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2002 PRESEASON |
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| DATE | TIME* | OPPONENT |
| Fri. Aug 9 | 7:30 PM | at Buffalo - The Bengals get first dibs at the Bills’ new quarterback Drew Bledsoe. |
| Sat. Aug 17 | 8:00 PM | at Indianapolis - The early stages of new Colts head coach Tony Dungy’s restoration project with the Indy defense |
| Sat. Aug 24 | 7:30 PM |
NEW ORLEANS - Now that Deuce is No. 1, how many carries will
McAllister get in the Paul Brown Stadium opener with Ricky Williams gone? |
| Thurs. Aug 29 | 7:30 PM | ATLANTA
- Bengals’ fans first glance at the many tools of franchise quarterback
Michael Vick, now the unchallenged starter. |
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2002 REGULAR SEASON |
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| Sun. Sep 8 | 1:00 PM |
SAN DIEGO - In his Chargers debut, coach Marty Schottenheimer
returns to Cincinnati for the first time since the wild Bengals-Browns
games of the late ‘80s. |
| Sun. Sep 15 | 1:00 PM |
at Cleveland - Points have been scarce when the Battle of Ohio
goes to The Lake. The winning team has never scored more than 18 points
and the losing team hasn’t scored a touchdown in the last two games at new
Cleveland Browns Stadium. |
| Sun. Sep 22 | 8:30 PM | at
Atlanta -
In the Bengals’ first prime-time appearance in four seasons, their defense
that finished No. 9 in the NFL last season tries to stop Michael Vick for
real. |
| Sun. Sep 29 | 4:05 PM |
TAMPA BAY - Former University
of Dayton quarterback Jon Gruden works for the first time as a NFL head
coach in Cincinnati as the Buccaneers’ new boss. |
| Sun. Oct 6 | 1:00 PM | at
Indianapolis -
Jeff Burris, the Bengals new starting cornerback, tries to pick off old
Colts teammate Peyton Manning. |
| Sun. Oct 13 | 1:00 PM | PITTSBURGH - The Steelers bring the NFL’s No. 1 defense in 2001 to town looking to avenge Jon Kitna’s 411-yard passing day in last season’s home finale |
| Oct 20 | 1:00 PM |
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| Sun. Oct 27 | 1:00 PM |
TENNESSEE - With the NFL’s new rotating
schedule, how many more times does Cincinnati get treated to a meeting of
two first-ballot Hall-of-Fame running backs in Corey Dillon and Eddie
George? Last year, Dillon out gained George in two games, 125-111. |
| Sun. Nov 3 | 1:00 PM | at Houston - The Bengals play a star-studded expansion team (Tony Boselli, Jamie Sharper, Aaron Glenn, Gary Walker) that may be better than the Oilers’ team they beat in 1996 on their last trip to Houston. |
| Sun. Nov 10 | 1:00 PM |
at Baltimore -
The Bengals must contend with the return
of 1,000-yard running back Jamal Lewis, who missed all last season with a
knee injury, and possibly quarterback-in-training Chris Redman. |
| Sun. Nov 17 | 1:00 PM | CLEVELAND - Dillon averages 124 yards whenever the Battle of Ohio rages south, but the going could be tougher against a defense bolstered by free-agent pickups Kenard Lang and Robert Griffith |
| Sun. Nov 24 | 1:00 PM | at Pittsburgh - The Bengals look for their first victory at Heinz Field against Pro Bowl running back Jerome Bettis and last year’s MVP candidate in quarterback Kordell Stewart. |
| Sun. Dec 1 | 1:00 PM |
BALTIMORE - Bengals defensive captain Takeo
Spikes tries to duplicate last year’s AFC Defensive Player of the Week
performance in PBS. |
| Sun. Dec 8 | 1:00 PM | at Carolina - New Panthers head coach John Fox displays his rebuilt defense, spearheaded by new free-agents DeRon Jenkins and Terry Cousin at cornerback |
| Sun. Dec 15 | 1:00 PM |
JACKSONVILLE -
The revamped Jaguars may not be all that
revamped with quarterback Mark Brunell and his 1,000-yard receivers in
Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell returning to a mix that includes healthy
running back Fred Taylor. |
| Sun. Dec 22 | 1:00 PM | NEW ORLEANS - Cincinnati gets its first real look at another franchise quarterback, Aaron Brooks, who comes into this season with 35 TD passes in his first 21 NFL starts. |
| Sun. Dec 29 | 1:00 PM | at Buffalo - How cold can it go? The Bengals are unbeaten, at least at home, in the three games when it has been 9 degrees or colder: Chargers in 1982, Bears in 1995, Jaguars in 2000 |
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*All times are Eastern Home Games are in orange Away games are in black |
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