new england patriots 2001 afc championship game results

The New England Patriots won against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 17, in the 2001 AFC Championship game on January 27, 2002.

Final

Patriots

2-0-0

24

Steelers

1-1-0

17

Team

PIT

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

Troy Brown 55-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

2nd quarter

PIT

Kris Brown 30-yard field goal

David Patten 11-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

3rd quarter

PIT

Antwan Harris 49-yard blocked field goal return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick)

Amos Zereoue 11-yard run (Kris Brown kick)

4th quarter

PIT

Adam Vinatieri 44-yard field goal

Patriots

Steelers

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

6 - 17

4 - 14

4th down efficiency

0 - 1

0 - 0

Total Plays

Total Yards

259

306

Yards per play

3.8

4.6

Passing

192

248

Comp - Att

22 - 39

24 - 42

Yards per pass

4.5

5.5

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 25

3 - 7

Rushing

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

2.7

2.6

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

30:55

29:05

Patriots

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RTG
Tom Brady T. Brady	12	18	115	6.4	0	2	84.3
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	10	21	102	4.9	1	2	77.9
Team	22	39	192	5.6	1	4	80.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Antowain Smith A. Smith	15	47	3.1
J.R. Redmond	3	13	4.3
Tom Brady T. Brady	2	3	1.5
Marc Edwards M. Edwards	1	3	3.0
Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	4	1	0.3
Team	25	67	2.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Troy Brown T. Brown	8	121	15.1	0	11
David Patten D. Patten	4	39	9.8	1	11
Marc Edwards M. Edwards	4	26	6.5	0	5
Charles Johnson C. Johnson	2	22	11.0	0	3
Jermaine Wiggins J. Wiggins	2	7	3.5	0	4
J.R. Redmond	2	2	1.0	0	4
Fred Coleman F. Coleman	0	0		0	1
Team	22	217	5.6	1	39

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Ty Law T. Law	7	7	0.0	1	1	0
Otis Smith O. Smith	7	6	0.0	0	0	0
Willie McGinest W. McGinest	6	5	1.0	3	1	1
Tebucky Jones T. Jones	4	3	0.0	0	1	0
Lawyer Milloy L. Milloy	3	3	0.0	0	1	0
Anthony Pleasant A. Pleasant	3	3	1.0	2	0	1
Richard Seymour R. Seymour	3	3	0.0	2	0	0
Mike Vrabel M. Vrabel	4	3	0.0	1	0	0
Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi	3	2	0.5	0	0	1
Antwan Harris A. Harris	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Roman Phifer R. Phifer	6	2	0.0	0	0	0
Terrance Shaw T. Shaw	2	2	0.0	0	2	0
Matt Chatham M. Chatham	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Je'Rod Cherry J. Cherry	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Fred Coleman F. Coleman	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Bryan Cox B. Cox	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ted Johnson T. Johnson	3	1	0.5	1	0	1
Matt Stevens M. Stevens	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ken Walter K. Walter	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Terrell Buckley T. Buckley	0	0	0.0	0	1	0
Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton	3	0	0.0	0	0	0
Larry Izzo L. Izzo	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Patrick Pass P. Pass	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Team	65	48	3.0	10	7	4

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri A. Vinatieri	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ken Walter K. Walter	7	274	39.1	52
Team	7	274	39.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Patrick Pass P. Pass	3	83	27.7	0	35
Team	3	83	27.7	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Troy Brown T. Brown	3	80	26.7	1	55
Team	3	80	26.7	1

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	24	42	255	6.1	0	3	3	45.2
Team	24	42	248	6.1	0	3	3	45.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	8	41	5.1	0
Amos Zereoue A. Zereoue	4	11	2.8	1
Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	9	8	0.9	1
Hines Ward H. Ward	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	22	58	2.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Plaxico Burress P. Burress	5	67	13.4	12
Hines Ward H. Ward	6	64	10.7	11
Amos Zereoue A. Zereoue	4	50	12.5	4
Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	2	23	11.5	2
Troy Edwards T. Edwards	2	16	8.0	4
Dan Kreider D. Kreider	2	13	6.5	2
Matt Cushing M. Cushing	1	10	10.0	1
Bobby Shaw B. Shaw	1	9	9.0	3
Jerame Tuman J. Tuman	1	3	3.0	2
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala	0	0		1
Team	24	255	6.1	42

