2001 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2001 season was the Baltimore Ravens' sixth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the third under head coach Brian Billick.
| 2001 Baltimore Ravens season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Art Modell |
| General manager | Ozzie Newsome |
| Head coach | Brian Billick |
| Offensive coordinator | Matt Cavanaugh |
| Defensive coordinator | Marvin Lewis |
| Home field | PSINet Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 20–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–27 |
| Pro Bowlers | T Jonathan Ogden TE Shannon Sharpe DT Sam Adams LB Ray Lewis FS Rod Woodson KR Jermaine Lewis |
Fresh off their victory trip from Super Bowl XXXV, bad news struck the 2001 Ravens as running back Jamal Lewis suffered a knee injury in training camp and would miss the entire season. This weakened the Ravens’ running game. They also got swept by the Browns for the first time since they returned to Cleveland, and they also failed to equal their 12–4 record from 2000, instead going 10–6 but eventually reaching the postseason for the second consecutive year.
They easily shut down the Miami Dolphins, 20–3 in the wild-card round, but were unable to stop the 13–3 Pittsburgh Steelers, in the next round, due to a series of turnovers and penalties.