2001 Kansas City Chiefs season

{{main article|2001 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 2001

| teamname = Kansas City Chiefs

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 75

| player = Eric Downing

| position = Defensive tackle

| college = Syracuse

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 77

| player = Marvin Minnis

| position = Wide receiver

| college = Florida State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 107

| player = Monty Beisel

| position = Linebacker

| college = Kansas State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 108

| player = George Layne

| position = Fullback

| college = TCU

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 141

| player = Billy Baber

| position = Tight end

| college = Virginia

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 150

| player = Derrick Blaylock

| position = Running back

| college = Stephen F. Austin State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 176

| player = Alex Sulfsted

| position = Tackle

| college = Miami (OH)

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 212

| player = Shaunard Harts

| position = Safety

| college = Boise State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 243

| player = Terdell Sands

| position = Defensive tackle

| college = Tennessee–Chattanooga

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| probowl = no

| hof = no

}}

{{NFL final staff

| year = 2001

| team = Kansas City Chiefs

| front_office =

• Founder – Lamar Hunt
• President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson
• Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman
• Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum
• Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Lynn Stiles
• Director of football administration – Mike White
• Director of pro personnel – Bill Kuharich

| head_coach =

• Head coach – Dick Vermeil
• Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Al Saunders

| offensive =

• Quarterbacks – Terry Shea
• Running backs – James Saxon
• Wide receivers – Charlie Joiner
• Tight ends – Keith Rowen
• Offensive line – Mike Solari
• Assistant offensive line – Irv Eatman
• Offensive assistant/quality control – Jason Verduzco

| defensive =

• Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson
• Defensive line – Carl Hairston
• Defensive line – Bob Karmelowicz
• Linebackers – Joe Vitt
• Defensive backs – Peter Giunta
• Defensive assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis

| special_teams =

• Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr

| strength =

• Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd
• Assistant strength and conditioning – Billy Long

}}

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2001

|TeamName=Kansas City Chiefs

|Active=53

|Inactive=6

|PS=4

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|15|Todd Collins|d=quarterback}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Joe Germaine}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Trent Green}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|23|Derrick Blaylock|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Mike Cloud}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Dante Hall}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Priest Holmes}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Tony Richardson|d=American football|FB}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|82|Derrick Alexander|d=wide receiver}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Reggie Jones|d=wide receiver}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Eddie Kennison}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Snoop Minnis|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|45|Billy Baber|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Tony Gonzalez|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Mikhael Ricks}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|72|Darnell Alford|T}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Victor Allotey|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Willie Jones|d=offensive tackle|T}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Victor Riley|T}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Will Shields|G}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Marcus Spears|d=offensive tackle|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|76|John Tait|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Brian Waters|C/G}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Casey Wiegmann|C}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Donald Willis|G}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|99|Duane Clemons|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Eric Downing|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Eric Hicks|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Nate Hobgood-Chittick|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Norris McCleary|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Rich Owens|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Derrick Ransom|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Tyrone Williams|d=defensive tackle|DE/DT}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|50|Larry Atkins|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Monty Beisel|rookie=y|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Lewis Bush|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Glenn Cadrez|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Donnie Edwards|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Marvcus Patton|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Gary Stills|OLB}}

| defensive_backs =

{{NFLplayer|26|Taje Allen|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|24|William Bartee|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Jason Belser|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Ray Crockett|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Corey Harris|d=American football, born 1976|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Shaunard Harts|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Bracy Walker|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Eric Warfield|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Greg Wesley|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Jerome Woods|FS}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|83|Kendall Gammon|LS}}

{{NFLplayer| 2|Todd Peterson|K}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Dan Stryzinski|P}}

|Reserve Lists =

{{NFLplayer|93|John Browning|d=American football|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Jason Dunn|d=American football|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Mike Maslowski|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Sylvester Morris|WR|PUP}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Larry Parker|d=American football|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Terdell Sands|rookie=y|DT|NF-Inj.}}

|Practice Squad =

{{NFLplayer|17|John Capel|d3=Jr.|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|46|Ahmad Hawkins|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Dave Klemic|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|J. J. Moses|rookie=y|WR}}

}}

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|title=Week 1: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=August 12

|time=7:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Redskins

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=10|H2=10|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=75,730

|weather=Clear, {{convert|86|F|C}}

|referee=Larry Nemmers

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/redskins-at-chiefs-2001-pre-1 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/pre/02/17939/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 4:27. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:41.
• KC – Derrick Mayes 29-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:43. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:52.

