2002 Arizona Cardinals season

2002 Arizona Cardinals season
2002 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Dave McGinnis
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 2001; Cardinals seasons; 2003 →;

The 2002 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise’s 83rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and 15th season in Arizona. It was Jake Plummer’s final season with the Cardinals as he went to the Denver Broncos in the 2003 off-season.

This was the Cardinals' first season in the NFC West. The realignment put the team in the same division as the Rams, which at the time played in the Cardinals' former home of St. Louis. The Cardinals thus played one game in their former city every year from this season until 2015, after which the Rams returned to the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
G Raleigh Roundtree (Chargers)	CB Corey Chavous (Vikings)
TE Freddie Jones (Chargers)	FS Pat Tillman (U. S. Army)
CB Duane Starks (Ravens)

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	12	Wendell Bryant	Defensive Tackle	University of Wisconsin
2	49	Levar Fisher	Linebacker	North Carolina State University
3	81	Josh McCown	Quarterback	Sam Houston State University
3	98	Dennis Johnson	Defensive End	University of Kentucky
4	113	Nate Dwyer	Defensive Tackle	University of Kansas
5	149	Jason McAddley	Wide Receiver	University of Alabama
6	185	Josh Scobey	Running Back	Kansas State University
7	223	Mike Banks	Tight End	Iowa State University

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Damien Anderson	Running back	Northwestern
Eric Joyce	Defensive back	Tennessee State
Preston Parsons	Quarterback	Northern Arizona
Jake Soliday	Wide receiver	Northern Iowa

Pat Tillman

In May 2002, eight months after the September 11, 2001, attacks and after completing the fifteen remaining games of the 2001 season which followed the attacks (at a salary of $512,000 per year),^[1] Pat Tillman turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army.^[2]

Personnel

Staff

**2002 Arizona Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill General manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the president – Rod Graves Head coaches Head coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight ends – Pete Hoener Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive backs – Kevin Ramsey Special teams coaches Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

**2002 Arizona Cardinals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Josh McCown 15 Preston Parsons 16 Jake Plummer Running backs 20 Damien Anderson 34 Joel Makovicka FB 39 Dennis McKinley FB 25 Travis Prentice 31 Marcel Shipp Wide receivers 84 Arnold Jackson 11 Kevin Kasper 83 Jason McAddley 19 Nate Poole 18 Jake Soliday Tight ends 80 Mike Banks 87 Steve Bush 85 Freddie Jones		Offensive linemen 67 Chris Dishman G 64 Steven Grace C 78 Kendrick Rogers T 73 Raleigh Roundtree G 70 L. J. Shelton T 50 Jason Starkey C 71 Teag Whiting G 68 Tony Wragge G Defensive linemen 94 Marcus Bell DT 91 Wendell Bryant DT 98 Russell Davis DT 72 Nate Dwyer DT 96 Dennis Johnson DE 92 Barron Tanner DT 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 97 Fred Wakefield DE		Linebackers 54 Trev Faulk OLB 51 Greg Jones OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon MLB 58 Johnny Rutledge MLB 55 Raynoch Thompson OLB 56 LeVar Woods OLB 53 Michael Young MLB Defensive backs 36 David Barrett CB 27 Nijrell Eason CB 29 Quentin Harris FS 21 Renaldo Hill CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 41 Justin Lucas SS 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 22 Duane Starks CB 44 Michael Stone FS 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams 6 Tim Duncan K 7 Bill Gramatica K 48 Nathan Hodel LS 10 Scott Player P		Reserve lists 89 David Boston WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Tom Burke DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 65 Anthony Clement T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 Leonard Davis T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 John Fina T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Levar Fisher LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Rob Fredrickson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Bryan Gilmore WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 60 Mike Gruttadauria C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 MarTay Jenkins WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 26 Thomas Jones RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Pete Kendall G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Alton Moore DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Frank Sanders WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Josh Scobey RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 Anthony White RB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) Practice squad 76 Thomas Moody G 17 Ezekiel Parker WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 inactive, 2 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

