2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
Head coach	Bill Cowher
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Home field	Heinz Field
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Ravens) 27–10 Lost AFC Championship (vs. Patriots) 17–24
Pro Bowlers	6 LB Kendrell Bell RB Jerome Bettis G Alan Faneca OLB Jason Gildon QB Kordell Stewart WR Hines Ward
AP All-Pros	4 Alan Faneca (1st team) Jason Gildon (1st team) Kendrell Bell (2nd team) Jeff Hartings (2nd team)
Team MVP	Kordell Stewart
Team ROY	Kendrell Bell
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The 2001 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 69th season in the National Football League.

Roster

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**2001 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Tommy Maddox 17 Tee Martin 10 Kordell Stewart Running backs 33 R. J. Bowers 36 Jerome Bettis 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 35 Dan Kreider FB 38 Jon Witman FB 21 Amos Zereoué Wide receivers 88 Tim Baker 80 Plaxico Burress 81 Troy Edwards KR 83 Lenzie Jackson 82 Bobby Shaw 86 Hines Ward Tight ends 48 Matt Cushing 85 Cory Geason 84 Jerame Tuman		Offensive linemen 62 Roger Duffy C/G 66 Alan Faneca G 72 Wayne Gandy T 64 Jeff Hartings C/G 78 Mathias Nkwenti T 56 Chukky Okobi C/G 79 Oliver Ross T/G 77 Marvel Smith T 66 Rich Tylski G 68 Keydrick Vincent G Defensive linemen 94 Rodney Bailey DE 96 Kendrick Clancy NT 73 Chris Combs DE 98 Casey Hampton NT 91 Aaron Smith DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DE		Linebackers 97 Kendrell Bell ILB 57 John Fiala ILB 92 Jason Gildon OLB 53 Clark Haggans OLB 50 Earl Holmes ILB 51 Mike Jones ILB 90 Justin Kurpeikis LB 55 Joey Porter OLB Defensive backs 27 Brent Alexander FS 40 Myron Bell S 41 Lethon Flowers SS 31 Mike Logan S 22 Hank Poteat S/PR/KR 30 Chad Scott CB 23 Jason Simmons S 26 Deshea Townsend CB 20 Dewayne Washington CB Special teams 54 Mike Schneck LS 3 Kris Brown K 4 Josh Miller P/H		Reserve lists 87 Mark Bruener TE (IR) 89 Will Blackwell WR/KR (IR) Practice squad 19 Demetrius Brown WR 95 Rameel Connor DE 76 Chris Hoke DE 24 Payton Williams CB ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Rookies in italics 55 active, 1 inactive, 4 practice squad

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
1	August 3	at Atlanta Falcons	W 17–16	1–0	Georgia Dome
2	August 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–24	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
3	August 25	Detroit Lions	W 20–7	2–1	Heinz Field
4	August 30	Buffalo Bills	W 20–0	3–1	Heinz Field

Regular season

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
1	September 9	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–21	0–1	Alltel Stadium
2	Bye
3	September 30	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–3	1–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium
4	October 7	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–7	2–1	Heinz Field
5	October 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium
6	October 21	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–10	4–1	Raymond James Stadium
7	October 29	Tennessee Titans	W 34–7	5–1	Heinz Field
8	November 4	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–13	5–2	Heinz Field
9	November 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 15–12 (OT)	6–2	Cleveland Browns Stadium
10	November 18	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 20–7	7–2	Heinz Field
11	November 25	at Tennessee Titans	W 34–24	8–2	Adelphia Coliseum
12	December 2	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–16	9–2	Heinz Field
13	December 9	New York Jets	W 18–7	10–2	Heinz Field
14	December 16	at Baltimore Ravens	W 26–21	11–2	PSINet Stadium
15	December 23	Detroit Lions	W 47–14	12–2	Heinz Field
16	December 30	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–26 (OT)	12–3	Paul Brown Stadium
17	January 6	Cleveland Browns	W 28–7	13–3	Heinz Field

Standings

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AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

References

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↑ 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "2001 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.

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Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Acrisure Stadium Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Rooney Sports Complex Chuck Noll Field
Culture	Football in Western Pennsylvania Rooney family Myron Cope Steelmark Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story Evening Shade The Chief "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam This Is Us
Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners "Pennsylvania Polka" Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception 1995 AFC Championship Game Jerome Bettis trade Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans
Media	Broadcasters KDKA-TV WPCW-TV AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley Steelers figures in broadcasting
Division championships (24)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014 2016 2017 2020
Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010
League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)
Retired numbers	32 70 75
Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Faneca Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Polamalu Shell Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Cowher Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

2001 NFL season

AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
	Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
	NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
		Tennessee

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