC North. Bill Cowher's team won the Wild Card Game, defeating the rival Cleveland Browns at home, but lost to AFC South champion Tennessee Titans in the divisional round.

Week 4 saw Kordell Stewart's final game as the Steelers' starting quarterback, as he was replaced by Tommy Maddox during the game. Even though he did relieve an injured Maddox, Stewart never regained his job as he was released following the season.