2001 Kansas City Chiefs season

2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez G Will Shields

The 2001 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the arrival of the franchise's ninth head coach, Dick Vermeil and ended with a 6–10 record and fourth place in the AFC West.

Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including Running back Priest Holmes and Quarterback Trent Green. Coach Dick Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.

Personnel

Staff

2001 Kansas City Chiefs staff
	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of Football Administration – Mike White Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head Coach – Dick Vermeil Assistant Head Coach – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders Quarterbacks – Terry Shea Running Backs – James Saxon Wide Receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight Ends – Keith Rowen Offensive Line – Mike Solari Assistant Offensive Line – Irv Eatman Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jason Verduzco			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Carl Hairston Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive Backs – Peter Giunta Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz, Jr. Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Billy Long

Schedule

In 2001, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	TV Time (CT)	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	Oakland Raiders	L 27–24	CBS	12:00PM	78,844
2	September 23, 2001	New York Giants	L 13–3	FOX	12:00PM	77,666
3	September 30, 2001	at Washington Redskins	W 45–13	CBS	12:00PM	76,573
4	October 7, 2001	at Denver Broncos	L 20–6	CBS	3:15PM	75,037
5	October 14, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–17	CBS	12:00PM	78,413
6	October 21, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	L 24–16	CBS	3:05PM	35,916
7	October 25, 2001	Indianapolis Colts	L 35–28	ESPN	7:30PM	74,212
8	November 4, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 25–20	CBS	3:05PM	58,789
9	November 11, 2001	at New York Jets	L 27–7	CBS	12:00PM	78,234
10	Bye
11	November 25, 2001	Seattle Seahawks	W 19–7	CBS	12:00PM	77,357
12	November 29, 2001	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–10	ESPN	7:30PM	77,087
13	December 9, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–26	CBS	3:15PM	60,784
14	December 16, 2001	Denver Broncos	W 26–23	CBS	12:00PM	77,778
15	December 23, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 20–17	CBS	12:00PM	76,131
16	December 30, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–26	CBS	12:00PM	59,396
17	January 6, 2002*	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–18	CBS	3:05PM	58,460

*Game originally scheduled for September 16, but was postponed along with all Week 2 games following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Oakland Raiders	10	6	0	.625	399	327	L3
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	301	324	W2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	340	339	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	320	344	L1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	332	321	L9

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