2002 New England Patriots roster: 9-7

The New England Patriots went 9-7 in the 2002 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the AFC East.

Team stats and league rank

2002 New England Patriots team stats
Points23.811th of 32
Passing Yards223.612th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.82nd of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.99th of 32
Rushing Yards94.328th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.626th of 32
Sacks2.120th of 32
Tackles74.21st of 32
Touchdowns2.711th of 32
Total Yards329.722nd of 32
Points Allowed21.617th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %42.78th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2002 Patriots roster: passing

2002 New England Patriots passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Tom BradyQB163736013,764281485.7
Rohan DaveyQB21230056.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2002 Patriots roster: rushing

2002 New England Patriots rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Antowain SmithRB162529823.96
Kevin FaulkRB15522715.22
Tom BradyQB16421102.61
Marc EdwardsFB1631963.10
Patrick PassFB154276.80
Troy BrownWR143144.70
David PattenWR16263.00
Damon HuardQB2144.00
J.R. RedmondRB9420.50
Rohan DaveyQB22-4-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2002 Patriots roster: receiving

2002 New England Patriots receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Troy BrownWR149708909.23
David PattenWR1661082413.55
Deion BranchWR1343048911.42
Kevin FaulkRB1537037910.23
Christian FauriaTE162702539.47
Antowain SmithRB163102437.82
Marc EdwardsFB162301968.50
Daniel GrahamTE1215015010.01
Donald HayesWR1212013311.12
Cameron CleelandTE121601127.01
David GivensWR12909210.21
J.R. RedmondRB92052.50
Mike VrabelLB161011.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2002 Patriots roster: defense

2002 New England Patriots defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Roman PhiferLB14107670.5022
Ted JohnsonLB1496621.5011
Lawyer MilloyS1694650.0050
Victor GreenDB1688650.0134
Mike VrabelLB1682584.5150
Ty LawCB1676591.04101
Tedy BruschiLB1166464.5271
Willie McGinestLB1662425.51100
Richard SeymourDT1656335.5130
Bobby HamiltonDE1655342.0120
Tebucky JonesS1454401.5152
Otis SmithCB1453440.0272
Anthony PleasantDE1435203.0000
Terrell BuckleyDB1622220.04120
Larry IzzoLB1521150.0000
Jarvis GreenDE1521152.5011
Rick LyleDE1319130.0000
Steve MartinDT1417130.0010
Matt ChathamLB1317140.0000
Antwan HarrisDB1415130.0000
Leonard MyersDB815140.0011
Je'Rod CherryDB161390.0000
Patrick PassFB15880.0000
Ben KellyDB7540.0000
Bernard HolseyDT8531.0000
David GivensWR12550.0000
Chris HayesDB4510.0000
Daniel GrahamTE12440.0000
Matt LightOT16330.0000
David PattenWR16220.0000
Troy BrownWR14220.0000
Mike ComptonOG16220.0000
Greg RandallOT7220.0000
Donald HayesWR12220.0000
J.R. RedmondRB9210.0000
Lonie PaxtonC16110.0000
Tom BradyQB16110.0000
Adam VinatieriPK16110.0000
Christian FauriaTE16110.0000
Ken WalterP16110.0000
Kevin FaulkRB15110.0000
Deion BranchWR13110.0000
Marc EdwardsFB16100.0000
Grey RuegamerOG13110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2002vs PITW 30-14
  2. Sep 15, 2002@ NYJW 44-7
  3. Sep 22, 2002vs KCW 41-38
  4. Sep 29, 2002@ LACL 14-21
  5. Oct 6, 2002@ MIAL 13-26
  6. Oct 13, 2002vs GBL 10-28
  7. Oct 27, 2002vs DENL 16-24
  8. Nov 3, 2002@ BUFW 38-7
  9. Nov 10, 2002@ CHIW 33-30
  10. Nov 17, 2002@ LVL 20-27
  11. Nov 24, 2002vs MINW 24-17
  12. Nov 28, 2002@ DETW 20-12
  13. Dec 8, 2002vs BUFW 27-17
  14. Dec 16, 2002@ TENL 7-24
  15. Dec 22, 2002vs NYJL 17-30
  16. Dec 29, 2002vs MIAW 27-24

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.