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2001 Green Bay Packers season

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Record
  
12–4

Head coach
  
Mike Sherman

Home field
  
Lambeau Field

Division place
  
2nd NFC Central

Start date
  
2001

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Playoff finish
  
Won Wild Card Playoffs (49ers) 25–15 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 45–17

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The 2001 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 82nd season in the National Football League and the 83rd overall.

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The Packers returned to the postseason after two years of missing the playoffs of the 1999 and 2000 season consecutively.

They finished with a 12–4 record. After easily defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the Wildcard round, Green Bay's season ended with a loss to the 14–2 St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, where Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high 6 interceptions.

2001 NFL draft

With their first round pick (10th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers selected defensive end Jamal Reynolds.

Notable transactions

  • March 31, 2001 – The Green Bay Packers trade Matt Hasselbeck and their 1st round Pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks 1st and 3rd round Picks.

    • Schedule

    The Packers finished 12–4 overall, placing 2nd in the NFC Central Division (behind the Chicago Bears), and qualifying for a Wild Card playoff spot.

    References

    2001 Green Bay Packers season Wikipedia
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