2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
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The 2001 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. It was their first year under head coach Dick Vermeil and 13th under general manager Carl Peterson. They finished the regular season with a 6–10 record.
2001 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Carl Peterson |
Head coach | Dick Vermeil |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3 |
All-Pros | 2
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Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including running back Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green. Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
Offseason
Additions | Subtractions |
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QB Trent Green (Rams) | P Todd Sauerbrun (Panthers) |
RB Priest Holmes (Ravens) | QB Elvis Grbac (Ravens) |
LB Glenn Cadrez (Broncos) | DT Chester McGlockton (Broncos) |
CB Ray Crockett (Broncos) | TE Troy Drayton (Packers) |
C Casey Wiegmann (Bears) | |
DE Rich Owens (Dolphins) |
Draft
2001 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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3 | 75 | Eric Downing | Defensive tackle | Syracuse | |
3 | 77 | Marvin Minnis | Wide receiver | Florida State | |
4 | 107 | Monty Beisel | Linebacker | Kansas State | |
4 | 108 | George Layne | Fullback | TCU | |
5 | 141 | Billy Baber | Tight end | Virginia | |
5 | 150 | Derrick Blaylock | Running back | Stephen F. Austin State | |
6 | 176 | Alex Sulfsted | Tackle | Miami (OH) | |
7 | 212 | Shaunard Harts | Safety | Boise State | |
7 | 243 | Terdell Sands | Defensive tackle | Tennessee–Chattanooga | |
Made roster |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Ian Allen | Guard | Purdue |
Dyshod Carter | Cornerback | Kansas State |
Ryan Helming | Quarterback | Northern Iowa |
Dave Klemic | Wide receiver | Northeastern |
J. J. Moses | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
Wes Robertson | Linebacker | Rutgers |
Lawrence Tynes | Kicker | Troy State |
Personnel
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Preseason
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 12 | Washington Redskins | W 20–0 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 18 | Chicago Bears | W 10–9 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–28 | 2–1 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 31 | at St. Louis Rams | L 17–21 | 2–2 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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Week 1: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 12
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,730
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Week 2: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 18
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,618
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- Recap, Game Book
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: August 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,623
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Regular season
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | Oakland Raiders | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2[A] | September 23 | New York Giants | L 3–13 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 30 | at Washington Redskins | W 45–13 | 1–2 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | October 7 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–20 | 1–3 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
5 | October 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–20 | 1–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 21 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 16–24 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | Indianapolis Colts | L 28–35 | 1–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 4 | at San Diego Chargers | W 25–20 | 2–6 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 11 | at New York Jets | L 7–27 | 2–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 25 | Seattle Seahawks | W 19–7 | 3–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–23 | 3–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 9 | at Oakland Raiders | L 26–28 | 3–9 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
14 | December 16 | Denver Broncos | W 26–23 (OT) | 4–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 23 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 | 5–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 30 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 30–26 | 6–9 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
17[A] | January 6 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18–21 | 6–10 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,844
- Referee: Randall Beesley
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Redskins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,573
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/2:05 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,037
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
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Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear and sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,413
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
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Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 35,916
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
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Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,212
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
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Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,789
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Week 9: at New York Jets
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Jets | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
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Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Fair, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,357
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 35 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,087
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
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Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,778
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
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Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 28 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,131
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
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Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,396
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: January 6
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Rain, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,460
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich
- Recap, Game Book
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(3) Oakland Raiders | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 399 | 327 | L3 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 301 | 324 | W2 | ||
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 340 | 339 | L1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 344 | L1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 332 | 321 | L9 |
Notes
- The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Husky Stadium in Seattle. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.
References
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