New England Patriots @ 
San Diego Chargers
14–21Final · Sep 29, 2002
NE 14 SD 21 Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE3-1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| SD4-0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Box score
NE
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 36/53 | 353 | 6.7 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Branch | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| David Patten | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grey Ruegamer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chatham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Walter | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
SD
passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 10/18 | 104 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 91.0 |
rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 27 | 217 | 8.0 | 2 | 58 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Drew Brees | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 |
receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Seau | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Jammer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Moreno | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Fox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonardo Carson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 1 | 16 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronney Jenkins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tamarick Vanover | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christie | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bennett | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
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