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2002 Seattle Seahawks season
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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. The Seahawks began the season in a new conference, in a new stadium, and with new uniforms.
Offseason
Additions SubtractionsDT Brandon Mitchell (Patriots) TE Christian Fauria (Patriots)T Jerry Wunsch (Buccaneers) T Todd Weiner (Falcons) QB Brock Huard (Colts) LB Levon Kirkland (Eagles) RB Ricky Watters (retirement)
2002 expansion draft
2002 NFL expansion draft
+ Seattle Seahawks selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team——13Charlie RogersReturn specialistHouston Texans
NFL draft
2002 NFL draft
2002
Seattle Seahawks
1
28
Jerramy Stevens
Tight end
Washington
yes
2
54
Maurice Morris
Running back
Oregon
yes
2
60
Anton Palepoi
Defensive end
UNLV
yes
3
85
Kris Richard
Cornerback
USC
yes
4
120
Terreal Bierria
Safety
Georgia
yes
5
146
Rocky Bernard
Defensive tackle
Texas A&M
yes
5
169
Ryan Hannam
Tight end
Northern Iowa
yes
5
171
Matt Hill
Offensive tackle
Boise State
yes
6
194
Craig Jarrett
Punter
Michigan State
7
232
Jeff Kelly
Quarterback
Southern Mississippi
yes
Undrafted free agents
+ 2002 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeD. D. LewisLinebackerTexasNakoa McElrathWide recevierWashington StateJohn NiklosFullbackWestern IllinoisJon PendergrassWide receiverSouthern IllinoisMerceda PerryLinebackerNorth CarolinaRyan Van DykeQuarterbackMichigan StateDamion WrightGuardWeber State
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
2002 Seattle Seahawks staff Front Office
Chairman – Paul Allen
President – Bob Whitsitt
Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager – Mike Holmgren
Senior Vice President – Mike Reinfeldt
Vice President of Football Operations – Ted Thompson
Director of Player Personnel – John Schneider
Director of Pro Personnel – Will Lewis
Director of College Scouting – Scot McCloughan
Head Coaches
Head Coach – Mike Holmgren
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
Area Scout - Scott Fitterer
Offensive Coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Gil Haskell
Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn
Running Backs – Stump Mitchell
Wide Receivers – Nolan Cromwell
Tight Ends – Jim Lind
Offensive Quality Control – Jerry Colquitt Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Steve Sidwell
Defensive Line – Larry Brooks
Linebackers – Johnny Holland
Defensive Backs – Ken Flajole
Quality Control / Assistant Defensive Backs (Secondary) Coach – Clayton Lopez
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
2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide 236–238 https://www.seahawksmedia.com/ 2010-02-21
Final roster
2002 Seattle Seahawks 53 9 5 3 Jeff George
8 Matt Hasselbeck
17 Jeff Kelly quarterback y 37 Shaun Alexander
44 Heath Evans FB
20 Maurice Morris y
38 Mack Strong FB 85 Alex Bannister
84 Bobby Engram
82 Darrell Jackson
81 Koren Robinson
88 James Williams wide receiver 83 Ryan Hannam y
89 Itula Mili
86 Jerramy Stevens y 79 Konrad Dean y G
62 Chris Gray American football G
74 Matt Hill American football y T
71 Walter Jones American football T
68 Dennis Norman C
72 Chris Terry American football T
61 Robbie Tobeck C
69 Floyd Wedderburn G
77 Floyd Womack T
70 Jerry Wunsch G/T 99 Rocky Bernard y DT
78 Antonio Cochran DE
90 Chad Eaton DT
95 John Hilliard American football DE
64 Norris McCleary DT
67 Rich Owens DE
91 Anton Palepoi y DE
93 John Randle DT
98 Cedric Woodard DT 55 Marcus Bell linebacker OLB
57 Orlando Huff MLB
54 D. D. Lewis 2000s linebacker y OLB
53 Keith Miller linebacker MLB
51 Anthony Simmons American football OLB
59 Tim Terry OLB 30 Walter Bernard CB
34 Terreal Bierria y SS
28 Harold Blackmon CB/S
33 Doug Evans American football CB
29 Curtis Fuller American football FS
21 Ken Lucas American football CB
31 Marcus Robertson FS
24 Shawn Springs CB
25 Reggie Tongue SS
27 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1970 CB 52 J.P. Darche LS
