The 2002 season was the Washington Redskins' 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 1969 home uniforms. Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2002 undrafted free agents of note Player Position College Bernard Jackson Defensive end Tennessee Ricot Joseph Safety Central Florida
Personnel
Staff 2002 Washington Redskins staffFront 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
Roster
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. This game also featured a delay into the fourth quarter when Pepper Spray that was used to break up fighting in the stands spread out onto the Eagles sideline.
Week 7: at Green Bay Packers
Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks
Standings Division
Conference
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