2001–02 NFL playoffs
The 2001–02 NFL playoffs was the playoff tournament for the 2001 season. The playoffs ended with Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, with the New England Patriots winning their first Super Bowl.
| Dates | January 12–February 3, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2001 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Games played | 11 | ||||
| Super Bowl XXXVI site | |||||
| Defending champions | Baltimore Ravens | ||||
| Champions | New England Patriots | ||||
| Runners-up | St. Louis Rams | ||||
| Conference runners-up | |||||
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Participants
| Playoff seeds | ||
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers (Central winner) | St. Louis Rams (West winner) |
| 2 | New England Patriots (East winner) | Chicago Bears (Central winner) |
| 3 | Oakland Raiders (West winner) | Philadelphia Eagles (East winner) |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins (wild card) | Green Bay Packers (wild card) |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens (wild card) | San Francisco 49ers (wild card) |
| 6 | New York Jets (wild card) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (wild card) |
Bracket
| Jan 12 – Veterans Stadium | Jan 19 – Soldier Field | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tampa Bay | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Philadelphia | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Philadelphia | 31 | Jan 27 – Edward Jones Dome | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 13 – Lambeau Field | 3 | Philadelphia | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 20 – Edward Jones Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 15 | NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 25 | Feb 3 – Louisiana Superdome | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 12 – Network Associates Coliseum | N1 | St. Louis | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan. 19 – Foxboro Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | New England | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NY Jets | 24 | Super Bowl XXXVI | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oakland | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oakland | 38 | Jan 27 – Heinz Field | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | New England | 16* | ||||||||||||||||
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 13 – Pro Player Stadium | 2 | New England | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 20 – Heinz Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore | 20 | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Miami | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
- * Indicates overtime victory
Schedule
| Away team | Score | Home Team | Date | Kickoff (ET / UTC–5) |
TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card playoffs | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9–31 | Philadelphia Eagles | January 12, 2002 | 4:30 p.m. | ABC |
| New York Jets | 24–38 | Oakland Raiders | January 12, 2002 | 8:00 p.m. | ABC |
| San Francisco 49ers | 15–25 | Green Bay Packers | January 13, 2002 | 12:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Baltimore Ravens | 20–3 | Miami Dolphins | January 13, 2002 | 4:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Divisional playoffs | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 33–19 | Chicago Bears | January 19, 2002 | 4:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Oakland Raiders | 13–16 (OT) | New England Patriots | January 19, 2002 | 8:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | January 20, 2002 | 12:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Green Bay Packers | 17–45 | St. Louis Rams | January 20, 2002 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox |
| Conference Championships | |||||
| New England Patriots | 24–17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | January 27, 2002 | 12:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 24–29 | St. Louis Rams | January 27, 2002 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox |
| Super Bowl XXXVI Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||
| St. Louis Rams | 17–20 | New England Patriots | February 3, 2002 | 6:30 p.m. | Fox |
References
- 2001–02 NFL playoffs archive from CNNSI.com (Last accessed January 26, 2016)