2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Bill Cowher
Home field Heinz Field
Results
Record 13-3
Division Place 1st in AFC Central
Playoff finish Lost New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
Team MVP Kordell Stewart
Team ROY Kendrell Bell
Timeline
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2000 2002

In 2001, after 3 mediocre seasons in which they had a combined regular-season record of 22-26, the Steelers returned to the top seed in the AFC, rolling to a 13-3 record in their first season playing at Heinz Field. The Steelers went 7-1 in their new home stadium, with the only loss coming to the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens (a loss the Steelers avenged in the divisional playoffs).

However, for the third time in Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the Steelers fell in the AFC Championship Game at home. This time, the eventual champion New England Patriots defeated the top-seeded Steelers.

Contents

Personnel

Staff

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front Office
  • President – Dan Rooney
  • Vice President/General Counsel – Art Rooney II
  • Vice President – John R. McGinley
  • Vice President – Art Rooney, Jr.
  • Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
  • Director of Football Operations – Kevin Colbert
  • College Scouting Coordinator – Bill Baker
  • Pro Scouting Coordinator – Doug Whaley

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

   Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Jay Hayes

Strength and Conditioning

Roster

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (ET) TV Opponent Result Record Game Site NFL.com Recap
1 Sunday September 9 1:00 pm CBS Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–3 0–1 Alltel Stadium Recap
2 This week cancelled due to the September 11th attacks.
3 Bye Week
4 Sunday September 30 1:00 pm CBS Buffalo Bills W 20–3 1–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
5 Sunday October 7 1:00 pm CBS Cincinnati Bengals W 16–7 2–1 Heinz Field Recap
6 Sunday October 14 1:00 pm CBS Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
7 Sunday October 21 1:00 pm CBS Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 4–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
8 Monday October 29 9:00 pm ABC Tennessee Titans W 34–7 5–1 Heinz Field Recap
9 Sunday November 4 1:00 pm CBS Baltimore Ravens L 13–10 5–2 Heinz Field Recap
10 Sunday November 11 1:00 pm CBS Cleveland Browns W 15–12 (OT) 6–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
11 Sunday November 18 4:15 pm CBS Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–7 7–2 Heinz Field Recap
12 Sunday November 25 1:00 pm CBS Tennessee Titans W 34–24 8–2 Adelphia Coliseum Recap
13 Sunday December 2 1:00 pm Fox Minnesota Vikings W 21–16 9–2 Heinz Field Recap
14 Sunday December 9 4:15 pm CBS New York Jets W 18–7 10–2 Heinz Field Recap
15 Sunday December 16 8:30 pm ESPN Baltimore Ravens W 26–21 11–2 PSINet Stadium Recap
16 Sunday December 23 1:00 pm Fox Detroit Lions W 47–14 12–2 Heinz Field Recap
17 Sunday December 30 1:00 pm CBS Cincinnati Bengals L 26–23 (OT) 12–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
18 Sunday January 6 1:00 pm CBS Cleveland Browns W 28–7 13–3 Heinz Field Recap

Standings

AFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Pittsburgh Steelers 13 3 0 .812 352 212
Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 303 265
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 285 319
Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 336 388
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 294 286
Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 226 309

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 2001): at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 0 0 3
Jaguars 0 21 0 0 21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 2001): vs. Cleveland Browns

Due to the September 11th attacks the National Football League postponed all games. It was played after the rest of the scheduled season had been completed.

Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 2001): Bye Week

Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 2001): at Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 3 0 10 20
Bills 0 3 0 0 3

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 2001): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 7 7
Steelers 0 10 0 6 16

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This was the first game at Heinz Field.

Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 2001): at Kansas City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 6 14 0 20
Chiefs 0 2 0 15 17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 2001): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 10 0 17
Buccaneers 0 3 0 7 10

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Week 8 (Monday October 29, 2001): vs. Tennessee Titans

1 2 3 4 Total
Titans 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 7 10 10 7 34

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 2001): vs. Baltimore Ravens

1 2 3 4 Total
Ravens 0 7 0 6 13
Steelers 3 7 0 0 10

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 2001): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers 3 3 3 3 3 15
Browns 9 0 3 0 0 12

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 2001): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 0 7 0 7
Steelers 3 3 7 7 20

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 2001): at Tennessee Titans

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 7 14 10 34
Titans 7 7 3 7 24

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 2001): vs. Minnesota Vikings

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 3 0 0 13 16
Steelers 0 7 14 0 21

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 2001): vs. New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 3 9 0 6 18

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 2001): at Baltimore Ravens

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 10 0 13 26
Ravens 0 7 0 14 21

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 2001): vs. Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 7 0 0 14
Steelers 14 13 10 10 47

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 2001): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers 14 3 6 0 0 23
Bengals 0 10 0 13 3 26

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Week 18 (Sunday January 6, 2002): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 7 0 0 0 7
Steelers 0 7 14 7 28

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Playoffs

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (ET) TV Opponent Result Game Site NFL.com Recap
Divisional Sunday January 20 12:30 pm CBS Baltimore Ravens W 27–10 Heinz Field Recap
Conference Sunday January 27 12:30 pm CBS New England Patriots L 24–17 Heinz Field Recap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 20, 2002): vs. Baltimore Ravens

1 2 3 4 Total
Ravens 0 3 7 0 10
Steelers 10 10 0 7 27

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 27, 2002): vs. New England Patriots

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 7 7 7 3 24
Steelers 0 3 14 0 17

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honors and awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

See: 2002 Pro Bowl

References

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