The 2001 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 7th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 7th season under the leadership of general manager and head coach Tom Coughlin. The Jaguars failed to improve on their 7–9 record from the previous season after a Week 16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs nor match it after a Week 17 loss to the Chicago Bears, finishing the season at 6–10.
This was the first year where the Jaguars wore black shoes to their uniforms, but as of 2024 the team mixed up their combo to include white and teal shoes.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Staff
2001 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
- Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz
- Assistant special teams/administrative assistant to the head coach – John Bonamego
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan
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Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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1
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September 9
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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W 21–3
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1–0
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Alltel Stadium
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63,785
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2[A]
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September 23
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Tennessee Titans
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W 13–6
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2–0
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Alltel Stadium
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65,994
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3
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September 30
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Cleveland Browns
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L 14–23
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2–1
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Alltel Stadium
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57,875
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4
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October 7
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at Seattle Seahawks
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L 15–24
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2–2
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Husky Stadium
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54,524
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5
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Bye
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6
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Buffalo Bills
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L 10–13
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2–3
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Alltel Stadium
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58,893
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7
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October 28
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at Baltimore Ravens
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L 17–18
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2–4
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PSINet Stadium
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69,439
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8
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November 4
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at Tennessee Titans
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L 24–28
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2–5
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Adelphia Coliseum
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68,798
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9
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November 11
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Cincinnati Bengals
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W 30–13
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3–5
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Alltel Stadium
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57,161
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10
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November 18
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at Pittsburgh Steelers
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L 7–20
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3–6
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Heinz Field
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62,644
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11
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November 25
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Baltimore Ravens
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L 21–24
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3–7
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Alltel Stadium
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53,530
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12
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Green Bay Packers
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L 21–28
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3–8
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Alltel Stadium
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66,908
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13
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December 9
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at Cincinnati Bengals
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W 14–10
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4–8
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Paul Brown Stadium
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44,920
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14
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December 16
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at Cleveland Browns
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W 15–10
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5–8
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,818
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15
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December 23
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at Minnesota Vikings
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W 33–3
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6–8
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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64,150
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16
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December 30
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Kansas City Chiefs
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L 26–30
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6–9
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Alltel Stadium
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59,396
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17[A]
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January 6
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at Chicago Bears
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L 13–33
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6–10
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Soldier Field
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66,944
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- PIT – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 14:20. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:10.
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 34-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 11:40. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:40.
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 15-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 6:33. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:45.
- JAX – Damon Jones 1-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 3:26. Jaguars 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:54.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Game information
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First quarter
- TEN – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal, 5:21. Titans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:03.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 35-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:20.
Second quarter
- TEN – Joe Nedney 43-yard field goal, 8:33. Titans 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:33.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 22-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:56. Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:37.
Third quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 39-yard field goal, 2:06. Jaguars 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:48.
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Three: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Game information
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First quarter
- CLE – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 11:12. Browns 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:10.
Second quarter
- CLE – Jamel White 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 3:18. Browns 10–0. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 10:14.
- CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 0:11. Browns 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 1:35.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 5:13. Browns 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:19.
- CLE – Daylon McCutcheon 32-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), 0:35. Browns 23–14.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks
Game information
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First quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 32-yard field goal, 9:12. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:48.
- SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 6:11. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:01.
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 14-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 2:03. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:58.
Second quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 8:41. Seahawks 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:16.
- JAX – Elvis Joseph 18-yard pass from Mark Brunell (run failed), 8:19. Seahawks 14–12. Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:09.
- SEA – Shaun Alexander 3-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 5:06. Seahawks 21–12. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 3:13.
Third quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 9:26. Seahawks 21–15. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:58.
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Rian Lindell 25-yard field goal, 7:39. Seahawks 24–15. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:06.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Six: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- BUF – Jake Arians 30-yard field goal, 2:58. Bills 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:33.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 41-yard field goal, 3:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:21.
- BUF – Jake Arians 46-yard field goal, 1:03. Bills 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 2:51.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- BAL – Matt Stover 49-yard field goal, 14:55. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:39.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 40-yard field goal, 11:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:24.'
Third quarter
- BAL – Matt Stover 28-yard field goal, 10:17. Ravens 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:43.
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 35-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:20. Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:10.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Stacey Mack 11-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 14:53. Jaguars 17–6. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:30.
- BAL – Jason Brookins 2-yard run (pass failed), 9:48. Jaguars 17–12. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:05.
- BAL – Qadry Ismail 2-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (pass failed), 4:07. Ravens 18–17. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:01.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- JAX – Mark Brunell – 4 rushes, 55 yards
- BAL – Jason Brookins – 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Top receivers
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Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: November 4, 2001
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny & slight cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,798
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- JAX – Stacey Mack 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 14:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:17.
