2001 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 13-3

The Pittsburgh Steelers went 13-3 in the 2001 NFL regular season, 1st of 6 in the AFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers team stats
Points22.09th of 31
Passing Yards194.621st of 31
Passing Touchdowns1.024th of 31
Interceptions Thrown0.82nd of 31
Rushing Yards173.41st of 31
Rushing Touchdowns1.12nd of 31
Sacks3.41st of 31
Tackles58.631st of 31
Touchdowns2.49th of 31
Total Yards379.33rd of 31
Points Allowed13.33rd of 31
3rd Down Conversion %45.72nd of 31

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

2001 Steelers roster: passing

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 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.
Kordell StewartQB162664423,109141181.7
Tommy MaddoxQB37915411116.2
Jerome BettisRB11123210135.4

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2001 Steelers roster: rushing

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 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.
Jerome BettisRB112251,0724.84
Kordell StewartQB16965375.65
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afalaRB161204533.83
Amos ZereoueRB14854415.21
R.J. BowersRB318844.71
Hines WardWR1610838.30
Dan KreiderFB137294.11
Troy EdwardsWR165285.61
Jon WitmanFB155244.80
Tommy MaddoxQB3691.51
Tee MartinQB1188.00
Kris BrownPK16166.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2001 Steelers roster: receiving

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 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.
Plaxico BurressWR166601,00815.36
Hines WardWR169401,00310.74
Bobby ShawWR1624040917.02
Troy EdwardsWR1619028314.90
Amos ZereoueRB1413015411.81
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afalaRB161601277.91
Mark BruenerTE9120988.20
Jerame TumanTE16709613.71
Jerome BettisRB1180486.00
Jon WitmanFB1560325.30
Matt CushingTE1350244.81
Will BlackwellWR11088.00
Dan KreiderFB132052.50

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2001 Steelers roster: defense

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 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.
Earl HolmesLB16116832.0032
Kendrell BellLB1683709.0011
Chad ScottCB1580710.05210
Dewayne WashingtonDB1677661.01180
Brent AlexanderFS1672532.04111
Lee FlowersDB1561481.0040
Joey PorterLB1559459.0034
Jason GildonLB16534212.0193
Mike LoganDB1637332.0271
Aaron SmithDE1628238.0011
Kimo Von von OelhoffenDT1527204.0000
Deshea TownsendCB1626222.0290
Mike A. JonesLB1523190.0031
Casey HamptonDT162291.0000
Myron BellDB1621190.0011
Clark HaggansLB1620110.0001
John FialaLB1614100.0000
Jason SimmonsDB1213110.0010
Rodney BaileyDE161282.0010
Kendrick ClancyDT161060.0120
Troy EdwardsWR16850.0001
Hank PoteatCB13770.0000
Lenzie JacksonWR12660.0002
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afalaRB16530.0000
Amos ZereoueRB14550.0001
Plaxico BurressWR16440.0000
Dan KreiderFB13420.0000
Hines WardWR16330.0000
Justin KurpeikisLB3320.0000
Mike SchneckC16220.0000
Kordell StewartQB16220.0000
Jon WitmanFB15220.0000
Oliver RossOG16110.0000
R.J. BowersRB3110.0000
Alan FanecaOG15110.0000
Kris BrownPK16110.0000
Wayne GandyOT15110.0000
Matt CushingTE13110.0000
Chris CombsDT2110.0000
Tim BakerWR3110.0000
Bobby ShawWR16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2001@ JAXL 3-21
  2. Sep 30, 2001@ BUFW 20-3
  3. Oct 7, 2001vs CINW 16-7
  4. Oct 14, 2001@ KCW 20-17
  5. Oct 21, 2001@ TBW 17-10
  6. Oct 29, 2001vs TENT 0-0
  7. Nov 4, 2001vs BALL 10-13
  8. Nov 11, 2001@ CLEW 15-12
  9. Nov 18, 2001vs JAXW 20-7
  10. Nov 25, 2001@ TENW 34-24
  11. Dec 2, 2001vs MINW 21-16
  12. Dec 9, 2001vs NYJW 18-7
  13. Dec 16, 2001@ BALW 26-21
  14. Dec 23, 2001vs DETW 47-14
  15. Dec 30, 2001@ CINL 23-26
  16. Jan 6, 2002vs CLEW 28-7
  17. Jan 20, 2002vs BALW 27-10playoffs
  18. Jan 27, 2002vs NEL 17-24playoffs

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.