| 2001 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Mike Sherman | ||||||
| Home field | Lambeau Field | ||||||
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| Record | 12–4 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won NFC Wild Card Lost NFC Divisional Playoff (St. Louis Rams) |
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The 2001 Green Bay Packers season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, where Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high 6 interceptions.[1]
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With their first round pick (10th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers selected defensive end Jamal Reynolds.[2]
| Round | Sel# | Player | Pos. | College |
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| 1 | 10 | Jamal Reynolds | DE | Florida State |
| 2 | 41 | Robert Ferguson | WR | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 71 | Bhawoh Jue | FS | Penn State |
| 3 | 72 | Torrance Marshall | MLB | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 105 | Bill Ferrario | G | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 198 | David Martin | TE | Tennessee |
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| August 11, 2001 | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–10 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 0–1 |
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| August 20, 2001 | Denver Broncos | W 22–7 | Lambeau Field | 1–1 |
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| August 25, 2001 | Miami Dolphins | W 17–12 | Lambeau Field | 2–1 |
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| August 31, 2001 | at Oakland Raiders | L 13–24 | Network Associates Coliseum | 2–2 |
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The Packers finished 12–4 overall, placing 2nd in the NFC Central Division (behind the Chicago Bears), and qualifying for a Wild Card playoff spot.[4]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | TV Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 9, 2001 | Detroit Lions | W 28–6 | Lambeau Field | 1–0 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 2 | September 24, 2001 | Washington Redskins | W 37–0 | Lambeau Field | 2–0 | ABC 8:00 pm |
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| 3 | September 30, 2001 | at Carolina Panthers | W 28–7 | Ericsson Stadium | 3–0 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 4 | October 7, 2001 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–14 | Raymond James Stadium | 3–1 | FOX 3:15 pm |
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| 5 | October 14, 2001 | Baltimore Ravens | W 31–23 | Lambeau Field | 4–1 | CBS 12:00 pm |
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| 6 | October 21, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13–35 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 4–2 | FOX 3:15 pm |
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| 8 | November 4, 2001 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–20 | Lambeau Field | 5–2 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 9 | November 11, 2001 | at Chicago Bears | W 20–12 | Soldier Field | 6–2 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 10 | November 18, 2001 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–23 | Lambeau Field | 6–3 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 11 | November 22, 2001 | at Detroit Lions | W 29–27 | Pontiac Silverdome | 7–3 | FOX 11:30 am |
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| 12 | December 3, 2001 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 28–21 | ALLTEL Stadium | 8–3 | ABC 8:00 pm |
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| 13 | December 9, 2001 | Chicago Bears | W 17–7 | Lambeau Field | 9–3 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 14 | December 16, 2001 | at Tennessee Titans | L 20–26 | Adelphia Coliseum | 9–4 | FOX 3:15 pm |
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| 15 | December 23, 2001 | Cleveland Browns | W 30–7 | Lambeau Field | 10–4 | CBS 3:15 pm |
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| 16 | December 30, 2001 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–13 | Lambeau Field | 11–4 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| 17 | January 6, 2002 | at New York Giants | W 34–25 | Giants Stadium | 12–4 | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| NFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Chicago Bears | 13 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 338 | 203 |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 390 | 266 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 324 | 280 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 290 | 390 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 270 | 424 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | TV Time | Attendance |
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| Wildcard | January 13, 2002 | San Francisco 49ers | W 25–15 | Lambeau Field | FOX 12:00 pm |
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| Divisional | January 20, 2002 | at St. Louis Rams | L 17–45 | Dome at America's Center | FOX 3:15 pm |
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Buffalo | Baltimore | Denver | Arizona | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Indianapolis | Cincinnati | Kansas City | Dallas | Detroit | Carolina | ||
| Miami | Cleveland | Oakland | NY Giants | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Jacksonville | San Diego | Philadelphia | Minnesota | St. Louis | ||
| NY Jets | Pittsburgh | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | ||
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| 2001 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXXVI | |||||||
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