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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII, defeating the Oakland Raiders 48-21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on the 26th of January, 2003. Safety Dexter Jackson was named the game's Most Valuable Player. It was the last Super Bowl held in January and the last hosted in San Diego.
The Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002, bringing the league to 32 teams for the first time. With the first pick in the expansion draft on the 18th of February, 2002, the Texans selected offensive tackle Tony Boselli from the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the regular draft, they took quarterback David Carr from Fresno State University with the first overall pick.
Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts set a new season reception record with 143 catches, surpassing Herman Moore's mark of 123. Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton's career rushing record on the 27th of October, and Jerry Rice passed Payton's career yards-from-scrimmage record on the 29th of September with 21,284 yards. Michael Vick set the single-game quarterback rushing record with 173 yards on the 1st of December.
The Chicago Bears played their 2002 home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, because Soldier Field in Chicago was undergoing a major reconstruction. The arrangement meant the Bears competed on a college football field for an entire NFL season.
Reebok signed a deal in 2000 to become the exclusive uniform supplier for all 32 NFL teams starting in 2002, replacing individual team contracts. American Needle, a previous supplier, sued the league over the exclusivity arrangement. The case reached the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in 2010 that the NFL is not a single entity. Reebok held the contract through the 2011 season, when Nike took over.
The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers tied 34-34 at Heinz Field on the 10th of November, 2002, during Week 10 of the season. It was the first NFL tie since the 23rd of November, 1997, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins finished 7-7. No further tied games occurred until 2008.