The 2001 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 82nd year with the National Football League (NFL) and the 14th season in Arizona. It was their final season in the NFC East division before moving to their current division, the NFC West.
Due to being the only team in the league with a Week 1 bye, the Cardinals were the final team to play their season opener, which was pushed back even further in wake of the September 11 attacks. Arizona did not play its opener until September 23 versus the Denver Broncos, the latest date an NFL team played its season opener since the 1960 Detroit Lions did not begin until October 2.
The 2001 Cardinals were also the most recent team in NFL history to have a Week 1 bye until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins in 2017 due to Hurricane Irma. However, the 2001 Cardinals are the most recent NFL team to have a scheduled week 1 bye, a situation which will not occur again unless the NFL has an odd number of teams.
The 2001 season was Pat Tillman’s final season as he left the NFL to join the U.S. Army following the season.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2001 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAndy BowersDefensive endUtahMichael CookTackleBoston CollegeCorey CrumeRunning backEastern KentuckyArnold JacksonWide receiverLouisvilleJason PadgetCenterLouisvilleNate PooleWide receiverMarshallMarcel ShippRunning backMassachusettsFred WakefieldDefensive endIllinoisLeVar WoodsLinebackerIowa
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Oakland Raiders L 7–10 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 2 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–13 (OT) 1–1 Husky Stadium 3 at Chicago Bears W 24–20 2–1 Soldier Field 4 San Diego Chargers W 16–3 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Bye 2 September 23 Denver Broncos L 17–38 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 50,913 3 September 30 Atlanta Falcons L 14–34 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 28,878 4 October 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–20 1–2 Veterans Stadium 66,360 5 October 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–20 1–3 Soldier Field 66,944 6 October 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–16 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 35,916 7 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–17 2–4 Texas Stadium 63,114 8 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–21 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 33,430 9 November 11 New York Giants L 10–17 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 36,917 10 November 18 Detroit Lions W 45–38 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium 32,322 11 November 25 at San Diego Chargers W 20–17 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 49,398 12 December 2 at Oakland Raiders W 34–31 5–6 Network Associates Coliseum 46,601 13 December 9 Washington Redskins L 10–20 5–7 Sun Devil Stadium 40,056 14 at New York Giants L 13–17 5–8 Giants Stadium 77,913 15 December 23 Dallas Cowboys W 17–10 6–8 Sun Devil Stadium 48,883 16 December 30 at Carolina Panthers W 30–7 7–8 Ericsson Stadium 72,025 17 January 6 at Washington Redskins L 17–20 7–9 FedExField 61,721 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 5: at Chicago Bears
Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 9: vs. New York Giants
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
Week 12: at Oakland Raiders
Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 14: at New York Giants
Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
Week 17: at Washington Redskins
Standings
Notes
References
External links 2001 Arizona Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com