10 Jeff Feagles P
9 Rian Lindell K 94 Chad Brown linebacker LB IR
4 Trent Dilfer QB IR
76 Steve Hutchinson American football G IR
58 Isaiah Kacyvenski LB IR
92 Lamar King DE IR
75 Chris McIntosh T IR
97 Brandon Mitchell defensive end DT IR
42 Kris Richard y CB IR 60 Joe Brown American football DT
66 Joey Evans y DE
19 Emmett Johnson y WR
65 Kaulana Noa T
39 Rodnick Phillips RB
63 Brandon Winey T IR2002 Seattle Seahawks Starters, Roster, & Players at Pro Football Reference.
Seattle Seahawks 2002 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
Season highlights
September 8: The Seahawks began their new life as an NFC team with an interconference run through their old division, the AFC West. At Oakland Matt Hasselbeck threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns but Rich Gannon threw for 214 yards and two scores while he and four Raiders backs combined for 221 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 31–17 Raiders win.
September 15: The Seahawks opened their new stadium by being outscored 14–3 in the fourth quarter, losing 24–13 to the Cardinals. Trent Dilfer started instead of Hasselback and threw for 352 yards but managed only one touchdown.
September 22: The Seahawks traveled to Giants Stadium and lost a 9–6 battle of field goals to the Giants. The Hawks managed just 145 yards of offense.
September 29: The Seahawks finally got on the victory board by crushing the Vikings 48–23. The two teams combined for 353 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, while the Seahawks won the turnover battle, forcing two fumbles while picking off Daunte Culpepper twice.
Monday Night Football, October 14: Trent Dilfer was picked off twice as Jeff Garcia managed two touchdowns in a 28–21 Niners win. Shaun Alexander rushed for 96 yards and a score. Niners receiver Terrell Owens (six catches for 84 yards and two scores) autographed the ball in the endzone after one of his touchdowns and gave it to his agent, causing a stir.
October 20: The Seahawks traveled to St. Louis and fell to 1–5 after Marshall Faulk erupted to four touchdowns, three of them on the ground as the Rams won 37–20. Trent Dilfer was intercepted twice.
October 27: Against the Seahawks, Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith surpassed Walter Payton as the NFL's all-time leading rusher.Numbelievable! 159 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 This game also marked the team's full-time switch at starting quarterback; starter Trent Dilfer was injured after compiling just 46 passing yards; backup Matt Hasselbeck replaced Dilfer and became starter the next week.
Schedule
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 10, 2002 Indianapolis Colts L 10–28 0–1 Seahawks Stadium Recap 2 August 16, 2002 at San Diego Chargers L 14–24 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 3 August 24, 2002 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 1–2 Seahawks Stadium Recap 4 August 29, 2002 at Denver Broncos L 0–31 1–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides2002 Seahawks Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20140407013140/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/2002MG2.pdf 2014-04-07 , accessed February 14, 2015.2003 Seahawks Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20140407013344/http://seahawksmedia.com/MediaGuideArchives/2003MG2.pdf 2014-04-07 , accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC East and the AFC West.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 8 at Oakland Raiders L 17–31 0–1 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 2 September 15 Arizona Cardinals L 13–24 0–2 Seahawks Stadium Recap 3 September 22 at New York Giants L 6–9 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap 4 September 29 Minnesota Vikings W 48–23 1–3 Seahawks Stadium Recap 5Bye 6 October 14, 2002 San Francisco 49ers L 21–28 1–4 Seahawks Stadium Recap 7 October 20 at St. Louis Rams L 20–37 1–5 Edward Jones Dome Recap 8 October 27 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–14 2–5 Texas Stadium Recap 9 November 3 Washington Redskins L 3–14 2–6 Seahawks Stadium Recap 10 November 10 at Arizona Cardinals W 27–6 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 11 November 17 Denver Broncos L 9–31 3–7 Seahawks Stadium Recap 12 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 39–32 4–7 Seahawks Stadium Recap 13 December 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 4–8 3Com Park Recap 14 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–27 4–9 Seahawks Stadium Recap 15 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–24 (OT) 5–9 Georgia Dome Recap 16 December 22 St. Louis Rams W 30–10 6–9 Seahawks Stadium Recap 17 December 29 at San Diego Chargers W 31–28 (OT) 7–9 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2002 NFL season results2002 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
Division
Conference
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
August 10 Saturday
7:08pm local
Colts
0 7 14 7
Seahawks
10 0 0 0
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
52,902
clear, 76 °F °C, 54% humidity, wind S 5 mph km/h
Larry Nemmers
KCPQ
Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P2: at San Diego Chargers
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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
August 16 Friday
8:05pm local
Seahawks
0 7 0 7
Chargers
7 3 7 7
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
N/A
