2001 New York Jets season

2001 New York Jets season
2001 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
Head coach	Herman Edwards
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hackett
Defensive coordinator	Ted Cottrell
Home stadium	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Raiders) 24–38
Pro Bowlers	C Kevin Mawae; RB Curtis Martin; DE John Abraham
Uniform

The 2001 New York Jets season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 42nd season overall, and the first under new head coach Herman Edwards. The team improved upon its 9–7 record from 2000 and the Jets finished 10–6 and qualified for the final Wild Card position in the American Football Conference (AFC), their first playoff berth since 1998. They lost in the wild-card round to the Oakland Raiders, with the score of 38–24.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
FS Damien Robinson (Buccaneers)	QB Ray Lucas (Dolphins)
LB James Darling (Eagles)	WR Dedric Ward (Dolphins)
LB Doug Colman (Browns)	LB Bryan Cox (Patriots)
	LB Roman Phifer (Patriots)
	LS Bradford Banta (Lions)
	RB Leon Johnson (Bears)
	TE Fred Baxter (Bears)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2001 New York Jets draft
1	16	Santana Moss *	WR	Miami (FL)	from Pittsburgh
2	49	LaMont Jordan	RB	Maryland
3	79	Kareem McKenzie	OT	Penn State
4	101	Jamie Henderson	CB	Georgia	from New England
7	206	James Reed	DT	Iowa State	from New England
7	217	Tupe Peko	OG	Michigan State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2001 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Matt Bonito	Guard	Michigan State
Matt Comella	Fullback	Northeastern
Tory Woodbury	Quarterback	Winston-Salem State

Staff

**2001 New York Jets staff**
	Front office Owner – Woody Johnson Salary cap analyst/pro personnel assistant – Dawn Aponte Head coaches Head coach – Herman Edwards Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Paul Hackett Running backs – Bishop Harris Wide receivers – Mose Rison Tight ends – Phil Pettey Offensive line – Bill Muir Offensive assistant – Eric Price Offensive quality control – Mike Henning			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ted Cottrell Linebackers – Bob Sutton Defensive backs – Bill Bradley Defensive assistant/linebackers – Dave Merritt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike Westhoff Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Lou Hernandez Strength assistant – Sal Alosi

Roster

**2001 New York Jets roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Chad Pennington 16 Vinny Testaverde 11 Tory Woodbury Running backs (RB) 20 Richie Anderson FB 34 LaMont Jordan 28 Curtis Martin 26 Chad Morton 33 Jerald Sowell Wide receivers (WR) 80 Wayne Chrebet 87 Laveranues Coles 81 Matthew Hatchette 83 Santana Moss 82 Kevin Swayne 84 Craig Yeast Tight ends (TE) 88 Anthony Becht 85 James Dearth LS 86 Daniel Wilcox		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Jason Fabini T 65 Dan Goodspeed T 71 Kerry Jenkins G 79 David Loverne G 63 J. P. Machado C/G 68 Kevin Mawae C 67 Kareem McKenzie T 77 Randy Thomas G 74 Ryan Young T Defensive linemen (DL) 94 John Abraham DE 98 Shane Burton DT 92 Shaun Ellis DE 96 Riley Kleinhesselink DE 95 Rick Lyle DE 91 Steve Martin DT 97 Giradie Mercer DT 99 Eric Ogbogu DE 93 James Reed DT		Linebackers (LB) 51 James Darling OLB 58 James Farrior OLB 56 Jason Glenn OLB 55 Marvin Jones MLB 57 Mo Lewis OLB 50 Kelvin Moses MLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 Marcus Coleman CB 25 Nick Ferguson FS/SS 31 Aaron Glenn CB 21 Victor Green SS 30 Chris Hayes FS/SS 23 Jamie Henderson CB 24 Ray Mickens CB 22 Damien Robinson FS 38 James Rooths CB/S 27 Tony Scott CB Special teams (ST) 9 John Hall K 7 Tom Tupa P		Practice squad 2 Corey Alston WR 32 Marlion Jackson RB 60 Dennis O'Sullivan C 62 Josh Rawlings T 36 Ryan Szokola S Reserve 72 Jason Ferguson DT (IR) 66 David Viger G (Military) Rookies in italics 53 active, 2 reserve, 5 practice squad

Schedule

Regular season

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Jets’ players made a unanimous vote not to play against the Oakland Raiders in Week 2. This game was made up on January 6, 2002.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	Indianapolis Colts	L 24–45	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	September 23	at New England Patriots	W 10–3	1–1	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
3	October 1	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–19	1–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	October 7	at Buffalo Bills	W 42–36	2–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
5	October 14	Miami Dolphins	W 21–17	3–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
6	October 21	St. Louis Rams	L 14–34	3–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 28	at Carolina Panthers	W 13–12	4–3	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
8	November 4	at New Orleans Saints	W 16–9	5–3	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
9	November 11	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–7	6–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 18	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–0	7–3	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	December 2	New England Patriots	L 16–17	7–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	December 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–18	7–5	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December 16	Cincinnati Bengals	W 15–14	8–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
15	December 23	at Indianapolis Colts	W 29–28	9–5	RCA Dome	Recap
16	December 30	Buffalo Bills	L 9–14	9–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	January 6	at Oakland Raiders	W 24–22	10–6	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 12, 2002	at Oakland Raiders (3)	L 24–38	0–1	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap

Game summaries

Week 2: at New England Patriots

Week 2: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	7	0	10
Patriots	3	0	0	0	3

at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: September 23
Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 60,292
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf & Bonnie Bernstein

Game information

First quarter

NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 0:52. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:41.

Second quarter

NYJ – John Hall 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 6:26.

Third quarter

NYJ – Curtis Martin 8-yard run (John Hall kick), 2:29. Jets 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:08.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 16/28, 137 yards
NE – Drew Bledsoe – 18/28, 159 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYJ – Curtis Martin – 24 rushes, 106 yards, TD
NE – Marc Edwards – 6 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Wayne Chrebet – 5 receptions, 53 yards
NE – Troy Brown – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 9: vs Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	7	7
Jets	0	14	13	0	27

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: November 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 78,234
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
Recap, Game Book