| 2001 Atlanta Falcons season |
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| Head coach |
Dan Reeves |
| Home field |
Georgia Dome |
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| Results |
| Record |
7–9 |
| Division place |
3rd NFC West |
| Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
| Timeline |
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The 2001 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons 36th season. The Falcons obtained the first pick overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. With the pick, the Falcons drafted Michael Vick.[1]
Offseason[edit]
Vick was selected in the 2001 NFL Draft as the first overall pick and first African American quarterback taken number 1 in the NFL Draft. The San Diego Chargers had the number one selection spot in the draft that year but traded the rights to the first overall choice to the Atlanta Falcons a day before the draft, for which they received the Falcons' first round pick (5th overall) and third round pick in 2001 (used to draft CB Tay Cody), a second round pick in 2002 (used to draft WR Reche Caldwell) and WR/KR Tim Dwight.[2] With the Chargers' downgraded spot (the 5th overall), they selected Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who went on to become league MVP in 2006.[3] Although Vick has never become league MVP, he finished second in voting in 2004.[4] In this way, Tomlinson and Vick are linked as having been "traded" for each other, although the transaction was actually the result of traded draft picks and contract negotiations.
NFL Draft[edit]
Main article:
2001 NFL Draft
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School/Club Team |
| 1 |
1 |
Michael Vick |
Quarterback |
Virginia Tech |
| 2 |
35 |
Alge Crumpler |
Tight End |
North Carolina |
| 4 |
99 |
Roberto Garza |
Center |
Texas AM Kingsville |
| 4 |
102 |
Matt Stewart |
Linebacker |
Vanderbilt |
| 5 |
136 |
Vinny Sutherland |
Wide Receiver |
Purdue |
| 6 |
167 |
Randy Garner |
Defensive End |
Arkansas |
| 7 |
215 |
Corey Hall |
Defensive Back |
Appalachian State |
| 7 |
219 |
Kynan Forney |
Tackle |
Hawaii |
| 7 |
226 |
Ronald Flemons |
Defensive End |
Texas A & M |
| 7 |
236 |
Quentin McCord |
Wide Receiver |
Kentucky |
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Personnel[edit]
| 2001 Atlanta Falcons staff |
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Front Office
- President – Taylor Smith
- General Manager – Harold Richardson
- Vice President of Football Operations – Ron Hill
- Director of Player Personnel/College – Reed Johnson
- Director of Player Personnel/Pro – Les Snead
- Assistant to Head Coach/Pro Personnel – Marvin Bass
Head Coaches
- Executive Vice President of Football Operations/Head Coach – Dan Reeves
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn
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Regular season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Results |
Attendance |
| Final score |
Team record |
| 1 |
September 9 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
L 13–16 (OT) |
0–1 |
65,989
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| 2 |
September 23 |
Carolina Panthers |
W 24–16 |
1–1 |
47,804
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| 3 |
September 30 |
at Arizona Cardinals |
W 34–14 |
2–1 |
28,878
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| 4 |
October 7 |
Chicago Bears |
L 3–31 |
2–2 |
46,483
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| 5 |
October 14 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 31–37 (OT) |
2–3 |
46,727
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| 6 |
October 21 |
at New Orleans Saints |
W 20–13 |
3–3 |
70,020
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| 7 |
Bye |
| 8 |
November 4 |
New England Patriots |
L 10–24 |
3–4 |
44,229
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| 9 |
November 11 |
Dallas Cowboys |
W 20–13 |
4–4 |
69,010
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| 10 |
November 18 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 23–20 |
5–4 |
59,849
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| 11 |
November 25 |
at Carolina Panthers |
W 10–7 |
6–4 |
72,234
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| 12 |
December 2 |
St. Louis Rams |
L 6–35 |
6–5 |
59,318
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| 13 |
December 9 |
New Orleans Saints |
L 10–28 |
6–6 |
68,826
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| 14 |
December 16 |
at Indianapolis Colts |
L 27–41 |
6–7 |
55,603
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| 15 |
December 23 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 33–30 |
7–7 |
43,320
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| 16 |
December 30 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 14–21 |
7–8 |
73,559
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| 17 |
January 6 |
at St. Louis Rams |
L 13–31 |
7–9 |
66,033
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Standings[edit]
Awards and records[edit]
Milestones[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 392
- ^ ESPN - Chargers big winner in different draft-day deal - NFL
- ^ NFL Most Valuable Players - NFL MVP Player of the Year
- ^ Barry Wilner (2005-01-11). "Manning NFL MVP again: 49 TDs, passing rating of 121.1 make Colts QB near-unanimous pick". The Decatur Daily. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 99
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