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.

### Final roster

|colspan="9" style="background-color: #0d254c; color: #d6d6d6; text-align: center;"|New England Patriots 2001 final roster|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Quarterbacks** *  Drew Bledsoe *  Tom Brady *  Damon Huard **Running Backs** *  Marc Edwards FB *  Kevin Faulk *  Patrick Pass FB *  J. R. Redmond *  Antowain Smith **Wide Receivers** *  Troy Brown *  Fred Coleman *  Jimmy Farris <sup>UR</sup> *  Charles Johnson *  David Patten **Tight Ends** *  Arther Love <sup>R</sup> *  Rod Rutledge *  Jermaine Wiggins|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Offensive Linemen** *  Joe Andruzzi G *  Mike Compton G *  Kenyatta Jones G <sup>R</sup> *  Matt Light T <sup>R</sup> *  Stephen Neal G *  Greg Robinson-Randall T *  Grey Ruegamer C *  Grant Williams T *  Damien Woody C **Defensive Linemen** *  Bobby Hamilton DE *  Willie McGinest DE *  Brandon Mitchell DT *  David Nugent DT *  Riddick Parker DE *  Anthony Pleasant DE *  Richard Seymour DT <sup>R</sup> *  Chris Sullivan DT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Linebackers** *  Tedy Bruschi ILB *  Matt Chatham OLB *  Bryan Cox ILB *  Larry Izzo OLB *  Ted Johnson ILB *  Roman Phifer OLB *  Mike Vrabel OLB **Defensive Backs** *  Terrell Buckley CB *  Je'Rod Cherry FS *  Antwan Harris FS *  Tebucky Jones FS *  Ty Law CB *  Lawyer Milloy SS *  Leonard Myers CB <sup>R</sup> *  Terrance Shaw CB *  Otis Smith CB *  Matt Stevens SS **Special Teams** *  Lonie Paxton LS *  Adam Vinatieri K *  Ken Walter P|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Reserve Lists** *  _Hakim Akbar SS_ <small>(NF-Inj.) <sup>R</sup></small> *  _Terry Glenn WR_ <small>(Left Squad)</small> *  _Ray Hill CB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Jabari Holloway TE_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> *  _Curtis Jackson WR_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Andy Katzenmoyer ILB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Ben Kelly CB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Adrian Klemm OT_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Marty Moore ILB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Jace Sayler DT_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> *  _Brock Williams CB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> *  _Walter Williams RB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> **Practice Squad** *  _Tom Ashworth OT_ <sup>UR</sup> *  _Maurice Anderson DT_ *  _Setema Gali DE_ <sup>UR</sup> *  _Drew Inzer G_ <sup>UR</sup> *  _Scott McCready WR_ <sup>UR</sup> <small>**Notations**</small> * <small>R: 2001 Rookie</small> * <small>UR: 2001 Undrafted Rookie</small> * <small>_Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster._</small>|

### Preseason

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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||New York Giants|**W** 14–0|1–0|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
||at Carolina Panthers|**W** 23–8|2–0|Ericsson Stadium||||||||
||at Tampa Bay Buccaneers|**L** 3–20|2–1|Raymond James Stadium||||||||
||Washington Redskins|**W** 33–13|3–1|Foxboro Stadium||||||||

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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|September 9|at Cincinnati Bengals|**L** 17–23|0–1|Paul Brown Stadium||||||||
|September 23|**New York Jets**|**L** 3–10|0–2|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|September 30|**Indianapolis Colts**|**W** 44–13|1–2|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|October 7|at **Miami Dolphins**|**L** 10–30|1–3|Pro Player Stadium||||||||
|October 14|San Diego Chargers|**W** 29–26|2–3|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|October 21|at **Indianapolis Colts**|**W** 38–17|3–3|RCA Dome||||||||
|October 28|at Denver Broncos|**L** 20–31|3–4|Invesco Field at Mile High||||||||
|November 4|at Atlanta Falcons|**W** 24–10|align="center"|4–4|Georgia Dome|||||||
|November 11|**Buffalo Bills**|**W** 21–11|5–4|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|November 18|St. Louis Rams|**L** 17–24|5–5|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|November 25|New Orleans Saints|**W** 34–17|6–5|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|December 2|at **New York Jets**|**W** 17–16|7–5|Giants Stadium||||||||
|December 9|Cleveland Browns|**W** 27–16|8–5|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|December 16|at **Buffalo Bills**|**W** 12–9|9–5|Ralph Wilson Stadium||||||||
||**Miami Dolphins**|**W** 20–13|10–5|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|colspan="6" align="center"|_Bye_|||||||||||
|January 6, 2002|at Carolina Panthers|**W** 38–6|11–5|Ericsson Stadium||||||||

### Postseason

|style=""|Round|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent (seed)|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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|colspan="7" align="center"|_First-round bye_|||||||||||
|January 19, 2002|Oakland Raiders (3)|**W** 16–13 (OT)|1–0|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|January 27, 2002|at Pittsburgh Steelers (1)|**W** 24–17|2–0|Heinz Field||||||||
|February 3, 2002|St. Louis Rams (N1)|**W** 20–17|3–0|Louisiana Superdome||||||||

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: New England Patriots
- **year**: 2001
- **record**: 11–5
- **division place**: 1st AFC East
- **coach**: Bill Belichick
- **off coach**: Charlie Weis
- **def coach**: Romeo Crennel
- **owner**: Robert Kraft
- **stadium**: Foxboro Stadium
- **playoffs**: **Won 2001–02 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (vs. 2001 Oakland Raiders season, Raiders) Tuck Rule Game, 16–13
**Won 2001–02 NFL playoffs, AFC Championship** (at 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers) 24–17
**Won Super Bowl XXXVI** (vs. 2001 St. Louis Rams season, Rams) 20–17
- **pro bowlers**: QB Tom Brady
WR Troy Brown
CB Ty Law
SS Lawyer Milloy
- **ap all-pros**: _None_
- **uniform**:
- **shortnavlink**: Patriots seasons