2002 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 2002 3–13 4th NFC North Marty Mornhinweg Matt Millen William Clay Ford Sr. Ford Field Did not qualify None NFC-Throwback-Uniform-DET.PNG Lions seasons The 2002 season was the Detroit Lions' 73rd in the National Football League (NFL). It was the Lions’ inaugural season at the new Ford Field in Downtown Detroit and their first in the city since the team left Tiger Stadium after the 1974 season. Following the season, Marty Mornhinweg was fired and Steve Mariucci was hired as the Lions' head coach. The Lions entered the 2002 season looking to improve on their 2–14 record from 2001 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. They improved on their record, winning 3 games. However, the new stadium didn't help the team overall, and they continued to disappoint, beginning the season with three consecutive losses. By week 9, the Lions had a 3–5 record after a win over the Dallas Cowboys. However, after that win, the Lions lost their remaining 8 games to finish the season 3–13 and failed to reach the playoffs. The Lions also went 0–8 on the road for the second straight season. As a result, Marty Mornhinweg was fired after the season. In his 2 seasons as head coach, the Lions went 5–27 for a winning percentage of .156. Offseason Additions Subtractions G Ray Brown (49ers) QB Charlie Batch (Steelers) FS Corey Harris (Ravens) LB Scott Kowalkowski (retirement) WR Bill Schroeder (Packers) WR Johnnie Morton (Chiefs) TE Mikhael Ricks (Chiefs) DE Tracy Scroggins (retirement) LB Jeff Gooch (Buccaneers) TE David Sloan (Saints) WR Az-Zahir Hakim (Rams) CB Terry Fair (Panthers) NFL draft 2002 NFL draft 2002 Detroit Lions 1 3 Joey Harrington Quarterback Oregon yes 2 35 Kalimba Edwards Defensive end South Carolina yes 3 68 André Goodman Cornerback South Carolina yes 4 134 Johnathan Taylor Defensive end Montana State no 5 138 John Owens Tight end Notre Dame yes 6 175 Chris Cash Cornerback USC yes 7 214 Luke Staley Running back BYU 7 252 Matt Murphy Tight end Maryland yes 7 259 Victor Rogers Tackle Colorado no no Undrafted free agents + 2002 undrafted free agents of note Player Position College Pierre Brown Wide receiver Wayne State Robert Chapman Linebacker Southern Crance Clemons Cornerback UTEP Mike Collins Defensive tackle Ohio State Eddie Drummond Wide receiver Penn State Aaron Edmonds Punter BYU Chris Glantzis Defensive end Bowling Green Abdual Howard Safety Florida State Marcel Howard Tackle Iowa State Kenny Jackson Defensive tackle Ole Miss Antwan Lake Defensive tackle West Virginia James McCall Tackle West Virginia Labrone Mitchell Wide receiver Georgia James Mungro Running back Syracuse Dave Pavich Kicker Kent State Ken Philpot Linebacker Eastern Michigan Kris Ryan Fullback Penn Josh Thornhill Linebacker Michigan State Personnel Staff 2002 Detroit Lions Owner and chairman – William Clay Ford Sr. Vice chairman – William Clay Ford Jr. President and chief executive officer – Matt Millen Executive vice president and chief operating officer – Tom Lewand Senior director of football administration/staff counsel – Martin Mayhew Executive director of player personnel – Bill Tobin Director of pro personnel – Sheldon White Director of college scouting – Russ Bolinger Assistant director of pro personnel – Charlie Sanders Head coach – Marty Mornhinweg Offensive coordinator/running backs – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Kevin Higgins Wide receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight ends – Sean Kugler Offensive line – Carl Mauck Special assistant/offense – Sherman Lewis Offensive assistant/quality control – Mike McHugh Defensive coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive line – Charles Haley Assistant defensive line – John Marshall Linebackers – Glenn Pires Secondary – Ray Horton Defensive nickel package – Richard Selcer Defensive assistant/quality control – Don Clemons Special teams – Chuck Priefer Assistant special teams – Kevin O'Dea Strength and conditioning – Jason Arapoff Assistant strength and conditioning – Malcolm Blacken Assistant strength and conditioning – Mondray Gee 2002 Detroit Lions Media Guide 4–28 Administration and Coaching Staff Roster 2002 Detroit Lions 53 14 5 14 Ty Detmer 15 Dave Dickenson  3 Joey Harrington  8 Mike McMahon 31 Aveion Cason 23 Rafael Cooper 40 Autry Denson 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 34 James Stewart 36 Stephen Trejo FB 88 Scotty Anderson 82 Germane Crowell 18 Eddie Drummond KR/PR 87 Larry Foster KR 12 Jacquez Green 84 Bill Schroeder 49 Matt Murphy 83 John Owens 86 Mikhael Ricks 76 Jeff Backus T 79 Eric Beverly C/G 61 Ray Brown G 64 Tyrone Hopson C/G 75 Matt Joyce G/T 70 Josh Lovelady G 73 Stockar McDougle T 51 Dominic Raiola C 63 Frank Romero G 98 Kalimba Edwards DE 96 James Hall DE 67 Travis Kirschke DT 68 Antwan Lake DE/DT 91 Robert Porcher DE 93 Kelvin Pritchett DT 92 Shaun Rogers DT 50 Chris Claiborne MLB 55 Donté Curry OLB 59 Jeff Gooch OLB 54 Barrett Green OLB 58 Clint Kriewaldt OLB 57 Josh Thornhill MLB 39 Lamar Campbell FS 29 Chris Cash CB 26 Eric Davis CB/FS 35 André Goodman CB 41 Donovan Greer CB 25 Corey Harris SS 24 Todd Lyght CB 45 Brian Walker FS 27 Jimmy Wyrick CB 89 Bradford Banta LS  4 Jason Hanson K 19 John Jett P 65 Kerlin Blaise T (IR) 7px 95 Jared DeVries DE (IR) 7px 94 Luther Elliss DT (IR) 7px 81 Az-Zahir Hakim WR/PR (IR) 7px 77 Anthony Herron DE (PUP) 7px 80 Desmond Howard WR/KR/PR (IR) 7px 52 Richard Jordan LB (IR) 7px 72 Victor Rogers T (IR) 7px 62 Tony Semple G (IR) 7px 33 Luke Staley RB (IR) 7px 90 Johnathan Taylor DE (IR) 7px 28 Bracy Walker S (IR) 7px 21 Lamont Warren RB (IR) 7px 99 Brian Williams LB (IR) 7px 11 Pierre Brown WR 17 Kahlil Hill WR 43 James Lewis S 46 Jody Littleton LS 53 Kenny Philpot LB Regular season In addition to their regular games against NFC North rivals, the Lions under the NFL's new scheduling formula played games against teams from the NFC South and from the AFC East. They also played the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals, who had the fourth best records from 2001 of the teams placed in their respective divisions. