The 2002 season was the New England Patriots' 33rd in the National Football League, their 43rd overall and their third under head coach Bill Belichick. They finished with a 9–7 record, good enough for second in the division but not a playoff berth. It was their first season at their new home field, Gillette Stadium, which replaced the adjacent Foxboro Stadium.
Following their victory in Super Bowl XXXVI seven months earlier, the Patriots played their first game in the new Gillette Stadium in the NFL's primetime Monday Night Football opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a win for the Patriots. After an additional two wins to begin the season, including a 44–7 road win against the division rival New York Jets, the team lost five of its next seven games, allowing an average of 137 rushing yards a game during that span. In the final week of the season, the Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins on an overtime Adam Vinatieri field goal to give both teams a 9–7 record. A few hours later, the Jets, who defeated the Patriots the week prior, also finished with a 9–7 record with a win over the Green Bay Packers. Due to their record against common opponents, after the Jets won the tiebreaker for the division title, both the Patriots and Dolphins were eliminated from the playoff contention.[2] Before the 2020 season, the 2002 season was the last time that the Patriots failed to win at least 10 games during the regular season. It also marked the only season when Tom Brady started over half of the regular season games and the team failed to win their division or make the playoffs.
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Offseason
2002 NFL Draft
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Staff
| 2002 New England Patriots staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Coaching Assistants
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
| 2002 New England Patriots final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad
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Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:57. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:54.
- PIT – Hines Ward 13-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Todd Peterson kick), 4:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 6:07.
Second quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 45-yard field goal, 2:23. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:11.
Third quarter
- NE – Donald Hayes 40-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:27. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:33.
- NE – Deion Branch 22-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:03. Patriots 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 6:04.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 2:08. Patriots 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal, 9:32. Patriots 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:59.
- PIT – Kordell Stewart 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:00. Patriots 30–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 2:55.
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Top passers
- PIT – Kordell Stewart – 24/37, 242 yards, TD, 3 INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 29/43, 294 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
- PIT – Jerome Bettis – 8 rushes, 35 yards
- NE – Antowain Smith – 17 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
- PIT – Hines Ward – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
- NE – Deion Branch – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD
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Week 2: at New York Jets
| Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- NE – Cam Cleeland 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:00. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:06.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 0:05. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 19 plays, 70 yards, 6:40.
Third quarter
- NE – Tebucky Jones 24-yard fumble return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:15. Patriots 17–0.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 5:56. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:02.
- NE – Victor Green 90-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:47. Patriots 27–0.
- NYJ – Anthony Becht 11-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 0:57. Patriots 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Deion Branch 49-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:13. Patriots 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 8:47. Patriots 37–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:26.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 2-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:22. Patriots 44–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 4:35.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 25/35, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
- NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 15/23, 150 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 15 rushes, 66 yards
- NYJ – Matt Turk – 1 rush, 14 yards
Top receivers
- NE – Troy Brown – 9 receptions, 94 yards
- NYJ – Santana Moss – 1 reception, 35 yards
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Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
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3 |
4 |
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Total |
| Chiefs |
3 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
0 |
38 |
| Patriots |
0 |
9 |
8 |
21 |
3 |
41 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 22, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Warm and humid, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bill Carollo (63)
- TV: CBS
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information |
First quarter
- KC – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 2:15. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:36.
Second quarter
- KC – Eddie Kennison 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 14:56. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:47.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 23-yard pass from Tom Brady (run failed), 6:57. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:40.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 37-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 0:51.
Third quarter
- KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 13:00. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:00.
- NE – Troy Brown 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Antowain Smith run), 7:45. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:15.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Daniel Graham 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:55. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:08.
- NE – David Patten 38-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:23. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:24.
- KC – Eddie Kennison 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 9:23. Patriots 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:00.
- NE – Antowain Smith 42-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:10. Patriots 38–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13.
- KC – Priest Holmes 6-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:37. Patriots 38–31. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:33.
- KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Morten Anderson kick), 0:00. Tied 38–38. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 2:30.
Overtime
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 41–38. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:40.
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Top passers
- KC – Trent Green – 16/25, 149 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 39/54, 410 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
- KC – Priest Holmes – 30 rushes, 180 yards, 2 TD
- NE – Antowain Smith – 16 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Top receivers
- KC – Johnnie Morton – 2 receptions, 44 yards
- NE – Troy Brown – 16 receptions, 176 yards, TD
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Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:26. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:34.
