Carolina Panthers 2002
# Carolina Panthers 2002

La stagione 2002 dei Carolina Panthers è stata l'8ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la seconda con John Fox come capo-allenatore. La squadra veniva da una stagione con un record di 1-15 nel 2001 e venne spostata dalla NFC West alla NFC South. Malgrado un miglioramento di sei vittorie rispetto all'anno precedente, i Panthers si trovarono in una division competitiva in cui finirono all'ultimo posto.

## Scelte nel Draft 2002

| Giro | Scelta | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Julius Peppers | Defensive end | North Carolina |
| 2 | 34 | DeShaun Foster | Running back | UCLA |
| 3 | 73 | Will Witherspoon | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 4 | 100 | Dante Wesley | Cornerback | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 5 | 137 | Randy Fasani | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 5 | 145 | Kyle Johnson | Fullback | Syracuse |
| 6 | 174 | Keith Heinrich | Tight end | Sam Houston State |
| 7 | 213 | Pete Campion | Offensive guard | North Dakota State |
| 7 | 258 | Brad Franklin | Cornerback | Louisiana-Lafayette |

## Calendario

| Turno | Data | Avversario | Risultato | TV | Stadio | Record | Pubblico |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8/9/2002 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens | V 10–7 | CBS 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 1–0 | 70,386 |
| 15/9/2002 | 2 | Detroit Lions | V 31–7 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 2–0 | 71,951 |
| 22/9/2002 | 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | V 21–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 3–0 | 63,945 |
| 29/9/2002 | 4 | at Green Bay Packers | S 14–17 | FOX 1:00pm | Lambeau Field | 3–1 | 63,329 |
| 6/10/2002 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals | S 13–16 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 3–2 | 72,286 |
| 13/10/2002 | 6 | at Dallas Cowboys | S 13–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Texas Stadium | 3–3 | 61,773 |
| 20/10/2002 | 7 | at Atlanta Falcons | S 0–30 | FOX 1:00pm | Georgia Dome | 3–4 | 68,056 |
| 27/10/2002 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | S 9–12 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 3–5 | 72,892 |
| 3/11/2002 | 9 | Pausa | | | | | |
| 10/11/2002 | 10 | New Orleans Saints | S 24–34 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 3–6 | 72,566 |
| 17/11/2002 | 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | S 10–23 | FOX 4:05pm | Raymond James Stadium | 3–7 | 65,527 |
| 24/11/2002 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons | S 0–41 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 3–8 | 72,533 |
| 1/12/2002 | 13 | at Cleveland Browns | V 13–6 | FOX 1:00pm | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 4–8 | 72,718 |
| 8/12/2002 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | V 52–31 | CBS 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 5–8 | 66,799 |
| 15/12/2002 | 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | S 14–30 | FOX 1:00pm | Heinz Field | 5–9 | 58,586 |
| 22/12/2002 | 16 | Chicago Bears | V 24–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Ericsson Stadium | 6–9 | 72,602 |
| 129/2/2002 | 17 | at New Orleans Saints | V 10–6 | FOX 1:00pm | Louisiana Superdome | 7–9 | 66,946 |

## Premi

* Julius Peppers:

    rookie difensivo dell'anno
