2002 New Orleans Saints roster: 9-7

The New Orleans Saints went 9-7 in the 2002 NFL regular season, 3rd of 4 in the NFC South.

Team stats and league rank

2002 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points27.03rd of 32
Passing Yards215.116th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.73rd of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.912th of 32
Rushing Yards110.317th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.011th of 32
Sacks2.412th of 32
Tackles69.410th of 32
Touchdowns3.13rd of 32
Total Yards340.618th of 32
Points Allowed24.326th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %41.113th of 32

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

2002 Saints roster: passing

2002 New Orleans Saints 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.
Aaron BrooksQB162835283,572271580.1
Jake DelhommeQB481011300113.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2002 Saints roster: rushing

2002 New Orleans Saints 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.
Deuce McAllisterRB153251,3884.313
Aaron BrooksQB16622534.12
James FendersonRB1613655.01
Curtis KeatonRB612191.60
Michael L. LewisWR1611515.00
Terrelle SmithFB165112.20
Fred McAfeeRB1111111.00
Joe HornWR16122.00
Donte' StallworthWR13221.00
Jake DelhommeQB44-2-0.50

What the columns mean: CAR

2002 Saints roster: receiving

2002 New Orleans Saints 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.
Joe HornWR168801,31214.97
Donte' StallworthWR1342059414.18
Jerome PathonWR1443052312.24
Jake ReedWR1421036017.13
Deuce McAllisterRB154703527.53
Michael L. LewisWR168020025.00
Eddie WilliamsTE1613014311.02
David SloanTE1612012710.60
James FendersonRB1660386.30
Terrelle SmithFB1690303.30
Lamont HallTE162063.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2002 Saints roster: defense

2002 New Orleans Saints 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.
Sammy KnightDB16104802.05112
Darrin SmithLB1596633.5280
Jay BellamyDB1688681.5391
Charlie ClemonsLB1682580.5092
Fred ThomasCB1581691.05142
Sedrick HodgeLB1674570.0042
Ken IrvinDB1665610.02160
Darren HowardDE1647348.0033
Grady JacksonDT1542305.5041
Norman HandDT1639302.5020
Charles GrantDE1637307.0044
Michael HawthorneFS635260.0130
Willie WhiteheadDE1234243.0001
Dale CarterCB730260.0180
Fakhir BrownCB1220200.0051
Kenny SmithDT919163.5010
Roger KnightLB1619150.0000
Martin ChaseDT1319150.0000
James AllenLB1418160.0111
Keyuo CraverCB1018150.0010
Steve GleasonDB1416150.0000
Mel MitchellDB1614130.0000
Michael L. LewisWR1613120.0001
Fred McAfeeRB111080.0000
Travis CarrollLB61070.0000
J.J. JonesLB13760.0000
James FendersonRB16550.0000
Bryan CoxLB9430.0010
Toby GowinP15440.0000
Kevin HouserLS16440.0000
Donte' StallworthWR13330.0000
Spencer FolauOT16330.0000
Kyle TurleyOT16330.0000
Eddie WilliamsTE16210.0000
Aaron BrooksQB16220.0000
Joe HornWR16220.0000
Kendyl JacoxOG16220.0000
Jerome PathonWR14110.0000
John CarneyPK16110.0000
Deuce McAllisterRB15110.0000
LeCharles BentleyC14110.0000
David SloanTE16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 8, 2002@ TBW 26-20
  2. Sep 15, 2002vs GBW 35-20
  3. Sep 22, 2002@ CHIW 29-23
  4. Sep 29, 2002@ DETL 21-26
  5. Oct 6, 2002vs PITW 32-29
  6. Oct 13, 2002@ WSHW 43-27
  7. Oct 20, 2002vs SFW 35-27
  8. Oct 27, 2002vs ATLL 35-37
  9. Nov 10, 2002@ CARW 34-24
  10. Nov 17, 2002@ ATLL 17-24
  11. Nov 24, 2002vs CLEL 15-24
  12. Dec 1, 2002vs TBW 23-20
  13. Dec 8, 2002@ BALW 37-25
  14. Dec 15, 2002vs MINL 31-32
  15. Dec 22, 2002@ CINL 13-20
  16. Dec 29, 2002vs CARL 6-10

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.