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 at Miami Dolphins L 21–49 0–1 Pro Player Stadium 72,216 2 September 15 at Carolina Panthers L 7–31 0–2 Ericsson Stadium 71,951 3 September 22 Green Bay Packers L 31–37 0–3 Ford Field 61,505 4 September 29 New Orleans Saints W 26–21 1–3 Ford Field 60,023 5 Bye 6 October 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 1–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,013 7 October 20 Chicago Bears W 23–20 (OT) 2–4 Ford Field 60,421 8 October 27 at Buffalo Bills L 17–24 2–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,710 9 November 3 Dallas Cowboys W 9–7 3–5 Ford Field 61,789 10 November 10 at Green Bay Packers L 14–40 3–6 Lambeau Field 63,313 11 November 17 New York Jets L 14–31 3–7 Ford Field 61,720 12 November 24 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 (OT) 3–8 Memorial Stadium 62,375 13 November 28 New England Patriots L 12–20 3–9 Ford Field 62,109 14 December 8 at Arizona Cardinals L 20–23 (OT) 3–10 Sun Devil Stadium 28,640 15 December 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–23 3–11 Ford Field 61,942 16 December 22 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–36 3–12 Georgia Dome 69,307 17 December 29 Minnesota Vikings L 36–38 3–13 Ford Field 60,233 Game summaries Week 1: at Miami Dolphins Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Miami Dolphins (0–0) – Game summary Lions 0 7 7 7 Dolphins 7 21 14 7 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida September 8, 2002 1:00 p.m. Sunny, 87 F C FOX Dan Miller, Mark Carrier, Mike Di Pasquale Jeff Triplette (42) 72,216 Recap, Game Book First quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:07. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:21. Second quarter MIA – Trent Gamble fumble recovery in the end zone (Olindo Mare kick), 14:46. Dolphins 14–0. MIA – Randy McMichael 16-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 10:11. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:31. DET – Mike McMahon 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 4:20. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:51. MIA – Chris Chambers 9-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 0:08. Dolphins 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:28. Third quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 14:41. Dolphins 35–7. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:06. DET – Lamont Warren 13-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 6:19. Dolphins 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:11. MIA – Robert Edwards 4-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 3:59. Dolphins 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:20. Fourth quarter MIA – Robert Edwards 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 10:39. Dolphins 49–14. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:39. DET – Cory Schlesinger 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 5:48. Dolphins 49–21. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:51. Top passers DET – Mike McMahon – 13/25, 179 yards, TD, INT MIA – Jay Fiedler – 18/27, 207 yards, 3 TD Top rushers DET – Cory Schlesinger – 8 rushes, 28 yards, TD MIA – Ricky Williams – 20 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 9 receptions, 97 yards MIA – Randy McMichael – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD Week 2: at Carolina Panthers Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers Lions 0 0 7 0 Panthers 0 10 14 7 Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina September 15, 2002 1:00 p.m. Cloudy, 72 F C FOX Kenny Albert and Tim Green Gerald Austin (34) 71,951 Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – John Kasay 23-yard field goal, 3:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:09. CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 22-yard pass from Rodney Peete (John Kasay kick), 0:16. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:46. Third quarter DET – Mike McMahon 11-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:21. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:10. CAR – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (John Kasay kick), 6:44. Panthers 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:37. CAR – Mike Minter 40-yard interception return (John Kasay kick), 5:49. Panthers 24–7. Fourth quarter CAR – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 9:43. Panthers 31–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:44. Top passers DET – Mike McMahon – 9/23, 95 yards, INT CAR – Rodney Peete – 21/32, 310 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 12 rushes, 53 yards CAR – Lamar Smith – 20 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – Scotty Anderson – 2 receptions, 31 yards CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Packers 7 10 14 6 Lions 7 10 0 14 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan September 22, 2002 4:15 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, and Troy Aikman Bill Leavy (127) 61,505 Recap, Game Book First quarter DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 72-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 12:27. Lions 7–0. GB – Marques Anderson 78-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:17. Tied 7–7. Second quarter GB – Donald Driver 21-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:56. Packers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:14. DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, 10:00. Packers 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 0:56. GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 5:15. Packers 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:45. DET – Lamont Warren 39-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:02. Third quarter GB – Robert Ferguson 8-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:56. Packers 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:04. GB – Bubba Franks 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:30. Packers 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:29. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 10:27. Packers 34–17. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:44. DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:23. Packers 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:04. DET – James Stewart 52-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 1:37. Packers 34–31. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:02. GB – Ryan Longwell 47-yard field goal, 1:15. Packers 37–31. