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2001 Baltimore Ravens

The 2001 Baltimore Ravens went 10–6, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 303 points and allowed 265.

Record
10–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
303–265
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 303 points, the 14th-fewest among the 31 teams, and allowed 265, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +38.

How the season unfolded

The Ravens started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 7 to Week 9.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 26–7 over the Tennessee Titans in Week 4 (October 7, 2001).

Their heaviest loss was 27–10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round (January 20, 2002).

They scored a season-high 39 points against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 (December 2, 2001), winning 39–27.

They shut out the Cincinnati Bengals (Week 15).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.

Division and playoff opponents

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Miami Dolphins 20–3 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–10 on the road.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2000, when they went 12–4.

In 2002, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

2001 schedule and results

2001 Baltimore Ravens · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2001vs Chicago BearsW 17–6
Week 2Sep 23, 2001at Cincinnati BengalsL 10–21
Week 3Sep 30, 2001at Denver BroncosW 20–13
Week 4Oct 7, 2001vs Tennessee TitansW 26–7
Week 5Oct 14, 2001at Green Bay PackersL 23–31
Week 6Oct 21, 2001at Cleveland BrownsL 14–24
Week 7Oct 28, 2001vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 18–17
Week 8Nov 4, 2001at Pittsburgh SteelersW 13–10
Week 9Nov 12, 2001at Tennessee TitansW 16–10
Week 10Nov 18, 2001vs Cleveland BrownsL 17–27
Week 11Nov 25, 2001at Jacksonville JaguarsW 24–21
Week 12Dec 2, 2001vs Indianapolis ColtsW 39–27
Week 14Dec 16, 2001vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 21–26
Week 15Dec 23, 2001vs Cincinnati BengalsW 16–0
Week 16Dec 29, 2001at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 10–22
Week 17Jan 7, 2002vs Minnesota VikingsW 19–3
Wild CardJan 13, 2002at Miami DolphinsW 20–3
DivisionalJan 20, 2002at Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–27

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2001 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.