2001 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 2001 6–10 4th AFC West Dick Vermeil Al Saunders Greg Robinson Carl Peterson Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 3 RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez G Will Shields 2 RB Priest Holmes (1st team) TE Tony Gonzalez (1st team) Chiefs seasons The 2001 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. It was their first year under head coach Dick Vermeil and 13th under general manager Carl Peterson. They finished the regular season with a 6–10 record. Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including running back Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green. Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV. 3 Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Trent Green (Rams) P Todd Sauerbrun (Panthers)RB Priest Holmes (Ravens) QB Elvis Grbac (Ravens)LB Glenn Cadrez (Broncos) DT Chester McGlockton (Broncos)CB Ray Crockett (Broncos) TE Troy Drayton (Packers)C Casey Wiegmann (Bears) FB Donnell Bennett (Redskins)DE Rich Owens (Dolphins) G Dave Szott (Redskins)P Dan Stryzinski (Falcons) WR Kevin Lockett (Redskins)CB George McCullough (Titans) CB Carlton Gray (Bengals) S Jason Belser (Colts) Draft 2001 NFL draft 2001 Kansas City Chiefs 3 75 Eric Downing Defensive tackle Syracuse yes 3 77 Marvin Minnis Wide receiver Florida State yes 4 107 Monty Beisel Linebacker Kansas State yes 4 108 George Layne Fullback TCU no 5 141 Billy Baber Tight end Virginia yes 5 150 Derrick Blaylock Running back Stephen F. Austin State yes 6 176 Alex Sulfsted Tackle Miami (OH) no 7 212 Shaunard Harts Safety Boise State yes 7 243 Terdell Sands Defensive tackle Tennessee–Chattanooga no no no Undrafted free agents + 2001 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeIan AllenGuardPurdueDyshod CarterCornerbackKansas StateRyan HelmingQuarterbackNorthern IowaDave KlemicWide receiverNortheasternJ. J. MosesWide receiverIowa StateWes RobertsonLinebackerRutgersLawrence TynesKickerTroy State Personnel Staff 2001 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of football administration – Mike White Director of pro personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coach – Dick Vermeil Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Al Saunders Quarterbacks – Terry Shea Running backs – James Saxon Wide receivers – Charlie Joiner Tight ends – Keith Rowen Offensive line – Mike Solari Assistant offensive line – Irv Eatman Offensive assistant/quality control – Jason Verduzco Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive line – Carl Hairston Defensive line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive backs – Peter Giunta Defensive assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant strength and conditioning – Billy Long Roster 2001 Kansas City Chiefs 53 6 4 15 Todd Collins quarterback  7 Joe Germaine 10 Trent Green 23 Derrick Blaylock y 34 Mike Cloud 20 Dante Hall 31 Priest Holmes 49 Tony Richardson American football FB 82 Derrick Alexander wide receiver 11 Reggie Jones wide receiver 87 Eddie Kennison 81 Snoop Minnis y 45 Billy Baber y 88 Tony Gonzalez American football 85 Mikhael Ricks 72 Darnell Alford T 69 Victor Allotey G 73 Willie Jones offensive tackle T 66 Victor Riley T 68 Will Shields G 70 Marcus Spears offensive tackle G/T 76 John Tait American football T 54 Brian Waters C/G 62 Casey Wiegmann C 60 Donald Willis G 99 Duane Clemons DE 79 Eric Downing y DT 98 Eric Hicks American football DE 94 Nate Hobgood-Chittick DT 75 Norris McCleary DT 97 Rich Owens DE 95 Derrick Ransom DT 90 Tyrone Williams defensive tackle DE/DT 50 Larry Atkins OLB 96 Monty Beisel y MLB 56 Lewis Bush MLB 51 Glenn Cadrez OLB 59 Donnie Edwards OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB 55 Gary Stills OLB 26 Taje Allen CB 24 William Bartee CB 29 Jason Belser FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 40 Corey Harris American football, born 1976 CB 42 Shaunard Harts y FS 27 Bracy Walker SS 44 Eric Warfield CB 25 Greg Wesley SS 21 Jerome Woods FS 83 Kendall Gammon LS  2 Todd Peterson K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 93 John Browning American football DT IR 89 Jason Dunn American football TE IR 57 Mike Maslowski LB IR 84 Sylvester Morris WR PUP 80 Larry Parker American football WR IR 91 Terdell Sands y DT NF-Inj. 17 John Capel Jr. y WR 46 Ahmad Hawkins y CB  5 Dave Klemic y WR  9 J. J. Moses y WR Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 12 Washington Redskins W 20–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 August 18, 2001 Chicago Bears W 10–9 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 August 23, 2001 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 23–28 2–1 Alltel Stadium Recap 4 August 31, 2001 at St. Louis Rams L 17–21 2–2 Trans World Dome Recap Game summaries Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary August 12 7:30 p.m. CDT Redskins 0 0 0 0 Chiefs 10 10 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,730 Clear, 86 F C Larry Nemmers Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 4:27. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:41. KC – Derrick Mayes 29-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:43. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:52. Second quarter KC – Dante Hall 92-yard punt return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:04. Chiefs 17–0. KC – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:35. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers WAS – Sage Rosenfels – 7/17, 41 yards KC – Todd Collins – 12/18, 137 yards Top rushers WAS – Ki-Jana Carter – 7 rushes, 12 yards KC – Frank Moreau – 9 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers WAS – Darnerien McCants – 1 reception, 28 yards KC – Larry Parker – 4 receptions, 63 yards Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary August 18, 2001 7:30 p.m. CDT Bears 0 3 3 3 Chiefs 0 7 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,618 Clear, 80 F C Terry McAulay Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Mikhael Ricks 30-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:59. CHI – Paul Edinger 23-yard field goal, 4:04. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:16. Third quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 45-yard field goal, 10:33. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:50. KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:24. Fourth quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 35-yard field goal, 14:16. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:18. Top passers CHI – Shane Matthews – 10/18, 94 yards KC – Trent Green – 7/12, 104 yards, TD Top rushers CHI – Skip Hicks – 14 rushes, 38 yards KC – Derrick Blaylock – 4 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers CHI – James Allen – 3 receptions, 37 yards KC – Derrick Alexander – 2 receptions, 35 yards Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary August 23, 2001 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT Chiefs 3 17 3 0 Jaguars 7 0 14 7 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 48,623 82 F C Bill Carollo Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:47. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:08. JAX – Jimmy Smith 27-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 4:05. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:42. Second quarter KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 12:45. Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 6:19. KC – Snoop Minnis 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 6:24. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:03. KC – Mikhael Ricks 5-yard pass from Todd Collins (Todd Peterson kick), 0:13. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:44. Third quarter JAX – Damon Jones 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 9:28. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:32. KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 0:43. Chiefs 23–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:25. JAX – R. Jay Soward 33-yard pass from Jonathan Quinn (Mike Hollis kick), 0:00. Chiefs 23–21. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:43. Fourth quarter JAX – Alvis Whitted 58-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Mike Hollis kick), 5:58. Jaguars 28–23. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:11. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 14/22, 166 yards, TD, INT JAX – Mark Brunell – 10/15, 154 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Frank Moreau – 8 rushes, 24 yards JAX – Fred Taylor – 13 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers KC – Snoop Minnis – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD JAX – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD Week 4: at St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary August 31, 2001 7:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 14 3 0 Rams 0 0 7 14 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 65,463 None (indoor stadium) Mark Gentry Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:30. KC – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:54. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:04. Third quarter KC – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 9:36. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:13. STL – Tommy Polley 83-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:58. Chiefs 17–7. Fourth quarter STL – Trung Canidate 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:31. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:21. STL – Tyoka Jackson 35-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:12. Rams 21–17. Top passers KC – Bubby Brister – 10/22, 118 yards, 3 INT STL – Marc Bulger – 18/34, 156 yards Top rushers KC – Tony Richardson – 5 rushes, 23 yards, TD STL – Ricky Proehl – 1 rush, 8 yards Top receivers KC – Larry Parker – 4 receptions, 68 yards STL – Az-Zahir Hakim – 3 receptions, 40 yards Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9 Oakland Raiders L 24–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2KC-SEA The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Husky Stadium in Seattle. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17. September 23 New York Giants L 3–13 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 September 30 at Washington Redskins W 45–13 1–2 FedExField Recap 4 October 7 at Denver Broncos L 6–20 1–3 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 5 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 6 October 21 at Arizona Cardinals L 16–24 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 7 October 25, 2001 Indianapolis Colts L 28–35 1–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 8 November 4 at San Diego Chargers W 25–20 2–6 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 9 November 11 at New York Jets L 7–27 2–7 Giants Stadium Recap 10Bye 11 November 25 Seattle Seahawks W 19–7 3–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 12 November 29, 2001 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–23 3–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 13 December 9 at Oakland Raiders L 26–28 3–9 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 14 December 16 Denver Broncos W 26–23 (OT) 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 15 December 23 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 16 December 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 30–26 6–9 Alltel Stadium Recap 17KC-SEA January 6 at Seattle Seahawks L 18–21 6–10 Husky Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 9 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 6 0 8 13 Chiefs 7 7 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,844 Mostly sunny, 64 F C Randall Beesley CBS Kevin Harlan, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Eric Warfield 51-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:33. Chiefs 7–0. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 9:29. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:13. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 1:26. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:19. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:14. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:12. Third quarter KC – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 5:50. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:32. OAK – Tim Brown 33-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Rich Gannon run), 1:53. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 9:35. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:05. OAK – Jon Ritchie 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:19. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:37. KC – Marvin Minnis 30-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 1:21. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:58. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:06. Top passers OAK – Rich Gannon – 31/46, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Trent Green – 16/37, 222 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 14 rushes, 49 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 7 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 81 yards Week 2: vs. New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 3 10 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,666 Mostly cloudy, 64 F C Tom White Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Jim Hayes Recap, Game Book First quarter NYG – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 12:20. Giants 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:35. Second quarter NYG – Ron Dayne 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 14:55. Giants 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51. NYG – Morten Andersen 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:04. Third quarter KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 6:15. Giants 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 20/34, 208 yards, 3 INT KC – Trent Green – 17/34, 184 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Ron Dayne – 16 rushes, 46 yards, TD KC – Tony Richardson – 9 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers NYG – Joe Jurevicius – 7 receptions, 90 yards KC – Chris Thomas – 4 receptions, 62 yards Week 3: at Washington Redskins Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 30 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 28 7 10 Redskins 3 7 3 0 FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland 76,573 Cloudy, 57 F C Jeff Triplette CBS Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter WAS – Brett Conway 30-yard field goal, 5:18. