2002 New Orleans Saints season

2002 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Haslett
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Deuce McAllister (RB) Joe Horn (WR) Michael Lewis (KR) Fred McAfee (ST)
AP All-Pros	Deuce McAllister (1st team) Michael Lewis (ST) Fred McAfee (ST)

The 2002 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 36th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They improved upon their previous season's performance of 7–9, winning nine games.^[1] Despite the winning season, and ranking third in total offense in 2002, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2002 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	13	Donté Stallworth	Wide receiver	Tennessee
1	25	Charles Grant	Defensive end	Georgia
2	44	LeCharles Bentley *	Guard	Ohio State
3	82	James Allen	Linebacker	Oregon State
4	125	Keyuo Craver	Defensive back	Nebraska
5	150	Mel Mitchell	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
6	186	J. T. O'Sullivan	Quarterback	UC Davis
6	196	John Gilmore	Tight end	Penn State
7	224	Derrius Monroe	Defensive end	Virginia Tech
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[2]

Personnel

Staff

2002 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office Owner – Tom Benson Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis Senior Football Administrator – Russ Ball Director of Player Personnel – Rick Mueller College Scouting Coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Haslett Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Mike Riley Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard Running Backs – Dave Atkins Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander Assistant Wide Receivers – Jim Hostler Tight Ends – Bob Palcic Offensive Line – Jack Henry Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Danny Langsdorf			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive Line – Sam Clancy Linebackers – Winston Moss Assistant Secondary – Joe Baker Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Greg Brown Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26–20	65,554
2	September 15, 2002	Green Bay Packers	W 35–20	67,958
3	September 22, 2002	at Chicago Bears	W 29–23	63,216
4	September 29, 2002	at Detroit Lions	L 26–21	60,023
5	October 6, 2002	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 32–29	67,734
6	October 13, 2002	at Washington Redskins	W 43–27	80,768
7	October 20, 2002	San Francisco 49ers	W 35–27	67,903
8	October 27, 2002	Atlanta Falcons	L 37–35	67,883
9	Bye
10	November 10, 2002	at Carolina Panthers	W 34–24	72,566
11	November 17, 2002	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–17	70,382
12	November 24, 2002	Cleveland Browns	L 24–15	68,295
13	December 1, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–20	68,226
14	December 8, 2002	at Baltimore Ravens	W 37–25	69,334
15	December 15, 2002	Minnesota Vikings	L 32–31	67,851
16	December 22, 2002	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–13	43,544
17	December 29, 2002	Carolina Panthers	L 10–6	66,946

Standings

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	346	196	W1
^(6) Atlanta Falcons	9	6	1	.594	4–2	7–5	402	314	L1
New Orleans Saints	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	432	388	L3
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	258	302	W2

References

1. 2002 New Orleans Saints
2. "2002 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links

• 2002 New Orleans Saints on Pro-Football-Reference.com