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.

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2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerCarl Peterson
Head coachDick Vermeil
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
All-Pros
2
  • RB Priest Holmes (1st team)
  • TE Tony Gonzalez (1st team)
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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

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AdditionsSubtractions
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)
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Draft

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2001 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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  
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Undrafted free agents

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2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
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
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Personnel

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Staff

2001 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson
  • Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman
  • Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum
  • Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Lynn Stiles
  • Director of football administration – Mike White
  • Director of pro personnel – Bill Kuharich

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Billy Long


Roster

2001 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 reserve, 4 practice squad

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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
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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 000
Chiefs 10 10 0020
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Week 1: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 339
Chiefs 0 7 3010
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 17 3023
Jaguars 7 0 14728
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 14 3017
Rams 0 0 71421
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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 65,463
  • Referee: Mark Gentry
  • Recap, Game Book

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 6 0 81327
Chiefs 7 7 3724
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Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 2: vs. New York Giants

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 10 0013
Chiefs 0 0 303
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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

More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 28 71045
Redskins 3 7 3013
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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Week 4: at Denver Broncos

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 6 006
Broncos 7 3 3720
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 6 14020
Chiefs 0 2 01517
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Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 6 0716
Cardinals 0 3 71424
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Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 101835
Chiefs 0 3 111428
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Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 9 10 0625
Chargers 0 0 101020
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 077
Jets 0 14 13027
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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,234
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Chiefs 3 7 0919
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Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 10 7323
Chiefs 0 3 7010
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 7 3626
Raiders 7 14 7028
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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Patchy, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,784
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 0 10 76023
Chiefs 10 3 73326
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 7317
Chiefs 7 0 31020
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 10330
Jaguars 7 10 0926
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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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 10818
Seahawks 0 14 7021
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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

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Oakland Raiders 1060.625399327L3
Seattle Seahawks 970.563301324W2
Denver Broncos 880.500340339L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6100.375320344L1
San Diego Chargers 5110.313332321L9
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Notes

  1. 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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