2001 Pittsburgh Steelers
The 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers went 13–3, and lost the conference championship. They scored 352 points and allowed 212.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 352–212
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 352 points, the seventh-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 212, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +140.
How the season unfolded
The Steelers started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 9 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–14 over the Detroit Lions in Week 15 (December 23, 2001).
Their heaviest loss was 21–3 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 (September 9, 2001).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Baltimore Ravens 27–10 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 24–17 at home.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2000, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2002, they went 10–5–1 and returned to the playoffs.
2001 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2001 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 3–21 |
| Week 3 | Sep 30, 2001 | at Buffalo Bills | W 20–3 |
| Week 4 | Oct 7, 2001 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 16–7 |
| Week 5 | Oct 14, 2001 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 21, 2001 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–10 |
| Week 7 | Oct 29, 2001 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 34–7 |
| Week 8 | Nov 4, 2001 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 10–13 |
| Week 9 | Nov 11, 2001 | at Cleveland Browns | W 15–12 (OT) |
| Week 10 | Nov 18, 2001 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–7 |
| Week 11 | Nov 25, 2001 | at Tennessee Titans | W 34–24 |
| Week 12 | Dec 2, 2001 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 21–16 |
| Week 13 | Dec 9, 2001 | vs New York Jets | W 18–7 |
| Week 14 | Dec 16, 2001 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 26–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 23, 2001 | vs Detroit Lions | W 47–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 30, 2001 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 23–26 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Jan 6, 2002 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 28–7 |
| Divisional | Jan 20, 2002 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 27–10 |
| Conference championship | Jan 27, 2002 | vs New England Patriots | L 17–24 |
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.