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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)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Brady | 25 | 2 | 16 | 373 for 601, 3,764 yards, 28 td, 14 int, & 42 rushes for 110 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 30 | 5 | 15 | 252 rushes for 982 yards, 6 td, & 31 catches for 243 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Marc Edwards | 28 | 5 | 10 | 31 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 196 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Troy Brown | 31 | 9 | 13 | 97 catches for 890 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| WR | David Patten | 28 | 5 | 14 | 61 catches for 824 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Deion Branch | 23 | Rook | 7 | 43 catches for 489 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Christian Fauria | 31 | 7 | 13 | 27 catches for 253 yards, 7 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Daniel Graham | 24 | Rook | 6 | 15 catches for 150 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| LT | Matt Light | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| LG | Mike Compton | 32 | 9 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Damien Woody* | 25 | 3 | 15 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
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| RG | Joe Andruzzi | 27 | 4 | 13 | ||
| RT | Kenyatta Jones | 23 | 1 | 11 | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 2001 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie McGinest | 31 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LDE | Bobby Hamilton | 31 | 6 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Bobby Hamilton | 31 | 6 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Steve Martin | 28 | 6 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996 |
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| RDT | Anthony Pleasant | 34 | 12 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Richard Seymour* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| LLB | Mike Vrabel | 27 | 5 | 13 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| MLB | Ted Johnson | 30 | 7 | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| MLB | Tedy Bruschi | 29 | 6 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Roman Phifer | 34 | 11 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Ty Law* | 28 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Otis Smith | 37 | 11 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy* | 29 | 6 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
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| FS | Tebucky Jones | 28 | 4 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| FS | Victor Green | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri*+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | 27 of 30 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Ken Walter | 30 | 5 | 0 | 70 punts for a 38.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Troy Brown | 31 | 9 | 13 | 24 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Deion Branch | 23 | Rook | 7 | 36 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Joe Andruzzi | 27 | G | 13 | 13 | 312 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/23/1975 | 4 | |
| 68 | Tom Ashworth | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-6 | Colorado | 10/10/1977 | Rook | |
| 49 | Fred Baxter | 31 | TE | 1 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/14/1971 | 9 | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Deion Branch | 23 | WR | 13 | 7 | 193 | 5-9 | Louisville | 7/18/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| 59 | O.J. Brigance | 33 | LB | 1 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/29/1969 | 6 | |
| 80 | Troy Brown | 31 | WR | 14 | 13 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 9 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | 29 | LB | 11 | 9 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| 22 | Terrell Buckley | 31 | DB | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| 58 | Matt Chatham | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 6/28/1977 | 2 | |
| 30 | Je'Rod Cherry | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Cam Cleeland | 27 | TE | 12 | 1 | 272 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/15/1975 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Fred Coleman | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Washington | 1/31/1975 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 160th pick / 1998 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | 32 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| 6 | Rohan Davey | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/14/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 117th pick / 2002 |
| 44 | Marc Edwards | 28 | FB | 16 | 10 | 249 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/17/1974 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 26 | RB | 15 | 0 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Christian Fauria | 31 | TE | 16 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/22/1971 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| 87 | David Givens | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1980 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 253rd pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Daniel Graham | 24 | TE | 12 | 6 | 257 | 6-3 | Colorado | 11/16/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | 23 | DE | 15 | 4 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| 27 | Victor Green | 33 | DB | 16 | 6 | 210 | 5-11 | Akron | 12/8/1969 | 9 | |
| 91 | Bobby Hamilton | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 280 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/1/1971 | 6 | |
| 23 | Antwan Harris | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Virginia | 5/29/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 187th pick / 2000 |
| 29 | Chris Hayes | 30 | DB | 4 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Washington State | 5/7/1972 | 6 | New York Jets / 7th / 210th pick / 1996 |
| 81 | Donald Hayes | 27 | WR | 12 | 1 | 220 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 7/13/1975 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1998 |
| 37 | Jimmy Hitchcock | 32 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 11/9/1970 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 88th pick / 1995 |
| 71 | Russ Hochstein | 25 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/7/1977 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
| 99 | Bernard Holsey | 29 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 286 | 6-2 | Duke | 12/10/1973 | 6 | |
| 19 | Damon Huard | 29 | QB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washington | 7/9/1973 | 4 | |
| 53 | Larry Izzo* | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 6 | |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | 30 | LB | 14 | 11 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 7 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| 74 | Kenyatta Jones | 23 | T | 13 | 11 | 307 | 6-3 | South Florida | 1/18/1979 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 2001 |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | 28 | DB | 14 | 12 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| 31 | Ben Kelly | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/15/1978 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 84th pick / 2000 |
| 70 | Adrian Klemm | 25 | G-T | 16 | 3 | 310 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 5/21/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 2000 |
| 24 | Ty Law* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| 72 | Matt Light | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| 96 | Rick Lyle | 31 | DE | 13 | 2 | 285 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/26/1971 | 8 | |
| 90 | Steve Martin | 28 | DT-NT | 14 | 6 | 320 | 6-4 | Missouri | 5/31/1974 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | 31 | DE-LB | 16 | 9 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy* | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| 25 | Leonard Myers | 24 | DB | 8 | 1 | 196 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/18/1978 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 200th pick / 2001 |
| 61 | Steve Neal | 26 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | Rook | |
| 35 | Patrick Pass | 25 | FB | 15 | 0 | 217 | 5-10 | Georgia | 12/31/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000 |
| 86 | David Patten | 28 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 5 | |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento State | 3/13/1978 | 2 | |
| 95 | Roman Phifer | 34 | LB | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| 98 | Anthony Pleasant | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 11 | 280 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 1/27/1968 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| 64 | Greg Randall | 24 | T | 7 | 3 | 322 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 6/23/1978 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 127th pick / 2000 |
| 21 | J.R. Redmond | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 9/28/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 76th pick / 2000 |
| 67 | Grey Ruegamer | 26 | C-G | 13 | 2 | 310 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 6/11/1976 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1999 |
| 93 | Richard Seymour* | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| 32 | Antowain Smith | 30 | RB | 16 | 15 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | 37 | DB | 14 | 13 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 11 | |
| 59 | Maugaula Tuitele | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/26/1978 | 2 | |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri*+ | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 6 | |
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | 27 | LB | 16 | 13 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1975 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Kent State | 8/15/1972 | 5 | |
| 65 | Damien Woody* | 25 | C-G | 16 | 15 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 16 | 247.1 | 6-1.7 | 4.4 |