clear, 68 °F °C, 71% humidity, wind WSW 8 mph km/h
Mike Carey
KCPQ
Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
August 24 Saturday
7:05pm local
Chiefs
0 0 7 7
Seahawks
0 10 0 7
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
49,036
clear, 79 °F °C, 47% humidity, wind NW 5 mph km/h
Ed Hochuli
KCPQ
Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P4: at Denver Broncos
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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
August 29 Thursday
7:10pm local
Seahawks
0 0 0 0
Broncos
21 3 0 7
Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver
71,755
mostly cloudy, 65 °F °C, 69% humidity, wind SE 7 mph km/h
Ron Blum
KCPQ
Gamecenter, Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
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Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
September 8
1:17pm local
Seahawks
7 0 0 10
Raiders
7 21 3 0
Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
53,260
clear, 70 °F °C, 47% humidity, wind W 7 mph km/h
Larry Nemmers
Fox
Ron Pitts, Dave Krieg, and Brian Webber
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
OAK – Tim Brown 8-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:47 (OAK 7–0)
SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 6:53 (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
OAK – Charlie Garner 20-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:51 (OAK 14–7)
OAK – Charlie Garner 26-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:38 (OAK 21–7)
OAK – Randy Jordan 12-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:17 (OAK 28–7)
Third quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 27-yard field goal, 9:02 (OAK 31–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 19-yard field goal, 14:57 (OAK 31–10)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 11-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 5:44 (OAK 31–17)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23 completions/32 attempts, 155 yds, 2 TD touchdowns
OAK – Rich Gannon: 19/28, 214 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT interceptions
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 13 car carries, 36 yds
OAK – Charlie Garner: 15 car, 127 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 5 rec receptions, 39 yds
OAK – Charlie Garner: 5 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 143 – 43 – 186 – 0
OAK – 202 – 221 – 423 – 2
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
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Week 2: Arizona Cardinals (0–1) at Seattle Seahawks (0–1) – Game summary
September 15
1:05pm local
Cardinals
3 0 7 14
Seahawks
3 7 0 3
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
63,104
overcast, 62 °F °C, 75% humidity, wind S 8 mph km/h
Tony Corrente
Fox
Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Kevin McCabe
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 46-yard field goal, 9:09 (SEA 3–0)
ARI – Bill Gramatica 23-yard field goal, 3:05 (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 4:10 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
ARI – Thomas Jones 58-yard run (Bill Gramatica kick), 11:59 (Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 18-yard field goal, 12:52 (SEA 13–10)
ARI – MarTay Jenkins 95-yard kickoff return (Bill Gramatica kick), 12:41 (ARI 17–13)
ARI – Frank Sanders 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramatica kick), 3:18 (ARI 24–13)
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer: 10/22, 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 29/47, 352 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Thomas Jones: 24 car, 173 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 17 car, 37 yds
Top receivers
ARI – David Boston: 4 rec, 49 yds,
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 10 rec, 174 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
ARI – 98 – 249 – 347 – 1
SEA – 345 – 81 – 426 – 1
Week 3: at New York Giants
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Week 3: Seattle Seahawks (0–2) at New York Giants (1–1) – Game summary
September 22
4:14pm local
Seahawks
3 3 0 0
Giants
0 0 3 6
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
78,551
clear, 82 °F °C, 49% humidity, wind SE 8 mph km/h
Jeff Triplette
Fox
Sam Rosen, Bill Maas
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 6:24 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 27-yard field goal, 4:05 (SEA 6–0)
Third quarter
NYG – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 8:06 (SEA 6–3)
Fourth quarter
NYG – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 12:05 (Tied 6–6)
NYG – Matt Bryant 47-yard field goal, 2:04 (NYG 9–6)
Top passers
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 16/25, 118 yds, 1 INT
NYG – Kerry Collins: 23/38, 282 yds
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 14 car, 37 yds
NYG – Tiki Barber: 21 car, 50 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 54 yds
NYG – Amani Toomer: 4 rec, 100 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 105 – 40 – 145 – 1
NYG – 257 – 94 – 351 – 0
Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
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SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:17. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:43.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 20-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 7:24. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:12.
