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2001 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 226 points (14.1/g), 31st of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (19.3/g), 14th.
Differential of -83 points (-5.2/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 24th.
Coached by Dick LeBeau (6-10-0)
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2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jon Kitna | 29 | 4 | 15 | 313 for 581, 3,216 yards, 12 td, 22 int, & 27 rushes for 73 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Corey Dillon* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 340 rushes for 1,315 yards, 10 td, & 34 catches for 228 yards and 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal | 31 | 8 | 10 | 5 rushes for 10 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Darnay Scott | 29 | 7 | 15 | 57 catches for 819 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Peter Warrick | 24 | 1 | 14 | 70 catches for 667 yards, 1 td, & 8 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000 |
| TE | Tony McGee | 30 | 8 | 9 | 14 catches for 148 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Richmond Webb | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| LG | Matt O'Dwyer | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| C | Rich Braham | 31 | 7 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Mike Goff | 25 | 3 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
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| RT | Willie Anderson | 26 | 5 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vaughn Booker | 33 | 7 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Bernard Whittington | 30 | 7 | 5 | ||
| LDT | Oliver Gibson | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Tony Williams | 26 | 4 | 13 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 151st pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Justin Smith | 22 | Rook | 11 | 8.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Reinard Wilson | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Steve Foley | 26 | 3 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
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| MLB | Brian Simmons | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| RLB | Takeo Spikes | 25 | 3 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| LCB | Mark Roman | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 34th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Rodney Heath | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Artrell Hawkins | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| SS | JoJuan Armour | 25 | 2 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999 |
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| SS | Cory Hall | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| FS | Cory Hall | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil Rackers | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 of 28 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| P | Nick Harris | 23 | Rook | 0 | 84 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | Peter Warrick | 24 | 1 | 14 | 18 punt returns for a 6.4 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Curtis Keaton | 25 | 1 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 2000 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Anderson | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/11/1975 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| JoJuan Armour | 25 | DB | 16 | 11 | 220 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 7/10/1976 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999 |
| Marco Battaglia | 28 | TE | 8 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 1/25/1973 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996 |
| Robert Bean | 23 | DB | 15 | 4 | 178 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 1/6/1978 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 133rd pick / 2000 |
| Brandon Bennett | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 220 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/3/1973 | 3 | |
| Vaughn Booker | 33 | DE | 14 | 13 | 290 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 2/24/1968 | 7 | |
| Rich Braham | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 11/6/1970 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| Chris Carter | 27 | DB | 16 | 4 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/27/1974 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 |
| Tom Carter | 29 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/5/1972 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993 |
| Randy Chevrier | 25 | DT | 5 | 0 | 291 | 6-2 | McGill | 6/6/1976 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 241st pick / 2001 |
| Canute Curtis | 27 | LB | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 8/4/1974 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997 |
| Corey Dillon* | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| Ron Dugans | 24 | WR | 16 | 3 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/27/1977 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2000 |
| Danny Farmer | 24 | WR | 12 | 1 | 217 | 6-3 | UCLA | 5/21/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 103rd pick / 2000 |
| Steve Foley | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 9/11/1975 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
| Oliver Gibson | 29 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 304 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/15/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| Mike Goff | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| Brock Gutierrez | 28 | C | 15 | 0 | 304 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 9/25/1973 | 4 | |
| Cory Hall | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 213 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/5/1976 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| Nick Harris | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 25 | DB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| Rodney Heath | 27 | DB | 5 | 5 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 10/29/1974 | 2 | |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 24 | WR | 12 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 9/26/1977 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| John Jackson | 36 | T | 11 | 0 | 297 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/4/1965 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
| Ligarius Jennings | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-8 | Tennessee State | 11/3/1977 | Rook | |
| Chad Johnson | 23 | WR | 12 | 3 | 192 | 6-1 | Langston,Oregon State | 1/9/1978 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 36th pick / 2001 |
| Riall Johnson | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/20/1978 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 168th pick / 2001 |
| Rudi Johnson | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Auburn | 10/1/1979 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 100th pick / 2001 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 25 | DB | 10 | 3 | 194 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 8/29/1976 | Rook | |
| Curtis Keaton | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | James Madison,West Virginia | 10/18/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 2000 |
| Jon Kitna | 29 | QB | 16 | 15 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 4 | |
| Jevon Langford | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 2/16/1974 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996 |
| Nick Luchey | 24 | FB | 4 | 2 | 270 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/30/1977 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 1999 |
| Tony McGee | 30 | TE | 11 | 9 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/21/1971 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| Kirk McMullen | 24 | TE | 7 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/19/1977 | Rook | |
| Scott Mitchell | 33 | QB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| Mario Monds | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 11/10/1976 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 186th pick / 2001 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 31 | FB | 16 | 10 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| Matt O'Dwyer | 29 | G | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 9/1/1972 | 6 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| Neil Rackers | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/16/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000 |
| Scott Rehberg | 28 | G-T | 14 | 4 | 325 | 6-8 | Central Michigan | 11/17/1973 | 4 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997 |
| Mark Roman | 24 | DB | 13 | 8 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1977 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 34th pick / 2000 |
| Adrian Ross | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 2/19/1975 | 3 | |
| Darnay Scott | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 7/7/1972 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| Brian Simmons | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| Akili Smith | 26 | QB | 2 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 8/21/1975 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999 |
| Justin Smith | 22 | DE | 15 | 11 | 270 | 6-4 | Missouri | 9/30/1979 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| Takeo Spikes | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 242 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/17/1976 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| Brad St. Louis | 25 | TE | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 8/19/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 210th pick / 2000 |
| Glen Steele | 27 | DT | 16 | 1 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan | 10/4/1974 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998 |
| Jamain Stephens | 27 | T | 9 | 2 | 336 | 6-6 | North Carolina A&T | 1/9/1974 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 29th pick / 1996 |
| Peter Warrick | 24 | WR | 16 | 14 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida State | 6/19/1977 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000 |
| Richmond Webb | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| Bernard Whittington | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 5 | 290 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/20/1971 | 7 | |
| Darryl Williams | 31 | DB | 15 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/8/1970 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1992 |
| Tony Williams | 26 | DT | 13 | 13 | 296 | 6-2 | Memphis | 7/9/1975 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 151st pick / 1997 |
| Reinard Wilson | 28 | LB-DE | 16 | 5 | 270 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/17/1973 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 247.9 | 6-2.1 | 3.5 |