2001 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 2001 7–9 4th NFC East Dave McGinnis Bill Bidwill Sun Devil Stadium Did not qualify WR David Boston Cardinals seasons 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 2001 NFL draft 2001 Arizona Cardinals 1 2 Leonard Davis Offensive tackle Texas yes yes 2 34 Kyle Vanden Bosch Defensive end Nebraska yes yes 2 54 Michael Stone Defensive back Memphis yes 3 64 Adrian Wilson Defensive back NC State yes yes 4 98 Bill Gramática Placekicker South Florida yes 4 123 Marcus Bell Defensive tackle Memphis yes 5 133 Mario Fatafehi Defensive tackle Kansas State yes 6 166 Bobby Newcombe Wide receiver Nebraska 7 202 Renaldo Hill Defensive back Michigan State yes 7 246 Tevita Ofahengaue Tight end BYU no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2001_draft.htm 2001 Arizona Cardinals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 2, 2014 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 2001 Arizona Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill General manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the president – Rod Graves Head coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight ends – Pete Hoener Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin Defensive coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive backs – Kevin Ramsey Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki Roster 2001 Arizona Cardinals 53 10 2 17 Dave Brown quarterback 14 Chris Greisen 16 Jake Plummer 26 Thomas Jones American football 34 Joel Makovicka FB 39 Dennis McKinley FB 32 Michael Pittman KR 31 Marcel Shipp y KR 89 David Boston 11 Bryan Gilmore 84 Arnold Jackson American football y PR 82 MarTay Jenkins KR 81 Frank Sanders American football 87 Steve Bush 48 Nathan Hodel y 83 Tywan Mitchell 61 Jarvis Borum y T 65 Anthony Clement T 62 Michael Cook offensive line y T 75 Leonard Davis American football y G 67 Chris Dishman G 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 68 Yusuf Scott G 70 L. J. Shelton T 50 Jason Starkey C 94 Marcus Bell lineman y DT 71 Andy Bowers American football y DE 95 Tom Burke American football DE 98 Russell Davis defensive tackle DT 72 Jabari Issa DE/DT 92 Barron Tanner DT 78 Mao Tosi DE/DT 97 Fred Wakefield y DE 59 Rob Fredrickson OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon American football MLB 51 Johnny Rutledge MLB 54 Sekou Sanyika OLB 55 Raynoch Thompson OLB 52 Zack Walz OLB 56 LeVar Woods y OLB 53 Michael Young linebacker y MLB 36 David Barrett American football CB 25 Corey Chavous CB 45 Renaldo Hill y CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 41 Justin Lucas SS 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 44 Michael Stone American football y FS 40 Pat Tillman SS 22 Adrian Wilson American football y SS 86 Trey Junkin LS  1 Cedric Oglesby K 10 Scott Player P 15 Cary Blanchard K IR 79 Mario Fatafehi y DE/DT IR 58 James Folston LB IR  7 Bill Gramatica y K IR 80 Terry Hardy TE IR 49 Lawrence Hart American football TE IR 66 Pete Kendall G IR 24 Tom Knight American football CB IR 85 Rob Moore American football WR IR 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch y DE IR  4 Nate Poole y WR 90 Jarrett Procell DE Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 11, 2001 Oakland Raiders L 7–10 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 2 August 18, 2001 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–13 (OT) 1–1 Husky Stadium 3 August 25, 2001 at Chicago Bears W 24–20 2–1 Soldier Field 4 August 31, 2001 San Diego Chargers W 16–3 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Bye 2ARI-WSH The Cardinals were originally scheduled to play the Washington Redskins during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at FedExField in Landover. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17. 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 December 15, 2001 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 17ARI-WSH 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 Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 23 6:35 p.m. MST Broncos 0 17 14 7 Cardinals 3 7 0 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 50,913 103 F C Ron Blum ESPN Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber Box Score First quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 28-yard field goal, 7:43. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Thomas Jones 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 14:57. Cardinals 10–0. DEN – Jason Elam 49-yard field goal, 11:24. Cardinals 10–3. DEN – Jason Elam 31-yard field goal, 5:04. Cardinals 10–6. DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 3:23. Cardinals 10–9. DEN – Rod Smith 10-yard pass from Brian Griese (Brian Griese–Dwayne Carswell pass), 0:32. Broncos 17–10. Third quarter DEN – Rod Smith 34-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 11:51. Broncos 24–10. DEN – Patrick Hape 1-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 5:53. Broncos 31–10. Fourth quarter DEN – Olandis Gary 9-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 13:38. Broncos 38–10. ARI – Terry Hardy 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:54. Broncos 38–17. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 22/31, 242 yards, 3 TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/28, 242 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Olandis Gary – 14 rushes, 90 yards, TD ARI – Thomas Jones – 17 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 14 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 145 yards Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 30 2:05 p.m. MST Falcons 10 3 7 14 Cardinals 0 0 7 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 28,878 104 F C Gerry Austin FOX Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter ATL – Terance Mathis 17-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 6:10. Falcons 7–0. ATL – Jay Feely 34-yard field goal, 2:33. Falcons 10–0. Second quarter ATL – Jay Feely 55-yard field goal, 0:04. Falcons 13–0. Third quarter ARI – Michael Pittman 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 14:57. Falcons 13–7. ATL – Terance Mathis 