27th season in franchise history; first in CenturyLink Stadium and reallocation to NFC West
Aerial photo of Seahawks Stadium
Stadium and surroundings, 2002
The 2002 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League , the first season in Qwest Field 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 and opened their new stadium, Seahawks Stadium , on the site of their former stadium, the Kingdome .
Offseason
2002 Expansion Draft
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
D. D. Lewis
Linebacker
Texas
Final roster
[ 1]
[ 2]
Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2003 Pro Bowl .
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 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.[ 3] 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
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[ 4] [ 5]
Regular Season
Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC East and the AFC West.
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 2002 NFL season results[ 6]
Standings
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
0
7
14 7 28
Seahawks
10
0
0 0 10
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Week P2: at San Diego Chargers
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
0 7 14
Chargers
7
3
7 7 24
at Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego
Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0
7 7 14
Seahawks
0
10
0 7 17
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Week P4: at Denver Broncos
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
0 0 0
Broncos
21
3
0 7 31
at Invesco Field at Mile High , Denver
Date : Game time : 7:10pm local Game weather : mostly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C), 69% humidity, wind SE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 71,755Referee : Ron Blum TV : KCPQ Gamecenter , Gamebook
Regular Season
Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – Koren Robinson : 5 , 39 yds
OAK – Charlie Garner: 5 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD
Team – – – –
SEA – 143 – 43 – 186 – 0
OAK – 202 – 221 – 423 – 2
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
3
0
7 14 24
Seahawks
3
7
0 3 13
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Date : September 15Game time : 1:05pm local Game weather : overcast, 62 °F (17 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 63,104Referee : Tony Corrente TV announcers (Fox ) : Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan & Kevin McCabeGamecenter , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI – Thomas Jones 58-yard run (Bill Gramatica kick), 11:59 (Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
ARI – 98 – 249 – 347 – 1
SEA – 345 – 81 – 426 – 1
Week 3: at New York Giants
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 27-yard field goal, 4:05 (SEA 6–0)
Third quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 105 – 40 – 145 – 1
NYG – 257 – 94 – 351 – 0
Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
7
3
7 6 23
Seahawks
14
31
0 3 48
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Date : September 29Game time : 5:35pm local Game weather : clear, 59 °F (15 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 65,212Referee : Dick Hantak TV announcers (ESPN ) : Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul
Maguire, Suzy KolberGamecenter , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 11:46 (SEA 17–7)
MIN – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 3:13 (SEA 17–10)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 80-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 2:53 (SEA 24–10)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:57 (SEA 31–10)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 14-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 1:48 (SEA 38–10)
SEA – Reggie Tongue 46-yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 1:06 (SEA 45–10)
Third quarter
MIN – Moe Williams 3-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 12:07 (SEA 45–17)
Fourth quarter
MIN – Moe Williams 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 45–23)
SEA – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 2:48 (SEA 48–23)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
MIN – Moe Williams : 7 rec, 77 yds
SEA – Shaun Alexander: 3 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
Team – – – –
MIN – 249 – 194 – 443 – 4
SEA – 222 – 159 – 381 – 1
Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
10
3
7 8 28
Seahawks
7
7
7 0 21
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SF – 190 – 161 – 351 – 0
SEA – 211 – 123 – 334 – 2
Week 7: at St. Louis Rams
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 240 – 50 – 290 – 3
STL – 260 – 218 – 478 – 2
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
0 10 17
Cowboys
0
0
7 7 14
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 170 – 97 – 267 – 2
DAL – 132 – 105 – 237 – 1
Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
7
7
0 0 14
Seahawks
0
3
0 0 3
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Date : November 3Game time : 1:15pm local Game weather : clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 43% humidity, wind N 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 64,325Referee : Ed Hochuli TV announcers (Fox ) : Sam Rosen, Bill Maas & Brian WebberGamecenter , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
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
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
WAS – 113 – 146 – 259 – 1
SEA – 240 – 84 – 324 – 2
Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
10
17
0 0 27
Cardinals
3
3
0 0 6
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Game information
First quarter
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
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 255 – 151 – 406 – 0
ARI – 226 – 111 – 337 – 5
Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
0
3
7 21 31
Seahawks
0
0
6 3 9
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DEN – 199 – 202 – 401 – 1
SEA – 153 – 51 – 204 – 3
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
10
7
0 15 32
Seahawks
0
21
7 11 39
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Koren Robinson 17-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 11:47 (SEA 28–17)
Fourth quarter
KC – Priest Holmes 4-yard run (2-pt PAT : Trent Green run), 14:57 (SEA 28–25)
SEA – Rian Lindell 37-yard field goal, 10:42 (SEA 31–25)
SEA – Shaun Alexander 46-yard run (2-pt PAT: Matt Hasselbeck run), 1:52 (SEA 39–25)
KC – Marc Boerigter 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 0:31 (SEA 39–32)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Priest Holmes: 7 rec, 110 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Koren Robinson : 8 rec, 168 yds, 1 TD
Team – – – –
KC – 335 – 217 – 552 – 1
SEA – 354 – 180 – 534 – 0
Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
7 14 24
49ers
0
17
7 7 31
at 3Com Park , San Francisco
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 427 – 80 – 507 – 3
SF – 157 – 142 – 299 – 2
Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
13
7 0 27
Seahawks
6
0
7 7 20
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Game information
First quarter
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
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
PHI – 190 – 126 – 316 – 1
SEA – 195 – 172 – 367 – 3
Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Seahawks
7
0
14 3 6 30
Falcons
14
3
0 7 0 24
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ATL – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 0:24 (ATL 17–7)
Third quarter
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
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 298 – 166 – 464 – 3
ATL – 223 – 150 – 373 – 3
Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
0
3
7 0 10
Seahawks
3
10
10 7 30
at Seahawks Stadium , Seattle
Date : December 22Game time : 1:05pm local Game weather : cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C), 76% humidity, wind SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 63,953Referee : Mike Carey TV announcers (Fox ) : Kenny Albert, Tim Green & Brent RingenbachGamecenter , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
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
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
STL – 254 – 17 – 271 – 5
SEA – 292 – 100 – 392 – 1
Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Seahawks
7
0
0 21 3 31
Chargers
0
10
10 8 0 28
at Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego , California
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SD – Steve Christie 29-yard field goal, 12:06 (SD 13–7)
SD – Eric Parker 31-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 0:59 (SD 20–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Shaun Alexander 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 13:59 (SD 20–14)
SD – Fred McCrary 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (2-pt PAT : Reche Caldwell pass from Drew Brees), 8:37 (SD 28–14)
SEA – Koren Robinson 19-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 6:14 (SD 28–21)
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:01 (Tied 28–28)
Overtime
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 428 – 163 – 591 – 3
SD – 326 – 88 – 414 – 1
References
^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com
^ Seattle Seahawks 2002 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
^ Numbelivable!, p.159, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
^ 2002 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 2003 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 2002 NFL season results , NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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