Second quarter

• KC – Dante Hall 92-yard punt return (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:04. Chiefs 17–0.
• KC – Lawrence Tynes 22-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 8:35.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

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Top passers

• WAS – Sage Rosenfels – 7/17, 41 yards
• KC – Todd Collins – 12/18, 137 yards

Top rushers

• WAS – Ki-Jana Carter – 7 rushes, 12 yards
• KC – Frank Moreau – 9 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

• WAS – Darnerien McCants – 1 reception, 28 yards
• KC – Larry Parker – 4 receptions, 63 yards

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|title=Week 2: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 18, 2001}}

|time=7:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Bears

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=3

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=77,618

|weather=Clear, {{convert|80|F|C}}

|referee=Terry McAulay

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/bears-at-chiefs-2001-pre-2 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/pre/03/17949/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• KC – Mikhael Ricks 30-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:59.
• CHI – Paul Edinger 23-yard field goal, 4:04. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:16.

Third quarter

• CHI – Paul Edinger 45-yard field goal, 10:33. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:50.
• KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:24.

Fourth quarter

• CHI – Paul Edinger 35-yard field goal, 14:16. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:18.

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Top passers

• CHI – Shane Matthews – 10/18, 94 yards
• KC – Trent Green – 7/12, 104 yards, TD

Top rushers

• CHI – Skip Hicks – 14 rushes, 38 yards
• KC – Derrick Blaylock – 4 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

• CHI – James Allen – 3 receptions, 37 yards
• KC – Derrick Alexander – 2 receptions, 35 yards

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|title=Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 23, 2001}}

|time=7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=17|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Jaguars

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=14|H4=7

|stadium=Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

|attendance=48,623

|weather={{convert|82|F|C}}

|referee=Bill Carollo

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-jaguars-2001-pre-3 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/pre/04/17968/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:47. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:08.
• JAX – Jimmy Smith 27-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 4:05. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:42.

Second quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 12:45. Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 6:19.
• KC – Snoop Minnis 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 6:24. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:03.
• KC – Mikhael Ricks 5-yard pass from Todd Collins (Todd Peterson kick), 0:13. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:44.

Third quarter

• JAX – Damon Jones 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 9:28. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:32.
• KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 0:43. Chiefs 23–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:25.
• JAX – R. Jay Soward 33-yard pass from Jonathan Quinn (Mike Hollis kick), 0:00. Chiefs 23–21. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:43.

Fourth quarter

• JAX – Alvis Whitted 58-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Mike Hollis kick), 5:58. Jaguars 28–23. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:11.

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Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 14/22, 166 yards, TD, INT
• JAX – Mark Brunell – 10/15, 154 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• KC – Frank Moreau – 8 rushes, 24 yards
• JAX – Fred Taylor – 13 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Snoop Minnis – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD
• JAX – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

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|title=Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 31, 2001}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=14|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Rams

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance=65,463

|weather=None (indoor stadium)

|referee=Mark Gentry

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-rams-2001-pre-4 Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/2001/pre/05/17990/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:30.
• KC – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:54. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:04.

Third quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 24-yard field goal, 9:36. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:13.
• STL – Tommy Polley 83-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:58. Chiefs 17–7.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Trung Canidate 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:31. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:21.
• STL – Tyoka Jackson 35-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:12. Rams 21–17.