10-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 4:51. Falcons 20–7. Fourth quarter ATL – Maurice Smith 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 14:15. Falcons 27–7. ATL – Maurice Smith 79-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jay Feely kick), 11:27. Falcons 34–7. ARI – Terry Hardy 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 7:59. Falcons 34–14. Top passers ATL – Chris Chandler – 20/28, 286 yards, 3 TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/35, 276 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers ATL – Maurice Smith – 21 rushes, 70 yards, TD ARI – Michael Pittman – 7 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Maurice Smith – 2 receptions, 108 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 96 yards Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary October 7 1:10 p.m. EST/11:10 a.m. MST Cardinals 14 0 0 7 Eagles 7 10 0 3 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66,360 53 F C Bernie Kukar FOX Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger Box Score First quarter ARI – Kyle Vanden Bosch 9-yard fumble return (Bill Gramática kick), 14:06. Cardinals 7–0. ARI – Joel Makovicka 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 3:42. Cardinals 14–0. PHI – Todd Pinkston 13-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:07. Cardinals 14–7. Second quarter PHI – David Akers 42-yard field goal, 8:39. Cardinals 14–10. PHI – Todd Pinkston 2-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:05. Eagles 17–14. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PHI – David Akers 28-yard field goal, 1:13. Eagles 20–14. ARI – MarTay Jenkins 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:09. Cardinals 21–20. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/32, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/29, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 22 rushes, 83 yards PHI – Correll Buckhalter – 21 rushes, 134 yards Top receivers ARI – MarTay Jenkins – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD PHI – Todd Pinkston – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD Week 5: at Chicago Bears Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary October 14 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 14 0 0 7 Bears 7 10 0 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 54 F C Johnny Grier FOX Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger Box Score First quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 46-yard field goal, 2:42. Bears 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 40-yard field goal, 13:23. Tied 3–3. CHI – James Allen 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:49. Bears 10–3. ARI – Bill Gramática 47-yard field goal, 3:18. Bears 10–6. CHI – Paul Edinger 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–6. Third quarter CHI – R.W. McQuarters 69-yard fumble return (Paul Edinger kick), 7:33. Bears 20–6. Fourth quarter ARI – Frank Sanders 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:52. Bears 20–13. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 216 yards, TD CHI – Jim Miller – 15/21, 116 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 16 rushes, 50 yards CHI – James Allen – 18 rushes, 75 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 85 yards CHI – Marty Booker – 5 receptions, 48 yards Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 21 2:05 p.m. MST Chiefs 3 6 0 7 Cardinals 0 3 7 14 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 35,916 90 F C Tony Corrente CBS Don Criqui, Steve Tasker Box Score First quarter KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 13:08. Tied 3–3. KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 6–3. KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–3. Third quarter ARI – Michael Pittman 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:17. Cardinals 10–9. Fourth quarter ARI – David Boston 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 14:16. Cardinals 17–9. ARI – Thomas Jones 13-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:43. Cardinals 24–9. KC – Derrick Alexander 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:57. Cardinals 24–16. 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 – 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: at Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary October 28 2:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. MST Cardinals 3 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 3 14 0 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 63,114 70 F C Ron Blum FOX Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 27-yard field goal, 3:06. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter DAL – Tim Seder 31-yard field goal, 1:09. Tied 3–3. Third quarter DAL – Clint Stoerner 6-yard run (Tim Seder kick), 11:32. Cowboys 10–3. DAL – Dexter Coakley 10-yard interception return (Tim Seder kick), 1:55. Cowboys 17–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 25/41, 233 yards, 2 INT DAL – Clint Stoerner – 9/19, 93 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Jake Plummer – 4 rushes, 35 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 9 receptions, 108 yards DAL – Rocket Ismail – 3 receptions, 39 yards Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 4 2:05 p.m. MST Eagles 7 14 0 0 Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 33,430 94 F C Bill Leavy FOX Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter PHI – Brian Mitchell 94-yard kickoff return (David Akers kick), 14:43. Eagles 7–0. Second quarter PHI – James Thrash 8-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:44. Eagles 14–0. ARI – Tywan Mitchell 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 1:05. Eagles 14–7. PHI – James Thrash 54-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:33. Eagles 21–7. