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.

Roster
Final roster
New England Patriots 2001 final roster 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 UR
  Charles Johnson
  David Patten

Tight Ends
  Arther Love R
  Rod Rutledge
  Jermaine WigginsOffensive Linemen
  Joe Andruzzi G
  Mike Compton G
  Kenyatta Jones G R
  Matt Light T R
  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 R
  Chris Sullivan DTLinebackers
  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 R
  Terrance Shaw CB
  Otis Smith CB
  Matt Stevens SS

Special Teams
  Lonie Paxton LS
  Adam Vinatieri K
  Ken Walter PReserve Lists
  Hakim Akbar SS (NF-Inj.) R 7px
  Terry Glenn WR (Left Squad)
  Ray Hill CB (IR) 7px
  Jabari Holloway TE (IR) R 7px
  Curtis Jackson WR (IR) 7px
  Andy Katzenmoyer ILB (IR) 7px
  Ben Kelly CB (IR) 7px
  Adrian Klemm OT (IR) 7px
  Marty Moore ILB (IR) 7px
  Jace Sayler DT (IR) UR 7px
  Brock Williams CB (IR) R 7px
  Walter Williams RB (IR) UR 7px

Practice Squad
  Tom Ashworth OT UR
  Maurice Anderson DT
  Setema Gali DE UR
  Drew Inzer G UR
  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    New York Giants W 14–0  1–0  Foxboro Stadium 2     at Carolina Panthers W 23–8  2–0  Ericsson Stadium   3   at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–20  2–1  Raymond James Stadium   4    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   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   9–5  Ralph Wilson Stadium  15   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

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