2001 New England Patriots season

2001 New England Patriots season
2001 New England Patriots season
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
	← 2000; Patriots seasons; 2002 →;

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

New England Patriots 2001 final roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Notations

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
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

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Stadium
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