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 24/41, 293 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Duce Staley – 12 rushes, 49 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers PHI – James Thrash – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 138 yards Week 9: vs. New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 11 2:15 p.m. MST Giants 7 7 0 3 Cardinals 0 3 7 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 36,917 83 F C Mike Carey FOX Kenny Albert, Tim Green, and D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter NYG – Ron Dayne 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:31. Giants 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Ike Hilliard 27-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 7:40. Giants 14–0. ARI – David Boston 38-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:38. Giants 14–7. Third quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 32-yard field goal, 8:05. Giants 14–10. Fourth quarter NYG – Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal, 11:39. Giants 17–10. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 15/24, 155 yards, TD, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/26, 172 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 17 rushes, 118 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 17 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers NYG – Ike Hilliard – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD ARI – David Boston – 9 receptions, 137 yards, TD Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 18 2:15 p.m. MST Lions 0 14 17 7 Cardinals 7 7 7 24 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 32,322 80 F C Bill Carollo FOX Curt Menefee, Ray Bentley, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter ARI – Thomas Jones 3-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 2:55. Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter DET – Cory Schlesinger 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:26. Tied 7–7. DET – David Sloan 2-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 7:00. Lions 14–7. ARI – David Boston 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 0:17. Tied 14–14. Third quarter DET – Lamont Warren 3-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 7:43. Lions 21–14. ARI – Frank Sanders 68-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 6:13. Tied 21–21. DET – David Sloan 1-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 4:55. Lions 28–21. DET – Jason Hanson 49-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 31–21. Fourth quarter ARI – David Boston 18-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 13:11. Lions 31–28. ARI – MarTay Jenkins 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 10:04. Cardinals 35–31. ARI – Fred Wakefield 20-yard interception return (Bill Gramática kick), 9:04. Cardinals 42–31. ARI – Bill Gramática 50-yard field goal, 6:32. Cardinals 45–31. DET – Lamont Warren 6-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 4:11. Cardinals 45–38. Top passers DET – Charlie Batch – 36/62, 436 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/33, 334 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers DET – Lamont Warren – 9 rushes, 32 yards, TD ARI – Michael Pittman – 23 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers DET – Johnnie Morton – 7 receptions, 153 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 25 1:05 p.m. PST/2:05 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 3 10 Chargers 3 0 0 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 49,398 63 F C Walt Coleman FOX Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Tim Ryan Box Score First quarter SD – Wade Richey 26-yard field goal, 1:27. Chargers 3–0. Second quarter ARI – David Boston 37-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 2:04. Cardinals 7–3. Third quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 18-yard field goal, 10:07. Cardinals 10–3. Fourth quarter SD – Curtis Conway 6-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 14:19. Tied 10–10. ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 6:00. Cardinals 17–10. SD – Jeff Graham 28-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 1:54. Tied 17–17. ARI – Bill Gramática 42-yard field goal, 0:01. Cardinals 20–17. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 19/31, 241 yards, TD, 2 INT SD – Doug Flutie – 33/44, 308 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 44 yards, TD SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 21 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD SD – Jeff Graham – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD Week 12: at Oakland Raiders Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 2 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST Cardinals 7 13 0 11 3 Raiders 7 0 7 17 0 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 46,601 58 F C Jeff Triplette FOX Kenny Albert, Tim Green, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter OAK – Tim Brown 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:57. Raiders 7–0. ARI – Thomas Jones 5-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 5:14. Tied 7–7. Second quarter ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:48. Cardinals 14–7. ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 3:44. Cardinals 17–7. ARI – Bill Gramática 26-yard field goal, 0:03. Cardinals 20–7. Third quarter OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:19. Cardinals 20–14. Fourth quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 33-yard field goal, 13:40. Cardinals 23–14. OAK – Tim Brown 22-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:20. Cardinals 23–21. OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 1:47. Raiders 24–23. ARI – David Boston 50-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer run), 1:18. Cardinals 31–24. OAK – Jerry Rice 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:20. Tied 31–31. Overtime ARI – Bill Gramática 36-yard field goal, 7:31. Cardinals 34–31. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/38, 249 yards, TD OAK – Rich Gannon – 29/45, 302 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 18 rushes, 78 yards, TD OAK – Charlie Garner – 15 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD OAK – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 9 2:05 p.m. MST Redskins 0 10 0 10 Cardinals 0 3 0 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 40,056 71 F C Larry Nemmers FOX Kenny Albert, Sean Jones, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter WAS – Zeron Flemister 2-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 14:54. Redskins 7–0. ARI – Bill Gramática 24-yard field goal, 6:16. Redskins 7–3. WAS – Brett Conway 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Redskins 10–3. