2002_Carolina_Panthers_season

2002 Carolina Panthers season
2002 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	Jerry Richardson
General manager	Marty Hurney
Head coach	John Fox
Home field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT Kris Jenkins; P Todd Sauerbrun
AP All-Pros	DT Kris Jenkins (1st team); P Todd Sauerbrun (1st team)
	← 2001; Panthers seasons; 2003 →;

2002 Carolina Panthers season

NFL team season

The 2002 season was the Carolina Panthers' eighth in the National Football League and their first under head coach John Fox. They tried to improve upon their 1–15 record in 2001, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

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After moving from the NFC West to the more geographically accurate NFC South, they improved by six games to finish 7–9, but were still five games behind the division champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and failed to make the playoffs. Their Week 12, 41–0 loss against the Atlanta Falcons was the Panthers' last shutout for 21 years.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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[2-1-2] Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3).

[2-2-3] Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory.

[2-3-4] St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4).

[2-4-5] Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4)

[2-5-6] Arizona finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.

[7] 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.

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Signings	Departures
DE Shane Burton (Jets)	WR Donald Hayes (Patriots)
CB Terry Cousin (Dolphins)	FB Chris Hetherington (Rams)
LB Mark Fields (Rams)	DE Jay Williams (Dolphins)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2002 Carolina Panthers draft
1	2	Julius Peppers *	DE	North Carolina
2	34	DeShaun Foster	RB	UCLA
3	73	Will Witherspoon	LB	Georgia
4	100	Dante Wesley	CB	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
5	137	Randy Fasani	QB	Stanford
5	145	Kyle Johnson	FB	Syracuse
6	174	Keith Heinrich	TE	Sam Houston State
7	213	Pete Campion	G	North Dakota State
7	258	Brad Franklin	CB	Louisiana-Lafayette
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 12 Randy Fasani 9 Rodney Peete 16 Chris Weinke Running backs 22 Dee Brown KR 37 Nick Goings 42 Skip Hicks 45 Brad Hoover FB 33 Joe Montgomery 32 Rod Smart Wide receivers 83 Nathan Black 82 Isaac Byrd KR/PR 88 Karl Hankton 87 Muhsin Muhammad 89 Steve Smith KR/PR Tight ends 49 Shawn Draper 86 Kris Mangum 85 Wesley Walls 84 Jermaine Wiggins		Offensive linemen 65 Kevin Donnalley G 74 Derrick Fletcher G/T 78 Jeno James G 60 Jeff Mitchell C 63 Jamar Nesbit G 76 Tutan Reyes G/T 75 Todd Steussie T 73 Melvin Tuten G/T 66 Louis Williams C Defensive linemen 99 Brentson Buckner DT 98 Shane Burton DT 92 Mario Fatafehi DT 77 Kris Jenkins DT 97 Kemp Rasmussen DE 93 Mike Rucker DE 91 Josh Taves DE 96 Al Wallace DE		Linebackers 52 Brian Allen OLB 58 Mark Fields OLB 50 Brad Jackson OLB 52 Kory Minor OLB 53 Hannibal Navies OLB 54 Will Witherspoon MLB Defensive backs 35 Deke Cooper FS 21 Terry Cousin CB 36 Brad Franklin CB 27 Deon Grant FS 23 Reggie Howard CB 25 Emmanuel McDaniel CB 30 Mike Minter SS 39 Damien Richardson SS 29 Dante Wesley CB Special teams 11 Shayne Graham K 56 Jason Kyle LS 10 Todd Sauerbrun P		Reserve lists 46 Rashard Anderson CB (Suspended) 24 Michael Bates RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 40 Jarrod Cooper S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Terry Fair CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 DeShaun Foster RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Sean Gilbert DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 80 Keith Heinrich TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 4 John Kasay K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Dan Morgan LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Julius Peppers DE (Suspended) 71 Fernando Smith DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 26 Lamar Smith RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 3 Ryan Tolhurst WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Lester Towns LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 15 Rob Johnson WR -- Juian Jones S 59 Terrance Simmons DE 62 Tim Stuber G 18 Bashir Yamini WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 inactive, 5 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	Baltimore Ravens	W 10–7	1–0	Ericsson Stadium	70,386
2	September 15	Detroit Lions	W 31–7	2–0	Ericsson Stadium	71,951
3	September 22	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–14	3–0	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	63,945
4	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–17	3–1	Lambeau Field	63,329
5	October 6	Arizona Cardinals	L 13–16	3–2	Ericsson Stadium	72,286
6	October 13	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–14	3–3	Texas Stadium	61,773
7	October 20	at Atlanta Falcons	L 0–30	3–4	Georgia Dome	68,056
8	October 27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 9–12	3–5	Ericsson Stadium	72,892
9	Bye
10	November 10	New Orleans Saints	L 24–34	3–6	Ericsson Stadium	72,566
11	November 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–23	3–7	Raymond James Stadium	65,527
12	November 24	Atlanta Falcons	L 0–41	3–8	Ericsson Stadium	72,533
13	December 1	at Cleveland Browns	W 13–6	4–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,718
14	December 8	Cincinnati Bengals	W 52–31	5–8	Ericsson Stadium	66,799
15	December 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–30	5–9	Heinz Field	58,586
16	December 22	Chicago Bears	W 24–14	6–9	Ericsson Stadium	72,602
17	December 29	at New Orleans Saints	W 10–6	7–9	Louisiana Superdome	66,946
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Panthers	0	10	14	7	31

2002_Carolina_Panthers_season

2002 Carolina Panthers season

Offseason

NFL Draft

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Standings

Division

Conference

References

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NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	346	196	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Atlanta Falcons	9	6	1	.594	4–2	7–5	402	314	L1
New Orleans Saints	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	432	388	L3
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	258	302	W2

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	12	4	0	.750	5–1	11–1	.469	.432
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.482	.432
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.508	.446
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.506	.433
10^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.527	.438
11^{[lower-alpha 4]}	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^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	.500	.400
14^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Philadelphia finished ahead of Tampa Bay and Green Bay based on conference record (11–1 vs 9–3/9–3). Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head victory. St. Louis finished ahead of Seattle based on division record (4–2 to 2–4). Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on common games (2–3 to 1–4) 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.