2000 Indianapolis Colts season

2000 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerBill Polian
Head coachJim Mora
Home stadiumRCA Dome
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC East
PlayoffsLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT)
Pro BowlersQB Peyton Manning
RB Edgerrin James
WR Marvin Harrison

The 2000 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 48th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 17th in Indianapolis. They finished second in the AFC East with a 10–6 record, but lost in overtime to their division rival Miami Dolphins in the wildcard round of the playoffs.

As in the previous season, the Colts once again sent Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James and Marvin Harrison to the Pro Bowl at the end of the season.

Offseason

Additions Subtractions
RB Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Browns) TE/LS Bradford Banta (Jets)
DT Bernard Holsey (Giants) LB Bertrand Berry (Eskimos)
LB Dwight Hollier (Dolphins) DT Tony McCoy (Cardinals)

NFL draft

2000 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 28 Rob Morris  LB BYU
2 59 Marcus Washington  LB Auburn
3 91 David Macklin  CB Penn State
4 122 Josh Williams  DT Michigan
5 138 Matt Johnson  C BYU
7 235 Rob Renes  DT Michigan
7 238 Rodregis Brooks  CB UAB
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
John Baker Punter North Texas
Mike Furrey Wide Receiver Northern Iowa
Steve Gleason Safety Washington State
Trevor Insley Wide Receiver Nevada
Kevin McDougal Running Back Colorado State
John Mlerandi Center Notre Dame
Ike Ried Linebacker Ohio Western
Justin Snow Long snapper Baylor
Brian Wofford Wide Receiver Clemson

Personnel

Staff

2000 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

  • Owner and chief executive officer – Jim Irsay
  • President – Bill Polian
  • Director of football operations – Dom Anile
  • Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Director of player development – Steve Champlin
  • Coordinator of player personnel – John Becker
  • Director of pro scouting – Chris Polian
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Butler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jon Torine
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell

Roster

2000 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
52 active, 6 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 July 29 Atlanta Falcons L 13–20 0–1 RCA Dome Recap
2 August 5 at Seattle Seahawks L 16–28 0–2 Husky Stadium Recap
3 August 12 New Orleans Saints W 17–0 1–2 Ross–Ade Stadium (West Lafayette) Recap
4 August 19 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–23 2–2 Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) Recap
5 August 24 Minnesota Vikings W 32–30 3–2 RCA Dome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–14 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 78,357
2 September 10 Oakland Raiders L 31–38 1–1 RCA Dome 56,769
3 Bye
4 September 25 Jacksonville Jaguars W 43–14 2–1 RCA Dome 56,816
5 October 1 at Buffalo Bills W 18–16 3–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,617
6 October 8 at New England Patriots L 16–24 3–2 Foxboro Stadium 60,292
7 October 15 at Seattle Seahawks W 37–24 4–2 Husky Stadium 63,593
8 October 22 New England Patriots W 30–23 5–2 RCA Dome 56,828
9 October 29 Detroit Lions W 30–18 6–2 RCA Dome 56,971
10 November 5 at Chicago Bears L 24–27 6–3 Soldier Field 66,944
11 November 12 New York Jets W 23–15 7–3 RCA Dome 56,657
12 November 19 at Green Bay Packers L 24–26 7–4 Lambeau Field 59,869
13 November 26 Miami Dolphins L 14–17 7–5 RCA Dome 56,935
14 December 3 at New York Jets L 17–27 7–6 Giants Stadium 78,138
15 December 11 Buffalo Bills W 44–20 8–6 RCA Dome 56,671
16 December 17 at Miami Dolphins W 20–13 9–6 Pro Player Stadium 73,884
17 December 24 Minnesota Vikings W 31–10 10–6 RCA Dome 56,672
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 71327
Chiefs 0 7 7014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 24738
Colts 14 10 0731

at RCA Dome

Game information

This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis, Their previous regular season away game against the Colts occurred as far back as 1975,[4] although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason.[5] This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.[6]

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 14 0014
Colts 7 14 51743

at RCA Dome

  • Game time: 9:00 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 56,816
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • [7]
Game information

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week 5: Indianapolis Colts (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 01118
Bills 3 6 0716

at Ralph Wilson Stadium

  • Game time: 1:01 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F or 21.1 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Game attendance: 72,617
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • [8]
Game information

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week 6: Indianapolis Colts (3–1) at New England Patriots (1–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 10 3316
Patriots 3 7 01424

at Foxboro Stadium

  • Date: October 8, 2000
  • Game time: 1:02 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F or 12.8 °C, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
  • Game attendance: 60,292
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • [9]
Game information

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 7 7327
Bears 0 3 71424

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 5, 2000
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • [1]
Game information

Week 12: at Green Bay Packers

Week 12: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 32124
Packers 0 14 0721

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 19, 2000
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 27 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,869
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • [2]
Game information

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 17: Minnesota Vikings (11–4) at Indianapolis Colts (9–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 3 0010
Colts 7 14 7331

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

This was the first occasion the Colts hosted the Vikings in the regular season since 1968 in Baltimore, although the two teams would again play in the Colts’ stadium during that postseason. The intervening gap of 31 seasons constitutes the second-longest gap without one team visiting another in NFL history, and at the time was a record.[a]

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 323 226 W1
(6) 10 6 0 .625 429 326 W3
New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 321 321 L3
Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 315 350 W1
New England Patriots 5 11 0 .313 276 338 L1

Playoffs

The team earned a Wild Card berth to the playoffs as the No. 6 seed and traveled to Miami to face the Dolphins. The Dolphins turned the ball over three times in the first half as the Colts staked a 14–0 lead by halftime. Miami then outscored the Colts 17–3 in the second half to send it to overtime. The Colts had a chance to win the game with a 49-yard FG but Mike Vanderjagt's kick was wide right. The Dolphins then marched 61 yards in 11 plays, ending with a Lamar Smith game-winning touchdown.

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card December 30 at Miami Dolphins (3) L 17–23 0–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,193

Awards and records

Notes

  1. ^ Tampa Bay did not play at Buffalo until 2009, although the Buccaneers joined the league 33 seasons previously.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — September 3rd, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780786473519.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results". The Football Database.
  6. ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
  7. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts — September 25th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 1st, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — October 8th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  11. ^ a b c d e f NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
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