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2001 Cleveland BrownsW2001 Cleveland Browns↗

NFL · AFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 285 · PA 319 · Coach Butch Davis

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

3040Tim Couch
114Kelly Holcomb

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	935	1091
EPA per play	-0.13	-0.10
Pass EPA per play	-0.11	-0.17
Rush EPA per play	-0.15	-0.01
Success rate	35.9%	39.2%
Pass rate	55.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.05, success rate 40.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2001-09-09	1	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 6–9	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-09-23	2	vs Detroit Lions	W 24–14	1–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-09-30	3	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–14	2–1	Alltel Stadium
2001-10-07	4	vs San Diego Chargers	W 20–16	3–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-10-14	5	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 14–24	3–2	Paul Brown Stadium
2001-10-21	6	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 24–14	4–2	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-11-04	8	@ Chicago Bears	L 21–27 OT	4–3	Soldier Field
2001-11-11	9	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 12–15 OT	4–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-11-18	10	@ Baltimore Ravens	W 27–17	5–4	PSINet Stadium
2001-11-25	11	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 18–0	6–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-12-02	12	vs Tennessee Titans	L 15–31	6–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-12-09	13	@ New England Patriots	L 16–27	6–6	Foxboro Stadium
2001-12-16	14	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 10–15	6–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-12-23	15	@ Green Bay Packers	L 7–30	6–8	Lambeau Field
2001-12-30	16	@ Tennessee Titans	W 41–38	7–8	Adelphia Coliseum
2002-01-06	17	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	7–9	Heinz Field

