48th season in franchise history
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 [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
[1]
Undrafted free agents [ ]
2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Trevor Insley
Wide Receiver
Nevada
Kevin McDougal
Running Back
Colorado State
Justin Snow
Long snapper
Baylor
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
Head Coach – Jim E. Mora
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – George Catavolos
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore
Quarterbacks – Bruce Arians
Running Backs – Gene Huey
Receivers – Jay Norvell
Tight Ends – Tony Marciano
Offensive Line – Howard Mudd
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Kevin Spencer
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell
Roster [ ]
2000 Indianapolis Colts 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
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game Site
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
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
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
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Colts
0
7 7 13
27
Chiefs
0
7 7 0
14
Date: September 3Location: Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 78,357Game weather: 86°F; wind 9Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers (CBS ): Verne Lundquist , Dan Dierdorf , and Bonnie Bernstein
Scoring summary Q2 14:15 IND James 1-yard run (Vanderjagt kick)IND 7–0
Q2 5:23 KC Richardson 11-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)Tie 7–7
Q3 8:23 IND James 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick) IND 14–7
Q3 4:25 KC Alexander 21-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)Tie 14–14
Q4 13:37 IND Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal IND 17–14
Q4 12:38 IND Burris 27-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick)IND 24–14
Q4 4:01 IND Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal IND 27–14
[2]
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oakland
0
7 24 7
38
Indianapolis
14
10 0 7
31
Date: September 10Location: RCA Dome Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 14 minutesGame attendance: 56,769Game weather: DomeReferee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel , Todd Blackledge , and Armen Keteyian
This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis, with their previous away game against the Colts having occurred as far back as 1975 .[3] 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.[4]
Week 4 [ ]
Date: September 25Location: RCA Dome
Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Indianapolis
0
7 0 11
18
Buffalo
3
6 0 7
16
Date: October 1Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Indianapolis
0
10 3 3
16
• New England
3
7 0 14
24
Standings [ ]
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 [ ]
Marvin Harrison , AFC Pro Bowl Selection[5]
Edgerrin James , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7[6]
Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 15[6]
Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
Peyton Manning , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 4[6]
Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17[6]
Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection[5]
Hunter Smith , AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September[6]
Mike Vanderjagt , AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 5[6]
References [ ]
^ The Football Database . Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Sep-19.
^ Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present , p. 15 ISBN 0786473517
^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 362
^ 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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