2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
New England Patriots
17
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
23
PK · CIN wonO 36 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 23–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 22/38 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.5 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 7 | 106 | 1 | 18% | 11.7 |
| David Patten | 3 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 18% | 0.4 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 24% | -0.9 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 13% | -0.7 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 3 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 13% | 0.0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Antowain Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stevens | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/27 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 9 | 104 | 0 | 33% | 4.9 |
| Peter Warrick | 7 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 33% | -2.0 |
| Corey Dillon | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 7% | 2.0 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artrell Hawkins | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaughn Booker | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Heath | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jevon Langford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -0
- Closing total
- 36
- NE moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Pick'em at close — Bengals won by 6.
Total closed 36; the game landed 40 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- John Smith
- Rest
- NE 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Dick LeBeau