Editing Jon Kitna (section)

====2001 season====
On March 8, he signed as an [[Free agent|unrestricted free agent]] with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/09/sports/plus-pro-football-bengals-sign-kitna-to-4-year-contract.html |title=PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Bengals Sign Kitna To 4-Year Contract |date=March 9, 2001 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> He won the starting quarterback job in preseason over [[Scott Mitchell (quarterback)|Scott Mitchell]] and went on to start 15 games. He opened the regular season winning his first 2 starts, becoming the first Bengals quarterback since [[Greg Cook]] in 1969 to accomplish the feat.

In the sixteenth game overtime 26–23 win against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], he threw for a franchise-record 68 passes, tied for the third most in NFL history. He had 35 completions for 411 yards, 2 touchdowns and received AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

In the season finale against the [[Tennessee Titans]], he had 340 passing yards, setting a team record for passing yards in consecutive games with 751. He finished with 313 completions, 581 attempts (team record), a 53.9% average, 3,216 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.