2001 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
General manager | Andy Reid |
Head coach | Andy Reid |
Home field | Veterans Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11β5 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 31β9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 33β19 Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 24β29 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Donovan McNabb OT Tra Thomas DE Hugh Douglas LB Jeremiah Trotter CB Troy Vincent FS Brian Dawkins PK David Akers TE Chad Lewis |
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The 2001 Philadelphia Eagles season was the: franchise's sixty-ninth season in theββNational Football League, and the third under head coach Andy Reid.
The team made the "postseason for the second consecutive time."
Backgroundβ»
After defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wildcard round for the second year in a row. And the Chicago Bears in the divisional round, the Eagles advancedββto the NFC Championship for the first time in twenty-one years, but lost 29β24ββto the St. Louis Rams. The Rams advanced to the Super Bowl, but were unable to stop the New England Patriots, losing 20β17.
This was the first of four consecutive NFC East titles for the Eagles. It was also the first of five Conference Championship game appearances for the Eagles with Donovan McNabb as starting quarterback. And Andy Reid as head coach.
Offseasonβ»
Draftβ»
2001 Philadelphia Eagles draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 25 | Freddie Mitchell | WR | UCLA | |
2 | 55 | Quinton Caver | LB | Arkansas | |
3 | 63 | Derrick Burgess | DE | Ole Miss | |
4 | 121 | Correll Buckhalter | RB | Nebraska | |
5 | 147 | Tony Stewart | TE | Penn State | |
5 | 155 | A.J. Feeley | QB | Oregon | |
Made roster β Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | St. Louis Rams | L 17β20 (OT) | 0β1 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 27β3 | 1β1 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 30 | Dallas Cowboys | W 40β18 | 2β1 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 7 | Arizona Cardinals | L 20β21 | 2β2 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 22 | at New York Giants | W 10β9 | 3β2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 28 | Oakland Raiders | L 10β20 | 3β3 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 4 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 21β7 | 4β3 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 11 | Minnesota Vikings | W 48β17 | 5β3 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 36β3 | 6β3 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 25 | Washington Redskins | L 3β13 | 6β4 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 29 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 23β10 | 7β4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 9 | San Diego Chargers | W 24β14 | 8β4 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 20β6 | 9β4 | FedExField | Recap |
15 | December 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 3β13 | 9β5 | 3Com Park | Recap |
16 | December 30 | New York Giants | W 24β21 | 10β5 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 6 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17β13 | 11β5 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summariesβ»
Week 6β»
The Eagles were able to break a nine-game losing streak against the Giants by, winning this game. James Thrash caught the winning TD from Donovan McNabb in the fourth quarter.
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NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 343 | 208 | W2 | ||
Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 256 | 303 | W2 | ||
New York Giants | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 294 | 321 | L2 | ||
Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 295 | 343 | L1 | ||
Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 246 | 338 | L1 |
Playoffsβ»
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 12, 2002 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6) | W 31β9 | 1β0 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
Divisional | January 19, 2002 | at Chicago Bears (2) | W 33β19 | 2β0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
NFC Championship | January 27, 2002 | at St. Louis Rams (1) | L 24β29 | 2β1 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
Wild Cardβ»
NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 46 Β°F (8 Β°C), clear
- Game attendance: 65,846
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire (color commentators), and Suzy Kolber (sideline reporter)
- Scoring
- TB β field goal Gramatica 36 TB 3β0
- PHI β field goal Akers 26 Tie 3β3
- PHI β Lewis 16 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 10β3
- TB β field goal Gramatica 32 PHI 10β6
- PHI β Staley 23 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 17β6
- TB β field goal Gramatica 27 PHI 17β9
- PHI β Buckhalter 25 run (Akers kick) PHI 24β9
- PHI β Moore 59 interception return (Akers kick) PHI 31β9
Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw for 194 yards and "two touchdowns," while also rushing for 54 yards, as Philadelphia dominated Tampa Bay from start to finish. Bucs quarterback Brad Johnson was intercepted four times, twice by Damon Moore. It was the second consecutive season in which Philadelphia eliminated Tampa Bay from the playoffs during the wild card round, and two days later, Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy was fired.
On the Eagles first drive of the game, Buccaneers safety Dexter Jackson intercepted a pass from McNabb and returned it nine yards to the Eagles 36-yard line, setting up a 36-yard field goal from MartΓn GramΓ‘tica. But McNabb made up for his mistake with a 39-yard run on third down and 5 on Philadelphia's ensuing possession
Divisional roundβ»
NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 33, Chicago Bears 19β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 31 Β°F (β1 Β°C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,028
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Troy Aikman, Daryl Johnston (color commentators), and Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)
- Scoring
- PHI β field goal Akers 34 PHI 3β0
- PHI β field goal Akers 23 PHI 6β0
- CHI β Merritt 47 run (Edinger kick) CHI 7β6
- PHI β Martin 13 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 13β7
- CHI β Azumah 39 interception return (Edinger kick) CHI 14β13
- PHI β Staley 6 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 20β14
- CHI β field goal Edinger 38 PHI 20β17
- PHI β field goal Akers 40 PHI 23β17
- PHI β field goal Akers 46 PHI 26β17
- PHI β McNabb 5 run (Akers kick) PHI 33β17
- CHI β Safety, Landeta ran out of end zone PHI 33β19
The Bears surprised everyone by finishing atop the NFC Central with a 13β3 record behind quarterback Jim Miller. But after the Eagles jumped to a 6β0 lead, Miller was taken out of the game in the second quarter with a separated shoulder. Although Miller's replacement, Shane Matthews, led the Bears to a touchdown (a 47-yard reverse by Ahmad Merritt), and Jerry Azumah's 39-yard interception return briefly put the Bears back in the lead early in the second half, the Eagles controlled most of the rest of the game. Matthews threw for only 66 yards and was intercepted twice. Meanwhile, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another touchdown.
The Eagles controlled the first quarter, scoring with two field goals by David Akers while holding the Bears to 25 offensive
NFC Championshipβ»
NFC: St. Louis Rams 29, Philadelphia Eagles 24β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Rams | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
- Game attendance: 66,502
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), Ron Pitts, and Pam Oliver (sideline reporters)
- Scoring
- STL β Bruce 5 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick) STL 7β0
- PHI β field goal Akers 46 STL 7β3
- STL β field goal Wilkins 27 STL 10β3
- PHI β Staley 1 run (Akers kick) Tie 10β10
- STL β field goal Wilkins 39 STL 13β10
- PHI β Pinkston 12 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) PHI 17β13
- STL β field goal Wilkins 41 PHI 17β16
- STL β Faulk 1 run (Two-point conversion failed) STL 22β17
- STL β Faulk 1 run (Wilkins kick) STL 29β17
- PHI β McNabb 3 run (Akers kick) STL 29β24
The Eagles had a 17β13 lead at halftime, and had not allowed more than 21 points per game during the season and playoffs. But the Rams roared back thanks to Kurt Warner completing two-thirds of his passes for 212 yards and Marshall Faulk's 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns to earn their second trip to the Super Bowl in three years.
Early in the first quarter, Donovan McNabb fumbled while being sacked by defensive end Leonard Little, and Brian Young recovered for the Rams at the Philadelphia 20-yard line. Five plays later, Warner threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce. Philadelphia responded with an 11-play, 50-yard drive, featuring 20-yard run by Duce Staley, that ended with a 46-yard field goal by David Akers. Rams receiver Yo Murphy returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to his team's own 42-yard line before Warner completed a 20-yard pass
Awards and honorsβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Employee Directory". 2001 Official Media Guide. Philadelphia Eagles. p. 6.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
External linksβ»
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