2002 Washington Redskins season

2002 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Home field	FedExField
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 2002 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001.

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	Arizona Cardinals	W 31-23	FedEx Field	1-0	85,140
2	September 16, 2002	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37-7	FedEx Field	1-1	84,982
3	September 22, 2002	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20-10	3Com Park	1-2	67,541
4	Bye
5	October 6, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	W 31-14	Adelphia Coliseum	2-2	68,804
6	October 13, 2002	New Orleans Saints	L 43-27	FedEx Field	2-3	80,768
7	October 20, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 30-9	Lambeau Field	2-4	63,363
8	October 27, 2002	Indianapolis Colts	W 26-21	FedEx Field	3-4	80,169
9	November 3, 2002	at Seattle Seahawks	W 14-3	Seahawks Stadium	4-4	64,325
10	November 10, 2002	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 26-7	ALLTEL Stadium	4-5	66,665
11	November 17, 2002	at New York Giants	L 19-17	Giants Stadium	4-6	78,727
12	November 24, 2002	St. Louis Rams	W 20-17	FedEx Field	5-6	79,823
13	November 28, 2002	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27-20	Texas Stadium	5-7	63,606
14	December 8, 2002	New York Giants	L 27-21	FedEx Field	5-8	78,635
15	December 15, 2002	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 34-21	Veterans Stadium	5-9	65,615
16	December 22, 2002	Houston Texans	W 26-10	FedEx Field	6-9	70,291
17	December 29, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 20-14	FedEx Field	7-9	84,142

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
y (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