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2001 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (22.0/g), 7th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 212 points (13.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 140 points (8.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.4, Offense: 1.5, Defense: 5.8, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Cowher (13-3-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Other Notable Asst.: Ken Whisenhunt (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Kordell Stewart* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 266 for 442, 3,109 yards, 14 td, 11 int, & 96 rushes for 537 yards and 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Jerome Bettis* | 29 | 8 | 11 | 225 rushes for 1,072 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 24 | 3 | 5 | 120 rushes for 453 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 127 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Jon Witman | 29 | 5 | 12 | 5 rushes for 24 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 32 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 24 | 1 | 16 | 66 catches for 1,008 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Hines Ward* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 94 catches for 1,003 yards, 4 td, & 10 rushes for 83 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 29 | 6 | 9 | 12 catches for 98 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Jerame Tuman | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 catches for 96 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 30 | 7 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 | |
| LG | Alan Faneca*+ | 25 | 3 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 | |
| C | Jeff Hartings | 29 | 5 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 | |
| RG | Rich Tylski | 30 | 5 | 10 | ||
| RG | Oliver Ross | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| RT | Marvel Smith | 23 | 1 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Casey Hampton | 24 | Rook | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon*+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Earl Holmes | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| RILB | Kendrell Bell* | 23 | Rook | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter | 24 | 2 | 15 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Chad Scott | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Lee Flowers | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 25 | 2 | 0 | 30 of 44 field goals & 34 of 37 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Josh Miller | 31 | 5 | 0 | 59 punts for a 42.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Hank Poteat | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Troy Edwards | 24 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brent Alexander | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 7 | |
| 94 | Rodney Bailey | 22 | DE | 16 | 1 | 306 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1979 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 181st pick / 2001 |
| 88 | Tim Baker | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 10/23/1977 | Rook | |
| 97 | Kendrell Bell* | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/2/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | 30 | DB | 16 | 1 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 9/15/1971 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis* | 29 | RB | 11 | 11 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 7/9/1975 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1997 |
| 33 | R.J. Bowers | 27 | RB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Grove City | 2/10/1974 | Rook | |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 29 | TE | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Plaxico Burress | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 8/12/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Kendrick Clancy | 23 | DT | 16 | 4 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 73 | Chris Combs | 25 | DE | 2 | 0 | 284 | 6-4 | Duke | 12/15/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 173rd pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Matt Cushing | 26 | TE | 13 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/2/1975 | 2 | |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | 34 | G-C | 8 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/16/1967 | 11 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| 81 | Troy Edwards | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 4/7/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| 66 | Alan Faneca*+ | 25 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| 57 | John Fiala | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/25/1973 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 166th pick / 1997 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 24 | RB | 16 | 5 | 252 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/4/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 85 | Cory Geason | 26 | TE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tulane | 8/12/1975 | 1 | |
| 92 | Jason Gildon*+ | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/31/1972 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 1/10/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Casey Hampton | 24 | NT-DT | 16 | 11 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | 29 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 9/7/1972 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| 83 | Lenzie Jackson | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 6/17/1977 | 2 | |
| 51 | Mike Jones | 32 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Missouri | 4/15/1969 | 10 | |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | 24 | FB | 13 | 1 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | 1 | |
| 90 | Justin Kurpeikis | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/17/1977 | Rook | |
| 31 | Mike Logan | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 212 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/15/1974 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| 8 | Tommy Maddox | 30 | QB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/2/1971 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| 17 | Tee Martin | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/25/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 163rd pick / 2000 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 5 | |
| 78 | Mathias Nkwenti | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Temple | 5/11/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Chukky Okobi | 23 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Purdue | 10/18/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 146th pick / 2001 |
| 55 | Joey Porter | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Hank Poteat | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 8/30/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | 27 | T-G | 16 | 7 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 9/27/1974 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1977 | 2 | |
| 30 | Chad Scott | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 9/6/1974 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Bobby Shaw | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | California | 4/23/1975 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 169th pick / 1998 |
| 23 | Jason Simmons | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 3/30/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 321 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 8/6/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart* | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 25 | TE | 16 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 65 | Rich Tylski | 30 | G | 12 | 10 | 305 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 2/27/1971 | 5 | |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | 23 | G | 5 | 1 | 330 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/13/1978 | Rook | |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 30 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Boise St. | 1/30/1971 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 86 | Hines Ward* | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/27/1972 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | 29 | RB | 15 | 12 | 240 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 6/1/1972 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 248.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.3 |