Roster (81)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Tim Couch	QB	6-4	220	Kentucky		ACT
10	Kelly Holcomb	QB	6-2	216	Middle Tennessee State		ACT
12	Josh Booty	QB	6-2	221	LSU		ACT
29	James Jackson	RB	5-10	215	Miami		RES
30	Jamel White	RB	5-9	222	South Dakota		ACT
34	Benjamin Gay	RB	6-1	227	Garden City CC		ACT
42	Carl Fair	RB	6-1	219	UAB; East Mississippi JC		ACT
44	Mike Sellers	RB	6-3	272	Walla Walla Community College		CUT
80	Aaron Shea	RB	6-3	248	Michigan		RES
18	Tony Simmons	WR	6-1	212	Wisconsin		TRD
81	Quincy Morgan	WR	6-1	215	Kansas State; Kansas City Junior College; Blinn College		ACT
84	Andre King	WR	5-11	195	Miami		ACT
85	Kevin Johnson	WR	5-11	195	Syracuse		ACT
86	Dennis Northcutt	WR	5-11	172	Arizona		ACT
88	JaJuan Dawson	WR	6-1	197	Tulane		ACT
89	Jammi German	WR	6-1	192	Miami		RES
47	Alvin Morrow	TE	6-4	240			ACT
48	Rod Monroe	TE	6-5	265	Cincinnati; McLennan CC		ACT
82	Rickey Dudley	TE	6-6	255	Ohio State		RES
83	Mark Campbell	TE	6-6	260	Michigan		RES
87	O.J. Santiago	TE	6-7	265	Kent State		ACT
89	Jake Moreland	TE	6-3	255	Western Michigan		ACT
1	Michael Jameson	DB	5-11	205	Texas A&M		RES
20	Earl Little	DB	6-0	202	Miami; Michigan		ACT
21	Marquis Smith	DB	6-2	213	California		ACT
23	Devin Bush	DB	6-0	210	Florida State		ACT
24	Corey Fuller	DB	5-10	220	Florida State		ACT
25	Lewis Sanders	DB	6-1	210	Maryland		RES
26	Dyshod Carter	DB	5-10	195	Kansas State		ACT
27	Lamar Chapman	DB	6-0	186	Kansas State		RES
31	Raymond Jackson	DB	5-10	189	Colorado State		ACT
33	Daylon McCutcheon	DB	5-10	190	USC		ACT
35	Perry Phenix	DB	5-11	210	Southern Mississippi; Trinity Valley CC		TRT
36	Chris Akins	DB	5-11	200	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Arkansas		ACT
37	Anthony Henry	DB	6-1	207	University of South Florida		ACT
38	Earthwind Moreland	DB	5-11	186	Georgia Southern		ACT
39	Brandon Jennings	DB	6-0	190	Texas A&M		TRD
43	Percy Ellsworth	DB	6-2	225	Virginia		CUT
47	Scott Frost	DB	6-3	218	Nebraska; Stanford		TRC
70	Mark Word	DL	6-5	305	Jacksonville State; Hinds CC		RES
70	Alvin McKinley	DL	6-3	294	Mississippi State; Holmes County JC		ACT
71	Gaylon Hyder	DL	6-5	290	TCU		ACT
73	Derrick Ham	DL	6-4	270	Miami		ACT
74	Cedric Killings	DL	6-3	310	Carson Newman		TRC
74	Felipe Claybrooks	DL	6-5	275	Georgia Tech		ACT
78	Tyrone Rogers	DL	6-5	280	Alabama State		ACT
79	DeVone Claybrooks	DL	6-3	310	East Carolina		ACT
90	Keith McKenzie	DL	6-3	267	Ball State		RES
91	Marcus Spriggs	DL	6-4	314	Troy; Ohio State		RES
92	Courtney Brown	DL	6-4	285	Penn State		RES
93	Stalin Colinet	DL	6-6	288	Boston College		TRC
93	Mark Smith	DL	6-3	302	Auburn; Hinds CC; Navarro		ACT
94	Gerard Warren	DL	6-4	330	Florida		ACT
96	Greg Spires	DL	6-1	265	Florida State		ACT
96	Mike Thompson	DL	6-4	296	Wisconsin		RES
97	Ryan Kuehl	DL	6-5	276	Virginia		ACT
98	Arnold Miller	DL	6-3	239	LSU		RES
99	Orpheus Roye	DL	6-4	330	Florida State; Jones County JC		RES
50	Barry Minter	LB	6-2	245	Tulsa		CUT
51	Lenoy Jones	LB	6-1	235	TCU		ACT
52	Brant Boyer	LB	6-1	240	Arizona; Snow		ACT
54	Tarek Saleh	LB	6-0	240	Wisconsin		ACT
55	Anthony Denman	LB	5-11	235	Notre Dame		ACT
57	Dwayne Rudd	LB	6-2	235	Alabama		ACT
58	Wali Rainer	LB	6-2	240	Virginia		ACT
95	Jamir Miller	LB	6-5	255	UCLA		ACT
60	Shaun O'Hara	OL	6-3	303	Rutgers		ACT
62	Paul Zukauskas	OL	6-5	320	Boston College		ACT
63	Brad Bedell	OL	6-4	306	Colorado; Mt. San Antonio		ACT
64	Dave Wohlabaugh	OL	6-3	296	Syracuse		ACT
65	Richard Mercier	OL	6-3	300	Miami		ACT
66	Jeremy McKinney	OL	6-6	301	Iowa		ACT
67	Tre' Johnson	OL	6-2	326	Temple		RES
69	Roger Chanoine	OL	6-4	305	Temple		ACT
71	Terrance Sykes	OL	6-6	270	Louisiana Tech		CUT
72	Roman Oben	OL	6-4	305	Louisville		ACT
73	Toby Myles	OL	6-5	320	Jackson State University; Mississippi State		TRD
77	Ross Verba	OL	6-4	305	Iowa		ACT
78	Noel LaMontagne	OL	6-4	301	Virginia		RES
4	Phil Dawson	SPEC	5-11	200	Texas	3	ACT
17	Chris Gardocki	SPEC	6-1	192	Clemson		ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Dave Wohlabaugh	Dave Wohlabaugh	Shaun O'Hara
FB	Aaron Shea	Aaron Shea
LG	Ross Verba	Ross Verba	Richard Mercier
LT	Roman Oben	Roman Oben
QB	Tim Couch	Tim Couch	Kelly Holcomb
RB	James Jackson	James Jackson	Jamel White
RG	Jeremy McKinney	Jeremy McKinney	Brad Bedell
RT	Roger Chanoine	Roger Chanoine
TE	Rickey Dudley	Rickey Dudley	O.J. Santiago
WR	Kevin Johnson	Kevin Johnson	Quincy Morgan

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
CB	Corey Fuller	Corey Fuller	Daylon McCutcheon
LDE	Keith McKenzie	Keith McKenzie	Tyrone Rogers
LDT	Gerard Warren	Gerard Warren	Marcus Spriggs
MLB	Wali Rainer	Wali Rainer	Anthony Denman
RDE	Orpheus Roye	Orpheus Roye	Greg Spires
RDT	Mark Smith	Mark Smith	Stalin Colinet
SLB	Jamir Miller	Jamir Miller	Tarek Saleh
SS	Earl Little	Earl Little	Devin Bush
WLB	Dwayne Rudd	Dwayne Rudd	Brant Boyer

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Chris Gardocki	Chris Gardocki
K	Phil Dawson	Phil Dawson
KR	Jamel White	Jamel White	Andre King
LS	Ryan Kuehl	Ryan Kuehl	Shaun O'Hara
P	Chris Gardocki	Chris Gardocki
PR	Kevin Johnson	Kevin Johnson	Andre King

Biggest contracts on the books in 2001

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Tim Couch	QB	1999	7	$48.0M	$6.8M	$12.2M	12.0%
Courtney Brown	ED	2000	7	$44.9M	$6.4M	$10.9M	10.3%
Phil Dawson	K	2001	1	$389,000	$389,000	$0	0.6%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

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