2000 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Owner | Tom Benson |
General manager | Randy Mueller |
Head coach | Jim Haslett |
Offensive coordinator | Mike McCarthy |
Defensive coordinator | Ron Zook |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 1st NFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 31–28 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 16–34 |
Pro Bowlers | T Willie Roaf WR Joe Horn DT La'Roi Glover DE Joe Johnson LB Keith Mitchell LB Mark Fields |
The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) 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.[1] 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.
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.
Offseason
[edit]NFL Draft
[edit]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
[edit]Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | July 29 | at New York Jets | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium |
2 | August 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 25–24 | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
3 | August 12 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 0–17 | 1–2 | Ross–Ade Stadium (West Lafayette) |
4 | August 25 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–22 | 1–3 | Louisiana Superdome |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 3 | Detroit Lions | L 10–14 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
2 | September 10 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28–27 | 1–1 | Qualcomm Stadium | 51,300 | |
3 | September 17 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–20 | 1–2 | Husky Stadium | 59,513 | |
4 | September 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–21 | 1–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
5 | Bye | ||||||
6 | October 8 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–10 | 2–3 | Soldier Field | 66,944 | |
7 | October 15 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–6 | 3–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 50,015 | |
8 | October 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 21–19 | 4–3 | Georgia Dome | 56,508 | |
9 | October 29 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 21–10 | 5–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 35,016 | |
10 | November 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31–15 | 6–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
11 | November 12 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–10 | 7–3 | Ericsson Stadium | 72,981 | |
12 | November 19 | Oakland Raiders | L 22–31 | 7–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
13 | November 26 | at St. Louis Rams | W 31–24 | 8–4 | Trans World Dome | 66,064 | |
14 | December 3 | Denver Broncos | L 23–38 | 8–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
15 | December 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–27 | 9–5 | 3Com Park | 67,892 | |
16 | December 17 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–7 | 10–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
17 | December 24 | St. Louis Rams | L 21–26 | 10–6 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]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
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Wild Card | December 30 | St. Louis Rams (6) | W 31–28 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 64,900 |
Divisional | January 6, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings (2) | L 16–34 | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,881 |
Game summaries
[edit]NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) St. Louis Rams
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 64,900
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson
- Box score
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NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Vikings | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: January 6, 2001
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 63,881
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, and Pam Oliver
- Box score
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Player stats
[edit]Passing
[edit]Player | Completions | Attempts | Percentage | Yards | TD | Int | Rating |
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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
[edit]Player | Attempts | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
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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
[edit]Player | Attempts | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
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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
[edit]Sacks
[edit]Player | Number |
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La'Roi Glover | 17 |
Joe Johnson | 12 |
Darren Howard | 11 |
Keith Mitchell | 6.5 |
Willie Whitehead | 5.5 |
Interceptions
[edit]Player | Number | Yards | Avg Yards | Long | Touchdowns |
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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
[edit]- Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,[5]
- Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year,[5]
- Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year,[5]
- Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year,[5]
- Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year,[5]
- Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year [6]
- Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year,[5]
Milestones
[edit]- Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 127
- ^ a b c d e f 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