The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise’s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. In the first full season with Dick LeBeau as head coach, 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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The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League In the first full season with Dick LeBeau as head coach 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 Cincinnati Bengals seasonHead coachDick LeBeauHome fieldPaul Brown StadiumResultsRecord6 10Division place6th AFC CentralPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersRB Corey Dillon 2000 Bengals seasons 2002 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 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL Draft 2 Personnel 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Schedule 5 Game summaries 5 1 Week 1 vs New England Patriots 5 2 Week 2 vs Baltimore Ravens 5 3 Week 3 at San Diego Chargers 5 4 Week 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers 5 5 Week 5 vs Cleveland Browns 5 6 Week 6 vs Chicago Bears 5 7 Week 7 at Detroit Lions 6 Standings 7 Team leaders 7 1 Passing 7 2 Rushing 7 3 Receiving 7 4 Defensive 7 5 Kicking and punting 7 6 Special teams 8 Awards and records 9 References 10 External linksOffseason editNFL Draft edit Main article 2001 NFL Draft 2001 Cincinnati Bengals draftRound Pick Player Position College Notes1 4 Justin Smith Defensive end Missouri2 36 Chad Johnson Wide receiver Oregon State3 66 Sean Brewer Tight end San Jose State4 100 Rudi Johnson Running back Auburn5 135 Victor Leyva Guard Arizona State6 168 Riall Johnson Linebacker Stanford7 204 T J Houshmandzadeh Wide receiver Oregon State Made roster Made at least one Pro Bowl during career 2 Personnel edit2001 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 TobinHead coaches Head coach Dick LeBeauOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks Ken Anderson Running backs Jim Anderson Wide receivers Steve Mooshagian Tight ends Frank Verducci Offensive line Paul Alexander Offensive assistant John Garrett Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator linebackers Mark Duffner Defensive line Tim Krumrie Cornerbacks Kevin Coyle Safeties Ray Horton Defensive assistant Louie CioffiSpecial teams coaches Special teams Al RobertsStrength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Kim Wood Strength and conditioning assistant Rodney HolmanRoster edit2001 Cincinnati Bengals final roster Quarterbacks 4 Scott Covington 3 Jon Kitna 19 Scott MitchellRunning backs 36 Brandon Bennett 28 Corey Dillon 32 Rudi Johnson 29 Curtis Keaton 30 Nick Williams 41 Lorenzo Neal FBWide receivers 81 Ron Dugans 83 Danny Farmer 84 T J Houshmandzadeh 85 Chad Johnson 86 Darnay Scott 80 Peter WarrickTight ends 87 Chris Edmonds 43 Kirk McMullen Offensive linemen 71 Willie Anderson T 74 Rich Braham C 63 Mike Goff G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 65 John Jackson T 77 Victor Leyva 72 Matt O Dwyer G 79 Scott Rehberg G 75 Jamain Stephens T 73 Richmond Webb TDefensive linemen 96 Vaughn Booker DE 99 Oliver Gibson DT 58 Jevon Langford DE 93 Mario Monds DT 90 Justin Smith DE 70 Glen Steele DT 97 Bernard Whittington DE 94 Tony Williams DT 55 Reinard Wilson DE Linebackers 98 Canute Curtis OLB 95 Steve Foley OLB 50 Riall Johnson OLB 57 Adrian Ross MLB 56 Brian Simmons MLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLBDefensive backs 33 JoJuan Armour SS 23 Robert Bean CB 42 Chris Carter FS 26 Cory Hall SS 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 25 Ligarius Jennings CB 34 Kevin Kaesviharn CB 31 Darryl Williams FSSpecial teams 91 Randy Chevrier LS 8 Nick Harris P 5 Neil Rackers K Reserve lists 88 Sean Brewer TE IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 22 Rodney Heath CB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 82 Tony McGee TE IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 20 Mark Roman CB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 11 Akili Smith QB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 59 Armegis Spearman LB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 48 Brad St Louis LS IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squad 67 Jeff Boyle DT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 