2001 OPPONENTS DETERMINED
The opponents for all regular-season NFL games in 2001 have been determined and a complete list of each team’s matchups was issued today by the NFL.
The official schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in the spring.
The 2001 regular season will begin with NFL Kickoff 2001 Weekend on September 9-10, and conclude on December 31.
Wild Card Playoff Weekend will be Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6; Divisional Playoff games on the weekend of January 12-13; and the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday, January 20.
Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana will be played on Sunday, January 27.
The Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, featuring the AFC and NFC All-Stars, is set for Sunday, February 3.
In 2001, each team will play eight home-and-home games with the other teams in its division, except for
teams in the six-team AFC Central, which will each have 10 divisional games.
Each team in all divisions except the AFC Central will play four non-division conference opponents. Teams that finished first and second in the AFC Central in 2000 will play two non-division conference opponents, and AFC Central teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth will each play three non-division conference opponents.
Each team in all divisions except the AFC Central will play four games against teams of a division of the other conference. Teams that finished first and second in the AFC Central in 2000 will play four games against teams of a division in the other conference, and AFC Central teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth will play three games against teams of a division of the other conference.
Interconference games next season will match the AFC East against the NFC West, the AFC Central against the NFC Central, and the AFC West against the NFC East.
The 2001 season will be the final one under this scheduling formula. In 2002, the Houston Texans will take the field as the NFL’s 32nd team, the league will realign into eight four-team divisions, and a new scheduling formula will take effect.
2001 OPPONENTS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
EAST
| 1. | Miami | Home: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, New England, New York Jets, Denver, Oakland, Atlanta, Carolina |
Away: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, New England, New York Jets, Seattle, Tennessee, St. Louis, San Francisco | ||
| 2. | Indianapolis | Home: |
Buffalo, Miami, New England, New York Jets, Denver, Oakland, Atlanta, San Francisco |
Away: |
Buffalo, Miami, New England, New York Jets, Baltimore, Kansas City, New Orleans, St. Louis | ||
| 3. | New York Jets | Home: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New England, Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Francisco |
Away: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Carolina, New Orleans | ||
| 4. | Buffalo | Home: |
Indianapolis, Miami, New England, New York Jets, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Carolina, New Orleans |
Away: |
Indianapolis, Miami, New England, New York Jets, Jacksonville, San Diego, Atlanta, San Francisco | ||
| 5. | New England | Home: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New York Jets, Cleveland, San Diego, New Orleans, St. Louis |
Away: |
Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New York Jets, Cincinnati, Denver, Atlanta, Carolina |
2001 OPPONENTS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
| 1. | Tennessee | Home: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Miami, Green Bay, Tampa Bay |
Away: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Detroit, Minnesota | ||
| 2. | Baltimore | Home: |
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Indianapolis, Chicago, Minnesota |
Away: |
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Denver, Green Bay, Tampa Bay | ||
| 3. | Pittsburgh | Home: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New York Jets, Detroit, Minnesota |
Away: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Kansas City, Tampa Bay | ||
| 4. | Jacksonville | Home: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Buffalo, Kansas City, Green Bay |
Away: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Seattle, Chicago, Minnesota | ||
| 5. | Cincinnati | Home: |
Baltimore, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, New England, Chicago, Tampa Bay |
Away: |
Baltimore, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, New York Jets, San Diego, Detroit | ||
| 6. | Cleveland | Home: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, San Diego, Seattle, Detroit |
Away: |
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, New England, Chicago, Green Bay |
2001 OPPONENTS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
WEST
| 1. | Oakland | Home: |
Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, New York Jets, Tennessee, Arizona, Dallas |
Away: |
Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Indianapolis, Miami, New York Giants, Philadelphia | ||
| 2. | Denver | Home: |
Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Baltimore, New England, New York Giants, Washington |
Away: |
Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Indianapolis, Miami, Arizona, Dallas | ||
| 3. | Kansas City | Home: |
Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, New York Giants, Philadelphia |
Away: |
Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Jacksonville, New York Jets, Arizona, Washington | ||
| 4. | Seattle | Home: |
Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Jacksonville, Miami, Dallas, Philadelphia |
Away: |
Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Buffalo, Cleveland, New York Giants, Washington | ||
| 5. | San Diego | Home: |
Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Seattle, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Arizona, Washington |
Away: |
Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Seattle, Cleveland, New England, Dallas, Philadelphia |
2001 OPPONENTS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
EAST
| 1. | New York Giants | Home: |
Arizona, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, Green Bay, New Orleans, Oakland, Seattle |
Away: |
Arizona, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, Minnesota, St. Louis, Denver, Kansas City | ||
| 2. | Philadelphia | Home: |
Arizona, Dallas, New York Giants, Washington, Minnesota, St. Louis, Oakland, San Diego |
Away: |
Arizona, Dallas, New York Giants, Washington, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Kansas City, Seattle | ||
| 3. | Washington | Home: |
Arizona, Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Carolina, Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle |
Away: |
Arizona, Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Green Bay, New Orleans, Denver, San Diego | ||
| 4. | Dallas | Home: |
Arizona, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Denver, San Diego |
Away: |
Arizona, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Oakland, Seattle | ||
| 5. | Arizona | Home: |
Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City |
Away: |
Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Carolina, Chicago, Oakland, San Diego |
2001 OPPONENTS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
| 1. | Minnesota | Home: |
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Carolina, New York Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee |
Away: |
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh | ||
| 2. | Tampa Bay | Home: |
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh |
Away: |
Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Tennessee | ||
| 3. | Green Bay | Home: |
Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland |
Away: |
Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Carolina, New York Giants, Jacksonville, Tennessee | ||
| 4. | Detroit | Home: |
Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Tennessee |
Away: |
Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Arizona, San Francisco, Cleveland, Pittsburgh | ||
| 5. | Chicago | Home: |
Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Arizona, San Francisco, Cleveland, Jacksonville |
Away: |
Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Washington, Baltimore, Cincinnati |
2001 OPPONENTS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
WEST
| 1. | New Orleans | Home: |
Atlanta, Carolina, St. Louis, San Francisco, Minnesota, Washington, Indianapolis, New York Jets |
Away: |
Atlanta, Carolina, St. Louis, San Francisco, New York Giants, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, New England | ||
| 2. | St. Louis | Home: |
Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, San Francisco, New York Giants, Tampa Bay, Miami, Indianapolis |
Away: |
Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia, New England, New York Jets | ||
| 3. | Carolina | Home: |
Atlanta, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Arizona, Green Bay, New England, New York Jets |
Away: |
Atlanta, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Minnesota, Washington, Buffalo, Miami | ||
| 4. | San Francisco | Home: |
Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Miami |
Away: |
Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York Jets | ||
| 5. | Atlanta | Home: |
Carolina, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Buffalo, New England |
Away: |
Carolina, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Arizona, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Miami |