2001 St. Louis Rams season

The 2001 season was the St. Louis Rams' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh in St. Louis and their second under head coach Mike Martz.

## Roster

|colspan="9" style="background-color: #0d254c; color: #c9b074; text-align: center;"|St. Louis Rams 2001 final roster|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Quarterbacks** *  Marc Bulger *  Jamie Martin *  Kurt Warner **Running Backs** *  Trung Canidate *  Marshall Faulk *  James Hodgins FB *  Robert Holcombe *  Justin Watson FB **Wide Receivers** *  Isaac Bruce *  Az-Zahir Hakim *  Torry Holt *  Yo Murphy *  Ricky Proehl **Tight Ends** *  Ernie Conwell *  _Brandon Manumaleuna_ *  Jeff Robinson LS|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Offensive Linemen** *  Frank Garcia C/G *  Rod Jones T *  Andy McCollum C *  Kaulana Noa G *  Tom Nütten G *  Orlando Pace T *  Cameron Spikes G *  John St. Clair T *  Adam Timmerman G *  Ryan Tucker T **Defensive Linemen** *  Chidi Ahanotu DE *  Tyoka Jackson DT *  Leonard Little DE *  Sean Moran DE *  _Ryan Pickett_ DT *  Grant Wistrom DE *  Brian Young DT *  Jeff Zgonina DT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Linebackers** *  Brian Allen ILB <sup>R</sup> *  O. J. Brigance OLB *  Dustin Cohen OLB *  Don Davis OLB *  Mark Fields OLB *  London Fletcher ILB *  _Tommy Polley_ OLB **Defensive Backs** *  Adam Archuleta SS <sup>R</sup> *  Dré Bly CB *  _Jerametrius Butler_ CB *  Rich Coady S *  Willie Gary S <sup>UR</sup> *  Kim Herring FS *  Dexter McCleon CB *  Nick Sorensen S <sup>UR</sup> *  Aeneas Williams CB **Special Teams** *  John Baker P *  Jeff Wilkins K|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Reserve Lists** :_data possibly incomplete_ *  Matt Bowen S <small>(IR)</small> *  _Larry Bowie FB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Damon Griffin WR_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Damione Lewis DT_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> *  _Jacoby Shepherd CB_ <small>(IR)</small> **Practice Squad** :_data incomplete_ *  _Jonathan Brown DE_ *  _Sherrod Gideon WR_ *  _Mike Newell C_ *  _Francis St. Paul WR_ <sup>R</sup>|

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
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|September 9|at Philadelphia Eagles|**W** 20–17|1–0|Veterans Stadium|Recap|||||||||
||at **San Francisco 49ers**|**W** 30–26|2–0|3Com Park at Candlestick Point|Recap|||||||||
|September 30|Miami Dolphins|**W** 42–10|3–0|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
||at Detroit Lions|**W** 35–0|4–0|Pontiac Silverdome|Recap|||||||||
|October 14|New York Giants|**W** 15–14|5–0|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|October 21|at New York Jets|**W** 34–14|6–0|Giants Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 28|**New Orleans Saints**|**L** 31–34|6–1|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|colspan=6 align="center"|_Bye_|||||||||||||
|November 11|**Carolina Panthers**|**W** 48–14|7–1|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|November 18|at New England Patriots|**W** 24–17|8–1|Foxboro Stadium|Recap|||||||||
||Tampa Bay Buccaneers|**L** 17–24|8–2|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|December 2|at **Atlanta Falcons**|**W** 35–6|9–2|Georgia Dome|Recap|||||||||
|December 9|**San Francisco 49ers**|**W** 27–14|10–2|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
||at **New Orleans Saints**|**W** 34–21|11–2|Louisiana Superdome|Recap|||||||||
|December 23|at **Carolina Panthers**|**W** 38–32|12–2|Ericsson Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 30|Indianapolis Colts|**W** 42–17|13–2|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|January 6|**Atlanta Falcons**|**W** 31–13|14–2|Trans World Dome|Recap|||||||||
|colspan="8"|**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.|||||||||||||

### Playoffs

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|colspan=6|_First-round bye_|||||||||||||
||Green Bay Packers (4)|**W** 45–17|1–0|Edward Jones Dome|Recap|||||||||
|January 27, 2002|Philadelphia Eagles (3)|**W** 29–24|2–0|Edward Jones Dome|Recap|||||||||
|February 3, 2002|vs. New England Patriots (A2)|**L** 17–20|2-1|Louisiana Superdome|Recap|||||||||

## Infobox (nfl team season)

- **team**: St. Louis Rams
- **logo**: St.louis_rams_textlogo.png
- **year**: 2001
- **record**: 14–2
- **division place**: 1st NFC West
- **coach**: Mike Martz
- **off coach**: Bobby Jackson (American football coach), Bobby Jackson
- **def coach**: Lovie Smith
- **general manager**: Mike Martz and Charley Armey
- **owner**: Georgia Frontiere
- **stadium**: Trans World Dome
- **playoffs**: **Won 2001–02 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (vs. 2001 Green Bay Packers season, Packers) 45–17
**Won 2001–02 NFL playoffs, NFC Championship** (vs. 2001 Philadelphia Eagles season, Eagles) 29–24
Lost
Super Bowl XXXVI (vs. 2001 New England Patriots season, Patriots) 17–20
- **pro bowlers**: QB Kurt Warner
RB Marshall Faulk
WR Isaac Bruce
WR Torry Holt
T Orlando Pace
G Adam Timmerman
CB Aeneas Williams
- **shortnavlink**: Rams seasons