10 Khori Ivy WR 49 Josh Keur TE 64 Ray Redziniak C 16 Kevin Thompson QBRookies in italics 53 active 8 inactive 4 practice squadRegular season editSchedule edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance1 September 9 New England Patriots W 23 17 1 0 Paul Brown Stadium 51 5212 September 23 Baltimore Ravens W 21 10 2 0 Paul Brown Stadium 51 1213 September 30 at San Diego Chargers L 14 28 2 1 Qualcomm Stadium 56 0484 October 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7 16 2 2 Heinz Field 62 3355 October 14 Cleveland Browns W 24 14 3 2 Paul Brown Stadium 64 2176 October 21 Chicago Bears L 0 24 3 3 Paul Brown Stadium 63 4087 October 28 at Detroit Lions W 31 27 4 3 Pontiac Silverdome 69 3438 Bye9 November 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13 30 4 4 Alltel Stadium 57 16110 November 18 Tennessee Titans L 7 20 4 5 Paul Brown Stadium 63 86511 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 0 18 4 6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72 91812 December 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13 16 OT 4 7 Paul Brown Stadium 52 13513 December 9 Jacksonville Jaguars L 10 14 4 8 Paul Brown Stadium 44 92014 December 16 at New York Jets L 14 15 4 9 Giants Stadium 77 74515 December 23 at Baltimore Ravens L 0 16 4 10 PSINet Stadium 68 98716 December 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26 23 5 10 Paul Brown Stadium 63 75117 January 6 at Tennessee Titans W 23 21 6 10 Adelphia Coliseum 68 798Game summaries editWeek 1 vs New England Patriots edit Week 1 New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 0 10 0717Bengals 0 10 13023at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Ohio Date September 9Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Cloudy 79 F 26 C Game attendance 51 521Referee John SmithBox score Game informationFirst quarter No scoring playsSecond quarter NE Troy Brown 14 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe Adam Vinatieri kick 14 55 Patriots 7 0 Drive 11 plays 68 yards 6 44 CIN Neil Rackers 36 yard field foal 11 22 Patriots 7 3 Drive 8 plays 12 yards 3 33 NE Adam Vinatieri 39 yard field goal 6 04 Patriots 10 3 Drive 9 plays 59 yards 5 18 CIN Corey Dillon 5 yard run Neil Rackers kick 2 16 Tied 10 10 Drive 7 plays 71 yards 3 48 Third quarter CIN Neil Rackers 47 yard field goal 12 05 Bengals 13 10 Drive 5 plays 42 yards 1 49 CIN Neil Rackers 33 yard field goal 6 01 Bengals 16 10 Drive 9 plays 44 yards 4 23 CIN Tony McGee 25 yard pass from Jon Kitna Neil Rackers kick 0 06 Bengals 23 10 Drive 7 plays 70 yards 3 18 Fourth quarter NE Jermaine Wiggins 8 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe Adam Vinatieri kick 5 29 Bengals 23 17 Drive 11 plays 94 yards 3 48 Top passers NE Drew Bledsoe 22 38 241 yards 2 TD CIN Jon Kitna 18 27 204 yards TDTop rushers NE Antowain Smith 11 rushes 33 yards CIN Corey Dillon 24 rushes 104 yards TDTop receivers NE Troy Brown 7 receptions 106 yards TD CIN Darnay Scott 5 receptions 104 yards Week 2 vs Baltimore Ravens edit Week 2 Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRavens 3 0 0710Bengals 0 0 14721at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Ohio Date September 23Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Partly cloudy 73 F 23 C Game attendance 51 121Referee Ed HochuliBox score Game informationFirst quarter BAL Matt Stover 38 yard field goal 4 22 Ravens 3 0 Drive 8 plays 37 yards 2 58 Second quarter No scoring playsThird quarter CIN Corey Dillon 1 yard pass from Jon Kitna Neil Rackers kick 11 38 Bengals 7 3 Drive 6 plays 18 yards 3 09 CIN Jon Kitna 2 yard run Neil Rackers kick 8 10 Bengals 14 3 Drive 6 plays 33 yards 2 58 Fourth quarter BAL Patrick Johnson 2 yard pass from Elvis Grbac Matt Stover kick 13 40 Bengals 14 10 Drive 4 plays 17 yards 1 28 CIN Takeo Spikes 66 yard interception return Neil Rackers kick 6 04 Bengals 21 10 Top passers BAL Elvis Grbac 33 63 326 yards TD 3 INT CIN Jon Kitna 19 30 154 yards TDTop rushers BAL Terry Allen 17 rushes 61 yards CIN Corey Dillon 18 rushes 57 yardsTop receivers BAL Shannon Sharpe 8 receptions 84 yards CIN Darnay Scott 5 receptions 82 yards Week 3 at San Diego Chargers edit Week 3 Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBengals 0 7 0714Chargers 0 7 14728at Qualcomm Stadium San Diego