- SD – Curtis Conway 52-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 4:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:33.
Second quarter
- NE – Mike Vrabel 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:13. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:04.
- SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 37-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:19. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:33.
Third quarter
- SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 58-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 14:14. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:46.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 36/53, 353 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- SD – Drew Brees – 10/18, 104 yards, TD
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 16 rushes, 78 yards
- SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 27 rushes, 217 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
- NE – Deion Branch – 13 receptions, 128 yards
- SD – Curtis Conway – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
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Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
| Game information |
First quarter
- MIA – Jay Fiedler 8-yard run (kick blocked), 0:08. Dolphins 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 5:13.
Second quarter
- MIA – Chris Chambers 7-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 11:38. Dolphins 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:09.
- MIA – Olindo Mare 40-yard field goal, 1:11. Dolphins 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:31.
Third quarter
- NE – David Patten 34-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 9:35. Dolphins 16–6. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:35.
- MIA – Randy McMichael 1-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 1:05. Dolphins 23–6. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:29.
Fourth quarter
- NE – David Patten 25-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:41. Dolphins 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:58.
- MIA – Olindo Mare 33-yard field goal, 1:25. Dolphins 26–13. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:16.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 17/31, 240 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- MIA – Jay Fiedler – 17/27, 190 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
- NE – Kevin Faulk – 2 rushes, 17 yards
- MIA – Ricky Williams – 36 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
- NE – David Patten – 5 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
- MIA – Chris Chambers – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD
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Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 6: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots
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14 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
| Patriots |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 13, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bernie Kukar (86)
- TV: Fox
- Recap, Game Book
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Second quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal, 9:36. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:58.
- GB – William Henderson 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:46. Packers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:50.
- GB – Ahman Green 8-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:03. Packers 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:05.
Third quarter
- GB – Bubba Franks 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:50. Packers 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 4:05.
Fourth quarter
- GB – Ahman Green 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 12:09. Packers 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:16.
- NE – David Givens 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:57. Packers 28–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:03.
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Top passers
- GB – Brett Favre – 17/27, 147 yards, 3 TD
- NE – Tom Brady – 24/44, 183 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
- GB – Ahman Green – 31 rushes, 136 yards, TD
- NE – Antowain Smith – 13 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
- GB – Bubba Franks – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD
- NE – Deion Branch – 5 receptions, 38 yards
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Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 8: Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
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3 |
4 |
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7 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
| Patriots |
0 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 27, 2002
- Game time: 4:15 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Tom White (123)
- TV: CBS
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
Second quarter
- DEN – Shannon Sharpe 8-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 14:55. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:56.
- NE – Antowain Smith 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:16. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:54.
- DEN – Clinton Portis 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:45. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:31.
Third quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 7:26. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 14:55. Broncos 21–16. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:07.
- DEN – Jason Elam 19-yard field goal, 9:45. Broncos 24–16. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:10.
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Top passers
- DEN – Brian Griese – 18/23, 229 yards, TD, INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 15/29, 130 yards, TD
Top rushers
- DEN – Clinton Portis – 26 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD
- NE – Antowain Smith – 13 rushes, 58 yards, TD
Top receivers
- DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 8 receptions, 116 yards
- NE – Troy Brown – 7 receptions, 59 yards
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Week 9: at Buffalo Bills
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:27. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:33.
Second quarter
- NE – Antowain Smith 13-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:54. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:49.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal, 3:49. Patriots 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:48.
- BUF – Peerless Price 1-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 0:10. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:39.
Third quarter
- NE – Kevin Faulk 45-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:33. Patriots 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:08.
- NE – Antowain Smith 2-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:54. Patriots 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:28.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Antowain Smith 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:52. Patriots 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:09.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 22/26, 265 yards, 3 TD
- BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 28/45, 302 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 29 rushes, 111 yards, TD
- BUF – Travis Henry – 11 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
- NE – David Patten – 6 receptions, 88 yards
- BUF – Peerless Price – 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
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Week 10: at Chicago Bears
| Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- CHI – Paul Edinger 39-yard field goal, 14:51. Bears 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 7:14.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 57-yard field goal, 10:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 4:36.
- CHI – Paul Edinger 40-yard field goal, 5:31. Bears 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:44.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:24.
Third quarter
- CHI – Stanley Pritchett 11-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 12:21. Bears 13–6. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:40.
