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2001 Baltimore Ravens season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Baltimore Ravens
year	2001
record	10–6
division_place	2nd AFC Central
coach	Brian Billick
off_coach	Matt Cavanaugh
def_coach	Marvin Lewis
general manager	Ozzie Newsome
owner	Art Modell
stadium	PSINet Stadium
playoffs	Won [Wild Card Playoffs](2001-02-nfl-playoffs)
(at [Dolphins](2001-miami-dolphins-season)) 20–3
Lost [Divisional Playoffs](2001-02-nfl-playoffs)
(at [Steelers](2001-pittsburgh-steelers-season)) 10–27
pro_bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden
TE Shannon Sharpe
DT Sam Adams
LB Ray Lewis
FS Rod Woodson
KR Jermaine Lewis
uniform	[[File:Baltimore Ravens Uniforms 2000-2003.png	250px]]
shortnavlink	Ravens seasons

(at Dolphins) 20–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–27 TE Shannon Sharpe DT Sam Adams LB Ray Lewis FS Rod Woodson KR Jermaine Lewis

The 2001 season was the Baltimore Ravens' sixth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the third under head coach Brian Billick.

Fresh off their victory trip from Super Bowl XXXV, bad news struck the 2001 Ravens as running back Jamal Lewis suffered a knee injury in training camp and would miss the entire season. This weakened the Ravens’ running game. Trent Dilfer was allowed to leave in free agency, and the Ravens elected to have a quarterback room that had Elvis Grbac as the primary starter with Randall Cunningham as the backup. Grbac went 8-6 as a starter but threw 15 touchdowns to 18 interceptions while Cunningham won both of his two starts. Terry Allen led the Ravens in rushing with 658 yards while Jason Brookins had five rushing touchdowns. On the receiving side, Qadry Ismail had 1,059 receiving yards on 74 receptions for seven touchdowns while Shannon Sharpe had a Pro Bowl season with 73 receptions for 811 yards as a tight end. Jermaine Lewis returned 42 punts for 519 yards to go along with 42 kick returns for 1,039 yards and was a Pro Bowl player. Ray Lewis had a league-high 162 combined tackles with three interceptions while Peter Boulware had a career-high 15 sacks.

The Ravens were swept by the Browns for the first time since they returned to Cleveland, and the Ravens also failed to equal their 12–4 record from 2000, instead going 10–6 but eventually reaching the postseason for the second consecutive year. They easily shut down the Miami Dolphins, 20–3 in the wild-card round, but were unable to stop the 13–3 Pittsburgh Steelers, in the next round, due to a series of turnovers and penalties.

This was the final season Randall Cunningham, Dale Hellestrae, Erik Williams and Carnell Lake would play in the NFL.

Offseason

Throughout training camp, the team was the first to be covered by and featured on the HBO series Hard Knocks.

Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

Staff

Owner and CEO – Art Modell
President and coo – David Modell
Minority owner – Steve Bisciotti
Vice president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome
Director of football administration – Pat Moriarty
Director of college scouting – Phil Savage
Director of pro personnel – James Harris
Assistant director of pro personnel – George Kokinis
Head coach – Brian Billick
Assistant head coach/secondary – Steve Shafer
Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh
Running backs – Matt Simon
Wide receivers – Mike Nolan
Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman
Offensive line – Jim Colletto
Defensive coordinator – Marvin Lewis
Defensive line – Rex Ryan
Linebackers – Jack Del Rio
Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson
Defensive assistant/defensive line – Mike Smith
Special teams coordinator – Russ Purnell
Assistant special teams – Paul McCord
Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson
Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf
Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday
Assistant strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster

Schedule

Preseason

year=2001	border=2}}"	Week
at [New York Jets](2001-new-york-jets-season)	L 3–16	0–1
[Carolina Panthers](2001-carolina-panthers-season)	L 17–20	0–2
[New York Giants](2001-new-york-giants-season)	W 38–9	1–2

Regular season

Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Week	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001
September 9	[Chicago Bears](2001-chicago-bears-season)	W 17–6	1–0	PSINet Stadium	69,365
September 23	at [Cincinnati Bengals](2001-cincinnati-bengals-season)	L 10–21	1–1	Paul Brown Stadium	51,121
September 30	at [Denver Broncos](2001-denver-broncos-season)	W 20–13	2–1	Invesco Field at Mile High	75,082
October 7	[Tennessee Titans](2001-tennessee-titans-season)	W 26–7	3–1	PSINet Stadium	69,494
October 14	at [Green Bay Packers](2001-green-bay-packers-season)	L 23–31	3–2	Lambeau Field	59,866
October 21	at [Cleveland Browns](2001-cleveland-browns-season)	L 14–24	3–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,818
October 28	[Jacksonville Jaguars](2001-jacksonville-jaguars-season)	W 18–17	4–3	PSINet Stadium	69,439
November 4	at [Pittsburgh Steelers](2001-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	W 13–10	5–3	Heinz Field	62,906
	at [Tennessee Titans](2001-tennessee-titans-season)	W 16–10	6–3	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
November 18	[Cleveland Browns](2001-cleveland-browns-season)	L 17–27	6–4	PSINet Stadium	69,353
November 25	at [Jacksonville Jaguars](2001-jacksonville-jaguars-season)	W 24–21	7–4	Alltel Stadium	53,530
December 2	[Indianapolis Colts](2001-indianapolis-colts-season)	W 39–27	8–4	PSINet Stadium	69,382
December 16	[Pittsburgh Steelers](2001-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	L 21–26	8–5	PSINet Stadium	69,506
December 23	[Cincinnati Bengals](2001-cincinnati-bengals-season)	W 16–0	9–5	PSINet Stadium	68,987
	at [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2001-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	L 10–22	9–6	Raymond James Stadium	65,619
	[Minnesota Vikings](2001-minnesota-vikings-season)	W 19–3	10–6	PSINet Stadium	69,465

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Main article: 2001–02 NFL playoffs

Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Week	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Date	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Opponent	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Result	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Kickoff Time	Baltimore Ravens	year=2001	border=2}}"	Attendance	Wild Card	Divisional
January 13, 2002	at [Miami Dolphins](2001-miami-dolphins-season)	W 20–3	CBS 4:30pm	72,251
January 20, 2002	at [Pittsburgh Steelers](2001-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	L 10–27	CBS 1:00pm	63,976

Division standings

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card game vs Miami Dolphins

Scoring
- MIA – field goal Mare 33 MIA 3–0
- BAL – Allen 4 run (Stover kick) BAL 7–3
- BAL – Taylor 4 pass from Grbac (Stover kick) BAL 14–3
- BAL – field goal Stover 35 BAL 17–3
- BAL – field goal Stover 40 BAL 20–3}}

AFC Divisional Playoff vs Pittsburgh Steelers

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: 30 °F (Mostly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 63,976
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)

Notes

References

"2001 Fan and Media Guide". Baltimore Ravens.
[https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/baltimore-ravens/results/2001 2001 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results]

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