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 (49ers) 25–15 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 45–17

The 2001 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 82nd season in the National Football League and the 83rd overall.

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

They finished with a 12–4 record. After easily defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the Wildcard round, Green Bay's season ended with a loss to the 14–2 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

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 – Mark Lovat
Weight Room Assistant – Vince Workman

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Roster

2001 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

4 Brett Favre
18 Doug Pederson

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

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	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
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.813	338	203	W4
⁽³⁾ 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.
↑ "Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
↑ "Staff Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Green Bay Packers. p. 4.
↑ "NFL History – 2001 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

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Championship seasons in bold

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2001 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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