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 and 15th season in Arizona. It was their first season in the NFC West. It was Jake Plummer’s final season with the Cardinals as he went to the Denver Broncos in the 2003 off-season.

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
	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 – 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 Tight ends 80 Mike Banks 87 Steve Bush 85 Freddie Jones		Offensive linemen 67 Chris Dishman G 64 C 78 T 73 Raleigh Roundtree G/T 70 L. J. Shelton T 50 Jason Starkey C 71 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 MLB/OLB Defensive backs 36 David Barrett CB 27 Nijrell Eason DB 29 Quentin Harris DB 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 (IR) 95 Tom Burke DE (IR) 65 Anthony Clement T (IR) 75 Leonard Davis T (IR) 74 John Fina T (IR) 52 Levar Fisher OLB (IR) 59 Rob Fredrickson OLB (IR) 86 Bryan Gilmore WR (IR) 60 Mike Gruttadauria C (IR) 82 MarTay Jenkins WR (IR) 26 Thomas Jones RB (NF-Inj.) 66 Pete Kendall G (IR) 69 DE (IR) 81 Frank Sanders WR (IR) 33 Josh Scobey RB (IR) 30 RB (NF-Inj.) Practice squad 76 G 17 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	Mile High Stadium	75,164

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game Summaries[]

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions[]

Week 14: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals

	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, 2002
Game time: 4:05 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 28,640
Referee: Gerald Austin (34)
TV: FOX
Recap, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DET – Eddie Drummond 73-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 13:15. Lions 7–0.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramatica kick), 9:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:28.
DET – Mikhael Ricks 6-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 0:05. Lions 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:06.

Second quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 26-yard field goal, 3:20. Lions 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 2:12.
ARI – Nate Poole 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramatica kick), 0:38. Lions 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 20-yard field goal, 10:48. Lions 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:12.
ARI – Bill Gramatica 29-yard field goal, 5:18. Lions 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:30.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Bill Gramatica 41-yard field goal, 3:23. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 5:38.

Overtime

ARI – Bill Gramatica 42-yard field goal, 10:48. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:12.

Top passers

DET – Joey Harrington – 20/37, 152 yards, TD
ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/43, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DET – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 52 yards
ARI – Marcel Shipp – 25 rushes, 85 yards

Top receivers

DET – James Stewart – 3 receptions, 34 yards
ARI – Kevin Kasper – 3 receptions, 49 yards

Standings[]

NFC West
view talk	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

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

References[]

^ "Pat Tillman". Salaries Database. USA Today. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
^ "Ex-NFL star Tillman makes 'ultimate sacrifice',Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan". NBC News. April 26, 2004. Retrieved 2006-11-23.

[1] "Pat Tillman". Salaries Database. USA Today. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2006-11-23.

[MSNBC_20060426-2] "Ex-NFL star Tillman makes 'ultimate sacrifice',Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan". NBC News. April 26, 2004. Retrieved 2006-11-23.

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