MIN – Daunte Culpepper 12-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 1:49. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:35.
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 11:46. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:03.
MIN – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 3:13. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 8:33.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 80-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 2:53. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:57. Seahawks 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:50.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 14-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:48. Seahawks 38–10. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:04.
SEA – Reggie Tongue 46-yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 1:06. Seahawks 45–10.
Third quarter
MIN – Moe Williams 3-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 12:07. Seahawks 45–17. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:35.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Moe Williams 5-yard run (run failed), 8:56. Seahawks 45–23. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:04.
SEA – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 2:48. Seahawks 48–23. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:08. Top passers
MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 29/53, 273 yards, 2 INT
SEA – Trent Dilfer – 13/28, 222 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIN – Michael Bennett – 15 rushes, 91 yards
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 24 rushes, 139 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
MIN – Moe Williams – 7 receptions, 77 yards
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Week 6: San Francisco 49ers (3–1) at Seattle Seahawks (1–3) – Game summary
October 14 Monday
6:09pm local
49ers
10 3 7 8
Seahawks
7 7 7 0
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
66,420
clear, 64 °F °C, 48% humidity, wind N 6 mph km/h
Bill Leavy
ABC
Al Michaels, John Madden, Melissa Stark
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SF – José Cortéz 35-yard field goal, 10:06 (SF 3–0)
SF – Terrell Owens 8-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (José Cortéz kick), 6:50 (SF 10–0)
SEA – Mack Strong 5-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 1:45 (SF 10–7)
Second quarter
SEA – Bobby Engram 61-yard punt return (Rian Lindell kick), 5:41 (SEA 14–10)
SF – José Cortéz 29-yard field goal, 2:09 (SEA 14–13)
Third quarter
SF – Kevan Barlow 6-yard run (José Cortéz kick), 5:29 (SF 20–14)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:11 (SEA 21–20)
Fourth quarter
SF – Terrell Owens 37-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (2-pt PAT: Garrison Hearst pass from Jeff Garcia), 7:46 (SF 28–21)
Top passers
SF – Jeff Garcia: 16/29, 202 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 21/31, 212 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SF – Kevan Barlow: 12 car, 68 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 25 car, 96 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SF – Terrell Owens: 6 rec, 84 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Bobby Engram: 6 rec, 85 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SF – 190 – 161 – 351 – 0
SEA – 211 – 123 – 334 – 2
Week 7: at St. Louis Rams
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Week 7: Seattle Seahawks (1–4) at St. Louis Rams (1–5) – Game summary
October 20
12:02pm local
Seahawks
0 14 0 6
Rams
7 6 10 14
Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
65,931
indoors
Terry McAulay
Fox
Scott Graham, Sean Jones, Martin Kilcoyne
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
STL – Marshall Faulk 6-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:00 (STL 7–0)
Second quarter
STL – Jeff Wilkins 31-yard field goal, 7:11 (STL 10–0)
SEA – Koren Robinson 79-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 6:51 (STL 10–7)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 45-yard field goal, 0:29 (STL 13–7)
SEA – Maurice Morris 97-yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 0:16 (SEA 14–13)
Third quarter
STL – Marshall Faulk 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:08 (STL 20–14)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 3:23 (STL 23–14)
Fourth quarter
STL – Marshall Faulk 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 12:12 (STL 30–14)
STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:05 (STL 37–14)
SEA – Chad Eaton 1-yard fumble return (PAT failed), 3:28 (STL 37–20)
Top passers
SEA – Trent Dilfer: 8/25, 232 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
STL – Marc Bulger: 22/40, 265 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 12 car, 30 yds
STL – Marshall Faulk: 32 car, 183 yds, 3 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 3 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD
STL – Torry Holt: 3 rec, 71 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 240 – 50 – 290 – 3
STL – 260 – 218 – 478 – 2
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
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Week 8: Seattle Seahawks (1–5) at Dallas Cowboys (3–4) – Game summary
October 27
12:04pm local
Seahawks
0 7 0 10
Cowboys
0 0 7 7
Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
63,854
cloudy, 60 °F °C, 96% humidity, wind calm
Mike Carey
Fox
