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2000 New Orleans Saints season
Head Coach Jim Haslett
Home Field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 10–6
Place 1st NFC West
Playoff Finish Lost NFC Divisional Playoff
Pro Bowlers 5
Timeline
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1999 2001

The 2000 New Orleans Saints season saw the Saints win their first ever playoff game. On February 3, Jim Haslett was named the thirteenth head coach in franchise history.[1] 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.

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.

Personnel[]

Staff/Coaches[]

2000 New Orleans Saints staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Tom Benson
  • General Manager of Football Operations – Randy Mueller
  • Assistant General Manager of Football Operations – Charles Bailey
  • Director of Football Administration – Mickey Loomis
  • Director of Player Personnel – Rick Mueller
  • College Scouting Coordinator – Rick Thompson

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Jim Haslett
  • Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Rick Venturi

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy
  • Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti, Jr.
  • Running Backs – Dave Atkins
  • Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander
  • Tight Ends – Bob Palcic
  • Offensive Line – Jack Henry
  • Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Phil Pettey
 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Ron Zook
  • Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
  • Linebackers – John Bunting
  • Secondary/Special Teams Assistant – Joe Baker
  • Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Winston Moss

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Al Everest

Strength and Conditioning

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

[3]

Final roster[]

2000 New Orleans Saints final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 87 Joe Horn
  • 88 Willie Jackson
  • 83 Keith Poole
  • 86 Jake Reed
  • 80 Robert Wilson

Tight ends

  • 82 Andrew Glover
  • 81 Lamont Hall
  • 89 Dave Stachelski
  • 84 Austin Wheatley
Offensive linemen
  • 69 Tom Ackerman C/G
  • 62 Jerry Fontenot C
  • 65 Chris Naeole G
  • 70 Marcus Price T
  • 77 Willie Roaf T
  • 78 Daryl Terrell T
  • 68 Kyle Turley T
  • 63 Wally Williams G

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Martin Chase DT
  • 97 La'Roi Glover DT
  • 99 Norman Hand DT
  • 93 Darren Howard DE
  • 94 Joe Johnson DE
  • 90 Jared Tomich DT
  • 98 Willie Whitehead DE
Linebackers
  • 51 Phil Clarke MLB
  • 55 Mark Fields OLB
  • 37 Steve Gleason LB
  • 53 Donta Jones OLB
  • 59 Keith Mitchell OLB
  • 54 Darrin Smith MLB
  • 58 Phillip Ward LB

Defensive backs

  • 35 Chris Canty CB
  • 26 Corey Harris DB
  • 36 Michael Hawthorne CB
  • 35 Reggie Howard DB
  • 27 Rob Kelly FS
  • 29 Sammy Knight SS
  • 23 Kevin Mathis CB
  • 25 Alex Molden CB
  • 28 Chris Oldham SS
  • 39 Darren Perry FS
  • 22 Fred Thomas CB

Special teams

  • 10 Doug Brien K
  •  4 Toby Gowin P
  • 47 Kevin Houser LS
Reserve lists
  • 18 Jeff Blake QB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 56 Charlie Clemons LB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 85 Cam Cleeland TE (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 95 Marques Douglas DE (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 21 Steve Israel CB (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 50 Corey Terry DE (IR) Injury icon 2
  • 24 Fred Weary CB (IR) Injury icon 2


Practice squad

  • 75 Bobby Setzer DE


Rookies in italics
52 Active, 6 Inactive, 1 Practice squad

[4]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

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

Standings[]

Template:2000 NFC West standings

Roster[]

Playoffs[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wildcard December 30 St. Louis Rams W 31-28
64,900
Divisional January 6 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

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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

[5]

Defense[]

Sacks[]

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

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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

[5]

Awards and records[]

  • La’Roi Glover, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[6]
  • Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year [8]
  • Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year,[7]
  • Joe Horn, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[6]
  • Joe Johnson, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[6]
  • Keith Mitchell, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[6]
  • William Roaf, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,[6]

Milestones[]

  • Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.129
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p.129
  3. 2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide,2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide. Retrieved on 2010-02-09. ISBN .
  4. 2000 New Orleans Saints starters and roster. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 127
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
  8. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202

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