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	2	1	1
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Kendrell Bell K. Bell	8	8	1.0	3	1	1
Brent Alexander B. Alexander	6	5	0.0	0	0	0
Jason Gildon J. Gildon	8	5	2.0	2	4	2
Joey Porter J. Porter	5	4	0.0	0	1	0
Chad Scott C. Scott	6	4	0.0	0	0	0
Lee Flowers L. Flowers	9	3	0.0	0	0	0
Mike A. Jones M. A. Jones	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Aaron Smith A. Smith	4	3	1.0	1	0	1
Dewayne Washington D. Washington	5	3	0.0	0	1	0
John Fiala J. Fiala	7	2	0.0	0	1	0
Lenzie Jackson L. Jackson	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Mike Logan M. Logan	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Bobby Shaw B. Shaw	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Deshea Townsend D. Townsend	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Plaxico Burress P. Burress	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Alan Faneca A. Faneca	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Clark Haggans C. Haggans	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Kimo von Oelhoffen K. von Oelhoffen	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Wayne Gandy W. Gandy	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Casey Hampton C. Hampton	2	0	0.0	0	0	0
Team	76	52	4.0	6	8	4

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Kris Brown K. Brown	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Josh Miller J. Miller	6	258	43.0	53
Team	6	258	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Troy Edwards T. Edwards	5	86	17.2	0	26
Team	5	86	17.2	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Troy Edwards T. Edwards	3	29	9.7	0	28
Team	3	29	9.7	0

More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

536

Brissett

RUSH

267

Stevenson

REC

148

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

13.0

31st

OPP PPG

21.8

15th

RUSH YDS/G

126.5

12th

PASS YDS/G

139.5

32nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Jets	2	2	.500
Patriots	1	3	.250
Dolphins	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/6	MIA	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/13	HOU	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/20	NE	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/27	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/3	NE	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

49ers

2-2-0

Final

Patriots

1-3-0

Sun 29 Sep 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,373

Cousins

1,182

Smith

1,164

Mayfield

Rush Yards Leaders

480

Henry

447

Mason

435

Barkley

Rec Yards Leaders

489

Collins

386

Nabers

386

Godwin

Pass TD Leaders

11

Mayfield

11

Darnold

8

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

5

Williams

5

Kamara

5

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

5

Evans

4

Harrison

4

Jefferson

QB Rating Leaders

118.9

Darnold

116.5

Allen

112.2

Mayfield

Sack Leaders

6.5

Hutchinson

6.0

Van Noy

5.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.0

26.5

26.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.5

13.3

13.8

14.8

15.5

17.5

Total Yards Rankings

429.5

413.3

410.0

397.0

387.0

382.3

Rush Yards Rankings

220.3

174.5

169.3

153.8

153.3

151.3

Pass Yards Rankings

295.5

286.5

282.5

274.6

269.5

259.8

Sack Leaders

17.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

89.6

Kamara

88.5

Henry

86

Barkley

Fantasy WR Rankings

60.9

Collins

60.7

Reed

59.8

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

30.1

Goedert

28.1

Kittle

25.3

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

60

Aubrey

58

Koo

53

McLaughlin

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

1-3

1-2-1

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Jets	2	2	0	.500
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Chargers	2	2	0	.500

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	3	1	0	.750
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Lions	3	1	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	3	2	0	.600
Buccaneers	3	2	0	.600
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
49ers	2	2	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 10/2	TB	@	ATL	30-36
Sun 9/29	SEA	@	DET	29-42
Sun 9/29	TEN	@	MIA	31-12
Sat 9/28	BUF	@	BAL	10-35
Sat 9/28	KC	@	LAC	17-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/6	NYJ	@	MIN	9:30 AM
Sun 10/6	CLE	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/6	BAL	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/6	BUF	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/6	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM

The New England Patriots won against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 to 17, in the 2001 AFC Championship game on January 27, 2002.

Final

Patriots

24

Steelers

17

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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489

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5

5

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118.9

116.5

112.2

6.5

6.0

5.0

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

89.6

88.5

86

60.9

60.7

59.8

30.1

28.1

25.3

60

58

53

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