Wild Card Round: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets (Giants Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 4, 2003 at 4:39pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets at Giants Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Giants Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Indianapolis Colts versus New York Jets in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Indianapolis Colts-New York Jets cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 9-7 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-5-1 | W3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 | W2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-14 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 11-5 | W5 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-10 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 4-12 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 11-5 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-8 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 10-6 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 7-9 | W2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 12-4 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-12 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-13 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-6-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 9-7 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | W2 |
AFC Wild Card - Indianapolis Colts @ New York Jets - Jan. 4, 2003 - Chad Pennington, Wayne Chrebet
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THROWBACK HIGHLIGHTS: All 5 Touchdowns From 2002 Wild Card Win Vs. Colts | New York Jets | NFL
2002 Jets vs Colts Wild Card HighlightsIndianapolis Colts None, New York Jets None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00000 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 724344141 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Richie Anderson 56 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | John Hall 41 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Jets | LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick) | 0-17 |
| Jets | Santana Moss 4 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick) | 0-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | John Hall 39 yard field goal | 0-27 |
| Jets | Chris Baker 3 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick) | 0-34 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick) | 0-41 |
New York Jets defeated Indianapolis Colts 41-0 at Giants Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Jets: LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick). The 41-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Chad Pennington: 222 pass yards on 19-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT. New York Jets advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
New York Jets walked out of Giants Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Indianapolis Colts will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 41-0. This was a 41-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Jets: LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New York Jets advance to the divisional round.
New York Jets 41, Indianapolis Colts 0. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 78524. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Chad Pennington: 222 pass yards on 19-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT
- LaMont Jordan: 102 rush yards on 20 carries
- Richie Anderson: 2 catches for 66 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Giants Stadium. Final: Indianapolis Colts 0, New York Jets 41, with New York Jets taking the result by 41. **First quarter**
- Jets: Richie Anderson 56 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick)
Second quarter
- Jets: John Hall 41 yard field goal
- Jets: LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick)
- Jets: Santana Moss 4 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick)
Third quarter
- Jets: John Hall 39 yard field goal
- Jets: Chris Baker 3 yard pass from Chad Pennington ( John Hall kick)
Fourth quarter
- Jets: LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick)
Top performers
- Chad Pennington: 222 pass yards on 19-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT
- LaMont Jordan: 102 rush yards on 20 carries
- Richie Anderson: 2 catches for 66 yards
The 41-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Colts | Jets | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 10 | 26 |
| Total Yards | 176 | 396 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 14/31 | 19/25 |
| Pass yards | 137 | 222 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 13 | 6 |
| Net pass yards | 124 | 216 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 14 | 42 |
| Rush yards | 52 | 180 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 10 | 30 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | |||||
| Peyton Manning | 14/31 | 137 | 0 | 2 | |
| NYJ | |||||
| Chad Pennington | 19/25 | 222 | 3 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| James Mungro | 4 | 36 | 0 | 22 |
| Edgerrin James | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NYJ | ||||
| LaMont Jordan | 20 | 102 | 2 | 13 |
| Curtis Martin | 15 | 67 | 0 | 11 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Chad Pennington | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerald Sowell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | ||||
| Marvin Harrison | 4 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| James Mungro | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Edgerrin James | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| NYJ | ||||
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 66 | 1 | 56 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 2 | 44 | 0 | 23 |
| Santana Moss | 5 | 42 | 1 | 16 |
| Laveranues Coles | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| LaMont Jordan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Anthony Becht | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Baker | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerald Sowell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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