The

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season was the franchise's 27th season in the

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(NFL), the first season in

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and the fourth under head coach

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. The Seahawks returned to the

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for the first time since their inaugural season of

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, as part of the realignment that occurred when the

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joined the NFL as the 32nd team. The new stadium was constructed on the same site of their former stadium, the

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Offseason

2002 expansion draft

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

Final roster

Season highlights

*September 8: The Seahawks began their new life as an NFC team with an interconference run through their old division, the

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. At Oakland

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threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns but

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threw for 214 yards and two scores while he and four Raiders backs combined for 221 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 31–17 Raiders win. *September 15: The Seahawks opened their new stadium by being outscored 14–3 in the fourth quarter, losing 24–13 to the

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started instead of Hasselback and threw for 352 yards but managed only one touchdown. *September 22: The Seahawks traveled to

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and lost a 9–6 battle of field goals to the Giants. The Hawks managed just 145 yards of offense. *September 29: The Seahawks finally got on the victory board by crushing the

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48–23. The two teams combined for 353 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, while the Seahawks won the turnover battle, forcing two fumbles while picking off

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twice. *''

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'', October 14:

was picked off twice as

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managed two touchdowns in a 28–21 Niners win.

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rushed for 96 yards and a score. Niners receiver

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(six catches for 84 yards and two scores) autographed the ball in the endzone after one of his touchdowns and gave it to his agent, causing a stir. *October 20: The Seahawks traveled to St. Louis and fell to 1–5 after

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erupted to four touchdowns, three of them on the ground as the Rams won 37–20.

was intercepted twice. *October 27: Against the Seahawks, Cowboys running back

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surpassed

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as the NFL's all-time leading rusher. This game also marked the team's full-time switch at starting quarterback; starter

was injured after compiling just 46 passing yards; backup

replaced Dilfer and became starter the next week.

Schedule

Preseason

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC East and the AFC West. :Bold indicates division opponents. :Source: 2002 NFL season results2002 NFL season results
NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

Standings

Division

Conference

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week P2: at San Diego Chargers

Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week P4: at Denver Broncos

Regular season

Week 1: at Oakland Raiders

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 3: at New York Giants

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 7: at St. Louis Rams

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

References

External links

*
2002 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN

at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
2002 Seattle Seahawks Statistics
at jt-sw.com
2002 Seattle Seahawks Schedule
at jt-sw.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Seattle Seahawks Season

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