2001 Green Bay Packers

2001 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Mike Sherman
Home Field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	12-4
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Won NFC Wild Card (vs. 49ers) 25-15; Lost NFC Divisional Playoff (at Rams) 17-45
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2000	2002

The 2001 Green Bay Packers season ended with a loss to the eventual NFC Champions 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[]

Roster[]

2001 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

10 Henry Burris
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
87 Robert Brooks
80 Donald Driver
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
72 Earl Dotson
58 Mike Flanagan
62 Marco Rivera
79 Barry Stokes
65 Mark Tauscher
68 Mike Wahle
52 Frank Winters

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/DE
98 Billy Lyon DE/DT
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
53 Andre O'Neal
54 Nate Wayne
50 K. D. Williams

Defensive Backs

31 Chris Akins
28 Matt Bowen SS
36 LeRoy Butler SS
24 Antuan Edwards CB/S
23 Billy Jenkins
21 Bhawoh Jue SS
27 Tod McBride CB
34 Mike McKenzie CB
20 Allen Rossum CB
42 Darren Sharper
22 Keith Thibodeaux CB
37 Tyrone Williams CB

Special Teams

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

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Staff[]

2001 Green Bay Packers staff

Front Office

Vice President/General Manager – Mike Sherman

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 – Mark Lovat

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

Standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NFC Central
Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.812	338	203
Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	390	266
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.562	324	280
Minnesota Vikings	5	11	0	.312	290	390
Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	270	424

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Wildcard	January 13	San Francisco 49ers	W 25-15	Lambeau Field	59,825
Divisional	January 20	at St. Louis Rams	L 17-45	Dome at America's Center	66,368

References[]

↑ Packers lose 45-17. Packers.com (2002-01-20). Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2002-02-09.
↑ Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-13.
↑ NFL History - 2001 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[6int-1] Packers lose 45-17. Packers.com (2002-01-20). Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2002-02-09.

[2001draft-2] Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[3] All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-13.

[2001standings-4] NFL History - 2001 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

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