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 |
AP All-Pros | 2
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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.
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
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
6 | 176 | Alex Sulfsted | Tackle | Miami (OH) |
7 | 212 | Shaunard Harts | Safety | Boise State |
7 | 243 | Terdell Sands | Defensive tackle | Tennessee–Chattanooga |
Personnel
Staff
Ownership
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Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Preseason
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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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
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Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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
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Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
Period | 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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Regular season
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[upper-alpha 1] | 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[upper-alpha 1] | 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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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
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Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Redskins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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
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Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
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
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Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
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
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Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
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
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Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
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
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Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
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
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Week 9: at New York Jets
Period | 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 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
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
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Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Period | 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 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
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
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Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
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
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Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
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
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Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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
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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
- 1 2 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 re-scheduled to Week 17.