New England Patriots 17 at Cincinnati Bengals 23
Sunday, September 9, 2001
New England Patriots 17, Cincinnati Bengals 23
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New England Patriots (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| | NWE | CIN |
| NWE | Troy Brown 14 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| CIN | Neil Rackers 36 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 39 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| CIN | Corey Dillon 5 yard rush (Neil Rackers kick) | 10 | 10 |
| CIN | Neil Rackers 47 yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| CIN | Neil Rackers 33 yard field goal | 10 | 16 |
| CIN | Tony McGee 25 yard pass from Jon Kitna (Neil Rackers kick) | 10 | 23 |
| NWE | Jermaine Wiggins 8 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 23 |
| NWE | CIN |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-68-0 | 33-157-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-38-241-2-0 | 18-27-204-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-17 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 224 | 196 |
| Total yards | 292 | 353 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 3-20 |