California Date September 30Game time 4 15 p m EDT 1 15 PDTGame weather Clear and sunny 78 F 26 C Game attendance 56 048Referee Dick HantakTV announcers CBS Bill Macatee Trevor Matich and Scott KaplanBox score Week 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers edit Week 4 Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBengals 0 0 077Steelers 0 10 0616at Heinz Field Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Date October 7Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Party cloudy 46 F 8 C Game attendance 62 335Referee Larry NemmersTV announcers CBS Bill Macatee and Trevor MatichBox score Week 5 vs Cleveland Browns edit Week 5 Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBrowns 7 0 0714Bengals 3 0 101124at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Ohio Date October 14Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Cloudy 57 F 14 C Game attendance 64 217Referee Mike CareyBox score Week 6 vs Chicago Bears edit Week 6 Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBears 3 7 7724Bengals 0 0 000at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Ohio Date October 21Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather Partly cloudy 68 F 20 C Game attendance 63 408Referee Bernie KukarTV announcers Fox Curt Menefee Brian Baldinger and Dan JiggettsBox score Game informationFirst quarter CHI Paul Edinger 48 yard field goal 4 29 Bears 3 0 Drive 4 plays 2 yards 0 53 Second quarter CHI Fred Baxter 1 yard pass from Jim Miller Paul Edinger kick 12 51 Bears 10 0 Drive 3 plays 51 yards 1 28 Third quarter CHI Marty Booker 13 yard pass from Jim Miller Paul Edinger kick 3 25 Bears 17 0 Drive 6 plays 67 yards 3 22 Fourth quarter CHI Anthony Thomas 23 yard run Paul Edinger kick 9 05 Bears 24 0 Drive 9 plays 71 yards 5 09 Top passers CHI Jim Miller 23 30 232 yards 2 TD CIN Jon Kitna 19 46 244 yards INTTop rushers CHI Anthony Thomas 22 rushes 188 yards TD CIN Corey Dillon 16 rushes 30 yardsTop receivers CHI David Terrell 7 receptions 91 yards CIN Peter Warrick 8 receptions 84 yards Week 7 at Detroit Lions edit Week 7 Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBengals 7 14 3731Lions 3 10 14027at Pontiac Silverdome Detroit Michigan Date October 28Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather None played indoors Game attendance 69 343Referee Johnny GrierBox scoreStandings editAFC Centralviewtalkedit W L T PCT PF PA STK 1 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 3 0 813 352 212 W1 5 Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 625 303 265 W1Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 438 285 319 L1Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 438 336 388 L2Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 375 294 286 L2Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 375 226 309 W2Team leaders editPassing edit Player Att Comp Yds TD INT RatingJon Kitna 581 313 3216 12 22 61 1Rushing edit Player Att Yds YPC Long TDCorey Dillon 340 1315 3 9 96 10Receiving edit Player Rec Yds Avg Long TDPeter Warrick 70 667 9 5 33 1Darnay Scott 57 819 14 4 49 2Corey Dillon 34 228 6 7 17 3Defensive edit Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FRTakeo Spikes 109 6 0 1 1 0Reinard Wilson 37 9 0 0 1 2Artrell Hawkins 59 0 0 3 2 1Kevin Kaesviharn 25 0 0 3 0 0Kicking and punting edit Player FGA FGM FG XPA XPM XP PointsNeil Rackers 28 17 60 7 24 23 95 8 74Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg Nick Harris 84 3372 57 1 40 1Special teams edit Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTDCurtis Keaton 42 891 21 2 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Peter Warrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 116 6 4 31 0T J Houshmandzadeh 10 185 18 5 23 0 12 163 13 6 86 0Awards and records editCorey Dillon 5th 1 000 yard rushing season 3 References edit Season statistics and summary at Sports E Cyclopedia 2001 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees Pro Football Reference com Retrieved January 28 2014 Corey Dillon Stats News and Video RB NFL com External links editOfficial website 2001 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro Football Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season amp oldid 1214062363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