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Top passers

• KC – Bubby Brister – 10/22, 118 yards, 3 INT
• STL – Marc Bulger – 18/34, 156 yards

Top rushers

• KC – Tony Richardson – 5 rushes, 23 yards, TD
• STL – Ricky Proehl – 1 rush, 8 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Larry Parker – 4 receptions, 68 yards
• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim – 3 receptions, 40 yards

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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|title=Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=September 9

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|Road=Raiders

|R1=6|R2=0|R3=8|R4=13

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=3|H4=7

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=78,844

|weather=Mostly sunny, {{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee=Randall Beesley

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/raiders-at-chiefs-2001-reg-1 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/01/17677/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Eric Warfield 51-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:33. Chiefs 7–0.
• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 9:29. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:13.
• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 42-yard field goal, 1:26. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:19.

Second quarter

• KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 14:14. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:12.

Third quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 5:50. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:32.
• OAK – Tim Brown 33-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Rich Gannon run), 1:53. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 9:35. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:05.
• OAK – Jon Ritchie 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:19. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:37.
• KC – Marvin Minnis 30-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 1:21. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:58.
• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:06.

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Top passers

• OAK – Rich Gannon – 31/46, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT
• KC – Trent Green – 16/37, 222 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 14 rushes, 49 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 7 rushes, 21 yards

Top receivers

• OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD
• KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 81 yards

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|title=Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=September 23

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Giants

|R1=3|R2=10|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=77,666

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee=Tom White

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Jim Hayes

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/giants-at-chiefs-2001-reg-2 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/02/17705/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

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First quarter

• NYG – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 12:20. Giants 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:35.

Second quarter

• NYG – Ron Dayne 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 14:55. Giants 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51.
• NYG – Morten Andersen 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 1:04.

Third quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 6:15. Giants 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

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Top passers

• NYG – Kerry Collins – 20/34, 208 yards, 3 INT
• KC – Trent Green – 17/34, 184 yards, INT

Top rushers

• NYG – Ron Dayne – 16 rushes, 46 yards, TD
• KC – Tony Richardson – 9 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Joe Jurevicius – 7 receptions, 90 yards
• KC – Chris Thomas – 4 receptions, 62 yards

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|title=Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary

|date=September 30

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=28|R3=7|R4=10

|Home=Redskins

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

|attendance=76,573

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|57|F|C}}

|referee=Jeff Triplette

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-redskins-2001-reg-3 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/03/17720/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• WAS – Brett Conway 30-yard field goal, 5:18. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:00.

Second quarter

• KC – Tony Richardson 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:43. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:50.
• KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:47.
• WAS – Rod Gardner 26-yard pass from Tony Banks (Brett Conway kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:24.
• KC – Priest Holmes 7-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:20. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:19.
• KC – Priest Holmes 24-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:10. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:22.

Third quarter

• WAS – Brett Conway 28-yard field goal, 10:10. Chiefs 28–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:50.
• KC – Tony Gonzalez 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:22. Chiefs 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:48.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 14:51. Chiefs 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48.
• KC – Chris Thomas 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:21. Chiefs 45–13. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:59.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 21/26, 307 yards, 3 TD
• WAS – Tony Banks – 11/27, 116 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
• WAS – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
• WAS – Rod Gardner – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD

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|title=Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

|date=October 7

|time=3:05 p.m. CDT/2:05 p.m. MDT

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=0|R4=0

|Home=Broncos

|H1=7|H2=3|H3=3|H4=7

|stadium=Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

|attendance=75,037

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|74|F|C}}

|referee=Mike Carey

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-broncos-2001-reg-4 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/04/17733/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

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First quarter

• DEN – Mike Anderson 62-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10.

Second quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 10:54. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:50.
• DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:05. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:49.
• KC – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 1:18. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:47.

Third quarter

• DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 3:04. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 8:17.

Fourth quarter

• DEN – Rod Smith 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 8:11. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05.

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Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 25/40, 283 yards, 4 INT
• DEN – Brian Griese – 11/20, 121 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 17 rushes, 42 yards
• DEN – Mike Anderson – 22 rushes, 155 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 129 yards
• DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD

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|title=Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=October 14

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|Road=Steelers

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=14|R4=0

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=15

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=78,413

|weather=Clear and sunny, {{convert|57|F|C}}

|referee=Ron Blum

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Gus Johnson and Brent Jones

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/steelers-at-chiefs-2001-reg-5 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/05/17750/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• PIT – Kris Brown 42-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:13.
• PIT – Kris Brown 55-yard field goal, 2:10. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:27.
• KC – Punt blocked by Mikhael Ricks out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 0:40. Steelers 6–2.

