2002 Detroit Lions season

The 2002 season was the Detroit Lions' 73rd in the National Football League. It was the Lions’ inaugural season at the new Ford Field in Downtown Detroit and their first in the city since the team left Tiger Stadium after the 1974 season. Following the season, Marty Mornhinweg was fired and Steve Mariucci was hired as the Lions' head coach. The Lions entered the 2002 season looking to improve on their 2–14 record from 2001 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. They improved on their record, winning 3 games, but continued to disappoint, as the Lions began the season 0–3. By week 9, the Lions had a 3–5 record after a win over the Dallas Cowboys. However, after that win, the Lions lost their remaining 8 games to finish the season 3–13 and failed to reach the playoffs. The Lions also went 0–8 on the road for the second straight season. As a result, Marty Mornhinweg was fired after the season. In his 2 seasons as head coach, the Lions went 5–27 for a winning percentage of .156.

2002 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Marty Mornhinweg
General manager	Matt Millen
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Ford Field
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
Uniform

Offseason

Signings	Departures
G Ray Brown (49ers)	QB Charlie Batch (Steelers)
FS Corey Harris (Ravens)	LB Scott Kowalkowski (retirement)
WR Bill Schroeder (Packers)	WR Johnnie Morton (Chiefs)
TE Mikhael Ricks (Chiefs)	DE Tracy Scroggins (retirement)
	TE David Sloan (Saints)

NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft

2002 Detroit Lions draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Joey Harrington	Quarterback	Oregon
2	35	Kalimba Edwards	Defensive end	South Carolina
3	68	André Goodman	Cornerback	South Carolina
4	134	Johnathan Taylor	Defensive end	Montana State
5	138	John Owens	Tight end	Notre Dame
6	175	Chris Cash	Cornerback	USC
7	214	Luke Staley	Running back	BYU
7	252	Matt Murphy	Tight end	Maryland
7	259	Victor Rogers	Tackle	Colorado
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2002 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Eddie Drummond	Wide receiver	Penn State
Antwan Lake	Defensive tackle	West Virginia
James Mungro	Running back	Syracuse
Kris Ryan	Fullback	Penn

Personnel

Staff

2002 Detroit Lions staff

	Front office Owner and Chairman – William Clay Ford, Sr. Vice Chairman – William Clay Ford, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer – Matt Millen Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Tom Lewand Senior Director of Football Administration/Staff Counsel – Martin Mayhew Executive Director of Player Personnel – Bill Tobin Director of Pro Personnel – Sheldon White Director of College Scouting – Russ Bolinger Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Charlie Sanders Head coaches Head Coach – Marty Mornhinweg Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Kevin Higgins Wide Receivers – Larry Kirksey Tight Ends – Sean Kugler Offensive Line – Carl Mauck Special Assistant/Offense – Sherman Lewis Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike McHugh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Line – Charles Haley Assistant Defensive Line – John Marshall Linebackers – Glenn Pires Secondary – Ray Horton Defensive Nickel Package – Richard Selcer Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Don Clemons Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Priefer Assistant Special Teams – Kevin O'Dea Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jason Arapoff Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Malcolm Blacken

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Roster

2002 Detroit Lions final roster

	Quarterbacks 15 Dave Dickenson  3 Joey Harrington  8 Mike McMahon 14 Ty Detmer Running backs 31 Aveion Cason 23 Rafael Cooper 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 34 James Stewart 36 Stephen Trejo FB Wide receivers 88 Scotty Anderson 82 Germane Crowell 18 Eddie Drummond 12 Jacquez Green 84 Bill Schroeder Tight ends 49 Matt Murphy 83 John Owens 86 Mikhael Ricks		Offensive linemen 76 Jeff Backus T 79 Eric Beverly C 61 Ray Brown G 75 Matt Joyce G 70 Josh Lovelady G 73 Stockar McDougle T 51 Dominic Raiola C 62 Tony Semple G Defensive linemen 98 Kalimba Edwards DE 96 James Hall DE 67 Travis Kirschke DT 68 Antwan Lake DT 91 Robert Porcher DE 93 Kelvin Pritchett DT 92 Shaun Rogers DT		Linebackers 50 Chris Claiborne 55 Donté Curry 59 Jeff Gooch 54 Barrett Green 58 Clint Kriewaldt 57 Josh Thornhill Defensive backs 29 Chris Cash CB 35 André Goodman CB 41 Donovan Greer 25 Corey Harris FS 24 Todd Lyght CB 28 Bracy Walker SS 45 Brian Walker SS 27 Jimmy Wyrick Special teams  4 Jason Hanson K 19 John Jett P		Reserve lists 95 Jared DeVries DE (IR) 81 Az-Zahir Hakim KR/PR (IR) 80 Desmond Howard WR/KR (IR) 72 Victor Rogers T (IR) 33 Luke Staley RB (IR) 90 Johnathan Taylor DE (IR) 21 Lamont Warren RB (IR) Practice squad 11 Pierre Brown WR 32 James Lewis SS 53 Ken Philpot LB 63 Frank Romero G Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

