2001 Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Atlanta 23, Philadelphia 17
Detroit 17, Chicago 13
New England 24, Tennessee 10
San Diego 24, Seattle 17
Seattle may have won the division, but San Diego proved who the better team was. Also of interest - Drew Bledsoe set a single-game playoff passing record with 342 yards, breaking Randall Cunningham's record of 335 yards.
Conference Semifinals
Green Bay 37, Atlanta 20
Cincinnati 27, San Diego 10
New Orleans 31, Detroit 24
New Jersey 20, New England 17
Norman Garcia continues to be a force for Cincinnati, and will likely finish on the first team and be OPY.
Conference Finals
Cincinnati 7, New Jersey 6
New Orleans 20, Green Bay 17
Garcia scored the winning - and only - touchdown to send his Bengals to their 2nd straight FOF Bowl.
Before FOF Bowl III, some contract extensions:
LB R.J. Warren signs a 3 year renegotiated contract to the tune of $6.30 million.
WR Karl Williams - 3 years/$6.96 mil.
CB Orlando Cornett - 3 years/$4.34 mil.
TE Bruce Borders - 3 years/$2.50 mil.
S John Stewart - 3 years/$4.34 mil.
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FOF Bowl III
Cincinnati 53, New Orleans 14
Sorry, Saints Fan. The Bengals roared out to a 29-0 lead before the seats were warm, and even AFTER Garcia took the rest of the afternoon off, continued to pile up the yardage, tacking on an additional 100 yards rushing.
Jeff Blake was, in a word, sensational, putting up the following numbers:
Jeff Blake, CIN, QB - 20 for 31, 268 yards, 5 TDs. That's right. He set a playoff record for TD passes in the Biggest Dance of Them All. More importantly, he erased the bad taste left in the mouths of Bengals' fans following last year's 31-19 defeat at the hands of the Cowboys. A dynasty in the making.
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