2002 Washington Redskins season

The 2002 season was the Washington Redskins' 71st in the National Football League (NFL) 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
Owner	Daniel Snyder
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
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

Offseason

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
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 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 40 Rock Cartwright 48 Stephen Davis 47 Bryan Johnson FB 32 Kenny Watson Wide receivers 84 Chris Doering 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 76 Jon Jansen T 77 Tre' Johnson G 64 David Loverne G 50 Larry Moore C 60 Chris Samuels T 75 Alex Sulfsted T 70 Kipp Vickers G Defensive linemen 91 Delbert Cowsette DT 92 Daryl Gardener DT 73 Bernard Jackson DE 94 LaDairis Jackson DE 93 Otis Leverette DE 78 Bruce Smith DE 95 Dan Wilkinson DT 97 Renaldo Wynn DE		Linebackers 98 Jessie Armstead OLB 56 LaVar Arrington OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 52 Lemar Marshall ILB 55 Kevin Mitchell OLB 58 Antonio Pierce ILB Defensive backs 24 Champ Bailey CB 28 Darrell Green SS 35 Ricot Joseph 34 Andre Lott 26 Ifeanyi Ohalete FS 21 Fred Smoot CB 31 David Terrell FS Special teams 10 Craig Jarrett P 14 James Tuthill K		Reserve lists  4 Bryan Barker P (IR) 23 Bruce Branch DB (IR)  5 Brett Conway K (IR) 71 Santana Dotson DT (IR) 61 Rod Jones T (IR) 29 Sam Shade SS (IR) 66 Brendan Stai T (IR) 54 Jeremiah Trotter ILB (IR) Practice squad 19 Richmond Flowers WR 36 Robert Gillespie RB 67 Stephen Gibson OL 79 Akil Smith G 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

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week 7: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers

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

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

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

Standings

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

References

1. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-03-12.