Third quarter

• PIT – Chad Scott 61-yard interception return (Kris Brown kick), 12:45. Steelers 13–2.
• PIT – Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 0:52. Steelers 20–2. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Priest Holmes 26-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:02. Steelers 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:50.
• KC – Priest Holmes 1-yard run (Trent Green–Tony Gonzalez pass), 2:39. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:51.

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Top passers

• PIT – Kordell Stewart – 15/25, 141 yards, TD
• KC – Trent Green – 16/33, 127 yards, INT

Top rushers

• PIT – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 112 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 20 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

• PIT – Plaxico Burress – 3 receptions, 39 yards
• KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 46 yards

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

|date=October 21

|time=3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. MST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=6|R3=0|R4=7

|Home=Cardinals

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

|attendance=35,916

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|88|F|C}}

|referee=Tony Corrente

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and Steve Tasker

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-cardinals-2001-reg-6 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/06/17764/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 49-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

• ARI – Bill Gramática 29-yard field goal, 13:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:31.
• KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:49.
• KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

• ARI – Michael Pittman Sr. 24-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:17. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:43.

Fourth quarter

• ARI – David Boston 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Bill Gramática kick), 14:16. Cardinals 17–9. Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 8:51.
• ARI – Thomas Jones 13-yard run (Bill Gramática kick), 9:43. Cardinals 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:08.
• KC – Derrick Alexander 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:57. Cardinals 24–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 21/44, 352 yards, TD, 2 INT
• ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/25, 228 yards, TD

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 85 yards
• ARI – Michael Pittman Sr. – 26 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Derrick Alexander – 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
• ARI – David Boston – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|October 25, 2001}}

|time=7:30 p.m. CDT

|Road=Colts

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=10|R4=18

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=11|H4=14

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=74,212

|weather=Clear, {{convert|55|F|C}}

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/colts-at-chiefs-2001-reg-7 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/07/17773/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• IND – Marcus Pollard 6-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:22. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 2:52.
• KC – Todd Peterson 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:45.

Third quarter

• IND – Mike Vanderjagt 50-yard field goal, 9:02. Colts 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:58.
• KC – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 5:05. Colts 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
• IND – Dominic Rhodes 88-yard kickoff return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:50. Colts 17–6.
• KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Trent Green run), 3:01. Colts 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:49.

Fourth quarter

• IND – Mike Vanderjagt 42-yard field goal, 13:00. Colts 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:01.
• IND – Marvin Harrison 47-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Mannning–Edgerrin James pass), 8:21. Colts 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
• KC – Larry Parker 11-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 4:45. Colts 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:36.
• IND – Dominic Rhodes 77-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:02. Colts 35–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:59.
• KC – Larry Parker 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 0:04. Colts 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 0:58.

|stats=

Top passers

• IND – Peyton Manning – 19/30, 201 yards, 2 TD
• KC – Trent Green – 22/43, 324 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

• IND – Edgerrin James – 27 rushes, 102 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 15 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

• IND – Marvin Harrison – 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD
• KC – Larry Parker – 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

|date=November 4

|time=3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=9|R2=10|R3=0|R4=6

|Home=Chargers

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=10|H4=10

|stadium=Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=58,789

|weather=Clear, {{convert|67|F|C}}

|referee=Ron Winter

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-chargers-2001-reg-8 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/08/17791/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 37-yard field goal, 5:08. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:34.
• KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:43. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

• KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
• KC – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

• SD – Wade Richey 48-yard field goal, 9:17. Chiefs 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:10.
• KC – LaDainian Tomlinson 8-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 0:25. Chiefs 19–10. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:52.

