2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season
2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Head coach	Bill Cowher
Home field	Heinz Field
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Ravens) 27–10; Lost AFC Championship; (vs. Patriots) 17–24
Pro Bowlers	6 LB Kendrell Bell; RB Jerome Bettis; G Alan Faneca; OLB Jason Gildon; QB Kordell Stewart; WR Hines Ward;
AP All-Pros	4 Alan Faneca (1st team); Jason Gildon (1st team); Kendrell Bell (2nd team); Jeff Hartings (2nd team);
Team MVP	Kordell Stewart
Team ROY	Kendrell Bell
	← 2000; Steelers seasons; 2002 →;

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 69th US football season

The 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 69th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. After finishing the previous three seasons a combined 22–26, the Steelers returned to the top seed in the AFC, rolling to a 13–3 record in their first playoff berth and AFC Central title since 1997 and playing at Heinz Field. The Steelers went 7–1 in their new home stadium, with the only loss coming to the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens (a loss the Steelers avenged in the divisional playoffs).

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However, for the third time in Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the Steelers fell in the AFC Championship Game at home. This time, the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots upset the top-seeded Steelers.

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[CLE-PIT-5] The Steelers were originally scheduled to host the Cleveland Browns during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Heinz Field. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2001 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
1	18	Casey Hampton *	Defensive tackle	Texas	from N. Y. Jets
2	39	Kendrell Bell *	Linebacker	Georgia	from New England
4	111	Mathias Nkwenti	Tackle	Temple	from N. Y. Jets
5	146	Chukky Okobi	Center	Purdue
6	181	Rodney Bailey	Defensive end	Ohio State	from N. J. Jets
6	182	Roger Knight	Linebacker	Wisconsin
7	218	Chris Taylor	Wide receiver	Texas A&M
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 8 Tommy Maddox 17 Tee Martin 10 Kordell Stewart Running backs 36 Jerome Bettis 33 R. J. Bowers 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 35 Dan Kreider FB 38 Jon Witman FB 21 Amos Zereoué Wide receivers 80 Plaxico Burress 81 Troy Edwards KR/PR 83 Lenzie Jackson 82 Bobby Shaw 86 Hines Ward Tight ends 48 Matt Cushing 85 Cory Geason 84 Jerame Tuman		Offensive linemen 62 Roger Duffy C/G 66 Alan Faneca G 72 Wayne Gandy T 64 Jeff Hartings C 78 Mathias Nkwenti T 56 Chukky Okobi C/G 79 Oliver Ross G/T 77 Marvel Smith T 66 Rich Tylski G 68 Keydrick Vincent G Defensive linemen 94 Rodney Bailey DE 96 Kendrick Clancy NT 73 Chris Combs DE 98 Casey Hampton NT 91 Aaron Smith DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DE		Linebackers 97 Kendrell Bell ILB 57 John Fiala ILB 92 Jason Gildon OLB 53 Clark Haggans OLB 50 Earl Holmes ILB 51 Mike Jones ILB 90 Justin Kurpeikis OLB 55 Joey Porter OLB Defensive backs 27 Brent Alexander FS 40 Myron Bell SS 41 Lethon Flowers SS 31 Mike Logan FS 22 Hank Poteat CB/KR/PR 30 Chad Scott CB 23 Jason Simmons CB 26 Deshea Townsend CB 20 Dewayne Washington CB Special teams 3 Kris Brown K 4 Josh Miller P/H 54 Mike Schneck LS		Reserve lists 89 Will Blackwell WR/KR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Mark Bruener TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 18 Tim Baker WR 19 Demetrius Brown WR 95 Rameel Connor DE 76 Chris Hoke DE 43 Payton Williams CB ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] Rookies in italics 53 active, 2 inactive, 5 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 3	at Atlanta Falcons	W 17–16	1–0	Georgia Dome
2	August 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–24	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
3	August 25	Detroit Lions	W 20–7	2–1	Heinz Field
4	August 30	Buffalo Bills	W 20–0	3–1	Heinz Field

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–21	0–1	Alltel Stadium	Recap
2^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Bye
3	September 30	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–3	1–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
4	October 7	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–7	2–1	Heinz Field	Recap
5	October 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
6	October 21	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	4–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
7	October 29	Tennessee Titans	W 34–7	5–1	Heinz Field	Recap
8	November 4	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–13	5–2	Heinz Field	Recap
9	November 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 15–12 (OT)	6–2	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
10	November 18	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–7	7–2	Heinz Field	Recap
11	November 25	at Tennessee Titans	W 34–24	8–2	Adelphia Coliseum	Recap
12	December 2	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–16	9–2	Heinz Field	Recap
13	December 9	New York Jets	W 18–7	10–2	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December 16	at Baltimore Ravens	W 26–21	11–2	PSINet Stadium	Recap
15	December 23	Detroit Lions	W 47–14	12–2	Heinz Field	Recap
16	December 30	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–26 (OT)	12–3	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
17^{[upper-alpha 1]}	January 6	Cleveland Browns	W 28–7	13–3	Heinz Field	Recap

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Opponent	Result	Game Site	NFL Recap
Divisional	Sun. Jan. 20	12:30 p.m.	CBS	Baltimore Ravens	W 27–10	Heinz Field	Summary
Conference	Sun. Jan. 27	12:30 p.m.	CBS	New England Patriots	L 17–24	Heinz Field	Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	0	3
Jaguars	0	21	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	0	10	20
Bills	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7
Steelers	0	10	0	6	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	6	14	0	20
Chiefs	0	2	0	15	17

2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 2001): at Jacksonville Jaguars

- (Sunday September 16, 2001): vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 2 (Sunday September 23, 2001): Bye Week

Week 3 (Sunday September 30, 2001): at Buffalo Bills

Week 4 (Sunday October 7, 2001): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 5 (Sunday October 14, 2001): at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6 (Sunday October 21, 2001): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7 (Monday October 29, 2001): vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 8 (Sunday November 4, 2001): vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 9 (Sunday November 11, 2001): at Cleveland Browns

Week 10 (Sunday November 18, 2001): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 11 (Sunday November 25, 2001): at Tennessee Titans

Week 12 (Sunday December 2, 2001): vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 13 (Sunday December 9, 2001): vs. New York Jets

Week 14 (Sunday December 16, 2001): at Baltimore Ravens

Week 15 (Sunday December 23, 2001): vs. Detroit Lions

Week 16 (Sunday December 30, 2001): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 17 (Sunday January 6, 2002): vs. Cleveland Browns

Playoffs

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 20, 2002): vs. Baltimore Ravens

AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 27, 2002): vs. New England Patriots

Honors and awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

Notes

References

External links

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