2001 New England Patriots
The 2001 New England Patriots went 11–5, and won the Super Bowl. They scored 371 points and allowed 272.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 371–272
- Postseason
- Won Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 371 points, the sixth-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 272, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +99.
How the season unfolded
The Patriots started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 11 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–6 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 17 (January 6, 2002).
Their heaviest loss was 30–10 to the Miami Dolphins in Week 4 (October 7, 2001).
They scored a season-high 44 points against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3 (September 30, 2001), winning 44–13.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–3.
They played three games that went to overtime and went 3–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Oakland Raiders 16–13 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17 on the road.
They won Super Bowl XXXVI, beating the St. Louis Rams 20–17.
Before and after
That was a six-win improvement on 2000, when they went 5–11.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2002, they went 9–7 and missed the playoffs.
2001 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2001 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–23 |
| Week 2 | Sep 23, 2001 | vs New York Jets | L 3–10 |
| Week 3 | Sep 30, 2001 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 44–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 7, 2001 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–30 |
| Week 5 | Oct 14, 2001 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 29–26 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 21, 2001 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 38–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 28, 2001 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–31 |
| Week 8 | Nov 4, 2001 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 11, 2001 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 21–11 |
| Week 10 | Nov 18, 2001 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 17–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 25, 2001 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 34–17 |
| Week 12 | Dec 2, 2001 | at New York Jets | W 17–16 |
| Week 13 | Dec 9, 2001 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 27–16 |
| Week 14 | Dec 16, 2001 | at Buffalo Bills | W 12–9 (OT) |
| Week 15 | Dec 22, 2001 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 20–13 |
| Week 17 | Jan 6, 2002 | at Carolina Panthers | W 38–6 |
| Divisional | Jan 19, 2002 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 16–13 (OT) |
| Conference championship | Jan 27, 2002 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–17 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 3, 2002 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 20–17 |
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.