Back الدورى الوطنى لكورة القدم الامريكيه 2001 ARZ NFL 2001 German Temporada 2001 de la NFL Spanish Saison 2001 de la NFL French NFL sezona 2001. Croatian 2001-es NFL-szezon Hungarian National Football League 2001 Italian 2001年のNFL Japanese Temporada da NFL de 2001 Portuguese НФЛ в сезоне 2001 Russian
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 9, 2001 – January 7, 2002 |
| In the wake of the September 11 attacks, a number of games were re-scheduled. | |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | January 12, 2002 |
| AFC Champions | New England Patriots |
| NFC Champions | St. Louis Rams |
| Super Bowl XXXVI | |
| Date | February 3, 2002 |
| Site | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions | New England Patriots |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | February 9, 2002 |
| Site | Aloha Stadium |
The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL), and the first season of the 21st century. The league permanently moved the first week of the regular season to the weekend following Labor Day. In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the NFL's week 2 games (September 16 and 17) were postponed and rescheduled to the weekend of January 6 and 7, 2002. To retain the full playoff format, all playoff games, including Super Bowl XXXVI, were rescheduled one week later. The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl, defeating the St. Louis Rams 20–17 at the Louisiana Superdome.
This was the last season with 31 teams as the Houston Texans were introduced as an expansion team the following season. It was also the final season to feature the AFC Central and NFC Central divisions, as they were realigned into the AFC North, AFC South, NFC North, and NFC South the following season.