2002 AFL Season

After televising a full slate of regular season games the previous 2 seasons, TNN only televised games during the last 7 weeks of the regular season. As in the previous 2 seasons, both TNN, ESPN and ABC would continue to air the postseason.

Regular Season

Sunday 6-9:

Storm-Predators, TNN, 4:30, Eli Gold, Charles Davis, Jill Arrington

Sunday 6-16:

Desperados-Rattlers, TNN, 4:30

Sunday 6-23:

Force-Rampage, TNN, 2:00

Sunday 6-30:

Dragons-Rush, TNN, 4:30

Sunday 7-7:

Predators-Storm, TNN, 2:00

Sunday 7-14:

Avengers-Firebirds, TNN, 4:30

Sunday 7-21:

SaberCats-Cobras, TNN, 2:00

Playoffs

First Round

Saturday 7-27:

Destroyers-Predators, TNN, 2:00 (tape delay - Fri 7:30 kick), Dave Sims, Charles Arbuckle

Firebirds-Desperados, TNN, 4:30

Storm-Avengers, ESPN2, 7:30

Sunday 7-28:

Cobras-Rampage, ESPN, 1:30, Dave Ryan, Merril Hoge

Quarterfinals

Saturday 8-3:

Predators-Gladiators, TNN, 12:30, ??, Charles Arbuckle

Storm-SaberCats, ESPN2, 3:00

Sunday 8-4:

Cobras-Rattlers, TNN, 3:00, Eli Gold, ??

Monday 8-5:

Desperados-Rush, ESPN2, 11:00 (tape delay - 8:30 kick)

Semifinals

Saturday 8-10:

Predators-SaberCats, ABC, 3:00, Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Lynn Swann

Sunday 8-11:

Rush-Rattlers, ESPN2, 3:30

ArenaBowl XVI

Sunday 8-18:

Rattlers-SaberCats, ABC, 3:00, Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, Lynn Swann