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:00. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:43. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:50. KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:47. WAS – Rod Gardner 26-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:24. KC – Priest Holmes 7-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:20. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:19. KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:10. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:22. Third quarter WAS – Brett Conway 28-yard field goal, 10:10. Chiefs 28–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:50. KC – Tony Gonzalez 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:22. Chiefs 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:48. Fourth quarter KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 14:51. Chiefs 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48. KC – Chris Thomas 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:21. Chiefs 45–13. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:59. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 21/26, 307 yards, 3 TD WAS – Tony Banks – 11/27, 116 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD WAS – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD WAS – Rod Gardner – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD Week 4: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 7 3:05 p.m. CDT/2:05 p.m. MDT Chiefs 0 6 0 0 Broncos 7 3 3 7 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 75,037 Mostly cloudy, 74 F C Mike Carey CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Mike Anderson 62-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10. Second quarter KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 10:54. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:50. DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:05. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:49. KC – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 1:18. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:47. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 3:04. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 8:17. Fourth quarter DEN – Rod Smith 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 8:11. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 25/40, 283 yards, 4 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 11/20, 121 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 17 rushes, 42 yards DEN – Mike Anderson – 22 rushes, 155 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 129 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 14 12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 0 6 14 0 Chiefs 0 2 0 15 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,413 Clear and sunny, 57 F C Ron Blum CBS Gus Johnson and Brent Jones Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PIT – Kris Brown 42-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:13. PIT – Kris Brown 55-yard field goal, 2:10. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:27. KC – Punt blocked by Mikhael Ricks out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 0:40. Steelers 6–2. Third quarter PIT – Chad Scott 61-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick), 12:45. Steelers 13–2. PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 0:52. Steelers 20–2. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34. Fourth quarter KC – Priest Holmes 26-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:02. Steelers 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:50. KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Trent Green–Tony Gonzalez pass), 2:39. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:51. Top passers PIT – Kordell Stewart – 15/25, 141 yards, TD KC – Trent Green – 16/33, 127 yards, INT Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 112 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 20 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PIT – Plaxico Burress – 3 receptions, 39 yards KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 46 yards Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 21 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. MST Chiefs 3 6 0 7 Cardinals 0 3 7 14 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 35,916 Mostly cloudy, 88 F C Tony Corrente CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:45. Second quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 13:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:31. KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:49. KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:11. Third quarter ARI – Michael Pittman Sr. 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:17. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:43. Fourth quarter ARI – David Boston 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 14:16. Cardinals 17–9. Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 8:51. ARI – Thomas Jones 13-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:43. Cardinals 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:08. KC – Derrick Alexander 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:57. Cardinals 24–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 21/44, 352 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/25, 228 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 85 yards ARI – Michael Pittman Sr. – 26 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Derrick Alexander – 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 25, 2001 7:30 p.m. CDT Colts 0 7 10 18 Chiefs 0 3 11 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,212 Clear, 55 F C Ed Hochuli ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter IND – Marcus Pollard 6-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:22. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 2:52. KC – Todd Peterson 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:45. Third quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 50-yard field goal, 9:02. Colts 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:58. KC – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 5:05. Colts 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. IND – Dominic Rhodes 88-yard kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:50. Colts 17–6. KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Trent Green run), 3:01. Colts 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:49. Fourth quarter IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 13:00. Colts 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:01. IND – Marvin Harrison 47-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Mannning–Edgerrin James pass), 8:21. Colts 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08. KC – Larry Parker 11-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:45. Colts 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:36. IND – Dominic Rhodes 77-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:02. Colts 35–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:59. KC – Larry Parker 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:04. Colts 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 0:58. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 19/30, 201 yards, 2 TD KC – Trent Green – 22/43, 324 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 27 rushes, 102 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD KC – Larry Parker – 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD Week 8: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 4 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST Chiefs 9 10 0 6 Chargers 0 0 10 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 58,789 Clear, 67 F C Ron Winter CBS Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 5:08. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:34. KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:43. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:18. Second quarter KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:38. KC – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:15. Third quarter SD – Wade Richey 48-yard field goal, 9:17. Chiefs 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:10. KC – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 0:25. Chiefs 19–10. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:52. Fourth quarter SD – Wade Richey 35-yard field goal, 12:35. Chiefs 19–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:26. SD – Freddie Jones 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wade Richey kick), 6:10. Chargers 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:32. KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:26. Chiefs 25–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:44. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 13/25, 146 yards, INT SD – Drew Brees – 15/27, 221 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 30 rushes, 181 yards, TD SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Marvin Minnis – 2 receptions, 44 yards SD – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 94 yards Week 9: at New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary November 11 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 0 7 Jets 0 14 13 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,234 Sunny, 48 F C Tom White CBS Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:32. NYJ – Curtis Martin 25-yard run (John Hall kick), 0:24. Jets 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:08. Third quarter NYJ – John Hall 51-yard field goal, 12:09. Jets 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:51. NYJ – Curtis Martin 5-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:40. Jets 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:27. NYJ – John Hall 31-yard field goal, 2:06. Jets 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13. Fourth quarter KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 9:14. Jets 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:12. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 16/31, 143 yards, TD, 3 INT NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 15/27, 221 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 71 yards NYJ – Curtis Martin – 20 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KC – Chris Thomas – 3 receptions, 48 yards NYJ – Wayne Chrebet – 6 receptions, 67 yards Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 25 12:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 0 7 0 0 Chiefs 3 7 0 9 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,357 Fair, 49 F C Mike Carey CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 11:42. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:18. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:56. SEA – Shaun Alexander 28-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 4:33. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:51. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Todd Peterson 26-yard field goal, 11:47. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:32. KC – Mike Cloud 15-yard run (run failed), 5:45. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:59. Top passers SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 16/26, 162 yards, TD KC – Trent Green – 16/26, 256 yards Top rushers SEA – Shaun Alexander – 13 rushes, 43 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 26 rushes, 120 yards Top receivers SEA – Shaun Alexander – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD KC – Tony Gonzalez – 6 receptions, 71 yards Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 29, 2001 7:30 p.m. CST Eagles 3 10 7 3 Chiefs 0 3 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,087 Overcast, 35 F C Bill Carollo ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber Recap, Game Book First quarter PHI – David Akers 24-yard field goal, 8:59. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:01. Second quarter PHI – Duce Staley 46-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 11:34. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:19. PHI – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 5:17. Eagles 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:19. KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 0:16. Eagles 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:01. Third quarter PHI – Tony Stewart 1-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 8:09. Eagles 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:52. KC – Derrick Alexander 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:02. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 5:07. Fourth quarter PHI – David Akers 38-yard field goal, 12:20. Eagles 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:42. Top passers PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/26, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Trent Green – 21/35, 213 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Duce Staley – 25 rushes, 80 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers PHI – Duce Staley – 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD KC – Priest Holmes – 8 receptions, 100 yards Week 13: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 9 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST Chiefs 10 7 3 6 Raiders 7 14 7 0 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 60,784 Patchy, 54 F C Ron Blum CBS Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Priest Holmes 10-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:32. KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 5:20. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:58. OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:54. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:26. Second quarter KC – Priest Holmes 67-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 14:49. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05. OAK – Rich Gannon 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:34. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:15. OAK – Jerry Rice 8-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:36. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45. Third quarter OAK – Tim Brown 88-yard punt return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:34. Raiders 28–17. KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 9:47. