2001 Green Bay Packers season

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2001 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Mike Sherman
Home field Lambeau Field
Results
Record 12–4
Division place 2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish Won NFC Wild Card
Lost NFC Divisional Playoff (St. Louis Rams)

The 2001 Green Bay Packers season saw the team return to the postseason after a two-year absence. They finished with a 12-4 record. After easily dispatching the San Francisco 49ers in the Wildcard round, Green Bay's season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, where Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high 6 interceptions.[1]

Offseason

2001 NFL draft

With their first round pick (10th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers selected defensive end Jamal Reynolds.[2]

2001 NFL Draft selections
Round Sel# Player Pos. College
1 10 Jamal Reynolds DE Florida State
2 41 Robert Ferguson WR Texas A&M
3 71 Bhawoh Jue FS Penn State
3 72 Torrance Marshall MLB Oklahoma
4 105 Bill Ferrario G Wisconsin
6 198 David Martin TE Tennessee

Notable transactions

  • March 31, 2001 – The Green Bay Packers trade Matt Hasselbeck and their 1st round Pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks 1st and 3rd round Picks.

Personnel

Staff

2001 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
  • Executive Vice President and General Manager – Mike Sherman
  • Senior Vice President of Administration – John Jones
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Mark Hatley
  • Director of Player Finance – Andrew Brandt
  • Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie
  • Assistant Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Sean Howard

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike Sherman

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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Roster

2001 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Preseason results

Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
August 11, 2001 at Cleveland Browns L 3–10 Cleveland Browns Stadium 0–1
71,218
August 20, 2001 Denver Broncos W 22–7 Lambeau Field 1–1
59,177
August 25, 2001 Miami Dolphins W 17–12 Lambeau Field 2–1
59,547
August 31, 2001 at Oakland Raiders L 13–24 Network Associates Coliseum 2–2
38,783

Regular season

Schedule

The Packers finished 12–4 overall, placing 2nd in the NFC Central Division (behind the Chicago Bears), and qualifying for a Wild Card playoff spot.[4]

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record TV Time Attendance
1 September 9, 2001 Detroit Lions W 28–6 Lambeau Field 1–0 FOX 12:00 pm
59,523
2 September 24, 2001 Washington Redskins W 37–0 Lambeau Field 2–0 ABC 8:00 pm
59,771
3 September 30, 2001 at Carolina Panthers W 28–7 Ericsson Stadium 3–0 FOX 12:00 pm
73,120
4 October 7, 2001 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–14 Raymond James Stadium 3–1 FOX 3:15 pm
65,510
5 October 14, 2001 Baltimore Ravens W 31–23 Lambeau Field 4–1 CBS 12:00 pm
59,866
6 October 21, 2001 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–35 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 4–2 FOX 3:15 pm
64,165
7 Bye
8 November 4, 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–20 Lambeau Field 5–2 FOX 12:00 pm
59,861
9 November 11, 2001 at Chicago Bears W 20–12 Soldier Field 6–2 FOX 12:00 pm
66,944
10 November 18, 2001 Atlanta Falcons L 20–23 Lambeau Field 6–3 FOX 12:00 pm
59,849
11 November 22, 2001 at Detroit Lions W 29–27 Pontiac Silverdome 7–3 FOX 11:30 am
77,730
12 December 3, 2001 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–21 ALLTEL Stadium 8–3 ABC 8:00 pm
66,908
13 December 9, 2001 Chicago Bears W 17–7 Lambeau Field 9–3 FOX 12:00 pm
59,869
14 December 16, 2001 at Tennessee Titans L 20–26 Adelphia Coliseum 9–4 FOX 3:15 pm
68,804
15 December 23, 2001 Cleveland Browns W 30–7 Lambeau Field 10–4 CBS 3:15 pm
59,824
16 December 30, 2001 Minnesota Vikings W 24–13 Lambeau Field 11–4 FOX 12:00 pm
59,870
17 January 6, 2002 at New York Giants W 34–25 Giants Stadium 12–4 FOX 12:00 pm
78,601

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Chicago Bears 13 3 0 .813 338 203 W4
(3) Green Bay Packers 12 4 0 .750 390 266 W3
(6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 7 0 .563 324 280 L1
Minnesota Vikings 5 11 0 .313 290 390 L4
Detroit Lions 2 14 0 .125 270 424 W1

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Game site TV Time Attendance
Wildcard January 13, 2002 San Francisco 49ers W 25–15 Lambeau Field FOX 12:00 pm
59,825
Divisional January 20, 2002 at St. Louis Rams L 17–45 Dome at America's Center FOX 3:15 pm
66,368

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