2000 New Orleans Saints season

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2000 New Orleans Saints season
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 (Vikings) 34–16
Pro Bowlers 5

The 2000 New Orleans Saints season was the team's thirty-fourth in the National Football League (NFL). 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, finishing with a 10–6 record to win the NFC West and advance to the playoffs for the first time since 1992, they also won their first ever playoff game 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.

The Saints didn't return to the playoffs until 2006.

Offseason

NFL Draft

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Main article: 2000 NFL Draft
2000 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

[2]

Personnel

Staff

2000 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Al Everest
  • Special Teams Assistant – Joe Baker

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus

Roster

2000 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 Detroit Lions L 14–10
64,900
2 September 10, 2000 at San Diego Chargers W 28–27
51,300
3 September 17, 2000 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–10
59,513
4 September 24, 2000 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–7
64,900
5 Bye
6 October 8, 2000 at Chicago Bears W 31–10
66,944
7 October 15, 2000 Carolina Panthers W 24–6
50,015
8 October 22, 2000 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–19
56,508
9 October 29, 2000 at Arizona Cardinals W 21–10
35,016
10 November 5, 2000 San Francisco 49ers W 31–15
64,900
11 November 12, 2000 at Carolina Panthers W 20–10
72,981
12 November 19, 2000 Oakland Raiders L 31–22
64,900
13 November 26, 2000 at St. Louis Rams W 31–24
66,064
14 December 3, 2000 Denver Broncos L 38–23
64,900
15 December 10, 2000 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–27
67,892
16 December 17, 2000 Atlanta Falcons W 23–7
64,900
17 December 24, 2000 St. Louis Rams L 26–21
64,900

Standings

NFC West
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 Attendance
Wildcard December 30, 2000 St. Louis Rams W 31–28
64,900
Divisional January 6, 2001 at Minnesota Vikings L 34–16
63,881

Player stats

Offense

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

[4]

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

[4]

Defense

Sacks

Player Number
La'Roi Glover 17
Joe Johnson 12
Darren Howard 11
Keith Mitchell 6.5
Willie Whitehead 5.5

[4]

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

[4]

Awards and records

  • La’Roi Glover, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • 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]
  • Joe Horn, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • Joe Johnson, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • Keith Mitchell, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • William Roaf, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • Mark Fields, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]

Milestones

  • Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
  7. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
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