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. In honor of the team's 70th anniversary, their home uniforms for the season were based on their home uniforms from 1965-1969.^[1]

2002 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Daniel Snyder
General manager	Vinny Cerrato
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator	Marvin Lewis
Home field	FedExField
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Chris Samuels LB LaVar Arrington CB Champ Bailey
AP All-Pros	None
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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
Bernard Jackson	Defensive end	Tennessee
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 Head coach – Steve Spurrier Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Marvin Lewis 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  6 Shane Matthews 11 Patrick Ramsey 17 Danny Wuerffel Running backs 46 Ladell Betts KR 40 Rock Cartwright KR 48 Stephen Davis 38 Robert Gillespie 47 Bryan Johnson FB 32 Kenny Watson KR Wide receivers 84 Chris Doering 83 Richmond Flowers 87 Rod Gardner 85 Darnerien McCants 80 Justin Skaggs 88 Derrius Thompson 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 98 Jessie Armstead OLB 56 LaVar Arrington OLB 57 Orantes Grant MLB 52 Lemar Marshall OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 55 Kevin Mitchell MLB 58 Antonio Pierce OLB Defensive backs 24 Champ Bailey CB 25 Rashad Bauman CB 29 Todd Franz SS 28 Darrell Green CB 35 Ricot Joseph SS 34 Andre Lott CB/S 26 Ifeanyi Ohalete SS 21 Fred Smoot CB 31 David Terrell FS Special teams 67 Ethan Albright LS  8 Jose Cortez K 10 Craig Jarrett P		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

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	3	3	0	9
Packers	7	10	0	13	30

Game information

First quarter WAS – James Tuthill 25-yard field goal, 8:50. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:10. GB – Ahman Green 24-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:21. Packers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:29. Second quarter WAS – James Tuthill 53-yard field goal, 7:57. Packers 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 5:23. GB – Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:07. Packers 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:50. GB – Ryan Longwell 36-yard field goal, 1:23. Packers 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:03. Third quarter WAS – James Tuthill 31-yard field goal, 5:55. Packers 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 41-yard field goal, 9:21. Packers 20–9. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:31. GB – Ahman Green 8-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:48. Packers 27–9. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:14. GB – Ryan Longwell 28-yard field goal, 0:22. Packers 30–9. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:36. Top passers WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 10/24, 135 yards GB – Brett Favre – 11/14, 89 yards Top rushers WAS – Stephen Davis – 24 rushes, 91 yards GB – Ahman Green – 24 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD Top receivers WAS – Derrius Thompson – 5 receptions, 89 yards GB – Donald Driver – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers

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

Standings

Division

NFC East
view talk edit	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 v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	12	4	0	.750	5–1	11–1	.469	.432
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.482	.432
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 3]	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.508	.446
9[lower-alpha 3]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.506	.433
10[lower-alpha 4]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.527	.438
11[lower-alpha 4]	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[lower-alpha 5]	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	.500	.400
14[lower-alpha 5]	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[lower-alpha 6]
Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3). Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory. St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4) Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. 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. https://www.commanders.com/news/remembering-redskins-70th-anniversary-season-7334528
2. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.