- JAX – Kyle Brady 3-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 7:40. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:24.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
- TEN – Steve McNair 5-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 6:59. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:57.
Fourth quarter
- TEN – Derrick Mason 5-yard pass from Steve McNair (Joe Nedney kick), 14:07. Titans 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:25.
- JAX – Frank Moreau 4-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:05. Jaguars 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:38.
- TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 0:44. Titans 28–24. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 2:21.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- JAX – Elvis Joseph – 6 rushes, 22 yards
- TEN – Steve McNair – 10 rushes, 74 yards
- Top receivers
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Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 11, 2001
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 57,161
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- CIN – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 9:33. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:07.
- CIN – Corey Dillon 7-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 4:03. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:59.
- CIN – Neil Rackers 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 5-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 10:29. Jaguars 14–13 Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:31.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:25. Jaguars 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:52.
- JAX – Keenan McCardell 20-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:46. Jaguars 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:22.
Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Game information
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First quarter
- PIT – Kris Brown 48-yard field goal, 0:47. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:46.
Second quarter
- PIT – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 0:06. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 1:38.
Third quarter
- PIT – Hines Ward 28-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 0:19. Steelers 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:59.
- JAX – Elvis Joseph 95-yard kickoff return (Mike Hollis kick), 0:00. Steelers 13–7.
Fourth quarter
- PIT – Kordell Stewart 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:56. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:05.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- JAX – Jonathan Quinn – 4 rushes, 39 yards
- PIT – Jerome Bettis – 21 rushes, 52 yards
- Top receivers
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Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Eleven: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 25, 2001
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,530
- Referee: Larry Nemers
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
- BAL – Matt Stover 41-yard field goal, 6:23. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:03.
Second quarter
- BAL – Jason Brookins 2-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 13:43. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:46.
Third quarter
- BAL – Jason Brookins 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 11:07. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:34.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 4-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 1:44. Ravens 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:23.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 8:16. Ravens 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:49.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 1:32. Jaguars 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:47.
- BAL – Shannon Sharpe 3-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Matt Stover kick), 0:09. Ravens 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 1:23.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Twelve: Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Game information
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First quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 34-yard field goal, 11:21. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:39.
Second quarter
- JAX – Elvis Joseph 29-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 7:11. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:49.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 30-yard field goal, 1:55. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:22.
- GB – Ahman Green 13-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:25. Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:30.
Third quarter
- JAX – Ainsley Battles 60-yard fumble return (pass succeeded), 3:45. Jaguars 21–7.
- GB – Bill Schroeder 43-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:38. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:07.
- GB – Bubba Franks 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:58. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
- GB – Brett Favre 6-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:30. Packer 28–21. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 0:33.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 9, 2001
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,920
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- CIN – Neil Rackers 47-yard field goal, 5:41. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:20.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Keenan McCardell 11-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 14:27. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:01.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 14: at Cleveland Browns
Game information
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First quarter
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 4-yard pass from Mark Brunell (kick failed), 6:12. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:48.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 43-yard field goal, 3:37. Jaguars 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:37.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 46-yard field goal, 12:20. Jaguars 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:08.
- CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 8:09. Jaguars 12–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:11.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 37-yard field goal, 2:57. Jaguars 15–10. Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 5:12.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
Game information
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First quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 39-yard field goal, 11:02. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:58.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 8:42. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:46.
Second quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 23-yard field goal, 11:15. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 21-yard field goal, 4:54. Jaguars 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:56.
- MIN – Gary Anderson 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 16–3. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 4:54.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 21-yard field goal, 12:09. Jaguars 26–3. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:03.
- JAX – Stacey Mack 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:12. Jaguars 33–3. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 7:07.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Sixteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 30, 2000
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,396
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
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.
- KC – Dan Stryzinski out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 0:46. Chiefs 30–26.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 17: at Chicago Bears
Week Seventeen: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: January 6, 2002
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST Original start time on September 16, 2001 4:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,944
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Game information
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First quarter
- CHI – Paul Edinger 47-yard field goal, 2:42. Bears 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:32.
Second quarter
- CHI – Leon Johnson 2-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 1:17. Bears 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:55.
- CHI – Paul Edinger 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:02.
Third quarter
- CHI – David Terrell 9-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 9:40. Bears 20–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:43.
- JAX – Keenan McCardell 15-yard pass from Mark Brunell (kick failed), 6:59. Bears 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:41.
- CHI – Paul Edinger 25-yard field goal, 1:52. Bears 23–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:07.
Fourth quarter
- CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 12:56. Bears 26–6. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:34.
- CHI – Anthony Thomas 2-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 7:37. Bears 33–6. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:05.
- JAX – Jimmy Smith 3-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Jaret Holmes kick), 3:50. Bears 33–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:47.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Standings
Notes
- ^ a b The Jaguars were originally scheduled to play the Chicago Bears during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Soldier Field in Chicago. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.
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