27th season in franchise history; first in CenturyLink Stadium and reallocation to NFC West
Aerial photo of Seahawks Stadium The 2002 Seattle Seahawks seasonNational 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 .
Offseason
2002 expansion draft
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Final roster [ 1]
[ 2]
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 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] 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
Division
Conference
#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
Division leaders
1[ a]
Philadelphia Eagles
East
12
4
0
.750
5–1
11–1
.469
.432
2[ a] [ b]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
South
12
4
0
.750
4–2
9–3
.482
.432
3[ a] [ b]
Green Bay Packers
North
12
4
0
.750
5–1
9–3
.451
.414
4
San Francisco 49ers
West
10
6
0
.625
5–1
8–4
.504
.450
Wild Cards
5
New York Giants
East
10
6
0
.625
5–1
8–4
.482
.450
6
Atlanta Falcons
South
9
6
1
.594
4–2
7–5
.494
.429
Did not qualify for the postseason
7
New Orleans Saints
South
9
7
0
.563
3–3
7–5
.498
.566
8[ c]
St. Louis Rams
West
7
9
0
.438
4–2
5–7
.508
.446
9[ c]
Seattle Seahawks
West
7
9
0
.438
2–4
5–7
.506
.433
10[ d]
Washington Redskins
East
7
9
0
.438
1–5
4–8
.527
.438
11[ d]
Carolina Panthers
South
7
9
0
.438
1–5
4–8
.486
.357
12
Minnesota Vikings
North
6
10
0
.375
4–2
5–7
.498
.417
13[ e]
Arizona Cardinals
West
5
11
0
.313
1–5
5–7
.500
.400
14[ e]
Dallas Cowboys
East
5
11
0
.313
1–5
3–9
.500
.475
15
Chicago Bears
North
4
12
0
.250
2–4
3–9
.521
.430
16
Detroit Lions
North
3
13
0
.188
1–5
3–9
.494
.375
Tiebreakers [ f]
^ a b c Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).
^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).
^ a b Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)
^ a b Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week P2: at San Diego Chargers
Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week P4: at Denver Broncos
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
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
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: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Game information
First quarter
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
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
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
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
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 10Game time : 2:06pm local Game weather : clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 27% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 29,252Referee : Walt Coleman TV announcers (Fox ) : Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Brent RingenbachGamecenter , Gamebook
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
^ 2002 Seattle Seahawks Starters, Roster, & Players at Pro Football Reference .^ Seattle Seahawks 2002 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable! . Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 159. 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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