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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]

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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

2001 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – Mike Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president – John Sawyer
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown
  • Directors of pro/college personnel – Jim Lippincott, Duke Tobin

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Rodney Holman
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Roster

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2001 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 reserve, 4 practice squad
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Regular season

Schedule

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Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
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at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
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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

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at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears

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at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Week 7: at Detroit Lions

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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
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Standings

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Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Jon Kitna5813133216122261.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Corey Dillon34013153.99610

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Peter Warrick706679.5331
Darnay Scott5781914.4492
Corey Dillon342286.7173

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Takeo Spikes1096.0110
Reinard Wilson379.0012
Artrell Hawkins590.0321
Kevin Kaesviharn250.0300

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Neil Rackers281760.7%242395.8%74
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Nick Harris84337257140.1

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Curtis Keaton4289121.2640000.000
Peter Warrick000.000181166.4310
T. J. Houshmandzadeh1018518.52301216313.6860
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Awards and records

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