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, and the 8th overall. The final season for Paul Brown as head coach, Cincinnati opened the season with six straight wins and went on to post an 11–3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for the playoffs, but lost to the

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, 31–28, in the divisional round of the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who, only 27, retired in the off-season to pursue a career in music. The team qualified for the postseason for the third time in just eight years of existence, but 1975 would be the last time that the Bengals would do so until

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. Despite the Bengals' great record, they were only 3–3 in division play, losing twice to the eventual champion

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, and losing on the road to what was an 0–9 Cleveland Browns team. Other than division play, the Bengals were 8–0 against teams outside of the AFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1

Week 7

Week 12

Standings

Team stats

Team leaders

* Passing: Ken Anderson (377 Att, 228 Comp, 3169 Yds, 60.5 Pct, 21 TD, 11 Int, 93.9 Rating) * Rushing: Boobie Clark (167 Att, 594 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 17 Long, 4 TD) * Receiving: Isaac Curtis (44 Rec, 934 Yds, 21.2 Avg, 55 Long, 7 TD) * Scoring: Dave Green, 70 points (10 FG; 40 PAT)

Playoffs

Awards and records

* Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 447

References

Bengals on Pro Football Reference

Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com

Bengals History on Official Site
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