2001 Baltimore Ravens season

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

2001 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Art Modell
Head coach	Brian Billick
General manager	Ozzie Newsome (de facto)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinator	Marvin Lewis
Home field	PSINet Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 20–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 27–10
Pro Bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden TE Shannon Sharpe DT Sam Adams LB Ray Lewis FS Rod Woodson KR Jermaine Lewis

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 and defense, they also got swept by the Browns for the first time since they returned to Cleveland, and they 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.

Offseason

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

Draft

2001 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31	Todd Heap *	TE	Arizona State
2	62	Gary Baxter	CB	Baylor
3	92	Casey Rabach	C	Wisconsin
4	148	Edgerton Hartwell	LB	Western Illinois
5	161	Chris Barnes	RB	New Mexico State
6	194	Joe Maese	LS	New Mexico
7	231	Dwayne Missouri	DE	Northwestern
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2001 Baltimore Ravens staff

	Front office 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 coaches Head Coach – Brian Billick Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Steve Shafer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Matt Simon Wide Receivers – Mike Nolan Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Jim Colletto			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive Line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Jack Del Rio Defensive Backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line – Mike Smith Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Russ Purnell Assistant Special Teams – Paul McCord Assistant Special Teams – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Head Athletic Trainer – Bill Tessendorf Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Paul Ricci

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Roster

2001 Baltimore Ravens final roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Elvis Grbac 1 Randall Cunningham 7 Chris Redman Running backs 29 Terry Allen 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 44 Jason Brookins 32 Sam Gash FB 39 Alan Ricard 23 Moe Williams Wide receivers 87 Qadry Ismail 83 Patrick Johnson 84 Jermaine Lewis 80 Brandon Stokley 89 Travis Taylor Tight ends 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive linemen 75 Jonathan Ogden T 77 Kipp Vickers G 76 Erik Williams 78 Sammy Williams T 66 Bennie Anderson 74 Orlando Bobo T 62 Mike Flynn C 70 Dale Hellestrae 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 59 Joe Maese Defensive linemen 90 Rob Burnett DE 94 Marques Douglas DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 96 Adalius Thomas DE 95 Sam Adams DT 91 Lional Dalton DT 73 Kelly Gregg DT 98 Tony Siragusa DT 79 Larry Webster DT		Linebackers 58 Peter Boulware OLB 56 Edgerton Hartwell OLB 50 Brad Jackson MLB 52 Ray Lewis MLB 55 Jamie Sharper OLB Defensive backs 28 Gary Baxter CB 45 Corey Harris 37 Carnell Lake SS 21 Chris McAlister CB 42 Anthony Mitchell 24 Alvin Porter 22 Duane Starks CB 38 James Trapp 26 Rod Woodson SS Special teams 3 Matt Stover K 5 Kyle Richardson P		Reserve lists 15 Albert Horsey WR (IR) 31 Jamal Lewis RB (IR) Practice squad 63 Corey Callens DE 67 Stephen Gibson OL 25 Martavious Houston S 17 Bobby Newcombe WR/PR 53 Anthony Sessions LB 27 Delvin Hughley DB 33 Reggie Waddell DB Rookies in italics

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	Cancelled
2	August 18	at New York Jets	L 3–16	0–1
3	August 23	Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	0–2
4	August 31	New York Giants	W 38–9	1–2

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 9	Chicago Bears	W 17–6	1–0	69,365
2	September 23	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–21	1–1	51,121
3	September 30	at Denver Broncos	W 20–13	2–1	75,082
4	October 7	Tennessee Titans	W 26–7	3–1	69,494
5	October 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–31	3–2	59,866
6	October 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–24	3–3	72,818
7	October 28	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 18–17	4–3	69,439
8	November 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10	5–3	62,906
9	November 12	at Tennessee Titans	W 16–10	6–3	68,798
10	November 18	Cleveland Browns	L 17–27	6–4	69,353
11	November 25	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–21	7–4	53,530
12	December 2	Indianapolis Colts	W 39–27	8–4	69,382
13	Bye
14	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–26	8–5	69,506
15	December 23	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–0	9–5	68,987
16	December 29	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–22	9–6	65,619
17	January 7, 2002	Minnesota Vikings	W 19–3	10–6	69,465

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
^(5) Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff Time	Attendance
Wild Card	January 13, 2002	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–3	CBS 4:30pm	72,251
Divisional	January 20, 2002	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–27	CBS 1:00pm	63,976

References

1. "Ravens' Associates". 2001 Fan and Media Guide. Baltimore Ravens. pp. 2–3.
2. 2001 Ravens preseason schedule

• Ravens on Pro Football Reference
• Ravens Schedule on jt-sw.com