2001 Kansas City Chiefs season

2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head Coach	Dick Vermeil
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Place	4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2000	2002

The 2001 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the arrival of the franchise's ninth head coach, Dick Vermeil and ended with a 6–10 record and fourth place in the AFC West.

Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including Running back Priest Holmes and Quarterback Trent Green. Coach Dick Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.

Personnel

Staff

2001 Kansas City Chiefs staff
	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of Football Administration – Mike White Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head Coach – Dick Vermeil Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Terry Shea Running Backs – James Saxon Wide Receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight Ends – Keith Rowen Offensive Line – Mike Solari Assistant Offensive Line – Irv Eatman Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jason Verduzco			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Carl Hairston Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive Backs – Peter Giunta Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz, Jr. Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Billy Long

Schedule

In 2001, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	Oakland Raiders	L 27–24	78,844
2	September 23, 2001	New York Giants	L 13–3	77,666
3	September 30, 2001	at Washington Redskins	W 45–13	76,573
4	October 7, 2001	at Denver Broncos	L 20–6	75,037
5	October 14, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–17	78,413
6	October 21, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	L 24–16	35,916
7	October 25, 2001	Indianapolis Colts	L 35–28	74,212
8	November 4, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 25–20	58,789
9	November 11, 2001	at New York Jets	L 27–7	78,234
10	Bye
11	November 25, 2001	Seattle Seahawks	W 19–7	77,357
12	November 29, 2001	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–10	77,087
13	December 9, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–26	60,784
14	December 16, 2001	Denver Broncos	W 26–23	77,778
15	December 23, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 20–17	76,131
16	December 30, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–26	59,396
17	January 6, 2002*	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–18	58,460

*Game originally scheduled for September 16, but was postponed along with all Week 2 games following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Oakland Raiders	10	6	0	.625	399	327
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.562	301	324
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	340	339
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	320	344
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.312	332	321