Sunday, September 09, 2001
By the numbers
112.5:Yards passing allowed per game in the preseason by New England's league-leading pass defense.
394.8: Bengals' NFL-best per-game offense in the preseason.
4-0: Bengals' record against AFC East teams in season-opening games, including a 31-7 win at New England on Sept. 17, 1972.
15: Preseason sacks for Bengals, compared to AFC-low 26 in 2000.
122: Games the Patriots' Drew Beldsoe has played at quarterback since entering the league in 1993, second only to Green Bay's Brett Favre (128).
2-1: Bengals coach Dick LeBeau's record on his birthday as an assistant coach. He is 64 today in his first birthday game as a head coach.
18: Veteran players added to New England's roster since the end of the 2000 season.
23 Quarterbacks who have started regular-season games for the Bengals, counting Jon Kitna, who will make his first start today.
49-45: Kitna's career ratio of touchdown passes to interceptions.
10: Preseason turnover differential for Bengals (minus-5) and Patriots (plus-5) in the preseason.
9-2: Coach Bill Belichick's career record against the Bengals, 8-2 in Cleveland and 1-0 in New England.
7: Receptions Bengals wide receiver Darnay Scott had in his last regular-season opener, 1999 at Tennessee. He missed last season with a broken leg.
204.3: Bengals' average rushing yardage in four preseason games.
430 Corey Dillon's NFL-leading rushing yards in the first quarters of games last season.
830 Dillon's league-best number of rushing yards in the first halves of games last season.
2 Games that have sold out in the nine regular-season games played by the Bengals in two years at Paul Brown Stadium.
9-23 Combined Bengals' and Patriots' records in 2000.
10-7 Patriots' edge in series against Bengals.
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