2002 Seattle Seahawks
The 2002 Seattle Seahawks went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 355 points and allowed 369.
- Record
- 7–9
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 355–369
- NFC West
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 355 points, the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 369, tied for the ninth-most. Their point differential was -14.
How the season unfolded
The Seahawks started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 15 to Week 17.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 48–23 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4 (September 29, 2002).
Their heaviest loss was 31–9 to the Denver Broncos in Week 11 (November 17, 2002).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC West, splitting with the Cardinals and the Rams and getting swept by the 49ers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–6–1, 2.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was two wins fewer than in 2001, when they went 9–7.
In 2003, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2002 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2002 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–31 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2002 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 13–24 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2002 | at New York Giants | L 6–9 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2002 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 48–23 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2002 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 21–28 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2002 | at St. Louis Rams | L 20–37 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2002 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 17–14 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2002 | vs Washington | L 3–14 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2002 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 27–6 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2002 | vs Denver Broncos | L 9–31 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2002 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 39–32 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2002 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–31 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2002 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–27 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2002 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 30–24 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2002 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 30–10 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2002 | at San Diego Chargers | W 31–28 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2002 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.