2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 2001 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 69th season in the National Football League.

### Preseason

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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|align="center"||align="center"|at Atlanta Falcons|align="center"|**W** 17–16|align="center"|1–0|align="center"|Georgia Dome|||
|align="center"||align="center"|at Minnesota Vikings|align="center"|**L** 10–24|align="center"|1–1|align="center"|Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|||
|align="center"||align="center"|Detroit Lions|align="center"|**W** 20–7|align="center"|2–1|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"||align="center"|Buffalo Bills|align="center"|**W** 20–0|align="center"|3–1|align="center"|Heinz Field|||

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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|align="center"|September 9|align="center"|at **Jacksonville Jaguars**|align="center"|**L** 3–21|align="center"|0–1|align="center"|Alltel Stadium|||
|colspan="8" align="center"|_Bye_|||||||||||
|align="center"|September 30|align="center"|at Buffalo Bills|align="center"|**W** 20–3|align="center"|1–1|align="center"|Ralph Wilson Stadium|||
|align="center"|October 7|align="center"|**Cincinnati Bengals**|align="center"|**W** 16–7|align="center"|2–1|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|October 14|align="center"|at Kansas City Chiefs|align="center"|**W** 20–17|align="center"|3–1|align="center"|Arrowhead Stadium|||
|align="center"|October 21|align="center"|at Tampa Bay Buccaneers|align="center"|**W** 17–10|align="center"|4–1|align="center"|Raymond James Stadium|||
|align="center"||align="center"|Tennessee Titans|align="center"|**W** 34–7|align="center"|5–1|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|November 4|align="center"|**Baltimore Ravens**|align="center"|**L** 10–13|align="center"|5–2|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|November 11|align="center"|at **Cleveland Browns**|align="center"|**W** 15–12|align="center"|6–2|align="center"|Cleveland Browns Stadium|||
|align="center"|November 18|align="center"|**Jacksonville Jaguars**|align="center"|**W** 20–7|align="center"|7–2|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|November 25|align="center"|at Tennessee Titans|align="center"|**W** 34–24|align="center"|8–2|align="center"|Adelphia Coliseum|||
|align="center"|December 2|align="center"|Minnesota Vikings|align="center"|**W** 21–16|align="center"|9–2|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|December 9|align="center"|New York Jets|align="center"|**W** 18–7|align="center"|10–2|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|December 16|align="center"|at **Baltimore Ravens**|align="center"|**W** 26–21|align="center"|11–2|align="center"|PSINet Stadium|||
|align="center"|December 23|align="center"|Detroit Lions|align="center"|**W** 47–14|align="center"|12–2|align="center"|Heinz Field|||
|align="center"|December 30|align="center"|at **Cincinnati Bengals**|align="center"|**L** 23–26|align="center"|12–3|align="center"|Paul Brown Stadium|||
|align="center"|January 6|align="center"|**Cleveland Browns**|align="center"|**W** 28–7|align="center"|13–3|align="center"|Heinz Field|||

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: Pittsburgh Steelers
- **year**: 2001
- **record**: 13–3
- **division place**: 1st American Football Conference Central Division, AFC Central
- **coach**: Bill Cowher
- **general manager**: Kevin Colbert
- **owner**: Rooney family, The Rooney Family
- **stadium**: Heinz Field
- **playoffs**: **Won 2001–02 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (vs. 2001 Baltimore Ravens season, Ravens) 27–10
Lost 2001–02 NFL playoffs, AFC Championship (vs. 2001 New England Patriots season, Patriots) 17–24
- **image width**: 200px
- **mvp**: Kordell Stewart
- **roy**: Kendrell Bell
- **shortnavlink**: Steelers seasons