- CHI – Marcus Robinson 44-yard pass from Marty Booker (Paul Edinger kick), 10:09. Bears 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:09.
- CHI – Anthony Thomas 2-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 6:42. Bears 27–6. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:37.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 15-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:04. Bears 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 42–yard field goal, 1:50. Bears 27–16. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 11:02. Bears 27–19. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 4:44.
- CHI – Paul Edinger 32-yard field goal, 5:22. Bears 30–19. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:40.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 36-yard pass from Tom Brady (run failed), 2:46. Bears 30–25. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:16.
- NE – David Patten 20-yard pass from Tom Brady (Tom Brady–Troy Brown pass), 0:21. Patriots 33–30. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:29.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 36/55, 328 yards, 3 TD, INT
- CHI – Jim Miller – 8/18, 72 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 10 rushes, 41 yards
- CHI – Anthony Thomas – 21 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Top receivers
- NE – Kevin Faulk – 7 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
- CHI – Marty Booker – 4 receptions, 65 yards
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Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 9:09. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:51.
- OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 39-yard field goal, 0:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:13.
Second quarter
- OAK – Zack Crockett 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:58. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:02.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 4:16. Raiders 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:42.
- OAK – Rich Gannon 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:52. Raiders 17–6. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:44.
Third quarter
- OAK – Zack Crockett 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:18. Raiders 24–6. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 9:42.
- NE – Tedy Bruschi 48-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:27. Raiders 24–13.
Fourth quarter
- OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 28-yard field goal, 1:13. Raiders 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:28.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 86-yard kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:59. Raiders 27–20. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 18/30, 172 yards
- OAK – Rich Gannon – 26/38, 297 yards, INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 15 rushes, 49 yards
- OAK – Charlie Garner – 15 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
- NE – Troy Brown – 5 receptions, 55 yards
- OAK – Tim Brown – 5 receptions, 71 yards
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Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 12: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Vikings |
0 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
| Patriots |
7 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: November 24, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 pm
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Gerald Austin (34)
- TV: FOX
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:24. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:40.
Second quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:30. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:20.
- NE – Troy Brown 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:02. Patriots 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:01.
- MIN – D'Wayne Bates 6-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 0:19. Patriots 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 0:50.
Third quarter
- MIN – Kelly Campbell 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 4:45. Patriots 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:19.
Fourth quarter
- MIN – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 14:42. Patriots 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:16.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 34-yard field goal, 11:09. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:33.
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Top passers
- MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/49, 272 yards, 2 TD
- NE – Tom Brady – 21/34, 239 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
- MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 5 rushes, 59 yards
- NE – Antowain Smith – 18 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
- MIN – Randy Moss – 8 receptions, 92 yards
- NE – David Patten – 5 receptions, 62 yards
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Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Week 13: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Patriots' |
10 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
| Lions |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: November 28, 2002
- Game time: 12:30 pm
- Game weather: none (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,109
- Referee: Larry Nemmers (20)
- TV: CBS
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 10:06. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:54.
- NE – Tedy Bruschi 27-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:44. Patriots 10–0.
- DET – Jason Hanson 23-yard field goal, 0:08. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:04.
Second quarter
- NE – Antowain Smith 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:24. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:42.
- DET – Jason Hanson 45-yard field goal, 0:30. Patriots 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
- DET – Jason Hanson 39-yard field goal, 4:12. Patriots 17–9. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:51.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 13:17. Patriots 20–9. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:55.
- DET – Jason Hanson 46-yard field goal, 9:46. Patriots 20–12. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:31.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 18/30, 210 yards, INT
- DET – Joey Harrington – 22/44, 210 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 25 rushes, 80 yards, TD
- DET – James Stewart – 13 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
- NE – Troy Brown – 10 receptions, 111 yards
- DET – Germane Crowell – 5 receptions, 46 yards
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Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 14: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bills |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
| Patriots |
17 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 8, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 pm
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 39-yard field goal, 11:16. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:44.
- NE – David Patten 10-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:35. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:31.
- NE – Donald Hayes 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:14. Patriots 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:08.
Second quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal, 2:31. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 7:49.
Third quarter
- BUF – Mike Hollis 26-yard field goal, 7:46. Patriots 20–3. 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:14.
- BUF – Eric Moulds 12-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 4:15. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
- NE – Antowain Smith 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:06. Patriots 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:17.