In addition to their regular games against NFC North rivals, the Lions under the NFL's new scheduling formula played games against teams from the NFC South and from the AFC East. They also played the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals, who had the fourth best records from 2001 of the teams placed in their respective divisions.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 8	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–49	0–1	72,216
2	September 15	at Carolina Panthers	L 7–31	0–2	71,951
3	September 22	Green Bay Packers	L 31–37	0–3	61,505
4	September 29	New Orleans Saints	W 26–21	1–3	60,023
5	Bye
6	October 13	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–31	1–4	64,013
7	October 20	Chicago Bears	W 23–20 (OT)	2–4	60,421
8	October 27	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–24	2–5	72,710
9	November 3	Dallas Cowboys	W 9–7	3–5	61,789
10	November 10	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–40	3–6	63,313
11	November 17	New York Jets	L 14–31	3–7	61,720
12	November 24	at Chicago Bears	L 17–20 (OT)	3–8	62,375
13	November 28	New England Patriots	L 12–20	3–9	62,109
14	December 8	at Arizona Cardinals	L 20–23 (OT)	3–10	28,640
15	December 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–23	3–11	61,942
16	December 22	at Atlanta Falcons	L 15–36	3–12	69,307
17	December 29	Minnesota Vikings	L 36–38	3–13	60,233

Game summaries

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins

Week 1: Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	7	7	21
Dolphins	7	21	14	7	49

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: September 8, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,216
• Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
• TV: FOX
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:07. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:21. Second quarter MIA – Trent Gamble fumble recovery in the end zone (Olindo Mare kick), 14:46. Dolphins 14–0. MIA – Randy McMichael 16-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 10:11. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:31. DET – Mike McMahon 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 4:20. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:51. MIA – Chris Chambers 9-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 0:08. Dolphins 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:28. Third quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 14:41. Dolphins 35–7. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:06. DET – Lamont Warren 13-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick), 6:19. Dolphins 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:11. MIA – Robert Edwards 4-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 3:59. Dolphins 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:20. Fourth quarter MIA – Robert Edwards 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 10:39. Dolphins 49–14. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:39. DET – Cory Schlesinger 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 5:48. Dolphins 49–21. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:51. Top passers DET – Mike McMahon – 13/25, 179 yards, TD, INT MIA – Jay Fiedler – 18/27, 207 yards, 3 TD Top rushers DET – Cory Schlesinger – 8 rushes, 28 yards, TD MIA – Ricky Williams – 20 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 9 receptions, 97 yards MIA – Randy McMichael – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

Week 2: Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Panthers	0	10	14	7	31

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: September 15, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,951
• Referee: Gerald Austin (34)
• TV: FOX
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CAR – John Kasay 23-yard field goal, 3:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:09. CAR – Muhsin Muhammad 22-yard pass from Rodney Peete (John Kasay kick), 0:16. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:46. Third quarter DET – Mike McMahon 11-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:21. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:10. CAR – Lamar Smith 3-yard run (John Kasay kick), 6:44. Panthers 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:37. CAR – Mike Minter 40-yard interception return (John Kasay kick), 5:49. Panthers 24–7. Fourth quarter CAR – Lamar Smith 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 9:43. Panthers 31–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:44. Top passers DET – Mike McMahon – 9/23, 95 yards, INT CAR – Rodney Peete – 21/32, 310 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 12 rushes, 53 yards CAR – Lamar Smith – 20 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – Scotty Anderson – 2 receptions, 31 yards CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	10	14	6	37
Lions	7	10	0	14	31

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: September 22, 2002
• Game time: 4:15 pm
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 61,505
• Referee: Bill Leavy (127)
• TV: Fox
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 72-yard punt return (Jason Hanson kick), 12:27. Lions 7–0. GB – Marques Anderson 78-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:17. Tied 7–7. Second quarter GB – Donald Driver 21-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:56. Packers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:14. DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, 10:00. Packers 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 0:56. GB – Ryan Longwell 46-yard field goal, 5:15. Packers 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:45. DET – Lamont Warren 39-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 3:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:02. Third quarter GB – Robert Ferguson 8-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:56. Packers 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:04. GB – Bubba Franks 3-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:30. Packers 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:29. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 10:27. Packers 34–17. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:44. DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 8:23. Packers 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:04. DET – James Stewart 52-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 1:37. Packers 34–31. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:02. GB – Ryan Longwell 47-yard field goal, 1:15. Packers 37–31. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:22. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 31/47, 357 yards, 3 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/35, 182 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers GB – Najeh Davenport – 22 rushes, 84 yards DET – James Stewart – 14 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers GB – Donald Driver – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 7: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	0	10	10	0	0	20
Lions	0	14	3	3	3	23

