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2001 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
2001 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 371 points (23.2/g), 6th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 272 points (17.0/g), 6th.
Differential of 99 points (6.2/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 10.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by Bill Belichick (11-5-0)
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2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Brady* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 264 for 413, 2,843 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 36 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 29 | 4 | 15 | 287 rushes for 1,157 yards, 12 td, & 19 catches for 192 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Marc Edwards | 27 | 4 | 13 | 51 rushes for 141 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 166 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Troy Brown* | 30 | 8 | 13 | 101 catches for 1,199 yards, 5 td, & 11 rushes for 91 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| WR | David Patten | 27 | 4 | 14 | 51 catches for 749 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 67 yards and 1 td | |
| TE | Rod Rutledge | 26 | 3 | 14 | 5 catches for 35 yards, 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Jermaine Wiggins | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 catches for 133 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Matt Light | 23 | Rook | 12 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Mike Compton | 31 | 8 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Damien Woody | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| RG | Joe Andruzzi | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Greg Randall | 23 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 4th / 127th pick / 2000 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bobby Hamilton | 30 | 5 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Brandon Mitchell | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| RDT | Anthony Pleasant | 33 | 11 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Richard Seymour | 22 | Rook | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Willie McGinest | 30 | 7 | 5 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Mike Vrabel | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Bryan Cox | 33 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| MLB | Tedy Bruschi | 28 | 5 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| MLB | Ted Johnson | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Roman Phifer | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Ty Law* | 27 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Otis Smith | 36 | 10 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Tebucky Jones | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri | 29 | 5 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 41 of 42 extra points | |
| P | Ken Walter | 29 | 4 | 0 | 49 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Troy Brown* | 30 | 8 | 13 | 29 punt returns for a 14.2 average and 2 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Faulk | 25 | 2 | 1 | 33 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Hakim Akbar | 21 | LB | 6 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/11/1980 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 163rd pick / 2001 |
| Joe Andruzzi | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/23/1975 | 3 | |
| Kole Ayi | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | Massachusetts | 9/27/1978 | Rook | |
| Drew Bledsoe | 29 | QB | 2 | 2 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington State | 2/14/1972 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| Tom Brady* | 24 | QB | 15 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| Troy Brown* | 30 | WR | 16 | 13 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 8 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 28 | LB | 15 | 9 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| Terrell Buckley | 30 | DB | 15 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| Matt Chatham | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 6/28/1977 | 1 | |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 |
| Fred Coleman | 26 | WR | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Washington | 1/31/1975 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 160th pick / 1998 |
| Mike Compton | 31 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| Bryan Cox | 33 | LB | 11 | 7 | 250 | 6-4 | Western Illinois | 2/17/1968 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| Marc Edwards | 27 | FB | 16 | 13 | 249 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/17/1974 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997 |
| Bert Emanuel | 31 | WR | 2 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Rice,UCLA | 10/26/1970 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| Kevin Faulk | 25 | RB | 15 | 1 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Terry Glenn | 27 | WR | 4 | 1 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/23/1974 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 280 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/1/1971 | 5 | |
| Antwan Harris | 24 | DB | 11 | 1 | 194 | 5-9 | Virginia | 5/29/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 187th pick / 2000 |
| Rob Holmberg | 30 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Navy,Penn State | 5/6/1971 | 7 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 217th pick / 1994 |
| Larry Izzo | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 5 | |
| Curtis Jackson | 28 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Texas | 9/22/1973 | 1 | |
| Charles Johnson | 29 | WR | 14 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/3/1972 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1994 |
| Lee Johnson | 40 | P | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Ted Johnson | 29 | LB | 12 | 5 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| Kenyatta Jones | 22 | T | 5 | 0 | 307 | 6-3 | South Florida | 1/18/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 2001 |
| Tebucky Jones | 27 | DB | 16 | 12 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Ben Kelly | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/15/1978 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 84th pick / 2000 |
| Ty Law* | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| Matt Light | 23 | T | 14 | 12 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| Willie McGinest | 30 | DE-LB | 11 | 5 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| Lawyer Milloy* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 11 | 290 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1975 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| Marty Moore | 30 | LB | 3 | 0 | 244 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 3/19/1971 | 7 | New England Patriots / 7th / 222nd pick / 1994 |
| Leonard Myers | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/18/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 200th pick / 2001 |
| David Nugent | 24 | DE | 9 | 1 | 300 | 6-4 | Purdue | 10/27/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 201st pick / 2000 |
| Riddick Parker | 29 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 11/20/1972 | 4 | |
| Patrick Pass | 24 | FB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 5-10 | Georgia | 12/31/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000 |
| David Patten | 27 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 4 | |
| Lonie Paxton | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento State | 3/13/1978 | 1 | |
| Roman Phifer | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 33 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 1/27/1968 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| Greg Randall | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 322 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 6/23/1978 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 127th pick / 2000 |
| J.R. Redmond | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 9/28/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 76th pick / 2000 |
| Grey Ruegamer | 25 | C-G | 14 | 1 | 310 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 6/11/1976 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1999 |
| Rod Rutledge | 26 | TE | 15 | 14 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| Jace Sayler | 22 | NT | 2 | 1 | 295 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 2/27/1979 | Rook | |
| Richard Seymour | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 10 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| Terrance Shaw | 28 | DB | 13 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/11/1973 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995 |
| Torrance Small | 31 | WR | 3 | 0 | 209 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1970 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992 |
| Antowain Smith | 29 | RB | 16 | 15 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| Otis Smith | 36 | DB | 15 | 15 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 10 | |
| Matt Stevens | 28 | DB | 15 | 4 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 6/14/1973 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| Maugaula Tuitele | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/26/1978 | 1 | |
| T.J. Turner | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 10/1/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2001 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 5 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 26 | LB | 16 | 12 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1975 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| Ken Walter | 29 | P | 11 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Kent State | 8/15/1972 | 4 | |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 26 | TE | 16 | 6 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 1 | |
| Grant Williams | 27 | T | 14 | 4 | 320 | 6-7 | Louisiana Tech | 5/10/1974 | 5 | |
| Damien Woody | 24 | C-G | 16 | 15 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 241.2 | 6-1.6 | 4.1 |