2001 Baltimore Ravens season

2001 Baltimore Ravens season
Head coach	Brian Billick
Home field	PSINet Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 20–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 27–10
Pro Bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden TE Shannon Sharpe DT Sam Adams LB Ray Lewis FS Rod Woodson KR Jermaine Lewis

The 2001 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise’s sixth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the third under head coach Brian Billick.

Fresh off their victory trip from Super Bowl XXXV, bad news struck the 2001 Ravens as running back Jamal Lewis suffered a knee injury in training camp and would miss the entire season. This weakened the Ravens’ running game and defense, and they also failed to equal their 12–4 record from 2000, instead going 10–6 but eventually reaching the postseason for the second consecutive year.

They easily shut down the Miami Dolphins, 20–3 in the Wild Card Round, but were unable to stop the 13–3 Pittsburgh Steelers, in the next round, due to a series of turnovers and penalties.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Todd Heap	Tight End	Arizona State Sun Devils
2	Gary Baxter	Cornerback	Baylor Bears
3	Casey Rabach	Center	Wisconsin Badgers
4	Edgerton Hartwell	Linebacker	Western Illinois Leathernecks
5	Chris Barnes	Running Back	New Mexico State Aggies
6	Joe Maese	Center	New Mexico Lobos
7	Dwayne Missouri	Defensive End	Northwestern Wildcats

Personnel

Staff

2001 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and COO – David Modell Minority Owner – Steve Bisciotti Vice President of Player Personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of Football Administration – Pat Moriarty Director of College Scouting – Phil Savage Director of Pro Personnel – James Harris Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – George Kokinis Head coaches Head Coach – Brian Billick Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Steve Shafer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Matt Simon Wide Receivers – Mike Nolan Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Jim Colletto

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive Line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Jack Del Rio Secondary – Donnie Henderson Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line – Mike Smith Special teams coaches Special Teams – Russ Purnell Special Teams Assistant – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton

Roster

Baltimore Ravens 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks 18 Elvis Grbac 1 Randall Cunningham 7 Chris Redman Running Backs 29 Terry Allen 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 44 Jason Brookins 32 Sam Gash FB 31 Jamal Lewis 39 Alan Ricard 23 Moe Williams Wide Receivers 87 Qadry Ismail 83 Patrick Johnson 84 Jermaine Lewis 80 Brandon Stokley 89 Travis Taylor Tight Ends 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive Linemen 75 Jonathan Ogden T 77 Kipp Vickers G 76 Erik Williams 78 Sammy Williams T 66 Bennie Anderson 74 Orlando Bobo T 62 Mike Flynn C 70 Dale Hellestrae 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 59 Joe Maese Defensive Linemen 90 Rob Burnett DE 94 Marques Douglas DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 96 Adalius Thomas DE 95 Sam Adams DT 91 Lional Dalton DT 73 Kelly Gregg DT 98 Tony Siragusa DT 79 Larry Webster DT		Linebackers 58 Peter Boulware OLB 56 Edgerton Hartwell OLB 50 Brad Jackson MLB 52 Ray Lewis MLB 55 Jamie Sharper OLB Defensive Backs 28 Gary Baxter CB 45 Corey Harris 37 Carnell Lake SS 21 Chris McAlister CB 42 Anthony Mitchell 24 Alvin Porter 22 Duane Starks CB 38 James Trapp 26 Rod Woodson SS Special Teams 3 Matt Stover K 5 Kyle Richardson P

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Kickoff Time	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	Chicago Bears	W 17–6	1–0	FOX 1:00pm	69,365
2	September 23, 2001	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–10	1–1	CBS 1:00pm	51,121
3	September 30, 2001	at Denver Broncos	W 20–13	2–1	CBS 4:00pm	75,082
4	October 7, 2001	Tennessee Titans	W 26–7	3–1	CBS 1:00pm	69,494
5	October 14, 2001	at Green Bay Packers	L 31–23	3–2	CBS 1:00pm	59,866
6	October 21, 2001	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–14	3–3	CBS 1:00pm	72,818
7	October 28, 2001	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 18–17	4–3	CBS 1:00pm	69,439
8	November 4, 2001	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10	5–3	CBS 1:00pm	62,906
9	November 12, 2001	at Tennessee Titans	W 16–10	6–3	ABC 9:00pm	68,798
10	November 18, 2001	Cleveland Browns	L 27–17	6–4	CBS 1:00pm	69,353
11	November 25, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–21	7–4	CBS 4:00pm	53,530
12	December 2, 2001	Indianapolis Colts	W 39–27	8–4	CBS 1:00pm	69,382
13	Bye
14	December 16, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–21	8–5	ESPN 8:30pm	69,506
15	December 23, 2001	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–0	9–5	CBS 1:00pm	68,987
16	December 29, 2001	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 22–10	9–6	ABC 9:00pm	65,619
17	January 7, 2002	Minnesota Vikings	W 19–3	10–6	ABC 9:00pm	69,465

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
(5) Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff Time	Attendance
Wild Card	January 13, 2002	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–3	CBS 4:30pm	72,251
Divisional	January 20, 2002	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–10	CBS 1:00pm	63,976

References

• Ravens on Pro Football Reference
• Ravens Schedule on jt-sw.com