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2002 New England Patriots

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 381 points (23.8/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 346 points (21.6/g), 17th.
 Differential of 35 points (2.2/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 10th.

Coached by Bill Belichick (9-7-0)

2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 9 box W 1-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 14 20 343 280 63 1 20 283 209 74 5
2 Sun September 15 box W 2-0 @ New York Jets 44 7 24 432 269 163 2 9 200 168 32 2
3 Sun September 22 box W 3-0 Kansas City Chiefs 41 38 27 496 399 97 1 21 349 128 221 3
4 Sun September 29 box L 3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 14 21 25 440 353 87 3 14 342 104 238 1
5 Sun October 6 box L 3-2 @ Miami Dolphins 13 26 16 245 208 37 3 21 319 182 137 1
6 Sun October 13 box L 3-3 Green Bay Packers 10 28 20 289 166 123 4 20 301 143 158
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 27 box L 3-4 Denver Broncos 16 24 16 179 110 69 23 351 215 136 2
9 Sun November 3 box W 4-4 @ Buffalo Bills 38 7 23 422 263 159 28 331 266 65 1
10 Sun November 10 box W 5-4 @ Chicago Bears 33 30 19 397 315 82 2 14 299 174 125 1
11 Sun November 17 box L 5-5 @ Oakland Raiders 20 27 12 195 147 48 1 22 386 289 97 1
12 Sun November 24 box W 6-5 Minnesota Vikings 24 17 20 299 219 80 26 417 264 153 3
13 Thu November 28 box W 7-5 @ Detroit Lions 20 12 23 349 210 139 1 14 292 210 82 3
14 Sun December 8 box W 8-5 Buffalo Bills 27 17 14 275 183 92 24 390 312 78 5
15 Mon December 16 box L 8-6 @ Tennessee Titans 7 24 11 176 120 56 2 20 365 127 238 1
16 Sun December 22 box L 8-7 New York Jets 17 30 14 216 119 97 2 19 393 285 108
17 Sun December 29 box W 9-7 Miami Dolphins 27 24 20 332 216 116 2 20 359 103 256

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 381 5085 1031 4.9 304 374 605 3577 28 14 5.6 184 395 1508 9 3.8 99 24 10 21
Team Defense 346 5377 1032 5.2 501 314 531 3179 23 18 5.6 158 467 2198 17 4.7 315 29 11 28
Lg Rank Offense 10 21 19 4 12 2 9 21 28 28 26 27 7 10
Lg Rank Defense 17 23 17 12 11 18 12 10 21 31 23 29 14 17

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Tom Brady 25 QB 16 16 9-7-0 373 601 62.1 3764 28 4.7 14 2.3 49 6.3 5.7 10.1 235.3 85.7 31 190 5.7 5.1 4.9
Rohan Davey 24 2 0 1 2 50.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.5 56.2 0 0 1.5 1.5 0.0
Kevin Faulk 26 15 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Patten 28 WR 16 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.7 16 9-7-0 374 605 61.8 3767 28 4.6 14 2.3 49 6.2 5.6 10.1 235.4 85.3 31 190 5.6 5.1 4.9
Opp Total 16 314 531 59.1 3179 23 4.3 18 3.4 6.0 4.9 10.1 198.7 76.6 34 199 5.6 4.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Antowain Smith 30 RB 16 15 252 982 6 42 3.9 61.4 15.8 31 243 7.8 2 35 1.9 15.2 1225 8 2
Kevin Faulk 26 15 0 52 271 2 45 5.2 18.1 3.5 37 379 10.2 3 36 2.5 25.3 650 5 1
Tom Brady 25 QB 16 16 42 110 1 15 2.6 6.9 2.6 110 1 11
Marc Edwards 28 FB 16 10 31 96 0 17 3.1 6.0 1.9 23 196 8.5 0 27 1.4 12.3 292 0 1
J.R. Redmond 25 9 0 4 2 0 5 0.5 0.2 0.4 2 5 2.5 0 3 0.2 0.6 7 0 0
Patrick Pass 25 15 0 4 27 0 13 6.8 1.8 0.3 27 0 0
Troy Brown 31 WR 14 13 3 14 0 21 4.7 1.0 0.2 97 890 9.2 3 38 6.9 63.6 904 3 4
David Patten 28 WR 16 14 2 6 0 7 3.0 0.4 0.1 61 824 13.5 5 39 3.8 51.5 830 5 0
Deion Branch 23 wr 13 7 2 0 0 4 0.0 0.0 0.2 43 489 11.4 2 49 3.3 37.6 489 2 1
Rohan Davey 24 2 0 2 -4 0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 -4 0 0
Damon Huard 29 2 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 2.0 0.5 4 0 0
Christian Fauria 31 TE 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 253 9.4 7 33 1.7 15.8 253 7 0
Cam Cleeland 27 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 112 7.0 1 22 1.3 9.3 112 1 0
Daniel Graham 24 te 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 150 10.0 1 31 1.3 12.5 150 1 0
Donald Hayes 27 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 133 11.1 2 40 1.0 11.1 133 2 0
David Givens 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 92 10.2 1 30 0.8 7.7 92 1 1
Mike Vrabel 27 LLB 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 0.1 1 1 0
Team Total 27.7 16 395 1508 9 45 3.8 94.3 24.7 374 3767 10.1 28 49 23.4 235.4 5275 37 24
Opp Total 16 467 2198 17 4.7 137.4 29.2 314 3179 10.1 23 19.6 198.7 5377 40 21