- BUF – Eric Moulds 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 1:05. Patriots 27–17. Drive: 18 plays, 88 yards, 4:43.
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Top passers
- BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 32/51, 328 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 183 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
- BUF – Travis Henry – 15 rushes, 60 yards
- NE – Antowain Smith – 17 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Top receivers
- BUF – Peerless Price – 9 receptions, 105 yards
- NE – Deion Branch – 1 reception, 41 yards
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Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
Week 15: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Patriots |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Titans |
0 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 16, 2002
- Game time: 9:00 pm
- Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,809
- Referee: Ron Winter (14)
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
| Game information |
Second quarter
- TEN – Steve McNair 11-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 12:16. Titans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:18.
- TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 0:32. Titans 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:48.
Third quarter
- NE – Tom Brady 10-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:08. Titans 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:52.
- TEN – Rich Coady 24-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 9:58. Titans 21–7.
Fourth quarter
- TEN – Joe Nedney 28-yard field goal, 9:22. Titans 24–7. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 9:24.
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Top passers
- NE – Tom Brady – 14/29, 134 yards, INT
- TEN – Steve McNair – 11/24, 136 yards, INT
Top rushers
- NE – Antowain Smith – 6 rushes, 31 yards
- TEN – Eddie George – 31 rushes, 101 yards
Top receivers
- NE – Troy Brown – 8 receptions, 73 yards
- TEN – Derrick Mason – 6 receptions, 86 yards
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Week 16: vs. New York Jets
Week 16: New York Jets at New England Patriots
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3 |
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3 |
3 |
10 |
30 |
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7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
- Date: December 22, 2002
- Game time: 8:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
- NYJ – Laveranues Coles 32-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 10:22. Jets 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:05.
- NE – Kevin Faulk 87-yard kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14.
- NYJ – Santana Moss 11-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 3:34. Jets 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:25.
Second quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal, 10:20. Jets 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:41.
- NYJ – John Hall 39-yard field goal, 4:35. Jets 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:25.
Third quarter
- NE – Christian Fauria 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:25. Tied 17–17. Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 8:41.
- NYJ – John Hall 23-yard field goal, 1:54. Jets 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:10.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 9:30. Jets 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 6:07.
- NYJ – John Hall 43-yard field goal, 2:36. Jets 30–17. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:55.
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Top passers
- NYJ – Chad Pennington – 23/33, 285 yards, 3 TD
- NE – Tom Brady – 19/37, 133 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- NYJ – Curtis Martin – 26 rushes, 106 yards
- NE – Antowain Smith – 14 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
- NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD
- NE – David Patten – 5 receptions, 38 yards
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Week 17: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 17: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
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2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
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7 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
| Patriots |
0 |
10 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 29, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bob McElwee (95)
- TV: CBS
- Recap, Game Book
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First quarter
- MIA – Ricky Williams 8-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:17. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:08.
Second quarter
- MIA – Ricky Williams 14-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 8:52. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:13.
- NE – Antowain Smith 11-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:25. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
- MIA – James McKnight 32-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 1:06. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:19.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 3:37. Dolphins 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:03.
Fourth quarter
- MIA – Olindo Mare 28-yard field goal, 4:59. Dolphins 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:58.
- NE – Troy Brown 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Tom Brady–Christian Fauria pass), 2:46. Dolphins 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:13.
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:02.
Overtime
- NE – Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal, 12:57. Patriots 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:03.
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Top passers
- MIA – Jay Fiedler – 11/25, 110 yards, TD
- NE – Tom Brady – 25/44, 221 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
- MIA – Ricky Williams – 31 rushes, 185 yards, 2 TD
- NE – Antowain Smith – 19 rushes, 55 yards, TD
Top receivers
- MIA – Dedric Ward – 4 receptions, 34 yards
- NE – Kevin Faulk – 9 receptions, 70 yards
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Notes and references
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- ↑ The Patriots traded their first-, third- and seventh-round draft picks to the Washington Redskins for the Redskins' first-round pick. Patriots.com summary. Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Patriots traded fourth- and fifth-round draft picks to the Denver Broncos for the Broncos' fourth-round pick. The Patriots received the fifth-round pick in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the Patriots' sixth-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Patriots.com summary Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Patriots received a fourth-round pick from the Green Bay Packers in a trade for Terry Glenn and a conditional pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. Patriots.com summary Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Patriots traded a fifth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for the Cowboys' fifth- and seventh-round draft picks. Patriots.com summary Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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