2001 Green Bay Packers season

2001 Green Bay Packers season
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 Wild Card Playoffs (vs. 49ers) 25–15; Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 17–45
	← 2000; Packers seasons; 2002 →;

The 2001 Green Bay Packers season was their 83rd season overall and their 81st season in the National Football League.

The Packers returned to the postseason after two years of missing the playoffs in the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

They finished with a 12–4 record. After easily defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the wild card round, Green Bay's season ended with a loss to the 14–2 St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, in which quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high six interceptions.^[1]

This remains the last season in which the Packers defeated the 49ers in the playoffs as the Packers went on to lose 4 straight playoff games to them.^[2]

Offseason[]

Notable transactions[]

March 31, 2001 – The Green Bay Packers traded Matt Hasselbeck and their 1st round pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks 1st and 3rd round picks.

Free agents[]

Additions	Subtractions
TE Bobby Collins (Bills)	G Ross Verba (Browns)
FS Scott Frost (Browns)	QB Danny Wuerffel (Bears)
DT Jim Flanigan (Bears)	FS Scott McGarrahan (Dolphins)

2001 NFL draft[]

With their first round pick (10th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers selected defensive end Jamal Reynolds.^[3]

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

Undrafted Free Agents[]

2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Kevin Stemke	Punter	Wisconsin

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 Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley Running Backs – Sylvester Croom Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Assistant Offensive Line – Pat Ruel Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darrell Bevell			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin Linebackers – Bo Pelini Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Brad Miller Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Novak Quality Control Assistant/Special Teams-Offense – Stan Drayton Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Weight Room Assistant – Vince Workman

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Roster[]

2001 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

4 Brett Favre
18 Doug Pederson

Running Backs

29 Herbert Goodman
30 Ahman Green
33 William Henderson FB
25 Dorsey Levens
32 Rondell Mealey

Wide Receivers

85 Corey Bradford
80 Donald Driver
89 Robert Ferguson
86 Antonio Freeman
82 Charles Lee
84 Bill Schroeder

Tight Ends

87 Bobby Collins
81 Tyrone Davis
88 Bubba Franks
83 David Martin

Offensive Linemen

76 Chad Clifton T
72 Earl Dotson T
63 Bill Ferrario G
58 Mike Flanagan C
62 Marco Rivera G
79 Barry Stokes T
65 Mark Tauscher G
68 Mike Wahle G
52 Frank Winters C

Defensive Linemen

93 Gilbert Brown DT
71 Santana Dotson DT
75 Jim Flanigan DT
94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE
90 Vonnie Holliday DE
97 Cletidus Hunt DT
98 Billy Lyon DE
99 Jamal Reynolds DE
91 John Thierry DE

Linebackers

59 Na'il Diggs
57 Chris Gizzi
55 Bernardo Harris
56 Rob Holmberg
51 Torrance Marshall
54 Nate Wayne
50 K. D. Williams

Defensive Backs

36 LeRoy Butler SS
47 Scott Frost FS
21 Bhawoh Jue SS
27 Tod McBride CB
34 Mike McKenzie CB
20 Allen Rossum CB
42 Darren Sharper FS
37 Tyrone Williams CB

Special Teams

9 Josh Bidwell P
60 Rob Davis LS
8 Ryan Longwell K

Injured Reserve

24 Antuan Edwards FS (IR)
96 Steve Warren DT (PUP)

Practice Squad

10 Henry Burris QB
35 FB
77 Anthony Herron DE
17 Mike Horacek WR
70 DT

Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

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 second game in 2001 was the first time since 1988 that the Packers played the Washington Redskins.^[5] because before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were influenced much more by table position during the previous season,^[6] and there was no rotation of opponents in other divisions of a team’s own conference. 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.^[7]

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
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.813	338	203	W4
⁽⁴⁾ 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

References[]

^ "Packers lose 45–17". Packers.com. January 20, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2002.
^ "The Good, Bad and Ugly from the Green Bay Packers' Loss to the San Francisco 49ers". Forbes.
^ "Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ "Staff Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Green Bay Packers. p. 4.
^ Green Bay Packers v Washington Redskins
^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats
^ "NFL History – 2001 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[6int-1] "Packers lose 45–17". Packers.com. January 20, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2002.

[2] "The Good, Bad and Ugly from the Green Bay Packers' Loss to the San Francisco 49ers". Forbes.

[2001draft-3] "Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[4] "Staff Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Green Bay Packers. p. 4.

[5] Green Bay Packers v Washington Redskins

[6] History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats

[2001standings-7] "NFL History – 2001 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

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