Fourth quarter

• SD – Wade Richey 35-yard field goal, 12:35. Chiefs 19–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:26.
• SD – Freddie Jones 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wade Richey kick), 6:10. Chargers 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:32.
• KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:26. Chiefs 25–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:44.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 13/25, 146 yards, INT
• SD – Drew Brees – 15/27, 221 yards, TD

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 30 rushes, 181 yards, TD
• SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Marvin Minnis – 2 receptions, 44 yards
• SD – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 94 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

|date=November 11

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|Home=Jets

|H1=0|H2=14|H3=13|H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=78,234

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|48|F|C}}

|referee=Tom White

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-jets-2001-reg-9 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/09/17803/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 7:32.
• NYJ – Curtis Martin 25-yard run (John Hall kick), 0:24. Jets 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

• NYJ – John Hall 51-yard field goal, 12:09. Jets 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:51.
• NYJ – Curtis Martin 5-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:40. Jets 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:27.
• NYJ – John Hall 31-yard field goal, 2:06. Jets 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Tony Gonzalez 26-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 9:14. Jets 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:12.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 16/31, 143 yards, TD, 3 INT
• NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 15/27, 221 yards, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 71 yards
• NYJ – Curtis Martin – 20 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

• KC – Chris Thomas – 3 receptions, 48 yards
• NYJ – Wayne Chrebet – 6 receptions, 67 yards

}}

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 25

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|Road=Seahawks

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=0|R4=0

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=0|H4=9

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=77,357

|weather=Fair, {{convert|49|F|C}}

|referee=Mike Carey

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-chiefs-2001-reg-11 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/11/17839/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 11:42. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:18.

Second quarter

• KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:56.
• SEA – Shaun Alexander 28-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rian Lindell kick), 4:33. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:51.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 26-yard field goal, 11:47. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 7:32.
• KC – Mike Cloud 15-yard run (run failed), 5:45. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:59.

|stats=

Top passers

• SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 16/26, 162 yards, TD
• KC – Trent Green – 16/26, 256 yards

Top rushers

• SEA – Shaun Alexander – 13 rushes, 43 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 26 rushes, 120 yards

Top receivers

• SEA – Shaun Alexander – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD
• KC – Tony Gonzalez – 6 receptions, 71 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|November 29, 2001}}

|time=7:30 p.m. CST

|Road=Eagles

|R1=3|R2=10|R3=7|R4=3

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=77,087

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|35|F|C}}

|referee=Bill Carollo

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/eagles-at-chiefs-2001-reg-12 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/12/17843/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• PHI – David Akers 24-yard field goal, 8:59. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:01.

Second quarter

• PHI – Duce Staley 46-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 11:34. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.
• PHI – David Akers 33-yard field goal, 5:17. Eagles 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:19.
• KC – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 0:16. Eagles 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:01.

Third quarter

• PHI – Tony Stewart 1-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 8:09. Eagles 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:52.
• KC – Derrick Alexander 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 3:02. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 5:07.

Fourth quarter

• PHI – David Akers 38-yard field goal, 12:20. Eagles 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:42.

|stats=

Top passers

• PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/26, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT
• KC – Trent Green – 21/35, 213 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• PHI – Duce Staley – 25 rushes, 80 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 76 yards

Top receivers

• PHI – Duce Staley – 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
• KC – Priest Holmes – 8 receptions, 100 yards

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

|date=December 9

|time=3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=10|R2=7|R3=3|R4=6

|Home=Raiders

|H1=7|H2=14|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

|attendance=60,784

|weather=Patchy, {{convert|54|F|C}}

|referee=Ron Blum

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-raiders-2001-reg-13 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/13/17863/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Priest Holmes 10-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 7:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:32.
• KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 5:20. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:58.
• OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 6-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:54. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:26.

Second quarter

• KC – Priest Holmes 67-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 14:49. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05.
• OAK – Rich Gannon 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:34. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:15.
• OAK – Jerry Rice 8-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:36. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

• OAK – Tim Brown 88-yard punt return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:34. Raiders 28–17.
• KC – Todd Peterson 36-yard field goal, 9:47. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:47.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Tony Gonzalez 24-yard pass from Trent Green (pass failed), 1:38. Raiders 28–26. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:11.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 15/32, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
• OAK – Rich Gannon – 18/24, 195 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 28 rushes, 168 yards, TD
• OAK – Charlie Garner – 10 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD
• OAK – Jerry Rice – 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD

}}

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=December 16

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|Road=Broncos

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=6|R5=0

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=10|H2=3|H3=7|H4=3|H5=3

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=77,778

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|49|F|C}}

|referee=Bernie Kukar

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/broncos-at-chiefs-2001-reg-14 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/14/17878/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 6:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:36.
• KC – Priest Holmes 12-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

• DEN – Rod Smith 11-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Elam kick), 9:29. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:09.
• KC – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 4:29. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:00.
• DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 0:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:09.

