2001 Philadelphia Eagles season

2001 Philadelphia Eagles season
2001 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 31–9; Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 33–19; Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 24–29
Pro Bowlers	QB Donovan McNabb; OT Tra Thomas; DE Hugh Douglas; LB Jeremiah Trotter; CB Troy Vincent; FS Brian Dawkins; PK David Akers; LS Chad Lewis
	← 2000; Eagles seasons; 2002 →;

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.

This was the first of four consecutive NFC East titles for the Eagles. It was also 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[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2001 Philadelphia Eagles draft
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
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 – Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Volunteer Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Trainer –

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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
69 Jon Runyan T
67 Ryan Schau G
72 Tra Thomas T
76 John Welbourn T
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
7 Sean Landeta P

Reserve lists

73 Jim Pyne C (IR)
65 Bubba Miller C (IR)

Practice squad

-- Sean Scott

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	St. Louis Rams	L 17–20 (OT)	0–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
2	September 23	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–3	1–1	Husky Stadium	Recap
3	September 30	Dallas Cowboys	W 40–18	2–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
4	October 7	Arizona Cardinals	L 20–21	2–2	Veterans Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 22	at New York Giants	W 10–9	3–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 28	Oakland Raiders	L 10–20	3–3	Veterans Stadium	Recap
8	November 4	at Arizona Cardinals	W 21–7	4–3	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
9	November 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 48–17	5–3	Veterans Stadium	Recap
10	November 18	at Dallas Cowboys	W 36–3	6–3	Texas Stadium	Recap
11	November 25	Washington Redskins	L 3–13	6–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–10	7–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 9	San Diego Chargers	W 24–14	8–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
14	December 16	at Washington Redskins	W 20–6	9–4	FedExField	Recap
15	December 22	at San Francisco 49ers	L 3–13	9–5	3Com Park	Recap
16	December 30	New York Giants	W 24–21	10–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap
17	January 6	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	11–5	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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.

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Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	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[]

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 12, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6)	W 31–9	1–0	Veterans Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 19, 2002	at Chicago Bears (2)	W 33–19	2–0	Soldier Field	Recap
NFC Championship	January 27, 2002	at St. Louis Rams (1)	L 24–29	2–1	Trans World Dome	Recap

Awards and honors[]

References[]

^ "Employee Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Philadelphia Eagles. p. 6.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links[]

2001 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] "Employee Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Philadelphia Eagles. p. 6.

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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