| Team: | Washington Redskins |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Record: | 7–9 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFC East |
| Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Off Coach: | Kim Helton |
| Def Coach: | Marvin Lewis |
| General Manager: | Vinny Cerrato |
| Owner: | Daniel Snyder |
| Stadium: | FedExField |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | T Chris Samuels LB LaVar Arrington CB Champ Bailey |
| Ap All-Pros: | None |
| Shortnavlink: | Redskins seasons |
The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 71st season in the National Football League, and their 66th representing Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001, finishing at 7–9. For cornerback Darrell Green, this was his 20th and final season with the team. In honor of the team's 70th anniversary, their home uniforms for the season were based on their home uniforms from 1965-1969.[1]
See main article: article and 2002 NFL Draft.
| Bruce Branch | Cornerback | Penn State | |
| Bernard Jackson | Defensive end | Tennessee | |
| Ricot Joseph | Safety | Central Florida |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8, 2002 | W 31–23 | 1–0 | 85,140 | |||
| 2 | September 16, 2002 | L 7–37 | 1–1 | 84,982 | |||
| 3 | September 22, 2002 | L 10–20 | 1–2 | 67,541 | |||
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | October 6, 2002 | W 31–14 | 2–2 | 68,804 | |||
| 6 | October 13, 2002 | L 27–43 | 2–3 | 80,768 | |||
| 7 | October 20, 2002 | L 9–30 | 2–4 | 63,363 | |||
| 8 | October 27, 2002 | W 26–21 | 3–4 | 80,169 | |||
| 9 | November 3, 2002 | W 14–3 | 4–4 | 64,325 | |||
| 10 | November 10, 2002 | L 7–26 | 4–5 | 66,665 | |||
| 11 | November 17, 2002 | L 17–19 | 4–6 | 78,727 | |||
| 12 | November 24, 2002 | W 20–17 | 5–6 | 79,823 | |||
| 13 | L 20–27 | 5–7 | 63,606 | ||||
| 14 | December 8, 2002 | L 21–27 | 5–8 | 78,635 | |||
| 15 | December 15, 2002 | L 21–34 | 5–9 | 65,615 | |||
| 16 | December 22, 2002 | W 26–10 | 6–9 | 70,291 | |||
| 17 | December 29, 2002 | W 20–14 | 7–9 | 84,142 | |||
The Redskins hosted their now-former division foe in the Cardinals’ first season in the revamped NFC West. In Steve Spurrier’s debut as Skins coach his “Fun & Gun” offense put up 442 yards in a 31–23 win. Shane Matthews erupted to three touchdowns while Jake Plummer of the Cardinals was held to just fourteen completions.
Spurrier's “Fun & Gun” was hammered 37-7 as Matthews completed just ten passes and Danny Wuerffel was sacked four times. At one point the exasperated Spurrier was caught on ABC cameras flapping his gums, a scene replayed in slow motion.