Pat Summerall, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:12 (SEA 7–0)
Third quarter
DAL – Joey Galloway 39-yard pass from Chad Hutchinson (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:26 (Tied 7–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 10:16 (SEA 14–7)
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 5:35 (Tied 14–14)
SEA – Rian Lindell 20-yard field goal, 0:25 (SEA 17–14)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 12/19, 131 yds, 1 INT
DAL – Chad Hutchinson: 12/24, 145 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 23 car, 58 yds, 2 TD
DAL – Emmitt Smith: 24 car, 109 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Bobby Engram: 6 rec, 69 yds
DAL – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 170 – 97 – 267 – 2
DAL – 132 – 105 – 237 – 1
Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
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Week 9: Washington Redskins (3–4) at Seattle Seahawks (2–5) – Game summary
November 3
1:15pm local
Redskins
7 7 0 0
Seahawks
0 3 0 0
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
64,325
clear, 49 °F °C, 43% humidity, wind N 3 mph km/h
Ed Hochuli
Fox
Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Brian Webber
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
WAS – Darnerien McCants 11-yard pass from Shane Matthews (James Tuthill kick), 7:34 (WAS 7–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 14:57 (WAS 7–3)
WAS – Rod Gardner 19-yard pass from Shane Matthews (James Tuthill kick), 12:34 (WAS 14–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
WAS – Shane Matthews: 10/27, 114 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 28/44, 264 yds
Top rushers
WAS – Kenny Watson: 23 car, 110 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 19 car, 67 yds
Top receivers
WAS – Rod Gardner: 4 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Koren Robinson: 8 rec, 100 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
WAS – 113 – 146 – 259 – 1
SEA – 240 – 84 – 324 – 2
Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
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Week 10: Seattle Seahawks (2–6) at Arizona Cardinals (4–4) – Game summary
November 10
2:06pm local
Seahawks
10 17 0 0
Cardinals
3 3 0 0
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
29,252
clear, 76 °F °C, 27% humidity, wind W 8 mph km/h
Walt Coleman
Fox
Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Brent Ringenbach
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 8:55 (SEA 3–0)
ARI – Bill Gramatica 40-yard field goal, 6:04 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 5-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 3:16 (SEA 10–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 30-yard field goal, 10:47 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Ryan Hannam 16-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 8:38 (SEA 20–3)
ARI – Bill Gramatica 27-yard field goal, 3:50 (SEA 20–6)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:16 (SEA 27–6)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 23/31, 260 yds, 1 TD
ARI – Jake Plummer: 17/29, 226 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Maurice Morris: 15 car, 72 yds
ARI – Marcel Shipp: 16 car, 85 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 7 rec, 96 yds
ARI – Jason McAddley: 5 rec, 113 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 255 – 151 – 406 – 0
ARI – 226 – 111 – 337 – 5
Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos
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Week 11: Denver Broncos (6–3) at Seattle Seahawks (3–6) – Game summary
November 17
1:16pm local
Broncos
0 3 7 21
Seahawks
0 0 6 3
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
65,495
partly cloudy, 53 °F °C, 71% humidity, wind SW 8 mph km/h
Larry Nemmers
CBS
Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 5:02 (DEN 3–0)
Third quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 13:06 (Tied 3–3)
DEN – Mike Anderson 9-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 11:15 (DEN 10–3)
SEA – Rian Lindell 37-yard field goal, 6:00 (DEN 10–6)
Fourth quarter
DEN – Patrick Hape 1-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 14:55 (DEN 17–6)
SEA – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 8:57 (DEN 17–9)
DEN – Rod Smith 14-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Jason Elam kick), 5:20 (DEN 24–9)
DEN – Deltha O'Neal 22-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 0:14 (DEN 31–9)
Top passers
DEN – Brian Griese: 17/27, 194 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/36, 180 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Clinton Portis: 23 car, 136 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 11 car, 18 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Rod Smith: 5 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Itula Mili: 4 rec, 41 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
DEN – 199 – 202 – 401 – 1
SEA – 153 – 51 – 204 – 3
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs (5–5) at Seattle Seahawks (3–7) – Game summary November 24 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST Chiefs 10 7 0 15 Seahawks 0 21 7 11 Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington 56,250 Sunny, 50 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter
KC – Priest Holmes 15-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:51. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:09.