In the 2002 regular season, the Cardinals’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC East, although they also played the Carolina Panthers from the NFC South, and the Detroit Lions from the NFC North. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC West, the second consecutive season the Cardinals faced the AFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	at Washington Redskins	L 23–31	0–1	FedExField	85,140
2	September 15	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24–13	1–1	Seahawks Stadium	63,104
3	September 22	San Diego Chargers	L 15–23	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	28,980
4	September 29	New York Giants	W 21–7	2–2	Sun Devil Stadium	30,014
5	October 6	at Carolina Panthers	W 16–13	3–2	Ericsson Stadium	72,286
6	Bye
7	October 20	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–6 OT	4–2	Sun Devil Stadium	59,702
8	October 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–38	4–3	3Com Park	67,173
9	November 3	St. Louis Rams	L 14–27	4–4	Sun Devil Stadium	47,819
10	November 10	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–27	4–5	Sun Devil Stadium	29,252
11	November 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–38	4–6	Veterans Stadium	64,990
12	November 24	Oakland Raiders	L 20–41	4–7	Sun Devil Stadium	58,814
13	December 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–49	4–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,809
14	December 8	Detroit Lions	W 23–20 OT	5–8	Sun Devil Stadium	28,640
15	December 15	at St. Louis Rams	L 28–30	5–9	Edward Jones Dome	65,939
16	December 21	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–17	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium	44,051
17	December 29	at Denver Broncos	L 7–37	5–11	Invesco Field at Mile High	75,164

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	3	3	7	23
Redskins	3	7	14	7	31

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 85,140
Referee: Tom White
Box Score

Game information

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	7	14	24
Seahawks	3	7	0	3	13

at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 63,104
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Kevin McCabe
Gamecenter, Gamebook, Box Score

Game information

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	14	0	9	23
Cardinals	7	0	0	8	15

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 22
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C)
Game attendance: 28,980
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
Box Score

Game information

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	0	7
Cardinals	0	7	0	14	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 29
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 30,014
Referee: Mike Carey
Box Score

Game information

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	0	10	16
Panthers	0	7	6	0	13

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 72,286
Referee: Bob McElwee
Box Score

Game information

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	0	6	0	0	6
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	3	9

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 20
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 59,702
Referee: Dick Hantak
Box Score

Game information

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	14	7	28
49ers	17	14	0	7	38

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 67,173
Referee: Larry Nemmers
Box Score

Game information

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	10	0	10	27
Cardinals	0	7	0	7	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 3
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 47,819
Referee: Ron Blum
Box Score

Game information

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	17	0	0	27
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	6

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 10
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 29,252
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Tim Ryan, Brent Ringenbach
Gamecenter, Gamebook, Box Score

Game information

Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	0	0	14
Eagles	7	21	3	7	38

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 64,990
Referee: Bill Leavy
Box Score

Game information

Week 12: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	7	17	3	41
Cardinals	0	14	0	6	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 24
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 58,814
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Beasley Reece
Box Score

Game information

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	14	21	7	7	49

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 1
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 77,809
Referee: Dick Hantak
Box Score

Game information

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 14: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	14	3	3	0	0	20
Cardinals	7	7	3	3	3	23

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: December 8
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 28,640
Referee: Gerry Austin
TV: Fox
Recap, Box Score

Game information

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	14	7	28
Rams	3	21	0	6	30

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: December 15
Game time: 7:35 p.m. CST/6:35 p.m. MST
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 65,939
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Box Score

Game information

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 16: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	7	0	17
Cardinals	0	7	0	7	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: December 21
Game time: 3:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 44,051
Referee: Bob McElwee
Box Score

Game information

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	3	6	7	21	37

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 29
Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 75,164
Referee: Larry Nemmers
Box Score

Game information

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	367	351	L1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	316	369	W1
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	355	369	W3
Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–5	5–7	262	417	L3

Conference

NFC v t e
#	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]

Awards and records

Milestones

References

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2002 Arizona Cardinals season

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

Pat Tillman

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week 5: at Carolina Panthers

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Standings

Division

Conference

Awards and records

Milestones

References