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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 398 points (24.9/g), 6th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 328 points (20.5/g), 12th.
Differential of 70 points (4.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.1/g), 1st.
Coached by Mike Sherman (12-4-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 8 | box | W | 1-0 | Atlanta Falcons | 37 | 34 | 29 | 484 | 273 | 211 | 1 | 22 | 374 | 194 | 180 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 15 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 35 | 18 | 357 | 262 | 95 | 4 | 16 | 357 | 211 | 146 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 37 | 31 | 22 | 442 | 347 | 95 | 3 | 14 | 271 | 176 | 95 | 5 |
| 4 | Sun | September 29 | box | W | 3-1 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 14 | 17 | 298 | 199 | 99 | 1 | 18 | 332 | 193 | 139 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 7 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 34 | 21 | 20 | 457 | 333 | 124 | 1 | 20 | 380 | 335 | 45 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 28 | 10 | 20 | 301 | 143 | 158 | 20 | 289 | 166 | 123 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 20 | box | W | 6-1 | Washington Redskins | 30 | 9 | 19 | 243 | 155 | 88 | 1 | 19 | 238 | 92 | 146 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mon | November 4 | box | W | 7-1 | Miami Dolphins | 24 | 10 | 16 | 270 | 166 | 104 | 1 | 25 | 306 | 163 | 143 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 10 | box | W | 8-1 | Detroit Lions | 40 | 14 | 24 | 503 | 353 | 150 | 2 | 13 | 362 | 236 | 126 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 17 | box | L | 8-2 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 31 | 18 | 367 | 296 | 71 | 3 | 24 | 425 | 207 | 218 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 8-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 21 | 15 | 267 | 171 | 96 | 4 | 14 | 246 | 153 | 93 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 9-3 | Chicago Bears | 30 | 20 | 26 | 396 | 215 | 181 | 2 | 19 | 304 | 230 | 74 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 10-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 22 | 20 | 328 | 204 | 124 | 2 | 15 | 316 | 125 | 191 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 14 | 21 | 302 | 198 | 104 | 16 | 263 | 156 | 107 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 22 | box | W | 12-3 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 0 | 14 | 223 | 104 | 119 | 2 | 17 | 185 | 142 | 43 | 6 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 29 | box | L | 12-4 | @ | New York Jets | 17 | 42 | 19 | 322 | 208 | 114 | 1 | 22 | 337 | 208 | 129 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | January 4 | box | L | 12-5 | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 27 | 17 | 289 | 233 | 56 | 5 | 21 | 309 | 117 | 192 | ||