KC – Morten Andersen 31-yard field goal, 3:29. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:44.
Second quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 7:23. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:49.
KC – Priest Holmes 64-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 7:08. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:24.
SEA – Mack Strong 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 2:36. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:32.
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 6-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 0:06. Seahawks 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 0:53.
Third quarter
SEA – Koren Robinson 17-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 11:47. Seahawks 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:13.
Fourth quarter
KC – Priest Holmes 4-yard run (Trent Green run), 14:57. Seahawks 28–25. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 4:04.
SEA – Rian Lindell 37-yard field goal, 10:42. Seahawks 31–25. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15.
SEA – Shaun Alexander 46-yard run (Matt Hasselbeck run), 1:52. Seahawks 39–25. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 3:58.
KC – Marc Boerigter 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 0:31. Seahawks 39–32. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:21. Top passers
KC – Trent Green – 26/34, 343 yards, 2 TD, INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 25/36, 362 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 197 yards, 2 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 23 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Priest Holmes – 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD
SEA – Koren Robinson – 8 receptions, 168 yards, TD
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
KC – 343 – 217 – 552 – 1
SEA – 362 – 180 – 534 – 0
Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers
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Week 13: Seattle Seahawks (4–7) at San Francisco 49ers (7–4) – Game summary
December 1
1:15pm local
Seahawks
0 3 7 14
49ers
0 17 7 7
3Com Park, San Francisco
67,594
clear, 58 °F °C, 14% humidity, wind variable
Tom White
Fox
Pat Summerall, Brian Baldinger, Brian Webber
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 20-yard field goal, 14:31 (SEA 3–0)
SF – Garrison Hearst 5-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 5:45 (SF 7–3)
SF – Jimmy Williams 89-yard punt return (Jeff Chandler kick), 2:48 (SF 14–3)
SF – Jeff Chandler 23-yard field goal, 0:20 (SF 17–3)
Third quarter
SF – Garrison Hearst 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 10:12 (SF 24–3)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 36-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 8:52 (SF 24–10)
Fourth quarter
SF – Garrison Hearst 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 13:25 (SF 31–10)
SEA – Koren Robinson 15-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 3:50 (SF 31–17)
SEA – Darrell Jackson 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 1:57 (SF 31–24)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 30/55, 427 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
SF – Jeff Garcia: 16/29, 164 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 16 car, 74 yds
SF – Garrison Hearst: 31 car, 124 yds, 3 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Darrell Jackson: 7 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD
SF – Tai Streets: 6 rec, 66 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 427 – 80 – 507 – 3
SF – 157 – 142 – 299 – 2
Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Week 14: Philadelphia Eagles (9–3) at Seattle Seahawks (4–8) – Game summary
December 8
1:05pm local
Eagles
7 13 7 0
Seahawks
6 0 7 7
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
59,862
clear, 45 °F °C, 74% humidity, wind S 5 mph km/h
Bill Carollo
Fox
Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, and Brent Ringenbach
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 34-yard field goal, 9:19 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Rian Lindell 43-yard field goal, 4:53 (SEA 6–0)
PHI – James Thrash 6-yard pass from A.J. Feeley (David Akers kick), 0:13 (PHI 7–6)
Second quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 21-yard run (David Akers kick), 8:59 (PHI 14–6)
PHI – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 4:00 (PHI 17–6)
PHI – David Akers 40-yard field goal, 0:08 (PHI 20–6)
Third quarter
PHI – Todd Pinkston 20-yard pass from A.J. Feeley (David Akers kick), 9:51 (PHI 27–6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Darrell Jackson 8-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 2:04 (PHI 27–13)
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 11-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 0:45 (PHI 27–20)
Top passers
PHI – A.J. Feeley: 21/35, 190 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 24/45, 223 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
PHI – Duce Staley: 21 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 17 car, 123 yds
Top receivers
PHI – Todd Pinkston: 7 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Bobby Engram: 5 rec, 48 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
PHI – 190 – 126 – 316 – 1
SEA – 195 – 172 – 367 – 3
Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
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Week 15: Seattle Seahawks (4–9) at Atlanta Falcons (8–4–1) – Game summary
December 15
1:03pm local
Seahawks
7 0 14 3 6
Falcons
14 3 0 7 0
