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With Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, the Patriots opened the season with a 23–17 loss at [[2001 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati]].<ref name=Stats /> In their second game and home opener on September 23, the Patriots squared off against their [[AFC East]] rivals, the [[2001 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]. Bledsoe was again the starter; in the fourth quarter, he suffered [[internal bleeding]] after a hit from Jets [[linebacker]] [[Mo Lewis]]. Bledsoe returned for the next series, but was replaced with Brady for the Patriots' final series of the game. New York would hold on to win, 10–3, and the Patriots fell to 0–2 on the season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=Mike|title=Pats fizzle when it counts|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ME&p_theme=me&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EEBE25F1070B88D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=August 14, 2012|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> Brady was named the starter for the season's third game, against the [[2001 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]. In his first two games as starter, Brady posted unspectacular [[passer rating]]s of 79.6 and 58.7, respectively, in a 44–13 victory over the Colts (in their last season in the AFC East) and a 30–10 loss to the [[2001 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]].<ref name="nfl">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/tombrady/profile?id=BRA371156|title=Tom Brady|publisher=National Football League|accessdate=December 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226005208/http://www.nfl.com/players/tombrady/profile?id=BRA371156|archive-date=December 26, 2007|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109300nwe.htm |title=Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – September 30th, 2001 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164925/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109300nwe.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200110070mia.htm |title=New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – October 7th, 2001 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164907/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200110070mia.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

In the Patriots' fifth game, Brady began to find his stride. Trailing the visiting [[2001 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]] 26–16 in the fourth quarter, he led the Patriots on two scoring drives to force overtime, and another in overtime to set up a winning field goal. Brady finished the game with 33 pass completions on 54 attempts, for 364 yards, and two touchdowns, and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/week_5.htm |title=2001 NFL Week 5 Leaders & Scores |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801215857/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/week_5.htm |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cafardo|first=Nick|title=Something special: Brady-led rally erases mates' earlier errors|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/84461014.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15%2C+2001&author=Nick+Cafardo%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=SOMETHING+SPECIAL+BRADY-LED+RALLY+ERASES+MATES'+EARLIER+ERRORS&pqatl=google|accessdate=August 14, 2012|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 15, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105115352/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/84461014.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15%2C+2001&author=Nick+Cafardo%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=SOMETHING+SPECIAL+BRADY-LED+RALLY+ERASES+MATES'+EARLIER+ERRORS&pqatl=google|archive-date=November 5, 2012|dead-url=no}}</ref> The following week, Brady again played well during the rematch at Indianapolis, with a passer rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cafardo|first=Nick|title=Hold your horses: Patriots rout Colts as defense shows season is not lost|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/82399164.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+2001&author=Nick+Cafardo%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=HOLD+YOUR+HORSES+PATRIOTS+ROUT+COLTS+AS+DEFENSE+SHOWS+SEASON+IS+NOT+LOST&pqatl=google|accessdate=August 14, 2012|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=October 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105115341/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/82399164.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+2001&author=Nick+Cafardo%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=HOLD+YOUR+HORSES+PATRIOTS+ROUT+COLTS+AS+DEFENSE+SHOWS+SEASON+IS+NOT+LOST&pqatl=google|archive-date=November 5, 2012|dead-url=no}}</ref> The Patriots went on to win eleven of the fourteen games Brady started, and six straight to finish the regular season, winning the AFC East and entering the [[2001–02 NFL playoffs]] with a first-round bye.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/ |title=2001 NFL Standings & Team Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083540/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/ |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref> In that stretch was a Week 11 34–17 victory over the [[2001 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] where he was 19 of 26 for 258 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week nod in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/week_11.htm |title=2001 NFL Week 11 Leaders & Scores |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730145519/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/week_11.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |dead-url=no }}</ref> In Week 15, against the Miami Dolphins, he recorded a 23-yard reception from [[Kevin Faulk]] on a trick play.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200112220nwe.htm |title=Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - December 22nd, 2001 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> Brady finished the 2001 season with 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns and earned an invitation to the [[2002 Pro Bowl]].<ref name=Stats /><ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl 2002 – National Football League game summary|url=http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/18000/NFC_Gamebook.pdf|publisher=National Football League|accessdate=August 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026125727/http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/18000/NFC_Gamebook.pdf|archive-date=October 26, 2012|dead-url=no}}</ref>

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