2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
Chicago BearsWinner
24
at
Cincinnati Bengals
0
CIN -1 upsetU 36 ✓
Chicago Bears 24–0 — never really in doubt late.
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
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 23/30 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 22 | 188 | 8.5 | 1 | 11.2 |
| James Allen | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Terrell | 7 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 27% | 6.8 |
| Marty Booker | 6 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 23% | 1.5 |
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 30% | -1.3 |
| James Allen | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Dez White | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.1 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jerry Azumah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Newkirk | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 19/46 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 0 | -5.4 |
| Curtis Keaton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Peter Warrick | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 8 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 33% | -2.6 |
| Marco Battaglia | 4 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 13% | 3.8 |
| Ron Dugans | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7% | 4.9 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 22% | -2.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 1.9 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -3.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.3 |
| Danny Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Roman | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Steele | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -1
- Closing total
- 36
- CHI moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 24 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Dick LeBeau