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
Undrafted free agents + 2001 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMatt BonitoGuardMichigan StateMatt ComellaFullbackNortheasternTory WoodburyQuarterbackWinston-Salem State
Staff
Roster
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 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 11Bye 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 at Oakland Raiders (3) L 24–38 0–1 Network Associates Coliseum Recap
Game summaries
Week 2: at New England Patriots
Week 9: vs Kansas City Chiefs
Standings
References
External links 2001 team stats