2001 New York Jets season

The 2001 New York Jets season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 42nd season overall, and the first under new head coach Herman Edwards. The team improved upon its 9–7 record from 2000 and the Jets finished 10–6 and qualified for the final Wild Card position in the American Football Conference (AFC), their first playoff berth since 1998. They lost in the wild-card round to the Oakland Raiders, with the score of 38–24.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
FS Damien Robinson (Buccaneers)	QB Ray Lucas (Dolphins)
LB James Darling (Eagles)	WR Dedric Ward (Dolphins)
LB Doug Colman (Browns)	LB Bryan Cox (Patriots)
	LB Roman Phifer (Patriots)
	LS Bradford Banta (Lions)
	RB Leon Johnson (Bears)
	TE Fred Baxter (Bears)

Undrafted free agents

2001 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Matt Bonito	Guard	Michigan State
Matt Comella	Fullback	Northeastern
Tory Woodbury	Quarterback	Winston-Salem State

Schedule

Regular season

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Jets’ players made a unanimous vote not to play against the Oakland Raiders in Week 2. This game was made up on January 6, 2002.

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1	September 9	Indianapolis Colts	L 24–45	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	September 23	at New England Patriots	W 10–3	1–1	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–19	1–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	October 7	at Buffalo Bills	W 42–36	2–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
5	October 14	Miami Dolphins	W 21–17	3–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
6	October 21	St. Louis Rams	L 14–34	3–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 28	at Carolina Panthers	W 13–12	4–3	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
8	November 4	at New Orleans Saints	W 16–9	5–3	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
9	November 11	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–7	6–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 18	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–0	7–3	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	December 2	New England Patriots	L 16–17	7–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	December 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–18	7–5	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December 16	Cincinnati Bengals	W 15–14	8–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
15	December 23	at Indianapolis Colts	W 29–28	9–5	RCA Dome	Recap
16	December 30	Buffalo Bills	L 9–14	9–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	January 6	at Oakland Raiders	W 24–22	10–6	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

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Wild Card	Template:Dow tooltip	at Oakland Raiders (3)	L 24–38	0–1	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	371	272	W6
(4) Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	344	290	W2
(6) New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	308	295	W1
Indianapolis Colts	6	10	0	.375	413	486	W1
Buffalo Bills	3	13	0	.188	265	420	L1

External links

• 2001 team stats