2002 Washington Redskins season

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.

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

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

  • Owner – Daniel Snyder
  • Vice president of football operations – Joe Mendes
  • Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers
  • Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell
  • Director of player personnel – Vinny Cerrato

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Assistant offensive coordinator/offensive line – Kim Helton
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Noah Brindise
  • Running backs – Hue Jackson
  • Wide receivers – Steve Spurrier Jr.
  • Tight ends – Lawson Holland
  • Assistant offensive line – John Hunt
  • Offensive assistant/quality control – Paul Guenther
  

Defensive coaches

  • Assistant defensive coordinator/linebackers – George Edwards
  • Defensive line – Ricky Hunley
  • Assistant defensive line/quality control – DeChon Burns
  • Defensive backs – George Catavolos
  • Assistant defensive backs – Kirk Olivadotti

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

  • 89 Zeron Flemister
  • 86 Walter Rasby
  • 49 Leonard Stephens
 Offensive linemen
  • 59 Wilbert Brown G
  • 62 Pat Downey C
  • 76 Jon Jansen T
  • 77 Tre' Johnson G
  • 64 David Loverne G
  • 50 Larry Moore C
  • 60 Chris Samuels T
  • 75 Alex Sulfsted G/T
  • 70 Kipp Vickers G

Defensive linemen

  • 91 Delbert Cowsette DT
  • 92 Daryl Gardener DT
  • 73 Bernard Jackson DE
  • 72 Carl Powell DT
  • 96 Greg Scott DE
  • 78 Bruce Smith DE
  • 97 Renaldo Wynn DE
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  •  4 Bryan Barker P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 23 Bruce Branch CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 71 Santana Dotson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94 LaDairis Jackson DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 61 Rod Jones T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 45 Robert Royal TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 82 Cliff Russell WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 29 Sam Shade S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Brendan Stai T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 54 Jeremiah Trotter LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 95 Dan Wilkinson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


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
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 8, 2002Arizona CardinalsW 31–231–0FedExField85,140
2September 16, 2002Philadelphia EaglesL 7–371–1FedExField84,982
3September 22, 2002at San Francisco 49ersL 10–201–23Com Park67,541
4Bye
5October 6, 2002at Tennessee TitansW 31–142–2Adelphia Coliseum68,804
6October 13, 2002New Orleans SaintsL 27–432–3FedExField80,768
7October 20, 2002at Green Bay PackersL 9–302–4Lambeau Field63,363
8October 27, 2002Indianapolis ColtsW 26–213–4FedExField80,169
9November 3, 2002at Seattle SeahawksW 14–34–4Seahawks Stadium64,325
10November 10, 2002at Jacksonville JaguarsL 7–264–5Alltel Stadium66,665
11November 17, 2002at New York GiantsL 17–194–6Giants Stadium78,727
12November 24, 2002St. Louis RamsW 20–175–6FedExField79,823
13November 28, 2002at Dallas CowboysL 20–275–7Texas Stadium63,606
14December 8, 2002New York GiantsL 21–275–8FedExField78,635
15December 15, 2002at Philadelphia EaglesL 21–345–9Veterans Stadium65,615
16December 22, 2002Houston TexansW 26–106–9FedExField70,291
17December 29, 2002Dallas CowboysW 20–147–9FedExField84,142

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

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[lower-alpha 1] Philadelphia Eagles East 1240.750 5–111–1.469.432
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 1240.750 4–29–3.482.432
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Green Bay Packers North 1240.750 5–19–3.451.414
4 San Francisco 49ers West 1060.625 5–18–4.504.450
Wild Cards
5 New York Giants East 1060.625 5–18–4.482.450
6 Atlanta Falcons South 961.594 4–27–5.494.429
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 New Orleans Saints South 970.563 3–37–5.498.566
8[lower-alpha 3] St. Louis Rams West 790.438 4–25–7.508.446
9[lower-alpha 3] Seattle Seahawks West 790.438 2–45–7.506.433
10[lower-alpha 4] Washington Redskins East 790.438 1–54–8.527.438
11[lower-alpha 4] Carolina Panthers South 790.438 1–54–8.486.357
12 Minnesota Vikings North 6100.375 4–25–7.498.417
13[lower-alpha 5] Arizona Cardinals West 5110.313 1–55–7.500.400
14[lower-alpha 5] Dallas Cowboys East 5110.313 1–53–9.500.475
15 Chicago Bears North 4120.250 2–43–9.521.430
16 Detroit Lions North 3130.188 1–53–9.494.375
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).
  2. Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  3. St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  4. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)
  5. 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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