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:22. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 31/47, 357 yards, 3 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/35, 182 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers GB – Najeh Davenport – 22 rushes, 84 yards DET – James Stewart – 14 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers GB – Donald Driver – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions Saints 0 7 8 6 Lions 13 7 3 3 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan September 29, 2002 1:03 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, and Jennifer Hammond Ron Winter (14) 60,023 Recap, Game Book First quarter DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 12:03. Lions 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:57. DET – James Hall 22-yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick), 10:31. Lions 10–0. DET – Jason Hanson 34-yard field goal, 5:41. Lions 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:42. Second quarter DET – Bill Schroeder 38-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 4:53. Lions 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. NO – Donte Stallworth 4-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 1:25. Lions 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:28. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 7:24. Lions 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:27. NO – Deuce McAllister 12-yard run (Aaron Brooks run), 3:41. Lions 23–15. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 38-yard field goal, 11:47. Lions 26–15. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:58. NO – Jerome Pathon 6-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Run Failed), 3:41. Lions 26–21. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:22. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 27/48, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT DET – Joey Harrington – 20/35, 267 yards, TD Top rushers NO – Deuce McAllister – 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 18 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers NO – Joe Horn – 6 receptions, 87 yards DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 3 receptions, 98 yards Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Detroit Lions (1–3) at Minnesota Vikings (0–4) – Game summary Lions 14 7 3 0 Vikings 3 7 7 14 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota October 13, 2002 1:00 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Curt Menefee, Tim Green, and Mike Goldberg Larry Nemmers (20) 64,013 Recap, Game Book First quarter DET – Mikhael Ricks 41-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:04. DET – Chris Claiborne 20-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 9:39. Lions 14–0. MIN – Gary Anderson 42-yard field goal, 5:54. Lions 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:45. Second quarter MIN – Jim Kleinsasser 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 12:34. Lions 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:21. DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 20-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 1:11. Lions 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. Third quarter MIN – Daunte Culpepper 7-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 9:51. Lions 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:03. DET – Jason Hanson 49-yard field goal, 6:07. Lions 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:44. Fourth quarter MIN – Michael Bennett 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 5:25. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:24. MIN – Moe Williams 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 2:12. Vikings 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:00. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 25/41, 309 yards, 2 TD, INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 27/36, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 10 rushes, 42 yards MIN – Michael Bennett – 16 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers DET – Mikhael Ricks – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD MIN – Randy Moss – 9 receptions, 83 yards Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears Detroit Lions 2002 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 7: Chicago Bears (2–3) at Detroit Lions (1–4) – Game summary October 20, 2002 1:00 p.m. Bears 0 10 10 0 0 Lions 0 14 3 3 3 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 60,421 none (indoor stadium) Bernie Kukar (86) FOX Dan Miller, Tim Green, and Jennifer Hammond Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 53-yard field goal, 9:13. Bears 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:58. DET – James Stewart 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 4:59. Lions 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:03. DET – James Stewart 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 1:11. Lions 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:53. CHI – Marty Booker 14-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Paul Edinger kick), 0:05. Lions 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:06. Third quarter CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 10:11. Bears 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. CHI – Paul Edinger 42-yard field goal, 8:29. Bears 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:13. DET – Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal, 0:34. Bears 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:55. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:19. Overtime DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, 10:12. Lions 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:48. Top passers CHI – Chris Chandler – 16/25, 163 yards, TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 16/29, 199 yards Top rushers CHI – Anthony Thomas – 26 rushes, 92 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 32 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Dez White – 3 receptions, 70 yards DET – Aveion Cason – 3 receptions, 57 yards Week 8: at Buffalo Bills Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Detroit Lions (2–4) at Buffalo Bills (4–3) – Game summary Lions 0 14 0 3 Bills 7 7 10 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York October 27, 2002 1:00 p.m. Cloudy, 47 F C Fox Ron Pitts, Tim Green and Bob Trimble Jeff Triplette (42) 72,710 Recap, Game Book First quarter BUF – Travis Henry 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:40. Bills 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:45. Second quarter DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 23-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 5:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. DET – James Stewart 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 3:00. Lions 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:03. BUF – Peerless Price 59-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 1:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:56. Third quarter BUF – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 11:09. Bills 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. BUF – Travis Henry 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:02. Bills 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 35-yard field goal, 3:07. Bills 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:54. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 20/42, 199 yards, TD, INT BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 21/36, 302 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 24 rushes, 83 yards, TD BUF – Travis Henry – 19 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – James Stewart – 8 receptions, 53 yards BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 123 yards Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions Cowboys 0 0 0 7 Lions 0 0 6 3 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan November 3, 2002 1:00 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Pat Summerall, and Brian Baldinger Walt Coleman (65) 64,013 Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 42-yard field goal, 12:06. Lions 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 2:08. DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal, 6:09. Lions 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter DAL – Troy Hambrick 3-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 7:42. Cowboys 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:06. DET – Jason Hanson 43-yard field goal, 0:48. Lions 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:59. Top passers DAL – Chad Hutchinson – 22/39, 208 yards DET – Joey Harrington – 14/33, 104 yards, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 39 yards DET – James Stewart – 19 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers DAL – Joey Galloway – 6 receptions, 56 yards DET – James Stewart – 4 receptions, 41 yards Week 10: at Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions 2002 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 10: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers November 10, 2002 1:00 p.m. Lions 7 0 0 7 Packers 3 27 10 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 63,329 Cloudy, 50 F C Dick Hantak (105) Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book First quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 30-yard field goal, 7:47. Packers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:13. DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 64-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 7:32. Lions 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:15. Second quarter GB – Bubba Franks 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:35. Packers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:52. GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 8:57. Packers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03. GB – Ryan Longwell 36-yard field goal, 5:51. Packers 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:47. GB - Marques Anderson 14-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:47. Packers 23–7. GB – Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:17. Packers 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:03. Third quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 10:31. Packers 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:35. GB – William Henderson 9-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:55. Packers 40–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:21. Fourth quarter DET – Mikhael Ricks 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 10:46. Packers 40–14. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:56. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 20/44, 236 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT GB – Brett Favre – 26/39, 351 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 15 rushes, 122 yards GB – Najeh Davenport – 10 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 7 receptions, 143 yards, TD GB – Donald Driver – 11 receptions, 130 yards Week 11: vs. New York Jets Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: New York Jets (4–5) at Detroit Lions (3–6) – Game summary Jets 7 6 8 10 Lions 0 7 7 0 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan November 17, 2002 4:15 p.m. None (indoor stadium) CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Johnny Grier (23) 61,720 Recap, Game Book First quarter NYJ – Santana Moss 10-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 6:30. Jets 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:16. Second quarter NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (kick blocked), 14:20. Jets 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 4:47. DET – Bill Schroeder 37-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:20. Jets 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:19. Third quarter DET – Bill Schroeder 7-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 7:15. Lions 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32. NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 4-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Chad Pennington–Laveranues Coles pass), 0:41. Jets 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:34. Fourth quarter NYJ – John Hall 22-yard field goal, 11:20. Jets 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:32. NYJ – Anthony Becht 1-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 