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Deion Branch 23 wr 13 7 2 58 0 40 29.0 36 863 0 63 24.0 1410
Kevin Faulk 26 15 0 8 65 0 16 8.1 26 725 2 87 27.9 1440
Troy Brown 31 WR 14 13 24 175 0 27 7.3 1079
Patrick Pass 25 15 0 7 123 0 28 17.6 150
Marc Edwards 28 FB 16 10 3 27 0 15 9.0 319
Tedy Bruschi 29 mlb 11 9 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Jarvis Green 23 15 4 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
J.R. Redmond 25 9 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 19
Team Total 27.7 16 34 298 0 40 8.8 75 1771 2 87 23.6 7344
Opp Total 16 24 0 73 1493 0 20.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Ken Walter 30 P 16 0 70 2723 55 1 38.9
Adam Vinatieri*+ 30 K 16 0 6 6 12 12 10 8 2 1 30 27 90.0% 36 36 100.0%
Team Total 27.7 16 6 6 12 12 10 8 2 1 30 27 90.0% 36 36 100.0% 70 2723 55 1 38.9
Opp Total 16 34 20 58.8% 41 40 97.6% 68 2679 39.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Tom Brady 25 QB 16 16 11 5 -32 0
Richard Seymour* 23 RDE 16 16 5.5 1 6 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 33 23
Mike Vrabel 27 LLB 16 13 4.5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 58 25
Tedy Bruschi 29 mlb 11 9 4.5 2 75 2 48 7 1 0 0 0 0 47 19
Willie McGinest 31 LDE 16 9 5.5 1 2 0 2 10 42 20
Troy Brown 31 WR 14 13 4 2 0 0
Ty Law* 28 LCB 16 16 1.0 4 33 0 29 10 1 0 1 0 0 60 17
Terrell Buckley 31 16 2 4 50 0 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Antowain Smith 30 RB 16 15 2 3 0 0
Tebucky Jones 28 FS 14 12 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 1 38 12
Victor Green 33 fs 16 6 1 90 1 90 0 0 0 3 0 0 62 22
Bobby Hamilton 31 LDT/lde 16 15 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 34 21
Anthony Pleasant 34 RDT 14 11 3.0 20 15
Otis Smith 37 RCB 14 13 2 21 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 7
Jarvis Green 23 15 4 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 7
Deion Branch 23 wr 13 7 1 1 0 0
Ted Johnson 30 MLB 14 11 1.5 63 33
Roman Phifer 34 RLB 14 14 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 69 40
Mike Compton 32 LG 16 16 1 0 0 0
Marc Edwards 28 FB 16 10 1 0 0 0
Kevin Faulk 26 15 0 0 1 0 0 0
David Givens 22 12 0 1 0 0 0
Daniel Graham 24 te 12 6 0 0 1 0 0
Bernard Holsey 29 8 0 1.0 3 2
Matt Light 24 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Grey Ruegamer 26 13 2 1 0 -1 0
Team Total 27.7 16 33.0 18 277 3 90 44 3 24 24 -9 1 754 316
Opp Total 16 31 21 10

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Adam Vinatieri*+ 30 K 16 0 36 27 117
Antowain Smith 30 RB 16 15 6 2 1 50
Christian Fauria 31 TE 16 13 7 1 44
Kevin Faulk 26 15 0 2 3 2 42
David Patten 28 WR 16 14 5 30
Troy Brown 31 WR 14 13 3 1 20
Deion Branch 23 wr 13 7 2 12
Tedy Bruschi 29 mlb 11 9 2 12
Donald Hayes 27 12 1 2 12
Tom Brady 25 QB 16 16 1 6
Cam Cleeland 27 12 1 1 6
David Givens 22 12 0 1 6
Daniel Graham 24 te 12 6 1 6
Victor Green 33 fs 16 6 1 6
Tebucky Jones 28 FS 14 12 1 6
Mike Vrabel 27 LLB 16 13 1 6
Team Total 27.7 16 9 28 2 1 3 3 36 27 381
Opp Total 16 17 23 40 20 346