The 2001 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. It was their first year under head coach Dick Vermeil and 13th under general manager Carl Peterson. They finished the regular season with a 6–10 record.
Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including running back Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green. Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Trent Green (Rams) P Todd Sauerbrun (Panthers)RB Priest Holmes (Ravens) QB Elvis Grbac (Ravens)LB Glenn Cadrez (Broncos) DT Chester McGlockton (Broncos)CB Ray Crockett (Broncos) TE Troy Drayton (Packers)C Casey Wiegmann (Bears) FB Donnell Bennett (Redskins)DE Rich Owens (Dolphins) G Dave Szott (Redskins)P Dan Stryzinski (Falcons) WR Kevin Lockett (Redskins)CB George McCullough (Titans) CB Carlton Gray (Bengals) S Jason Belser (Colts)
Draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2001 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeIan AllenGuardPurdueDyshod CarterCornerbackKansas StateRyan HelmingQuarterbackNorthern IowaDave KlemicWide receiverNortheasternJ. J. MosesWide receiverIowa StateWes RobertsonLinebackerRutgersLawrence TynesKickerTroy State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 12 Washington Redskins W 20–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 Chicago Bears W 10–9 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 23–28 2–1 Alltel Stadium Recap 4 at St. Louis Rams L 17–21 2–2 Trans World Dome Recap
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9 Oakland Raiders L 24–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 September 23 New York Giants L 3–13 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 September 30 at Washington Redskins W 45–13 1–2 FedExField Recap 4 October 7 at Denver Broncos L 6–20 1–3 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 5 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 6 October 21 at Arizona Cardinals L 16–24 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 7 Indianapolis Colts L 28–35 1–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 8 November 4 at San Diego Chargers W 25–20 2–6 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 9 November 11 at New York Jets L 7–27 2–7 Giants Stadium Recap 10Bye 11 November 25 Seattle Seahawks W 19–7 3–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 12 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–23 3–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 13 December 9 at Oakland Raiders L 26–28 3–9 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 14 December 16 Denver Broncos W 26–23 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 15 December 23 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 16 December 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 30–26 6–9 Alltel Stadium Recap 17 January 6 at Seattle Seahawks L 18–21 6–10 Husky Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
Week 9: at New York Jets
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Standings
Notes
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