2000 Cincinnati Bengals season

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2000 Cincinnati Bengals season
Cincinnati Bengals black wordmark (1997-2003).png
Head coach Bruce Coslet
Dick LeBeau
Home field Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Corey Dillon

The 2000 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. Corey Dillon would rank fifth in the NFL with 1,435 rushing yards and set a franchise record for most rushing yards in one season. [1] On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game. [1] After being shut out in two of their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24–7 in week 1, Coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions DB and Bengal defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Under LeBeau, the Bengals dropped their first three games, with an eventual long losing streak finally coming to an end on October 22 against the Denver Broncos at the new Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31–21 as RB Corey Dillon set a single-game record by rushing for 278 yards. The Bengals used it as springboard to win their next game in Cleveland despite not scoring a touchdown. The Bengals offense would continue to struggle as 2nd year quarterback Akili Smith, the team's No. 1 draft pick out of Oregon, was overwhelmed by the NFL game. Corey Dillon set a team record by rushing for 1,435 yards, but with Smith's struggles as starting quarterback, the team floundered with a season-ending record of 4–12. [2]

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

2000 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
14 Peter Warrick   Wide receiver Florida State
234 Mark Roman   Defensive back LSU
366 Ron Dugans  Wide receiverFlorida State
497 Curtis Keaton   Running back James Madison
5133 Robert Bean  Defensive back Mississippi State
6169 Neil Rackers  *  Placekicker Illinois
7210 Brad St. Louis   Tight end Southwest Missouri State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
LaVell Boyd Wide receiver Louisville
Ricky BrownFullback Texas
Alan BuckwalterLinebacker Northwest Missouri State
Marvin ChalmersWide receiver Wake Forest
Ben ClampittWide receiver Western Washington
Doug DorleyCenter Bowling Green
Dave FleischhauerDefensive tackle Penn State
Brian GrayDefensive back BYU
Eddie HardawayWide receiver C. W. Post
Tariq McDonaldWide receiver Arizona State
Roger RoeslerGuardTexas
Gary ThompkinsDefensive back West Virginia
Jeff WalkerKicker Mississippi State
Mark WillettsDefensive end Boston College

Personnel

2000 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

2000 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1August 4at Buffalo Bills L 20–210–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium
2August 11at Atlanta Falcons L 16–310–2 Georgia Dome
3August 19 Chicago Bears W 24–201–2 Paul Brown Stadium
4August 25 Detroit Lions L 13–211–3Paul Brown Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1 Bye
2September 10 Cleveland Browns L 7–240–1 Paul Brown Stadium 64,006
3September 17at Jacksonville Jaguars L 0–130–2 Alltel Stadium 45,653
4September 24at Baltimore Ravens L 0–370–3 PSINet Stadium 68,481
5October 1 Miami Dolphins L 16–310–4Paul Brown Stadium61,535
6October 8 Tennessee Titans L 14–230–5Paul Brown Stadium63,406
7October 15at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–150–6 Three Rivers Stadium 54,328
8October 22 Denver Broncos W 31–211–6Paul Brown Stadium61,603
9October 29at Cleveland Browns W 12–32–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,118
10November 5 Baltimore Ravens L 7–272–7Paul Brown Stadium54,759
11November 12at Dallas Cowboys L 6–232–8 Texas Stadium 62,170
12November 19at New England Patriots L 13–162–9 Foxboro Stadium 60,292
13November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–482–10Paul Brown Stadium63,925
14December 3 Arizona Cardinals W 24–133–10Paul Brown Stadium50,289
15December 10at Tennessee Titans L 3–353–11 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498
16December 17 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–144–11Paul Brown Stadium50,469
17December 24at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–164–12 Veterans Stadium 64,902

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Tennessee Titans 1330.813346191W4
(4) Baltimore Ravens 1240.750333165W7
Pittsburgh Steelers 970.563321255W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 790.438367327L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250185359L1
Cleveland Browns 3130.188161419L5

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Akili Smith 26711812533652.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Corey Dillon 31514354.6807

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Peter Warrick 5159211.6464

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Takeo Spikes 1092.0200
Tom Carter 430.0200
Oliver Gibson 524.0000
Steve Foley 434.0121
Cory Hall 414.0100

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Neil Rackers 211257.1%2121100.0%57
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Daniel Pope 94377557040.2

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tremain Mack 50103620.7500000.000
Craig Yeast 710615.1290342256.6270

Awards and records

Milestones

Best performances

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  2. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  3. ↑ "2000 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
  6. ↑ "Tremain Mack Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  7. 1 2 "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com .
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