2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 2001
record = 13-3
division_place = 1st in AFC Central
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Heinz Field
playoffs = L New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
previous = 2000
next = 2002

Regular season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 2001): at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Jaguars
H1=0
H2=21
H3=0
H4=0"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 63,785
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Craig James (color commentator)

Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 2001): vs. Cleveland Browns

Due to the September 11th attacks the National Football League postponed all games. It was played after the rest of the scheduled season had been completed.

Week 3 (Sunday September 23, 2001): Bye Week

Week 4 (Sunday September 30, 2001): at Buffalo Bills

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Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=3
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Bills
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 72,874
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 2001): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=10
H3=0
H4=6"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 45 °F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 62,335
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Trevor Matich (color commentator)

This was the first game at Heinz Field.

Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 2001): at Kansas City Chiefs

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=6
R3=14
R4=0
Home=Chiefs
H1=0
H2=2
H3=0
H4=15"at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 78,413
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 2001): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=7
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Buccaneers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=7"at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 65,588
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Week 8 (Monday October 29, 2001): vs. Tennessee Titans

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Road=Titans
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=10
H3=10
H4=7"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 63,763
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Fouts & Dennis Miller (color commentators), Eric Dickerson & Melissa Stark (sideline reporters)

Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 2001): vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Road=Ravens
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 62,906
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 2001): at Cleveland Browns

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Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=3
R3=3
R4=3
R5=3
Home=Browns
H1=9
H2=0
H3=3
H4=0
H5=0"at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 73,218
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 2001): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Road=Jaguars
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=7
H4=7"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 4:05 PM EST
* Game weather: 56 °F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 62,644
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 12 (Sunday November 25, 2001): at Tennessee Titans

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Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=14
R4=10
Home=Titans
H1=7
H2=7
H3=3
H4=7"at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,801
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Week 13 (Sunday December 2, 2001): vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Road=Vikings
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=13
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 48 °F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 62,661
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Dick Stockton (play by play), Troy Aikman & Daryl Johnston (color commentators)

Week 14 (Sunday December 9, 2001): vs. New York Jets

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Road=Jets
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=9
H3=0
H4=6"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 4:15 PM EST
* Game weather: 41 °F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 62,884
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Week 15 (Sunday December 16, 2001): at Baltimore Ravens

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Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=10
R3=0
R4=13
Home=Ravens
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=14"at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland"

* Game time: 8:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 69,506
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Suzy Kolber (sideline reporter)

Week 16 (Sunday December 23, 2001): vs. Detroit Lions

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Road=Lions
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=14
H2=13
H3=10
H4=10"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 45 °F (Light Rain)
* Game attendance: 62,809
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Tim Green (color commentator)

Week 17 (Sunday December 30, 2001): at Cincinnati Bengals

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Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=3
R3=6
R4=0
R5=0
Home=Bengals
H1=0
H2=10
H3=0
H4=13
H5=3"at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 20 °F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 63,751
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 18 (Sunday January 6, 2002): vs. Cleveland Browns

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Road=Browns
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=7"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 32 °F (Light Snow)
* Game attendance: 59,189
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Post season

chedule

Game Summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 20, 2002): vs. Baltimore Ravens

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Ravens
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=10
H3=0
H4=7"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 21 °F (Mostly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 63,976
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

AFC Championship (Sunday January 27, 2002): vs. New England Patriots

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Road=Patriots
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=14
H4=0"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 64,704
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Honors and Awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

"See: 2002 Pro Bowl"

* #10 Kordell Stewart-Quarterback
* #36 Jerome Bettis-Running Back
* #66 Alan Faneca-Offensive Guard
* #86 Hines Ward-Wide Receiver
* #92 Jason Gildon-Outside Linebacker
* #97 Kendrell Bell-Inside Linebacker (as "need" player)

References

External links

[http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=PIT&season=2001&seasonType=REG Recap at NFL.com]