2001 New England Patriots season

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.

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

Roster

Final roster

New England Patriots 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks 11 Drew Bledsoe 12 Tom Brady 19 Damon Huard Running Backs 44 Marc Edwards FB 33 Kevin Faulk 35 Patrick Pass FB 21 J. R. Redmond 32 Antowain Smith Wide Receivers 80 Troy Brown 84 Fred Coleman 15 Jimmy Farris UR 81 Charles Johnson 86 David Patten Tight Ends 48 Arther Love R 83 Rod Rutledge 85 Jermaine Wiggins		Offensive Linemen 63 Joe Andruzzi G 77 Mike Compton G 74 Kenyatta Jones G R 72 Matt Light T R 61 Stephen Neal G 64 Greg Robinson-Randall T 67 Grey Ruegamer C 76 Grant Williams T 65 Damien Woody C Defensive Linemen 91 Bobby Hamilton DE 55 Willie McGinest DE 96 Brandon Mitchell DT 92 David Nugent DT 97 Riddick Parker DE 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 93 Richard Seymour DT R 71 Chris Sullivan DT		Linebackers 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB 58 Matt Chatham OLB 51 Bryan Cox ILB 53 Larry Izzo OLB 52 Ted Johnson ILB 95 Roman Phifer OLB 50 Mike Vrabel OLB Defensive Backs 27 Terrell Buckley CB 30 Je'Rod Cherry FS 23 Antwan Harris FS 34 Tebucky Jones FS 24 Ty Law CB 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 25 Leonard Myers CB R 22 Terrance Shaw CB 45 Otis Smith CB 26 Matt Stevens SS Special Teams 66 Lonie Paxton LS  4 Adam Vinatieri K 13 Ken Walter P		Reserve Lists 29 Hakim Akbar SS (NF-Inj.) R 88 Terry Glenn WR (Left Squad) 38 Ray Hill CB (IR) 49 Jabari Holloway TE (IR) R 82 Curtis Jackson WR (IR) 59 Andy Katzenmoyer ILB (IR) 31 Ben Kelly CB (IR) 70 Adrian Klemm OT (IR) 90 Marty Moore ILB (IR) 94 Jace Sayler DT (IR) UR 28 Brock Williams CB (IR) R 14 Walter Williams RB (IR) UR Practice Squad 68 Tom Ashworth OT UR 75 Maurice Anderson DT 62 Setema Gali DE UR 60 Drew Inzer G UR 16 Scott McCready WR UR Notations R: 2001 Rookie UR: 2001 Undrafted Rookie Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Schedule

Preseason

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

Regular season

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

Postseason

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

Standings

AFC East
	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