2001 Green Bay Packers season

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

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) 17–45

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]

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.[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

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 – 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 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 Chris Gall FB 77 Anthony Herron DE 17 Mike Horacek WR 70 Ed Kehl 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.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6]

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
^(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

1. "Packers lose 45–17". Packers.com. January 20, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2002.
2. "Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
3. "Staff Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Green Bay Packers. p. 4.
4. Green Bay Packers v Washington Redskins
5. History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats
6. "NFL History – 2001 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.