2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachDick LeBeau
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place6th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Corey Dillon

The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise’s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League.

Roster

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2001 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks
  •  4 Scott Covington
  •  3 Jon Kitna
  • 19 Scott Mitchell

Running backs

  • 36 Brandon Bennett
  • 28 Corey Dillon
  • 32 Rudi Johnson KR
  • 29 Curtis Keaton KR
  • 30 Nick Luchey FB
  • 41 Lorenzo Neal FB

Wide receivers

  • 81 Ron Dugans
  • 83 Danny Farmer
  • 84 T. J. Houshmandzadeh
  • 85 Chad Johnson
  • 86 Darnay Scott
  • 80 Peter Warrick PR

Tight 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 T

Defensive 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/DT
  • 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/OLB
  • 56 Brian Simmons MLB
  • 51 Takeo Spikes OLB

Defensive backs

  • 33 JoJuan Armour SS
  • 23 Robert Bean CB
  • 42 Chris Carter FS
  • 26 Cory Hall FS/SS
  • 27 Artrell Hawkins CB
  • 25 Ligarius Jennings CB
  • 34 Kevin Kaesviharn CB
  • 31 Darryl Williams FS

Special teams

  • 91 Randy Chevrier LS
  •  8 Nick Harris P
  •  5 Neil Rackers K
Reserve lists
  • 88 Sean Brewer TE (IR)
  • 22 Rodney Heath CB (IR)
  • 82 Tony McGee TE (IR)
  • 20 Mark Roman CB (IR)
  • 11 Akili Smith QB (IR)
  • 59 Armegis Spearman LB (IR)
  • 48 Brad St. Louis LS (IR)


Practice squad

  • -- Jeff Boyle DT
  • -- Khori Ivy WR
  • 49 Josh Keur TE
  • -- Ray Redziniak C
  • 16 Kevin Thompson QB


Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 inactive, 5 practice squad

Schedule

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record TV Attendance
1 September 9, 2001 New England Patriots W 23–17 1–0 CBS
51,521
2 September 23, 2001 Baltimore Ravens W 21–10 2–0 CBS
51,121
3 September 30, 2001 at San Diego Chargers L 28–14 2–1 CBS
56,048
4 October 7, 2001 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–7 2–2 CBS
62,335
5 October 14, 2001 Cleveland Browns W 24–14 3–2 CBS
64,217
6 October 21, 2001 Chicago Bears L 24–0 3–3 FOX
63,408
7 October 28, 2001 at Detroit Lions W 31–27 4–3 CBS
69,343
8 Bye
9 November 11, 2001 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 30–13 4–4 CBS
57,161
10 November 18, 2001 Tennessee Titans L 20–7 4–5 CBS
63,865
11 November 25, 2001 at Cleveland Browns L 18–0 4–6 CBS
72,918
12 December 2, 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–13 (OT) 4–7 FOX
52,135
13 December 9, 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–10 4–8 CBS
44,920
14 December 16, 2001 at New York Jets L 15–14 4–9 CBS
77,745
15 December 23, 2001 at Baltimore Ravens L 16–0 4–10 CBS
68,987
16 December 30, 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–23 5–10 CBS
63,751
17 January 6, 2002 at Tennessee Titans W 23–21 6–10 CBS
68,798

Standings

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AFC Central
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 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 285 319 L1
Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 336 388 L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 294 286 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 226 309 W2

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