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: October 10, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: none (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 60,421
• Referee: Bernie Kukar (86)
• TV: FOX
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 53-yard field goal, 9:13. Bears 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:58. DET – James Stewart 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 4:59. Lions 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:03. DET – James Stewart 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 1:11. Lions 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:53. CHI – Marty Booker 14-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Paul Edinger kick), 0:05. Lions 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:06. Third quarter CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 10:11. Bears 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. CHI – Paul Edinger 42-yard field goal, 8:29. Bears 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:13. DET – Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal, 0:34. Bears 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:55. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:19. Overtime DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, 10:12. Lions 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:48. Top passers CHI – Chris Chandler – 16/25, 163 yards, TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 16/29, 199 yards Top rushers CHI – Anthony Thomas – 26 rushes, 92 yards, TD DET – James Stewart – 32 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Dez White – 3 receptions, 70 yards DET – Aveion Cason – 3 receptions, 57 yards

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills

Week 8: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	0	3	17
Bills	7	7	10	0	24

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: October 27, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,710
• Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Tim Green and Bob Trimble
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – Travis Henry 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:40. Bills 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:45. Second quarter DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 23-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 5:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02. DET – James Stewart 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 3:00. Lions 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:03. BUF – Peerless Price 59-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick), 1:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:56. Third quarter BUF – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 11:09. Bills 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. BUF – Travis Henry 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:02. Bills 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter DET – Jason Hanson 35-yard field goal, 3:07. Bills 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:54. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 20/42, 199 yards, TD, INT BUF – Drew Bledsoe – 21/36, 302 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 24 rushes, 83 yards, TD BUF – Travis Henry – 19 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DET – James Stewart – 8 receptions, 53 yards BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 123 yards

Week 10: at Green Bay Packers

Week 10: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	0	0	7	14
Packers	3	27	10	0	40

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: November 10, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,329
• Referee: Dick Hantak (105)
• TV: Fox
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 30-yard field goal, 7:47. Packers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:13. DET – Az-Zahir Hakim 64-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 7:32. Lions 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:15. Second quarter GB – Bubba Franks 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:35. Packers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:52. GB – Ryan Longwell 40-yard field goal, 8:57. Packers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03. GB – Ryan Longwell 36-yard field goal, 5:51. Packers 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:47. GB - Marques Anderson 14-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:47. Packers 23–7. GB – Najeh Davenport 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:17. Packers 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:03. Third quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 10:31. Packers 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:35. GB – William Henderson 9-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 4:55. Packers 40–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:21. Fourth quarter DET – Mikhael Ricks 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 10:46. Packers 40–14. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:56. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 20/44, 236 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT GB – Brett Favre – 26/39, 351 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 15 rushes, 122 yards GB – Najeh Davenport – 10 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Az-Zahir Hakim – 7 receptions, 143 yards, TD GB – Donald Driver – 11 receptions, 130 yards

Week 11: vs. New York Jets

Week 11: New York Jets at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	6	8	10	31
Lions	0	7	7	0	14

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: November 17, 2002
• Game time: 4:15 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 61,720
• Referee: Johnny Grier (23)
• TV: CBS
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Santana Moss 10-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 6:30. Jets 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:16. Second quarter NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 15-yard pass from Chad Pennington (kick blocked), 14:20. Jets 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 4:47. DET – Bill Schroeder 37-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 11:20. Jets 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:19. Third quarter DET – Bill Schroeder 7-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 7:15. Lions 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32. NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 4-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Chad Pennington–Laveranues Coles pass), 0:41. Jets 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:34. Fourth quarter NYJ – John Hall 22-yard field goal, 11:20. Jets 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:32. NYJ – Anthony Becht 1-yard pass from Chad Pennington (John Hall kick), 3:50. Jets 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:26. Top passers NYJ – Chad Pennington – 21/26, 229 yards, 4 TD, INT DET – Joey Harrington – 15/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Curtis Martin – 22 rushes, 112 yards DET – James Stewart – 15 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 7 receptions, 114 yards DET – Bill Schroeder – 3 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TD

Week 12: at Chicago Bears

Week 12: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	0	3	14	0	0	17
Bears	0	7	0	10	3	20

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

• Date: November 24, 2002
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,375
• Referee: Tony Corrente (99)
• TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall, Brian Baldinger and Dan Jiggetts
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Marcus Robinson 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Paul Edinger kick), 13:42. Bears 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:18. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal, 5:46. Bears 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:42. Third quarter DET – Germane Crowell 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 5:09. Lions 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 8:05. DET – James Stewart 23-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 2:38. Lions 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:35. Fourth quarter CHI – Dez White 23-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 2:33. Lions 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:46. CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 1:56. Overtime CHI – Paul Edinger 40-yard field goal, 8:58. Bears 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 6:02. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 21/40, 213 yards, TD, INT CHI – Jim Miller – 21/35, 250 yards, TD Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 22 rushes, 85 yards, TD CHI – Anthony Thomas – 14 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers DET – Scotty Anderson – 5 receptions, 70 yards CHI – Marty Booker – 10 receptions, 157 yards

Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

Week 13: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions

	1	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. 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

Standings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	398	328	L1
Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	390	442	W3
Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	281	379	L2
Detroit Lions	3	13	0	.188	1–5	3–9	306	451	L8

References

1. "Administration and Coaching Staff". 2002 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–28.

External links

• 2002 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com