2002 Detroit Lions season

2002 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Marty Mornhinweg
General Manager	Matt Millen
Home Field	Ford Field
Results
Record	3–13
Place	4th NFC North
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
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Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2001	2003

The 2002 Detroit Lions season was the 73rd season in franchise history. It was the Lions’ inaugural season at the new Ford Field in Downtown Detroit and their first in the city since the team left Tiger Stadium after the 1974 season. Following the season, Marty Mornhinweg was fired and Steve Mariucci was hired as the Lions' head coach. The Lions entered the 2002 season looking to improve on their 2–14 record from 2001 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. They improved on their record, winning 3 games, but continued to disappoint, as the Lions began the season 0–3. By week 9, the Lions had a 3–5 record after a win over the Dallas Cowboys. However, after that win, the Lions lost their remaining 8 games to finish the season 3–13 and failed to reach the playoffs. The Lions also went 0–8 on the road for the second straight season. As a result, Marty Mornhinweg was fired after the season. In his 2 seasons as head coach, the Lions went 5–27 for a winning percentage of .156.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
G Ray Brown (49ers)	QB Charlie Batch (Steelers)
FS Corey Harris (Ravens)	LB Scott Kowalkowski (retirement)
WR Bill Schroeder (Packers)	WR Johnnie Morton (Chiefs)
TE Mikhael Ricks (Chiefs)	DE Tracy Scroggins (retirement)
	TE David Sloan (Saints)

NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

2002 Detroit Lions draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Joey Harrington	Quarterback	Oregon
2	35	Kalimba Edwards	Defensive end	South Carolina
3	68	André Goodman	Cornerback	South Carolina
4	134	Johnathan Taylor	Defensive end	Montana State
5	138	John Owens	Tight end	Notre Dame
6	175	Chris Cash	Cornerback	USC
7	214	Luke Staley	Running back	BYU
7	252	Matt Murphy	Tight end	Maryland
7	259	Victor Rogers	Tackle	Colorado
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Eddie Drummond	Wide Receiver	Penn State
Antwan Lake	Defensive tackle	West Virginia
James Mungro	Running back	Syracuse
Kris Ryan	Fullback	Penn

Personnel

Staff

2002 Detroit Lions staff
	Front office Owner and Chairman – William Clay Ford, Sr. Vice Chairman – William Clay Ford, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer – Matt Millen Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Tom Lewand Senior Director of Football Administration/Staff Counsel – Martin Mayhew Executive Director of Player Personnel – Bill Tobin Director of Pro Personnel – Sheldon White Director of College Scouting – Russ Bolinger Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Charlie Sanders Head coaches Head Coach – Marty Mornhinweg Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Kevin Higgins Wide Receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight Ends – Sean Kugler Offensive Line – Carl Mauck Special Assistant/Offense – Sherman Lewis Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike McHugh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Line – Charles Haley Assistant Defensive Line – John Marshall Linebackers – Glenn Pires Secondary – Ray Horton Defensive Nickel Package – Richard Selcer Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Don Clemons Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Priefer Assistant Special Teams – Kevin O’Dea Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jason Arapoff Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Malcolm Blacken

Roster

2002 Detroit Lions roster
	Quarterbacks 15 Dave Dickenson 3 Joey Harrington 8 Mike McMahon 14 Ty Detmer Running backs 31 Aveion Cason 23 Rafael Cooper 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 34 James Stewart 36 Stephen Trejo FB 21 Lamont Warren Wide receivers 88 Scotty Anderson 82 Germane Crowell 18 Eddie Drummond 12 Jacquez Green 84 Bill Schroeder Tight ends 49 Matt Murphy 83 John Owens 86 Mikhael Ricks		Offensive linemen 76 Jeff Backus T 79 Eric Beverly C 61 Ray Brown G 75 Matt Joyce G 70 Josh Lovelady G 73 Stockar McDougle T 51 Dominic Raiola C 62 Tony Semple G Defensive linemen 95 Jared DeVries DE 98 Kalimba Edwards DE 96 James Hall DE 67 Travis Kirschke DT 68 Antwan Lake DT 91 Robert Porcher DE 93 Kelvin Pritchett DT 92 Shaun Rogers DT		Linebackers 50 Chris Claiborne 55 Donté Curry 59 Jeff Gooch 54 Barrett Green 58 Clint Kriewaldt 57 Josh Thornhill Defensive backs 29 Chris Cash CB 35 André Goodman CB 41 Donovan Greer 25 Corey Harris FS 24 Todd Lyght CB 28 Bracy Walker SS 45 Brian Walker SS 27 Jimmy Wyrick Special teams 4 Jason Hanson K 19 John Jett P		Reserve lists 81 Az-Zahir Hakim KR/PR (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 80 Desmond Howard WR/KR (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 72 Victor Rogers T (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 33 Luke Staley RB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 90 Johnathan Taylor DE (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Practice squad 11 Pierre Brown WR 32 James Lewis SS 53 Ken Philpot LB 63 Frank Romero G Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

In addition to their regular games against NFC North rivals, the Lions under the NFL’s new scheduling formula played games against teams from the new NFC South and from the AFC East. They also played against the Cowboys and the Cardinals, who were the lowest-ranked teams from 2001 in the remaining NFC divisions.

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	W–L	TV	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–49	0–1	FOX	72,216
2	September 15, 2002	at Carolina Panthers	L 7–31	0–2	FOX	71,951
3	September 22, 2002	Green Bay Packers	L 31–37	0–3	FOX	61,505
4	September 29, 2002	New Orleans Saints	W 26–21	1–3	FOX	60,023
5	Bye
6	October 13, 2002	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–31	1–4	FOX	64,013
7	October 20, 2002	Chicago Bears	W 23–20 (OT)	2–4	FOX	60,421
8	October 27, 2002	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–24	2–5	FOX	72,710
9	November 3, 2002	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–7	3–5	FOX	61,789
10	November 10, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–40	3–6	FOX	63,313
11	November 17, 2002	New York Jets	L 14–31	3–7	CBS	61,720
12	November 24, 2002	at Chicago Bears	L 17–20 (OT)	3–8	FOX	62,375
13	November 28, 2002	New England Patriots	L 12–20	3–9	CBS	62,109
14	December 8, 2002	at Arizona Cardinals	L 20–23 (OT)	3–10	FOX	28,640
15	December 15, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–23	3–11	FOX	61,942
16	December 22, 2002	at Atlanta Falcons	L 15–36	3–12	FOX	69,307
17	December 29, 2002	Minnesota Vikings	L 36–38	3–13	FOX	60,233

Standings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
z (3) Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	398	328	L1
Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	390	442	W3
Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	281	379	L2
Detroit Lions	3	13	0	.188	1–5	3–9	306	451	L8

External links

• 2002 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com