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
69,551
indoors
Ron Blum
Fox
Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Buck Lanford
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 8:48 (SEA 7–0)
ATL – Allen Rossum 91-yard kickoff return (Jay Feely kick), 8:35 (Tied 7–7)
ATL – Alge Crumpler 20-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 0:13 (ATL 14–7)
Second quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 0:24 (ATL 17–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Jerramy Stevens 5-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 11:01 (ATL 17–14)
SEA – Willie Williams 25-yard fumble return (Rian Lindell kick), 4:02 (SEA 21–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 43-yard field goal, 1:55 (SEA 24–17)
ATL – Trevor Gaylor 12-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 0:17 (Tied 24–24)
Overtime
SEA – Shaun Alexander 27-yard run, 4:24 (SEA 30–24)
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 22/31, 298 yds, 1 TD
ATL – Michael Vick: 21/38, 240 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 28 car, 127 yds, 2 TD
ATL – Warrick Dunn: 20 car, 101 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson: 9 rec, 143 yds
ATL – Alge Crumpler: 5 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 298 – 166 – 464 – 3
ATL – 223 – 150 – 373 – 3
Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
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Week 16: St. Louis Rams (6–8) at Seattle Seahawks (5–9) – Game summary
December 22
1:05pm local
Rams
0 3 7 0
Seahawks
3 10 10 7
Seahawks Stadium, Seattle
63,953
cloudy, 45 °F °C, 76% humidity, wind SE 5 mph km/h
Mike Carey
Fox
Kenny Albert, Tim Green & Brent Ringenbach
Gamecenter, Gamebook
First quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 8:46 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 36-yard field goal, 12:12 (SEA 6–0)
STL – Jeff Wilkins 45-yard field goal, 5:43 (SEA 6–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 3:43 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 8:58 (SEA 20–3)
Third quarter
STL – Torry Holt 5-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:17 (SEA 20–10)
SEA – Rian Lindell 22-yard field goal, 0:06 (SEA 23–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Darrell Jackson 38-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindellc kick), 11:16 (SEA 30–10)
Top passers
STL – Jamie Martin: 31/48, 259 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck: 20/32, 303 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
STL – Marshall Faulk: 9 car, 13 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 26 car, 79 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
STL – Torry Holt: 9 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Koren Robinson: 4 rec, 94 yds
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
STL – 254 – 17 – 271 – 5
SEA – 292 – 100 – 392 – 1
Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Seattle Seahawks (6–9) at San Diego Chargers (8–7) – Game summary December 29 1:15 p.m. PST Seahawks 7 0 0 21 3 Chargers 0 10 10 8 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 52,159 61 F C, relative humidity 87%, wind 8 mph Bill Leavy FOX Ron Pitts, Marv Levy and Brent Ringenbach Box score, Game Book First quarter
SEA – Darrell Jackson 14-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Ryan Lindell kick), 10:49. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:11.
Second quarter
SDG – Stephen Alexander 26-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 11:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:42.
SDG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 8:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:27.
Third quarter
SDG – Steve Christie 29-yard field goal, 12:06. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:54.
SDG – Eric Parker 31-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 0:59. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:29.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Ryan Lindell kick), 13:59. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:00.
SDG – Fred McCrary 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees–Reche Caldwell pass), 8:37. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:22.
SEA – Koren Robinson 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Ryan Lindell kick), 6:14. Chargers 28–21. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:23.
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 1-yard run (Ryan Lindell kick), 0:01. Tied 28–28. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 3:31.
Overtime
SEA – Ryan Lindell 24-yard field goal, 5:02. Seahawks 31–28. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:52. Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 36/53, 449 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SDG – Drew Brees – 27/49, 332 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 15 rushes, 67 yards, TD
SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 17 rushes, 67 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Itula Mili – 7 receptions, 119 yards
SDG – Stephen Alexander – 8 receptions, 129 yards, TD
Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers
SEA – 449 – 163 – 591 – 3
SDG – 352 – 88 – 414 – 1
References
External links
https://www.seahawks.com/
2002 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN
2002 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
2002 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
2002 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com
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