2001 Philadelphia Eagles season

2001 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Andy Reid
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Buccaneers) 31–9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 33–19 Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 24–29

The 2001 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 69th season in the National Football League, and the third under head coach Andy Reid. the team made the postseason for the second consecutive time. After defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wildcard round for the second year in a row, and the Chicago Bears in the divisional round, the Eagles advanced to the NFC Championship for the first time in 21 years, but lost 29–24 to the St. Louis Rams. The Rams advanced to the Super Bowl, but were unable to stop the New England Patriots, losing 20–17.

The 2001 season was the first of five Conference Championship game appearances for the Eagles with Donovan McNabb as starting quarterback and Andy Reid as head coach.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

2001 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	25	Freddie Mitchell	WR	UCLA
2	55	Quinton Caver	LB	Arkansas
3	63	Derrick Burgess	DE	Ole Miss
4	121	Correll Buckhalter	RB	Nebraska
5	147	Tony Stewart	TE	Penn St
5	155	A.J. Feeley	QB	Oregon
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2001 Philadelphia Eagles staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Jeffrey Lurie President – Joe Banner Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Andy Reid Director of Player Personnel – Tom Heckert Director of College Scouting – Marc Ross Director of Pro Personnel – Scott Cohen Head coaches Head Coach – Andy Reid Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Quarterbacks – Brad Childress Running Backs – Ted Williams Wide Receivers – David Culley Tight Ends/Offensive Line – Pat Shurmur Offensive Line – Juan Castillo Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Tom Melvin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Johnson Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Ron Rivera Defensive Backs – Leslie Frazier Defensive Backs/Secondary – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Sean McDermott Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Harbaugh Special Teams/Quality Control – Dave Toub Strength and conditioning Head Athletic Trainer – Rick Burkholder Strength and Conditioning – Mike Wolf Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Tom Kanavy Volunteer Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chris DiSanto Assistant Trainer – Eric Sugarman

Roster

Philadelphia Eagles 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks 10 Koy Detmer 14 A. J. Feeley  5 Donovan McNabb Running Backs 28 Correll Buckhalter 38 Cecil Martin FB 30 Brian Mitchell RS 34 Jamie Reader 24 Rod Smart 22 Duce Staley Wide Receivers 85 Na Brown 82 Dameane Douglas 84 Freddie Mitchell 87 Todd Pinkston 86 Gari Scott 80 James Thrash Tight Ends 89 Chad Lewis 81 Tony Stewart 83 Jeff Thomason		Offensive Linemen 74 Doug Brzezinski G 63 Hank Fraley C 71 Jermane Mayberry G/T 69 Jon Runyan T 67 Ryan Schau G 72 Tra Thomas T 76 John Welbourn T/G 66 Bobbie Williams G Defensive Linemen 53 Hugh Douglas DE 96 Paul Grasmanis DT 91 Uhuru Hamiter DE 94 N.D. Kalu DE 90 Corey Simon DT 78 Hollis Thomas DT 97 Darwin Walker DT 98 Brandon Whiting DE		Linebackers 59 Derrick Burgess OLB 56 Mike Caldwell OLB 51 Carlos Antoine Emmons OLB 52 Barry Gardner MLB 55 Quinton Caver OLB 58 Ike Reese MLB 54 Jeremiah Trotter MLB Defensive Backs 42 Rashard Cook S 20 Brian Dawkins FS 41 William Hampton 31 Al Harris CB 45 Tim Hauck FS 43 Damon Moore FS 21 Bobby Taylor CB 23 Troy Vincent CB Special Teams  2 David Akers K 88 Mike Bartrum LS/TE  7 Sean Landeta P		Reserve lists 73 Jim Pyne C (IR) 10px 65 Bubba Miller C (IR) 10px Practice squad -- Sean Scott

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	St. Louis Rams	L 20–17	FOX 4:15pm	66,243
2	September 23, 2001	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–3	FOX 4:15pm	62,826
3	September 30, 2001	Dallas Cowboys	W 40–18	ESPN 8:30pm	66,621
4	October 7, 2001	Arizona Cardinals	L 21–20	FOX 1:00pm	66,360
5	Bye
6	October 22, 2001	at New York Giants	W 10–9	ABC 9:00pm	78,821
7	October 28, 2001	Oakland Raiders	L 20–10	CBS 4:15pm	65,342
8	November 4, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	W 21–7	FOX 4:05pm	33,430
9	November 11, 2001	Minnesota Vikings	W 48–17	FOX 4:15pm	65,638
10	November 18, 2001	at Dallas Cowboys	W 36–3	FOX 1:00pm	63,204
11	November 25, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 13–3	FOX 1:00pm	65,666
12	November 29, 2001	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–10	ESPN 8:30pm	77,087
13	December 9, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 24–14	CBS 1:00pm	65,438
14	December 16, 2001	at Washington Redskins	W 20–6	FOX 4:15pm	84,036
15	December 23, 2001	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–3	FOX 4:15pm	68,124
16	December 30, 2001	New York Giants	W 24–21	FOX 4:15pm	65,885
17	January 6, 2002	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	ESPN 8:30pm	65,541

Game summaries

Week 6

The Eagles were able to break a nine-game losing streak against the Giants by winning this game. James Thrash caught the winning TD from Donovan McNabb in the fourth quarter.

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 0 3 7 10 Giants 3 6 0 0 9 Date: October 22 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 78,821 Game weather: 65°F, wind 11 mph Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, and Dennis Miller

Scoring summary 1 NYG Morten Andersen 24 yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 NYG Morten Andersen 21 yard field goal Giants 6–0 2 NYG Morten Andersen 24 yard field goal Giants 9–0 3 PHI David Akers 25 yard field goal Giants 9–3 4 PHI James Thrash 18 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick) Eagles 10–9

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208	W2
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303	W2
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321	L2
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343	L1
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	246	338	L1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
Wildcard	January 12, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–9	ABC 4:30pm	65,847
Division	January 19, 2002	at Chicago Bears	W 33–19	FOX 4:30pm	66,944
Conference Championship	January 27, 2002	at St. Louis Rams	L 29–24	FOX 4:15pm	66,502

External links

• 2001 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com