2000 New Orleans Saints season | |
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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 | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
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[]
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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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Final roster[]
2000 New Orleans Saints final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 3 | Detroit Lions | L 14-10 | |
2 | September 10 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28-27 | |
3 | September 17 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 20-10 | |
4 | September 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21-7 | |
5 | Bye week | |||
6 | October 8 | at Chicago Bears | W 31-10 | |
7 | October 15 | Carolina Panthers | W 24-6 | |
8 | October 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 21-19 | |
9 | October 29 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 21-10 | |
10 | November 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31-15 | |
11 | November 12 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20-10 | |
12 | November 19 | Oakland Raiders | L 31-22 | |
13 | November 26 | at St. Louis Rams | W 31-24 | |
14 | December 3 | Denver Broncos | L 38-23 | |
15 | December 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31-27 | |
16 | December 17 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23-7 | |
17 | December 24 | St. Louis Rams | L 26-21 |
Standings[]
Template:2000 NFC West standings
Roster[]
Playoffs[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Wildcard | December 30 | St. Louis Rams | W 31-28 | |
Divisional | January 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 34-16 |
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 |
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[]
- 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[]
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.129
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p.129
- ↑ 2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide,2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide. Retrieved on 2010-02-09. ISBN .
- ↑ 2000 New Orleans Saints starters and roster. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 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
- ↑ 7.0 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
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
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