2001 Philadelphia Eagles season

2001 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Championship

The 2001 Philadelphia Eagles season saw the team make the postseason for the second consecutive time under Andy Reid.

After defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears in the first two rounds, the Eagles advanced to the NFC Championship for the first time in 22 years, but lost 29-24 to the St. Louis Rams. The Rams progressed to the Super Bowl, but were unable to stop the New England Patriots, 20-17.

2001 was the first of four Conference Championship appearances for the Eagles with Donovan McNabb as starting quarterback.

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

Defense 2001 Philadelphia Eagles roster
FS Brian Dawkins ⋅ ⋅		WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Jeremiah Trotter ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					SS Damon Moore ⋅ ⋅
CB Troy Vincent ⋅ ⋅		DE DT DT DE Hugh Douglas Hollis Thomas Corey Simon Brandon Whiting ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅						CB Bobby Taylor ⋅ ⋅
Offense 2001 Philadelphia Eagles roster
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 Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Andy Reid Director of Player Personnel – Tom Heckert Director of College Scouting – Marc Ross Director of Pro Personnel – Scott Cohen Head coaches Head Coach – 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

Game summaries

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 0 3 7 10 Giants 3 6 0 0 9 Date: October 22 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 78,821 Game weather: 65°F, wind 11 mph Referee: Jeff Triplette Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 NYG Morten Andersen 24 yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 NYG Morten Andersen 21 yard field goal Giants 6–0 2 NYG Morten Andersen 24 yard field goal Giants 9–0 3 PHI David Akers 25 yard field goal Giants 9–3 4 PHI James Thrash 18 yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick) Eagles 10–9

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208	W2
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303	W2
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321	L2
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343	L1
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	246	338	L1

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

External links

• 2001 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com