Third quarter

• KC – Derrick Alexander 24-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 10:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:43.
• DEN – Gus Frerotte 4-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:08. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

• DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 14:20. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:25.
• KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 5:12. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:32.
• DEN – Jason Elam 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Tied 23–23. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:59.

Overtime

• KC – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 5:56. Chiefs 26–23. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:24.

|stats=

Top passers

• DEN – Gus Frerotte – 16/22, 181 yards, TD
• KC – Trent Green – 17/21, 292 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• DEN – Terrell Davis – 21 rushes, 70 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 29 rushes, 121 yards, TD

Top receivers

• DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 100 yards, TD
• KC – Marvin Minnis – 5 receptions, 89 yards

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=December 23

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|Road=Chargers

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=7|R4=3

|Home=Chiefs

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=3|H4=10

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=76,131

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|28|F|C}}

|referee=Bob McElwee

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and Steve Tasker

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chargers-at-chiefs-2001-reg-15 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/15/17900/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Jason Dunn 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 6:32. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:28.
• SD – Freddie Jones 3-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 3:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:51.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays.

Third quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 10:15. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:56.
• SD – Curtis Conway 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:02. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:22.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 13:25. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:37.
• SD – Steve Christie 27-yard field goal, 5:01. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:41.
• KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:48. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:13.

|stats=

Top passers

• SD – Doug Flutie – 15/27, 175 yards, 2 TD
• KC – Trent Green – 19/28, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 27 rushes, 145 yards
• KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

• SD – Trevor Gaylor – 5 receptions, 78 yards
• KC – Marvin Minnis – 6 receptions, 80 yards

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

|date=December 30

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=10|R4=3

|Home=Jaguars

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=0|H4=9

|stadium=Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

|attendance=59,396

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|53|F|C}}

|referee=Bill Leavy

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and Steve Tasker

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-jaguars-2001-reg-16 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/16/17910/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Priest Holmes 6-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:45. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:27.
• JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 8:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:27.

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 OB in end zone for a Safety, 0:46. Chiefs 30–26.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 26/35, 294 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• JAX – Mark Brunell – 22/37, 283 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 27 rushes, 91 yards, TD
• JAX – Stacey Mack – 16 rushes, 125 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Eddie Kennison – 6 receptions, 121 yards
• JAX – Keenan McCardell – 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2001|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

|date=January 6

|time=3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST

|Road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=10|R4=8

|Home=Seahawks

|H1=0|H2=14|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

|attendance=58,460

|weather=Rain, {{convert|49|F|C}}

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-seahawks-2001-reg-17 Recap], [https://nflgsis.com/2001/reg/17/17693/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

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First quarter

• No scoring plays

Second quarter

• SEA – Darrell Jackson 12-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 4:41. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:00.
• SEA – Darrell Jackson 18-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Rian Lindell kick), 0:21. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:08.

Third quarter

• KC – Mikhael Ricks 1-yard pass from Trent Green (Todd Peterson kick), 12:11. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:44.
• KC – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 5:47. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:37.
• SEA – Shaun Alexander 44-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 0:39. Seahawks 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:27.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Trent Green–Eddie Kennison pass), 0:51. Seahawks 21–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 2:05.

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Top passers

• KC – Trent Green – 15/33, 184 yards, TD, INT
• SEA – Trent Dilfer – 22/38, 248 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• KC – Priest Holmes – 23 rushes, 117 yards
• SEA – Shaun Alexander – 20 rushes, 127 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Eddie Kennison – 3 receptions, 74 yards
• SEA – Darrell Jackson – 6 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD

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