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WAS – Brett Conway 42-yard field goal, 12:48. Redskins 13–3. WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 8:20. Redskins 20–3. ARI – MarTay Jenkins 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 1:16. Redskins 20–10. Top passers WAS – Tony Banks – 19/26, 210 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/34, 253 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Stephen Davis – 26 rushes, 110 yards, TD ARI – Michael Pittman – 14 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers WAS – Michael Westbrook – 7 receptions, 82 yards ARI – David Boston – 6 receptions, 132 yards Week 14: at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary December 15 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST Cardinals 3 3 0 7 Giants 7 0 0 10 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 77,913 46 F C Dick Hantak FOX Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Mike Crispino Box Score First quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 42-yard field goal, 7:41. Cardinals 3–0. NYG – Ron Dixon 26-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 5:08. Giants 7–3. Second quarter ARI – Bill Gramática 23-yard field goal, 13:33. Giants 7–6. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NYG – Morten Andersen 39-yard field goal, 11:50. Giants 10–6. ARI – Tywan Mitchell 24-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 4:04. Cardinals 13–10. NYG – Amani Toomer 4-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick), 0:25. Giants 17–13. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 27/45, 207 yards, TD NYG – Kerry Collins – 14/32, 147 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Thomas Jones – 14 rushes, 37 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 16 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 84 yards NYG – Ike Hilliard – 4 receptions, 41 yards Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 23 2:05 p.m. MST Cowboys 3 7 0 0 Cardinals 0 17 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 48,883 58 F C Bill Leavy FOX Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, D.J. Johnson Box Score First quarter DAL – Jon Hilbert 27-yard field goal, 0:05. Cowboys 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Ronald McKinnon 24-yard interception return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 13:19. Cardinals 7–3. DAL – Reggie Swinton 45-yard pass from Quincy Carter (Jon Hinton kick), 11:43. Cowboys 10–7. ARI – Michael Pittman 1-yard run (Cedric Oglesby kick), 4:52. Cardinals 14–10. ARI – Cedric Oglesby 34-yard field goal, 0:22. Cardinals 17–10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers DAL – Quincy Carter – 16/28, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/31, 144 yards Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 128 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 14 rushes, 58 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Reggie Swinton – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 2 receptions, 69 yards Week 16: at Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary December 30 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST Cardinals 7 20 3 0 Panthers 0 7 0 0 Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 72,025 42 F C Mike Carey FOX Ray Bentley, Jeff Lageman, Paul Butler Box Score First quarter ARI – Ronald McKinnon 25-yard fumble return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 14:04. Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Cedric Oglesby 41-yard field goal, 14:56. Cardinals 10–0. ARI – David Boston 61-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cedric Oglesby kick), 12:36. Cardinals 17–0. ARI – David Boston 5-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cedric Oglesby kick), 9:46. Cardinals 24–0. CAR – Donald Hayes 7-yard pass from Chris Weinke (John Kasay kick), 2:38. Cardinals 24–7. ARI – Cedric Oglesby 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 27–7. Third quarter ARI – Cedric Oglesby 26-yard field goal, 11:27. Cardinals 30–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 12/23, 173 yards, 2 TD CAR – Chris Weinke – 36/63, 223 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Michael Pittman – 12 rushes, 89 yards CAR – Richard Huntley – 12 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD CAR – Isaac Byrd – 7 receptions, 60 yards Week 17: at Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary January 6 1:35 p.m. EST/11:35 a.m. MST Cardinals 7 10 0 0 Redskins 0 6 6 8 FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland 61,721 40 F C Bob McElwee FOX Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Dave Feldman Box Score First quarter ARI – Adrian Wilson 61-yard interception return (Cedric Oglesby kick), 10:40. Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter WAS – Brett Conway 36-yard field goal, 12:27. Cardinals 7–3. ARI – Thomas Jones 4-yard run (Cedric Oglesby kick), 9:00. Cardinals 14–3. WAS – Brett Conway 33-yard field goal, 3:46. Cardinals 14–6. ARI – Cedric Oglesby 26-yard field goal, 0:13. Cardinals 17–6. Third quarter WAS – Walter Rasby 5-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 3:19. Cardinals 17–12. Fourth quarter WAS – Stephen Davis 2-yard run (two-point pass successful), 3:11. Redskins 20–17. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/25, 154 yards, INT WAS – Tony Banks – 13/25, 154 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Thomas Jones – 7 rushes, 26 yards, TD WAS – Stephen Davis – 38 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – David Boston – 2 receptions, 58 yards WAS – Michael Westbrook – 5 receptions, 62 yards Standings Notes References External links 2001 Arizona Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Arizona Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Arizona