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:47. Fourth quarter KC – Tony Gonzalez 24-yard pass from Trent Green (pass failed), 1:38. Raiders 28–26. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 15/32, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 195 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 28 rushes, 168 yards, TD OAK – Charlie Garner – 10 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers KC – Priest Holmes – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD OAK – Jerry Rice – 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 16 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 0 10 7 6 0 Chiefs 10 3 7 3 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,778 Overcast, 49 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 6:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:36. KC – Priest Holmes 12-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:59. Second quarter DEN – Rod Smith 11-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 9:29. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:09. KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 4:29. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:00. DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 0:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:09. Third quarter KC – Derrick Alexander 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:43. DEN – Gus Frerotte 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:08. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 14:20. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:25. KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:12. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:32. DEN – Jason Elam 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Tied 23–23. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:59. Overtime KC – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 5:56. Chiefs 26–23. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:24. Top passers DEN – Gus Frerotte – 16/22, 181 yards, TD KC – Trent Green – 17/21, 292 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Terrell Davis – 21 rushes, 70 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 29 rushes, 121 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 100 yards, TD KC – Marvin Minnis – 5 receptions, 89 yards Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 23 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 7 0 7 3 Chiefs 7 0 3 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,131 Overcast, 28 F C Bob McElwee CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Jason Dunn 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 6:32. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:28. SD – Freddie Jones 3-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 3:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:51. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 10:15. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:56. SD – Curtis Conway 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:02. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:22. Fourth quarter KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 13:25. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:37. SD – Steve Christie 27-yard field goal, 5:01. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:41. KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:48. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:13. Top passers SD – Doug Flutie – 15/27, 175 yards, 2 TD KC – Trent Green – 19/28, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 27 rushes, 145 yards KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers SD – Trevor Gaylor – 5 receptions, 78 yards KC – Marvin Minnis – 6 receptions, 80 yards Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 30 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 7 10 10 3 Jaguars 7 10 0 9 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 59,396 Mostly cloudy, 53 F C Bill Leavy CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Priest Holmes 6-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:45. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:27. JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 8:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:27. Second quarter JAX – Mark Brunell 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 10:36. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:10. KC – Tony Gonzalez 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 5:38. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:58. JAX – Mike Hollis 28-yard field goal, 2:56. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:42. KC – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:34. Third quarter KC – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 6:31. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:26. KC – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:30. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter JAX – Keenan McCardell 20-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 13:25. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:17. KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 5:11. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:59. JAX – Dan Stryzinski OB in end zone for a Safety, 0:46. Chiefs 30–26. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 26/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT JAX – Mark Brunell – 22/37, 283 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 27 rushes, 91 yards, TD JAX – Stacey Mack – 16 rushes, 125 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Eddie Kennison – 6 receptions, 121 yards JAX – Keenan McCardell – 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary January 6 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 0 10 8 Seahawks 0 14 7 0 Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington 58,460 Rain, 49 F C Ed Hochuli CBS Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Darrell Jackson 12-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 4:41. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:00. SEA – Darrell Jackson 18-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 0:21. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:08. Third quarter KC – Mikhael Ricks 1-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 12:11. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:44. KC – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 5:47. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:37. SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:39. Seahawks 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Trent Green–Eddie Kennison pass), 0:51. Seahawks 21–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 2:05. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 15/33, 184 yards, TD, INT SEA – Trent Dilfer – 22/38, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 117 yards SEA – Shaun Alexander – 20 rushes, 127 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Eddie Kennison – 3 receptions, 74 yards SEA – Darrell Jackson – 6 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD Standings Notes References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas