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2001 Green Bay Packers season
General managerMike Sherman
PresidentBob Harlan
Head coachMike Sherman
Home fieldLambeau Field
Results
Record12–4
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. 49ers) 25–15
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Rams) 17–45
Pro Bowlers
3
AP All-Pros
2

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 for the first time since 1998 after two years of missing the playoffs in the 1999 and 2000 seasons. They finished with a 12–4 record. In the Wild Card Round the Packers easily beat the San Francisco 49ers 25–15. But Green Bay's season ended with a 45–17 loss to the St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game. That game saw 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 5 straight playoff games to them.[2]

Offseason

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Notable transactions

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  • 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

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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

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

2001 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Jamal Reynolds  Defensive end Florida State
2 41 Robert Ferguson  Wide receiver Texas A&M
3 71 Bhawoh Jue  Safety Penn State
3 72 Torrance Marshall  Linebacker Oklahoma
4 105 Bill Ferrario  Guard Wisconsin
6 198 David Martin  Tight end Tennessee
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

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2001 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
DeVone Claybrooks Defensive tackle East Carolina
Donté Curry Linebacker Morris Brown
Damian Demps Safety Central Florida
Jason Franklin Wide receiver Delta State
Kevin Jordan Tackle Fresno State
DeAngelo Lloyd Defensive end Tennessee
Marques McFadden Guard Arizona
Kevin Stemke Punter Wisconsin
Brett Sterba Kicker William & Mary
Jacob Waasdorp Defensive tackle California

Personnel

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Staff

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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

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2001 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured Reserve

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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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

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Schedule

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

Standings

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NFC Central
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

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Packers were originally scheduled to play the New York Giants during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

References

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  1. ^ "Packers lose 45–17". Packers.com. January 20, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2002.
  2. ^ Fleury, Amy (January 21, 2024). "Heartbreaker in San Francisco: Packers fall to 49ers again in the playoffs". WISN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  4. ^ "Staff Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Green Bay Packers. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Team Game Stats Finder - Football". Stathead.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "History of the NFL's Structure and Formats". Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "NFL History – 2001 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
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