2001 New England Patriots roster: 11-5

The New England Patriots went 11-5 in the 2001 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the AFC East. They won Super Bowl XXXVI, 20-17.

Team stats and league rank

2001 New England Patriots team stats
Points23.27th of 31
Passing Yards193.122nd of 31
Passing Touchdowns1.311th of 31
Interceptions Thrown0.911th of 31
Rushing Yards112.113th of 31
Rushing Touchdowns0.97th of 31
Sacks2.613th of 31
Tackles70.65th of 31
Touchdowns2.76th of 31
Total Yards319.919th of 31
Points Allowed17.06th of 31
3rd Down Conversion %41.28th of 31

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 31 clubs that season.

2001 Patriots roster: passing

2001 New England Patriots passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Tom BradyQB152644132,843181286.5
Drew BledsoeQB240664002275.3
David PattenWR1612601195.8
Kevin FaulkRB15112300118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2001 Patriots roster: rushing

2001 New England Patriots rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Antowain SmithRB162871,1574.012
Kevin FaulkRB15411694.11
Marc EdwardsFB16511412.81
J.R. RedmondRB12351193.40
Troy BrownWR1611918.30
David PattenWR1656713.41
Tom BradyQB1536431.20
Drew BledsoeQB25183.60
Patrick PassFB16177.00
Lee JohnsonP51-19-19.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2001 Patriots roster: receiving

2001 New England Patriots receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Troy BrownWR1610101,19911.95
David PattenWR1651074914.74
Terry GlennWR414020414.61
Antowain SmithRB1619019210.11
Kevin FaulkRB153001896.32
Marc EdwardsFB162501666.62
Jermaine WigginsTE161401339.54
J.R. RedmondRB1213013210.20
Charles JohnsonWR141401117.91
Patrick PassFB16606611.01
Fred ColemanWR8205025.00
Rod RutledgeTE1550357.00
Torrance SmallWR340297.30
Tom BradyQB15102323.00
Curtis JacksonWR220168.00
Bryan CoxLB111077.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2001 Patriots roster: defense

2001 New England Patriots defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Lawyer MilloyS16113773.0230
Roman PhiferLB1691702.0152
Tedy BruschiLB1575542.0233
Ty LawCB1669591.0390
Tebucky JonesS1669501.0153
Mike VrabelLB1663403.0290
Otis SmithCB1563552.05190
Bobby HamiltonDE1652317.0050
Bryan CoxLB1149340.0010
Ted JohnsonLB1245320.0041
Richard SeymourDT1344253.0010
Anthony PleasantDE1643356.0241
Matt StevensFS1543300.0120
Brandon MitchellDE1643261.0000
Willie McGinestLB1133256.0021
Terrell BuckleyDB1528261.0370
Terrance ShawDB1326230.0040
Larry IzzoLB1623150.0001
Je'Rod CherryDB1615110.0010
Matt ChathamLB1114130.0000
Patrick PassFB161190.0000
Riddick ParkerDT131071.0000
Antwan HarrisDB11740.0010
Leonard MyersDB7750.0010
Hakim AkbarDB6520.0000
David NugentDT9430.0000
Adam VinatieriPK16430.0000
J.R. RedmondRB12430.0000
Tom BradyQB15330.0000
Troy BrownWR16330.0000
T.J. TurnerLB2310.0000
Marc EdwardsFB16320.0000
Fred ColemanWR8220.0000
Jace SaylerDE2210.0000
Marty MooreLB3200.0000
Jermaine WigginsTE16220.0000
Antowain SmithRB16100.0000
Lonie PaxtonC16110.0000
David PattenWR16110.0000
Kevin FaulkRB15110.0000
Joe AndruzziOG16110.0000
Charles JohnsonWR14110.0000
Ula TuiteleLB1110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2001@ CINL 17-23
  2. Sep 23, 2001vs NYJL 3-10
  3. Sep 30, 2001vs INDW 44-13
  4. Oct 7, 2001@ MIAL 10-30
  5. Oct 14, 2001vs LACW 29-26
  6. Oct 21, 2001@ INDW 38-17
  7. Oct 28, 2001@ DENL 20-31
  8. Nov 4, 2001@ ATLW 24-10
  9. Nov 11, 2001vs BUFW 21-11
  10. Nov 18, 2001vs LARL 17-24
  11. Nov 25, 2001vs NOW 34-17
  12. Dec 2, 2001@ NYJW 17-16
  13. Dec 9, 2001vs CLEW 27-16
  14. Dec 16, 2001@ BUFW 12-9
  15. Dec 22, 2001vs MIAW 20-13
  16. Jan 6, 2002@ CARW 38-6
  17. Jan 19, 2002vs LVW 16-13playoffs
  18. Jan 27, 2002@ PITW 24-17playoffs
  19. Feb 3, 2002vs LARW 20-17playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.