2002 Seattle Seahawks season

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2002 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner Paul Allen
General manager Mike Holmgren
Head coach Mike Holmgren
Offensive coordinator Gil Haskell
Defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell
Home stadium Seahawks Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-Pros None
Pro Bowlers OT Walter Jones
Aerial photo of Seahawks Stadium Aerial of Qwest Field and downtown skyline, 2002.jpg
Aerial photo of Seahawks Stadium

The 2002 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL), the first season in Seahawks Stadium and the fourth under head coach Mike Holmgren. The Seahawks returned to the NFC West for the first time since their inaugural season of 1976, as part of the realignment that occurred when the Houston Texans joined the NFL as the 32nd team. The new stadium was constructed on the same site of their former stadium, the Kingdome.

Contents

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
DT Brandon Mitchell (Patriots)TE Christian Fauria (Patriots)
T Jerry Wunsch (Buccaneers)T Todd Weiner (Falcons)
QB Brock Huard (Colts)
LB Levon Kirkland (Eagles)

2002 expansion draft

Seattle Seahawks selected during the expansion draft
RoundOverallNamePositionExpansion team
——13 Charlie Rogers Return specialist Houston Texans

NFL draft

2002 Seattle Seahawks draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
128 Jerramy Stevens   Tight end Washington
254 Maurice Morris   Running back Oregon
260 Anton Palepoi   Defensive end UNLV
385 Kris Richard   Cornerback USC
4120 Terreal Bierria  Safety Georgia
5146 Rocky Bernard   Defensive tackle Texas A&M
5169 Ryan Hannam   Tight end Northern Iowa
5171 Matt Hill   Offensive tackle Boise State
6194 Craig Jarrett   Punter Michigan State
7232 Jeff Kelly   Quarterback Southern Mississippi
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 undrafted free agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
D. D. Lewis Linebacker Texas
John NiklosFullback Western Illinois
Jon PendergrassWide receiver Southern Illinois
Merceda PerryLinebacker North Carolina
Ryan Van DykeQuarterback Michigan State
Damion WrightGuard Weber State

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

2002 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez
  • Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rod Springer

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Final roster

2002 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

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Season highlights

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1August 10 Indianapolis Colts L 10–280–1 Seahawks Stadium Recap
2August 16at San Diego Chargers L 14–240–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
3August 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–141–2Seahawks Stadium Recap
4August 29at Denver Broncos L 0–311–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [5] [6]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC East and the AFC West.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1September 8at Oakland Raiders L 17–310–1 Network Associates Coliseum Recap
2September 15 Arizona Cardinals L 13–240–2 Seahawks Stadium Recap
3September 22at New York Giants L 6–90–3 Giants Stadium Recap
4September 29 Minnesota Vikings W 48–231–3Seahawks Stadium Recap
5 Bye
6October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 21–281–4Seahawks Stadium Recap
7October 20at St. Louis Rams L 20–371–5 Edward Jones Dome Recap
8October 27at Dallas Cowboys W 17–142–5 Texas Stadium Recap
9November 3 Washington Redskins L 3–142–6Seahawks Stadium Recap
10November 10at Arizona Cardinals W 27–63–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
11November 17 Denver Broncos L 9–313–7Seahawks Stadium Recap
12November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 39–324–7Seahawks Stadium Recap
13December 1at San Francisco 49ers L 24–314–8 3Com Park Recap
14December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–274–9Seahawks Stadium Recap
15December 15at Atlanta Falcons W 30–24 (OT)5–9 Georgia Dome Recap
16December 22 St. Louis Rams W 30–106–9Seahawks Stadium Recap
17December 29at San Diego Chargers W 31–28 (OT)7–9 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2002 NFL season results [7]

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) San Francisco 49ers 1060.6255–18–4367351L1
St. Louis Rams 790.4384–25–7316369W1
Seattle Seahawks 790.4382–45–7355369W3
Arizona Cardinals 5110.3131–55–7262417L3

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOV
Division leaders
1 [a] Philadelphia Eagles East1240.7505–111–1.469.432
2 [a] [b] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South1240.7504–29–3.482.432
3 [a] [b] Green Bay Packers North1240.7505–19–3.451.414
4 San Francisco 49ers West1060.6255–18–4.504.450
Wild Cards
5 New York Giants East1060.6255–18–4.482.450
6 Atlanta Falcons South961.5944–27–5.494.429
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 New Orleans Saints South970.5633–37–5.498.566
8 [c] St. Louis Rams West790.4384–25–7.508.446
9 [c] Seattle Seahawks West790.4382–45–7.506.433
10 [d] Washington Redskins East790.4381–54–8.527.438
11 [d] Carolina Panthers South790.4381–54–8.486.357
12 Minnesota Vikings North6100.3754–25–7.498.417
13 [e] Arizona Cardinals West5110.3131–55–7.500.400
14 [e] Dallas Cowboys East5110.3131–53–9.500.475
15 Chicago Bears North4120.2502–43–9.521.430
16 Detroit Lions North3130.1881–53–9.494.375
Tiebreakers [f]
  1. 1 2 3 Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).
  2. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
  4. 1 2 Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)
  5. 1 2 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.

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts0714728
Seahawks1000010

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

  • Date: August 10
  • Game time: 7:08pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 54% humidity, wind S 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,902
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P2: at San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks070714
Chargers737724

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 8:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: N/A
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs007714
Seahawks0100717

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 79 °F (26 °C), 47% humidity, wind NW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,036
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Week P4: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks00000
Broncos2130731

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:10pm local
  • Game weather: mostly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), 69% humidity, wind SE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 71,755
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV: KCPQ
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at Oakland Raiders

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks7001017
Raiders7213031

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals3071424
Seahawks370313

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: at New York Giants

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks33006
Giants00369

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Quarter1234Total
Vikings737623
Seahawks14310348

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers1037828
Seahawks777021

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Week 7: at St. Louis Rams

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0140620
Rams76101437

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0701017
Cowboys007714

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game information

Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins770014
Seahawks03003

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:15pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 43% humidity, wind N 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 64,325
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Brian Webber
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks10170027
Cardinals33006

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 2:06pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 27% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 29,252
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Brent Ringenbach
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos0372131
Seahawks00639

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs10701532
Seahawks02171139

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0371424
49ers0177731

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

Game information

Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles7137027
Seahawks607720

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

Game information

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Seahawks70143630
Falcons14307024

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Game information

Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams037010
Seahawks31010730

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 63,953
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green & Brent Ringenbach
  • Gamecenter, Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Seahawks70021331
Chargers010108028

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

References

  1. 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  2. 2002 Seattle Seahawks Starters, Roster, & Players at Pro Football Reference.
  3. Seattle Seahawks 2002 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
  4. Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-57243-990-0.
  5. 2002 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. 2003 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. 2002 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.