2001 Detroit Lions season
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Marty Mornhinweg
was named the twenty-first head coach in franchise history on January 21, 2001.
Marty Mornhinweg
Marty Mornhinweg is the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles, having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach. He was named offensive coordinator on January 6, 2006, after the Eagles previous offensive coordinator Brad Childress was hired as the head coach of the...
was named the twenty-first head coach in franchise history on January 21, 2001.
NFL Draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 18 | Jeff Backus Jeff Backus Jeff Backus is an American football offensive tackle with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Backus played football for the University of Michigan. He was drafted with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions... |
T | Michigan |
| 2 | 50 | Dominic Raiola Dominic Raiola Dominic Raiola is an American football center with the Detroit Lions; his younger brother, Donovan Raiola, plays center for the Washington Redskins.-High school career:... |
C | Nebraska |
| 2 | 61 | Shaun Rogers | NT | Texas |
| 5 | 148 | Scotty Anderson Scotty Anderson Scotty Anderson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and the Arena Football League... |
WR | Grambling State |
| 5 | 149 | Mike McMahon | QB | Rutgers |
| 6 | 173 | Jason Glenn Jason Glenn Jason Glenn was an NFL linebacker who played for the New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins, and the Minnesota Vikings between 2001-2006... |
LB | Texas A&M |
Staff
| 2001 Detroit Lions staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Lions' Points | Opponents' Points | Record | Streak | Attendance |
| 1 | 09/09/01 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L | 6 | 28 | 0-1 | L-1 | |
| 2 | 09/23/01 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 14 | 24 | 0-2 | L-2 | |
| 3 | Bye | |||||||
| 4 | 10/08/01 | St Louis Rams | L | 0 | 35 | 0-3 | L-3 | |
| 5 | 10/14/01 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L | 26 | 31 | 0-4 | L-4 | |
| 6 | 10/21/01 | Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L | 24 | 27 | 0-5 | L-5 | |
| 7 | 10/28/01 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
L | 27 | 31 | 0-6 | L-6 | |
| 8 | 11/04/01 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L | 13 | 21 | 0-7 | L-7 | |
| 9 | 11/11/01 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
L | 17 | 20 | 0-8 | L-8 | |
| 10 | 11/18/01 | at Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 38 | 45 | 0-9 | L-9 | |
| 11 | 11/22/01 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L | 27 | 29 | 0-10 | L-10 | |
| 12 | 12/02/01 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 10 | 13 | 0-11 | L-11 | |
| 13 | 12/09/01 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
L | 12 | 15 | 0-12 | L-12 | |
| 14 | 12/16/01 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W | 27 | 24 | 1-12 | W-1 | |
| 15 | 12/23/01 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L | 14 | 47 | 1-13 | L-1 | |
| 16 | 12/30/01 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 0 | 21 | 1-14 | L-2 | |
| 17 | 01/06/02 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W | 15 | 10 | 2-14 | W-1 | |
Standings
| NFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Chicago Bears 2001 Chicago Bears season The 2001 Chicago Bears season was their 82nd regular season and 23rd postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a surprising 13-3 record under head coach Dick Jauron en route to an NFC Central title and the number two seed in the NFC... |
13 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 338 | 203 |
| Green Bay Packers 2001 Green Bay Packers season The 2001 Green Bay Packers season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, where Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high 6 interceptions.-2001 NFL draft:... |
12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 390 | 266 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 10-6 season. It was Tony Dungy's final season as the Buccaneers head coach. He was fired after losing in the playoffs to Philadelphia for the second straight season.-Staff:... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 324 | 280 |
| Minnesota Vikings 2001 Minnesota Vikings season 2001 was the 41st year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 82nd regular season of the National Football League.Tragedy struck the Minnesota Vikings in the summer of 2001, when Offensive Lineman Korey Stringer died of heat stroke in training camp in Mankato, Minnesota... |
5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 290 | 390 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 270 | 424 |