2001 Philadelphia Eagles season

2001 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Andy Reid
Home Field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost NFC Championship Game
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2000	2002

The 2001 Philadelphia Eagles season resulted in a postseason appearance.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	25	Freddie Mitchell	Wide receiver	UCLA
2	55	Quinton Caver	Linebacker	Arkansas
3	63	Derrick Burgess	Defensive end	Mississippi
4	121	Correll Buckhalter	Running back	Nebraska
5	147	Tony Stewart	Tight end	Penn State
5	155	A. J. Feeley	Quarterback	Oregon

Personnel

Depth chart

Defensive Starters CB Troy Vincent ⋅ ⋅ CB Bobby Taylor ⋅ ⋅ Offensive Starters WR Todd Pinkston Freddie Mitchell ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Tra Thomas John Welbourn Hank Fraley Jermane Mayberry Jon Runyan ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Chad Lewis ⋅ ⋅ WR James Thrash Na Brown ⋅ QB Donovan McNabb Koy Detmer A. J. Feeley RB Duce Staley Correll Buckhalter Brian Mitchell FB Cecil Martin Jamie Reader ⋅ Special Teams PK David Akers P Sean Landeta KR Brian Mitchell PR Brian Mitchell

Staff

2001 Philadelphia Eagles staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Jeffrey Lurie President – Joe Banner Director of Player Personnel – Tom Heckert Director of College Scouting – Marc Ross Director of Pro Personnel – Scott Cohen Head coaches Head Coach/Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Andy Reid Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Quarterbacks – Brad Childress Running Backs – Ted Williams Wide Receivers – David Culley Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Pat Shurmur Offensive Line – Juan Castillo Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Tom Melvin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Johnson Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Ron Rivera Defensive Backs – Leslie Frazier Defensive Backs – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Sean McDermott Special teams coaches Special Teams – John Harbaugh Special Teams Quality Control – Dave Toub Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mike Wolf Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Tom Kanavy

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	St. Louis Rams	L 20–17	FOX 4:15pm	66,243
2	September 23, 2001	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–3	FOX 4:15pm	62,826
3	September 30, 2001	Dallas Cowboys	W 40–18	ESPN 8:30pm	66,621
4	October 7, 2001	Arizona Cardinals	L 21–20	FOX 1:00pm	66,360
5	Bye
6	October 22, 2001	at New York Giants	W 10–9	ABC 9:00pm	78,821
7	October 28, 2001	Oakland Raiders	L 20–10	CBS 4:15pm	65,342
8	November 4, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	W 21–7	FOX 4:05pm	33,430
9	November 11, 2001	Minnesota Vikings	W 48–17	FOX 4:15pm	65,638
10	November 18, 2001	at Dallas Cowboys	W 36–3	FOX 1:00pm	63,204
11	November 25, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 13–3	FOX 1:00pm	65,666
12	November 29, 2001	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–10	ESPN 8:30pm	77,087
13	December 9, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 24–14	CBS 1:00pm	65,438
14	December 16, 2001	at Washington Redskins	W 20–6	FOX 4:15pm	84,036
15	December 23, 2001	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–3	FOX 4:15pm	68,124
16	December 30, 2001	New York Giants	W 24–21	FOX 4:15pm	65,885
17	January 6, 2002	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	ESPN 8:30pm	65,541

Standings

NFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.312	246	338

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
Wildcard	January 12, 2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–9	ABC 4:30pm	65,847
Division	January 19, 2002	at Chicago Bears	W 33–19	FOX 4:30pm	66,944
Conference Championship	January 27, 2002	at St. Louis Rams	L 29–24	FOX 4:15pm	66,502

References

• Eagles on Pro Football Reference
• Eagles on jt-sw.com
• Eagles on Eagles.net