what was the worst team in the nfl in 2002

The Cincinnati Bengals had the worst record by a team in 2002, with a record of 2-14.

Regular season

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bengals	2-14	2002	.125	16	2	14	0	34	279	17.4	456	28.5	315	39.0	36.7
2	Lions	3-13	2002	.188	16	3	13	0	34	306	19.1	451	28.2	242	29.6	40.0
3	Bears	4-12	2002	.250	16	4	12	0	31	281	17.6	379	23.7	260	33.8	47.6
4	Texans	4-12	2002	.250	16	4	12	0	22	213	13.3	356	22.3	208	25.8	35.7
5	Cardinals	5-11	2002	.313	16	5	11	0	31	262	16.4	417	26.1	274	43.0	30.8
6	Cowboys	5-11	2002	.313	16	5	11	0	26	217	13.6	329	20.6	237	24.0	33.3
7	Vikings	6-10	2002	.375	16	6	10	0	46	390	24.4	442	27.6	350	44.0	47.1
8	Jaguars	6-10	2002	.375	16	6	10	0	38	328	20.5	315	19.7	275	34.3	69.2
9	Redskins	7-9	2002	.438	16	7	9	0	37	307	19.2	365	22.8	303	39.8	52.0
10	Rams	7-9	2002	.438	16	7	9	0	37	316	19.8	369	23.1	315	39.3	60.0
11	Seahawks	7-9	2002	.438	16	7	9	0	41	355	22.2	369	23.1	347	43.1	28.6
12	Panthers	7-9	2002	.438	16	7	9	0	30	258	16.1	302	18.9	238	28.6	33.3
13	Ravens	7-9	2002	.438	16	7	9	0	36	316	19.8	354	22.1	261	37.7	53.8
14	Bills	8-8	2002	.500	16	8	8	0	44	379	23.7	397	24.8	355	42.5	58.3
15	Chiefs	8-8	2002	.500	16	8	8	0	57	467	29.2	399	24.9	343	41.6	60.0
16	Chargers	8-8	2002	.500	16	8	8	0	40	333	20.8	367	22.9	313	37.1	33.3
17	Browns	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	40	344	21.5	320	20.0	279	40.5	80.0
18	Broncos	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	45	392	24.5	344	21.5	357	38.1	69.6
19	Patriots	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	43	381	23.8	346	21.6	304	42.7	45.0
20	Jets	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	41	359	22.4	336	21.0	300	40.4	33.3
21	Dolphins	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	44	378	23.6	301	18.8	318	38.2	30.0
22	Saints	9-7	2002	.563	16	9	7	0	49	432	27.0	388	24.3	291	41.1	61.5
23	Falcons	9-6-1	2002	.594	16	9	6	1	44	402	25.1	314	19.6	316	41.9	60.0
24	Giants	10-6	2002	.625	16	10	6	0	35	320	20.0	279	17.4	323	39.4	35.7
25	49ers	10-6	2002	.625	16	10	6	0	41	367	22.9	351	21.9	342	52.3	61.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

254

Burrow

RUSH

56

Brown

REC

78

Gesicki

Team Rankings

PPG

33.0

7th

OPP PPG

27.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

106.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

254.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

0 - 1

Final

Bengals

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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