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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2001 seasonW2001 NFL season↗

31 teams in NFL · 248 regular-season games, 2001-09-09 to 2002-01-07

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2001">Super Bowl XXXVI</a>

New England Patriots
20–17 over St. Louis Rams
MVP Tom Brady

MVP

Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams

Offensive Player

Marshall Faulk St. Louis Rams

Defensive Player

Michael Strahan

Offensive Rookie

Anthony Thomas Chicago Bears

Defensive Rookie

Kendrell Bell Pittsburgh Steelers

Coach of the Year

Dick Jauron Chicago Bears

Hall of Fame class of 2001

Jack Youngblood, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Marv Levy, Mike Munchak, Nick Buoniconti, Ron Yary

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2002-01-12	Philadelphia Eagles 31–9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Veterans Stadium
Wild Card	2002-01-12	Oakland Raiders 38–24 New York Jets	Network Associates Coliseum
Wild Card	2002-01-13	Green Bay Packers 25–15 San Francisco 49ers	Lambeau Field
Wild Card	2002-01-13	Baltimore Ravens 20–3 Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium
Divisional	2002-01-19	Philadelphia Eagles 33–19 Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Divisional	2002-01-19	New England Patriots 16–13 Oakland Raiders	Foxboro Stadium
Divisional	2002-01-20	Pittsburgh Steelers 27–10 Baltimore Ravens	Heinz Field
Divisional	2002-01-20	St. Louis Rams 45–17 Green Bay Packers	Dome at America's Center
Conference championship	2002-01-27	New England Patriots 24–17 Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
Conference championship	2002-01-27	St. Louis Rams 29–24 Philadelphia Eagles	Dome at America's Center
Super Bowl XXXVI	2002-02-03	New England Patriots 20–17 St. Louis Rams	Louisiana Superdome

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.812	352	212	Bill Cowher	Lost Conference Championship
2	Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	Brian Billick	Lost Divisional
3	Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	Butch Davis
4	Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	Jeff Fisher
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	Tom Coughlin
6	Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	Dick LeBeau

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	371	272	Bill Belichick	Won Super Bowl XXXVI Champion
2	Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	344	290	Dave Wannstedt	Lost Wild Card
3	New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	308	295	Herm Edwards	Lost Wild Card
4	Indianapolis Colts	6	10	0	.375	413	486	Jim Mora
5	Buffalo Bills	3	13	0	.188	265	420	Gregg Williams

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Oakland Raiders	10	6	0	.625	399	327	Jon Gruden	Lost Divisional
2	Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.562	301	324	Mike Holmgren
3	Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	340	339	Mike Shanahan
4	Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	320	344	Dick Vermeil
5	San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.312	332	321	Mike Riley

NFL NFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.812	338	203	Dick Jauron	Lost Divisional
2	Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	390	266	Mike Sherman	Lost Divisional
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.562	324	280	Tony Dungy	Lost Wild Card
4	Minnesota Vikings	5	11	0	.312	290	390	Dennis Green
5	Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	270	424	Marty Mornhinweg

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208	Andy Reid	Lost Conference Championship
2	Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303	Marty Schottenheimer
3	New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321	Jim Fassel
4	Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343	Dave McGinnis
5	Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.312	246	338	Dave Campo

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	St. Louis Rams	14	2	0	.875	503	273	Mike Martz	Lost Super Bowl XXXVI
2	San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	409	282	Steve Mariucci	Lost Wild Card
3	New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	333	409	Jim Haslett
4	Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	291	377	Dan Reeves
5	Carolina Panthers	1	15	0	.062	253	410	George Seifert

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,830Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams

passing tds

1. 36Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams

rushing yards

1. 1,555Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs

rushing tds

1. 14Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks

receiving yards

1. 1,598David Boston Arizona Cardinals

receiving tds

1. 16Terrell Owens San Francisco 49ers

receptions

1. 113Rod Smith Denver Broncos

interceptions

1. 10Anthony Henry Cleveland Browns

interceptions

1. 10Ronde Barber Tampa Bay Buccaneers

sacks

1. 225Michael Strahan New York Giants

points

1. 128Marshall Faulk St. Louis Rams