2001 Cincinnati Bengals season

2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dick LeBeau
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	6th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB 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

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

Regular season

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

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

Other websites

• Official website
• 2001 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com