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2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise’s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. The Bengals abandoned their plans for developing quarterback Akili Smith as their starter by acquiring Jon Kitna from the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals would win their first two games with Kitna behind center, and sat at 4–3 through the first seven games of the season. However, the Bengals would struggle again, losing their next seven games as Kitna struggled with inconsistency, throwing 22 interceptions while throwing only 12 touchdown passes. The Bengals would win their final two games to close the season with a 6–10 record, their eleventh consecutive season without a winning record. Despite the team’s struggles, All-Pro running back Corey Dillon had another stellar year, rushing for 1,315 yards.[1]
2001 would turn out to be an important year for the team, as players such as Justin Smith, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson, and T. J. Houshmandzadeh were drafted, all those players would be important to Cincinnati in later years. One bright spot for the Bengals that year was they defeated the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the season opener.
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Offseason
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Personnel
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Roster
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Regular season
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Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,521
- Referee: John Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones, Sam Wyche
- Box score
Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,121
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Box score
Week 3: at San Diego Chargers
Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/1:15 PDT
- Game weather: Clear and sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,048
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Trevor Matich, and Scott Kaplan
- Box score
Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Party cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,335
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich
- Box score
Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 5: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,217
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
- Box score
Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 6: Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 63,408
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Dan Jiggetts
- Box score
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week 7: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 69,343
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
- Box score
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Standings
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Team leaders
Passing
Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
Jon Kitna | 581 | 313 | 3216 | 12 | 22 | 61.1 |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
Corey Dillon | 340 | 1315 | 3.9 | 96 | 10 |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
Peter Warrick | 70 | 667 | 9.5 | 33 | 1 |
Darnay Scott | 57 | 819 | 14.4 | 49 | 2 |
Corey Dillon | 34 | 228 | 6.7 | 17 | 3 |
Defensive
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
Takeo Spikes | 109 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Reinard Wilson | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Artrell Hawkins | 59 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Kevin Kaesviharn | 25 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
Neil Rackers | 28 | 17 | 60.7% | 24 | 23 | 95.8% | 74 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
Nick Harris | 84 | 3372 | 57 | 1 | 40.1 |
Special teams
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
Curtis Keaton | 42 | 891 | 21.2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Warrick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 31 | 0 |
T. J. Houshmandzadeh | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 163 | 13.6 | 86 | 0 |
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Awards and records
- Corey Dillon, 5th 1,000 yard rushing season[3]
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