2000 New Orleans Saints season
The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League and their 25th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints were looking to improve on their 3–13 finish from a year earlier under new head coach Jim Haslett.[2] Not only did the Saints do so, but they finished with a 10–6 record to win the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. They also won their first ever playoff game in franchise history by defeating the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams in the Wild Card round. The Saints went no further, though, as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round.
2000 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Jim Haslett |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 1st NFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 31–28 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 16–34 |
Pro Bowlers | |
This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until 2006.
New wide receiver Joe Horn quickly emerged as a star, catching 94 passes for 1,340 and 9 touchdowns, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl after the season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
2000 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 33 | Darren Howard | Defensive end | Kansas State | |
4 | 96 | Terrelle Smith | Fullback | Arizona State | |
5 | 131 | Tutan Reyes | Guard | Mississippi | |
5 | 158 | Austin Wheatley | Tight end | Iowa | |
5 | 166 | Chad Morton | Running back | USC | |
6 | 168 | Marc Bulger * | Quarterback | West Virginia | |
6 | 195 | Michael Hawthorne | Defensive back | Purdue | |
6 | 200 | Sherrod Gideon | Wide receiver | Southern Miss | |
7 | 228 | Kevin Houser | Center | Ohio State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Record |
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1 | September 3, 2000 | Detroit Lions | L 14–10 | FOX | 0-1 | |
2 | September 10, 2000 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28–27 | FOX | 1-1 | |
3 | September 17, 2000 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 20–10 | FOX | 1-2 | |
4 | September 24, 2000 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–7 | FOX | 1-3 | |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 8, 2000 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–10 | FOX | 2-3 | |
7 | October 15, 2000 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–6 | FOX | 3-3 | |
8 | October 22, 2000 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 21–19 | FOX | 4-3 | |
9 | October 29, 2000 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 21–10 | FOX | 5-3 | |
10 | November 5, 2000 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31–15 | FOX | 6-3 | |
11 | November 12, 2000 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–10 | FOX | 7-3 | |
12 | November 19, 2000 | Oakland Raiders | L 31–22 | CBS | 7-4 | |
13 | November 26, 2000 | at St. Louis Rams | W 31–24 | FOX | 8-4 | |
14 | December 3, 2000 | Denver Broncos | L 38–23 | CBS | 8-5 | |
15 | December 10, 2000 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–27 | FOX | 9-5 | |
16 | December 17, 2000 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–7 | FOX | 10-5 | |
17 | December 24, 2000 | St. Louis Rams | L 26–21 | FOX | 10-6 |
Standings
NFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) New Orleans Saints | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 354 | 305 | L1 |
(6) St. Louis Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 540 | 471 | W1 |
Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 310 | 310 | L1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 388 | 422 | L1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 252 | 413 | W1 |
Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance |
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Wild Card | December 30, 2000 | St. Louis Rams | W 31–28 | ABC | |
Divisional | January 6, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 34–16 | FOX |
Player stats
Offense
Passing
Player | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
Jeff Blake | 184 | 302 | 60.9 | 2,025 | 13 | 9 | 82.7 |
Aaron Brooks | 113 | 194 | 58.2 | 1,514 | 9 | 6 | 85.7 |
Rushing
Player | Attempts | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
Ricky Williams | 248 | 1000 | 4.0 | 26 | 8 |
Jeff Blake | 57 | 243 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
Terry Allen | 46 | 179 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
Aaron Brooks | 41 | 170 | 4.1 | 29 | 2 |
Receiving
Player | Attempts | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
Joe Horn | 94 | 1340 | 14.3 | 52 | 8 |
Ricky Williams | 44 | 409 | 9.3 | 24 | 1 |
Willie Jackson | 37 | 523 | 14.1 | 53 | 6 |
Chad Morton | 30 | 213 | 7.1 | 35 | 0 |
Keith Poole | 21 | 293 | 14.0 | 49 | 1 |
Andrew Glover | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 39 | 4 |
Defense
Sacks
Player | Number |
La'Roi Glover | 17 |
Joe Johnson | 12 |
Darren Howard | 11 |
Keith Mitchell | 6.5 |
Willie Whitehead | 5.5 |
Interceptions
Player | Number | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
Sammy Knight | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 37 | 2 |
Alex Molden | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
Darren Perry | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Awards and records
- Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,[6]
- Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year,[6]
- Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year,[6]
- Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year,[6]
- Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year,[6]
- Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year [7]
- Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year,[6]
Milestones
- Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season
References
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.129
- "2000 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- "2000 New Orleans Saints starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 127
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202