2001 New England Patriots season
2001 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Robert Kraft |
Head coach | Bill Belichick |
Offensive coordinator | Charlie Weis |
Defensive coordinator | Romeo Crennel |
Home field | Foxboro Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 16–13 (OT) Won AFC Championship (at Steelers) 24–17 Won Super Bowl XXXVI (vs. Rams) 20–17 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Tom Brady WR Troy Brown CB Ty Law SS Lawyer Milloy |
AP All-Pros | None |
Uniform | |
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The 2001 season was the New England Patriots' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd season total. They ended with an 11–5 record and a division title before going to and winning Super Bowl XXXVI.
Roster
[change | change source]Final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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Schedule
[change | change source]Preseason
[change | change source]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Stadium |
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1 | August 10 | New York Giants | W 14–0 | 1–0 | Foxboro Stadium |
2 | August 18 | at Carolina Panthers | W 23–8 | 2–0 | Ericsson Stadium |
3 | August 25 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–20 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium |
4 | August 30 | Washington Redskins | W 33–13 | 3–1 | Foxboro Stadium |
Regular season
[change | change source]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Stadium | |
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1 | September 9 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–23 | 0–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
2 | September 23 | New York Jets | L 3–10 | 0–2 | Foxboro Stadium | |
3 | September 30 | Indianapolis Colts | W 44–13 | 1–2 | Foxboro Stadium | |
4 | October 7 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–30 | 1–3 | Pro Player Stadium | |
5 | October 14 | San Diego Chargers | W 29–26 (OT) | 2–3 | Foxboro Stadium | |
6 | October 21 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–17 | 3–3 | RCA Dome | |
7 | October 28 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–31 | 3–4 | Invesco Field at Mile High | |
8 | November 4 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–10 | 4–4 | Georgia Dome | |
9 | November 11 | Buffalo Bills | W 21–11 | 5–4 | Foxboro Stadium | |
10 | November 18 | St. Louis Rams | L 17–24 | 5–5 | Foxboro Stadium | |
11 | November 25 | New Orleans Saints | W 34–17 | 6–5 | Foxboro Stadium | |
12 | December 2 | at New York Jets | W 17–16 | 7–5 | Giants Stadium | |
13 | December 9 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–16 | 8–5 | Foxboro Stadium | |
14 | December 16 | at Buffalo Bills | W 12–9 (OT) | 9–5 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | |
15 | December 22 | Miami Dolphins | W 20–13 | 10–5 | Foxboro Stadium | |
16 | Bye | |||||
17 | January 6, 2002 | at Carolina Panthers | W 38–6 | 11–5 | Ericsson Stadium |
Postseason
[change | change source]Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Stadium | ||
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Wild Card | First-round bye | ||||||
Divisional | January 19, 2002 | Oakland Raiders (3) | W 16–13 (OT) | 1–0 | Foxboro Stadium | ||
AFC Championship | January 27, 2002 | at Pittsburgh Steelers (1) | W 24–17 | 2–0 | Heinz Field | ||
Super Bowl XXXVI | February 3, 2002 | St. Louis Rams (N1) | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Louisiana Superdome |
Standings
[change | change source]AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(2) New England Patriots | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 371 | 272 | W6 | ||
(4) Miami Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 344 | 290 | W2 | ||
(6) New York Jets | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 308 | 295 | W1 | ||
Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 413 | 486 | W1 | ||
Buffalo Bills | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 265 | 420 | L1 |
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