3:50. Jets 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:26. Top passers NYJ – Chad Pennington – 21/26, 229 yards, 4 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Curtis Martin – 22 rushes, 112 yards DET – James Stewart – 15 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 7 receptions, 114 yards DET – Bill Schroeder – 3 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TD Week 12: at Chicago Bears Detroit Lions 2002 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 12: Detroit Lions (3–7) at Chicago Bears (2–8) – Game summary November 24, 2002 1:00 p.m. Lions 0 3 14 0 0 Bears 0 7 0 10 3 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 62,375 Partly cloudy 45 F C Tony Corrente (99) FOX Pat Summerall, Brian Baldinger and Dan Jiggetts Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Marcus Robinson 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Paul Edinger kick), 13:42. Bears 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:18. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal, 5:46. Bears 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:42. Third quarter DET – Germane Crowell 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 5:09. Lions 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 8:05. DET – James Stewart 23-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 2:38. Lions 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:35. Fourth quarter CHI – Dez White 23-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 2:33. Lions 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:46. CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 1:56. Overtime CHI – Paul Edinger 40-yard field goal, 8:58. Bears 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 6:02. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 21/40, 213 yards, TD, INT CHI – Jim Miller – 21/35, 250 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 22 rushes, 85 yards, TD CHI – Anthony Thomas – 14 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers DET – Scotty Anderson – 5 receptions, 70 yards CHI – Marty Booker – 10 receptions, 157 yards After winning the coin toss to begin overtime, because of the windy conditions, Marty Mornhinweg chose to have the Lions kick off instead of receive, affectionately known as "taking the wind". This decision backfired after the Bears took the ball and kicked a field goal on their drive. It was later mocked by Chris Berman on Monday Night Countdown the next night. Week 13: vs. New England Patriots Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: New England Patriots (6–5) at Detroit Lions (3–8) – Game summary Patriots' 10 7 0 3 Lions 3 3 3 3 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan November 28, 2002 12:30 pm None (indoor stadium) CBS Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms Larry Nemmers (20) 62,109 Recap, Game Book First quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 10:06. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:54. NE – Tedy Bruschi 27-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:44. Patriots 10–0. DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 0:08. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:04. Second quarter NE – Antowain Smith 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:24. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:42. DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, 0:30. Patriots 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 1:54. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 39-yard field goal, 4:12. Patriots 17–9. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:51. Fourth quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 13:17. Patriots 20–9. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:55. DET – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, 9:46. Patriots 20–12. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:31. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 18/30, 210 yards, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 22/44, 210 yards, 3 INT Top rushers NE – Antowain Smith – 25 rushes, 80 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers NE – Troy Brown – 10 receptions, 111 yards DET – Germane Crowell – 5 receptions, 46 yards Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals Lions 14 3 3 0 0 Cardinals 7 7 3 3 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona December 8, 2002 4:05 p.m. Sunny, 67 F C FOX Ron Pitts, Dwight Clark, and Kevin McCabe Gerald Austin (34) 28,640 Recap, Box Score First quarter DET – Eddie Drummond 73-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 13:15. Lions 7–0. ARI – Joel Makovicka 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramatica kick), 9:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:28. DET – Mikhael Ricks 6-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:05. Lions 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:06. Second quarter DET – Jason Hanson 26-yard field goal, 3:20. Lions 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 2:12. ARI – Nate Poole 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramatica kick), 0:38. Lions 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:56. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 20-yard field goal, 10:48. Lions 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:12. ARI – Bill Gramatica 29-yard field goal, 5:18. Lions 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:30. Fourth quarter ARI – Bill Gramatica 41-yard field goal, 3:23. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 5:38. Overtime ARI – Bill Gramatica 42-yard field goal, 10:48. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:12. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 20/37, 152 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/43, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 52 yards ARI – Marcel Shipp – 25 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers DET – James Stewart – 3 receptions, 34 yards ARI – Kevin Kasper – 3 receptions, 49 yards Week 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Buccaneers 3 10 0 10 Lions 0 10 3 7 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan December 15, 2002 1:00 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, and Jennifer Hammond Tom White (123) 61,942 Recap, Game Book First quarter TB – Martin Gramatica 20-yard field goal, 10:43. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:17. Second quarter TB – Mike Alstott 1-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick), 14:17. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 6:32. DET – Bill Schroeder 18-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 11:24. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:53. DET – Jason Hanson 37-yard field goal, 5:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:06. TB – Martin Gramatica 28-yard field goal, 0:17. Buccaneers 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 5:18. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 25-yard field goal, 12:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:58. Fourth quarter TB – Michael Pittman 4-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick), 10:08. Buccaneers 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:04. DET – Mike McMahon 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 9:44. Tied 20–20. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:24. TB – Martin Gramatica 38-yard field goal, 3:04. Buccaneers 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:55. Top passers TB – Brad Johnson – 24/41, 253 yards DET – Mike McMahon – 10/21, 158 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Mike Alstott – 11 rushes, 47 yards, TD DET – Aveion Cason – 10 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers TB – Keyshawn Johnson – 6 receptions, 90 yards DET – Bill Schroeder – 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Lions 0 0 0 15 Falcons 3 10 6 17 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia December 22, 2002 1:00 p.m. none (indoor stadium) FOX Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, and Ron Pitts Walt Coleman (65) 69,307 Recap, Game Book First quarter ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 7:50. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:35. Second quarter ATL – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 6:06. Falcons 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:08. ATL – Quentin McCord 20-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 0:17. Falcons 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 0:59. Third quarter ATL – Jay Feely 36-yard field goal, 10:56. Falcons 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:04. ATL – Jay Feely 20-yard field goal, 7:20. Falcons 19–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:38. Fourth quarter ATL – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 13:31. Falcons 22–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:25. DET – James Stewart 1-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Mike McMahon-Bill Schroeder pass), 9:53. Falcons 22–8. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:38. DET – Aveion Cason 15-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 9:31. Falcons 22–15. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:10. ATL – Warrick Dunn 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:49. Falcons 29–15. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:42. ATL – Brian Finneran 34-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 1:51. Falcons 36–15. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:36. Top passers DET – Mike McMahon – 11/33, 149 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT ATL – Michael Vick – 20/38, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 12 rushes, 34 yards ATL – Warrick Dunn – 30 rushes, 132 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Bill Schroeder – 2 receptions, 60 yards ATL – Quentin McCord – 7 receptions, 182 yards, TD Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions 2002 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Minnesota Vikings (5–10) at Detroit Lions (3–12) – Game summary Vikings 14 14 7 3 Lions 14 3 7 12 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan December 29, 2002 1:00 pm None (indoor stadium) Fox Drew Goodman, Sean Jones, and Jennifer Hammond Bill Carollo (63) 60,223 Recap, Game Book First quarter DET – Aveion Cason 23-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 11:56. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:04. MIN – Daunte Culpepper 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 3:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:03 MIN – Corey Chavous 43-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick), 3:00. Vikings 14–7. DET – Bill Schroeder 16-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 0:08. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:52. Second quarter MIN – Michael Bennett 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:49. Vikings 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:19. MIN – Kelly Campbell 10-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 5:54. Vikings 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:22 DET – Jason Hanson 37-yard field goal, 1:50. Vikings 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:04. Third quarter DET – Robert Porcher 0-yard fumble return (Jason Hanson kick), 5:41. Vikings 28–24. MIN – Kelly Campbell 27-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 0:58. Vikings 35–24. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:43 Fourth quarter DET – Todd Lyght 75-yard blocked field goal return (pass failed), 10:56. Vikings 35–30. MIN – Gary Anderson 18-yard field goal, 1:09. Vikings 38–30. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:40. DET – Scotty Anderson 20-yard pass from Mike McMahon (pass failed), 0:13. Vikings 38–36. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 0:56. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 21/29, 312 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Mike McMahon – 19/44, 293 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MIN – Michael Bennett – 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD DET – Mike McMahon – 3 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers MIN – Randy Moss – 6 receptions, 109 yards DET – Bill Schroeder – 6 receptions, 132 yards, TD Standings Division Conference References External links 2002 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com Detroit Lions Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Category:2002 in Detroit