2001 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Head coach | Dick Vermeil |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez G Will Shields |
The 2001 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League, the 42nd overall and the first under head coacah Dick Vermeil, and failing to qualify for the playoffs or their 7-9 record from 2000, with a 6–10 record and fourth place in the AFC West.
Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including [running back]] Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green. Coach Dick Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
In 2001, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.
*Game originally scheduled for September 16, but was postponed along with all Week 2 games following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks