NFL 2001

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2001 NFL season
Regular season
season September 9, 2001 - January 7, 2002
Some games were postponed because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks .
Play-offs
date December 27, 2001
AFC champions New England Patriots
NFC champions St. Louis Rams
Super Bowl XXXVI
date February 3, 2002
Venue Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans ,
Louisiana
NFL Champion New England Patriots
Pro Bowl
date February 9, 2002
Venue Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii
NFL season
 <2000 2002> 

The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 9, 2001 and ended on January 7, 2002. The season ended with the Pro Bowl on February 12 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii .

As a result of the September 11 attacks , the games, which were scheduled for September 16 and 17, were postponed to the weekend of January 6 and 7, 2002.

In the regular season, 16,387,289 people watched the games, that is 66,078 per game.

This was the final season before the NFL was reorganized into eight divisions. The previous divisions AFC-West, AFC-Central, AFC-East and NFC-West, NFC-Central, NFC-East have now been divided into AFC- and NFC-North, East, South and West.

NFL draft

The 2001 NFL Draft took place April 21-22 at Madison Square Garden in New York City . By exchanging draft rights, the San Diego Chargers gave their first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons , which selected quarterback Michael Vick from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as the first player in the draft.

Regular season

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(2) New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 371 272
(4) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 344 290
(6) New York Jets 10 6th 0 .625 308 295
Indianapolis Colts 6th 10 0 .375 413 486
Buffalo Bills 3 13 0 .188 265 420
AFC Central
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 13 3 0 .812 352 212
(5) Baltimore Ravens 10 6th 0 .625 303 265
Cleveland Browns 7th 9 0 .438 285 319
Tennessee Titans 7th 9 0 .438 336 388
Jacksonville Jaguars 6th 10 0 .375 294 286
Cincinnati Bengals 6th 10 0 .375 226 309
AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(3) Oakland Raiders 10 6th 0 .625 399 327
Seattle Seahawks 9 7th 0 .562 301 324
Denver Broncos 8th 8th 0 .500 340 339
Kansas City Chiefs 6th 10 0 .375 320 344
San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 .312 332 321
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(3) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 343 208
Washington Redskins 8th 8th 0 .500 256 303
New York Giants 7th 9 0 .438 294 321
Arizona Cardinals 7th 9 0 .438 295 343
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .312 246 338
NFC Central
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(2) Chicago Bears 13 3 0 .812 338 203
(4) Green Bay Packers 12 4th 0 .750 390 266
(6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 7th 0 .562 324 280
Minnesota Vikings 5 11 0 .312 290 390
Detroit Lions 2 14th 0 .125 270 424
NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P−
(1) St. Louis Rams 14th 2 0 .875 503 273
(5) San Francisco 49ers 12 4th 0 .750 409 282
New Orleans Saints 7th 9 0 .438 333 409
Atlanta Falcons 7th 9 0 .438 291 377
Carolina Panthers 1 15th 0 .062 253 410

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P− opposing points Play-off participants

Play-offs

The play-offs began on January 12th and ran until January 27th, 2002. The New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl .

Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
January 13th - Pro Player Stadium January 20 - Heinz Field
1 Pittsburgh 27
4th Miami 3 January 27th - Heinz Field
5 Baltimore 10
5 Baltimore 20th
January 19 - Foxboro Stadium
1 Pittsburgh 17th
AFC
2 New England 24
January 12th - Network Associates Coliseum
AFC Championship
2 New England 16 *
3 Oakland 38 February 3 - Louisiana Superdome
3 Oakland 13
6th NY jets 24
January 20 - The Dome at America's Center
January 13 - Lambeau Field A2 New England 20th
N1 St. Louis 17th
Super Bowl XXXVI
1 St. Louis 45
4th Green Bay 25th January 27 - Edward Jones Dome
4th Green Bay 17th
5 San Francisco 15th
January 19 - Soldier Field
1 St. Louis 29
NFC
3 Philadelphia 24
January 12 - Veterans Stadium
NFC Championship
2 Chicago 19th
3 Philadelphia 31
3 Philadelphia 33
6th Tampa Bay 9


  • The team with the lower seeding number had home rights.
  • (*) after extension

Super Bowl XXXVI

The 36th Super Bowl took place on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana . In the final, the St. Louis Rams faced the New England Patriots .

1 2 3 4th total
New England Patriots 0 14th 3 3 20th
St. Louis Rams 3 0 0 14th 17th

Awards

Most Valuable Player Kurt Warner , quarterback , St. Louis Rams
Coach of the Year Dick Jauron , Chicago Bears
Offensive Player of the Year Marshall Faulk , running back , St. Louis Rams
Defensive Player of the Year Michael Strahan , Defensive End , New York Giants
Offensive Rookie of the Year Anthony Thomas , running back, Chicago Bears
Defensive Rookie of the Year Kendrell Bell , linebacker , Pittsburgh Steelers
Comeback Player of the Year Garrison Hearst , running back, San Francisco 49ers
Walter Payton Man of the Year Jerome Bettis , running back, Pittsburgh Steelers

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