2002 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
General managerVinny Cerrato
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton
Defensive coordinatorMarvin Lewis
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Chris Samuels
LB LaVar Arrington
CB Champ Bailey
AP All-ProsNone

The 2002 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 71st season in the National Football League, and their 66th representing Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001, finishing at 7–9. For cornerback Darrell Green, this was his 20th and final season with the team.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft
2002 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 32 Patrick Ramsey  Quarterback Tulane from New England
2 56 Ladell Betts  Running back Iowa from Baltimore
3 79 Rashad Bauman  Cornerback Oregon from Cleveland via Jacksonville
3 87 Cliff Russell  Wide receiver Utah from Baltimore
5 159 Andre Lott  Strong safety Tennessee from Baltimore
5 160 Robert Royal  Tight end LSU from N.Y. Jets
6 192 Reggie Coleman  Offensive tackle Tennessee
7 230 Jeff Grau  Center UCLA
7 234 Greg Scott  Defensive end Hampton from N.Y. Jets via New England
7 257 Rock Cartwright  Running back Kansas State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Bruce Branch Cornerback Penn State
Ricot Joseph Safety Central Florida

Personnel

Staff

2002 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Mike Stock
  • Assistant special teams/assistant linebackers – Jim Collins

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – John Hastings

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Roster

2002 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 51 Shamar Finney LB
  • -- Stephen Gibson OL
  • 15 Chris Greisen QB
  • -- DeAngelo Lloyd DE
  • 79 Akil Smith G

53 active, 11 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8, 2002 Arizona Cardinals W 31–23 1–0 FedExField 85,140
2 September 16, 2002 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–37 1–1 FedExField 84,982
3 September 22, 2002 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–20 1–2 3Com Park 67,541
4 Bye
5 October 6, 2002 at Tennessee Titans W 31–14 2–2 Adelphia Coliseum 68,804
6 October 13, 2002 New Orleans Saints L 27–43 2–3 FedExField 80,768
7 October 20, 2002 at Green Bay Packers L 9–30 2–4 Lambeau Field 63,363
8 October 27, 2002 Indianapolis Colts W 26–21 3–4 FedExField 80,169
9 November 3, 2002 at Seattle Seahawks W 14–3 4–4 Seahawks Stadium 64,325
10 November 10, 2002 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–26 4–5 Alltel Stadium 66,665
11 November 17, 2002 at New York Giants L 17–19 4–6 Giants Stadium 78,727
12 November 24, 2002 St. Louis Rams W 20–17 5–6 FedExField 79,823
13 November 28, 2002 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–27 5–7 Texas Stadium 63,606
14 December 8, 2002 New York Giants L 21–27 5–8 FedExField 78,635
15 December 15, 2002 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–34 5–9 Veterans Stadium 65,615
16 December 22, 2002 Houston Texans W 26–10 6–9 FedExField 70,291
17 December 29, 2002 Dallas Cowboys W 20–14 7–9 FedExField 84,142

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Arizona Cardinals

The Redskins hosted their now-former division foe in the Cardinals’ first season in the revamped NFC West. In Steve Spurrier’s debut as Skins coach his “Fun & Gun” offense put up 442 yards in a 31–23 win. Shane Matthews erupted to three touchdowns while Jake Plummer of the Cardinals was held to just fourteen completions.

Monday Night Football vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Spurrier's “Fun & Gun” was hammered 37-7 as Matthews completed just ten passes and Danny Wuerffel was sacked four times. At one point the exasperated Spurrier was caught on ABC cameras flapping his gums, a scene replayed in slow motion.

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 3 309
Packers 7 10 01330

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 20, 2002
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,363
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
  • TV: Fox
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4 0 .750 5–1 11–1 415 241 L1
(5) New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 320 279 W4
Washington Redskins 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 307 365 W2
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 217 329 L4

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV
Division leaders
1[a] Philadelphia Eagles East 12 4 0 .750 5–1 11–1 .469 .432
2[a][b] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .482 .432
3[a][b] Green Bay Packers North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .451 .414
4 San Francisco 49ers West 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 .504 .450
Wild Cards
5 New York Giants East 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 .482 .450
6 Atlanta Falcons South 9 6 1 .594 4–2 7–5 .494 .429
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 New Orleans Saints South 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .498 .566
8[c] St. Louis Rams West 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .508 .446
9[c] Seattle Seahawks West 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .506 .433
10[d] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .527 .438
11[d] Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .486 .357
12 Minnesota Vikings North 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 .498 .417
13[e] Arizona Cardinals West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 5–7 .500 .400
14[e] Dallas Cowboys East 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .500 .475
15 Chicago Bears North 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .521 .430
16 Detroit Lions North 3 13 0 .188 1–5 3–9 .494 .375
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b c Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).
  2. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  4. ^ a b Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)
  5. ^ a b Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
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