2000 Cincinnati Bengals season

2000 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Bruce Coslet
Dick LeBeau
Home field Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record 4–12
Division place 5th AFC Central
Playoff finish did 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]

Offseason

NFL Draft

2000 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Peter Warrick  Wide receiver Florida State
2 34 Mark Roman  Defensive back LSU
3 66 Ron Dugans  Wide receiver Florida State
4 97 Curtis Keaton  Running back James Madison
5 133 Robert Bean  Defensive back Mississippi State
6 169 Neil Rackers *  Placekicker Illinois
7 210 Brad St. Louis  Tight end Southwest Missouri State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel

2000 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson
  • Running Backs – Jim Anderson
  • Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian
  • Tight Ends – Frank Verducci
  • Offensive Line – Paul Alexander
 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
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 Bye
2 September 10, 2000 Cleveland Browns L 24–7
64,006
3 September 17, 2000 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13–0
45,653
4 September 24, 2000 at Baltimore Ravens L 37–0
68,481
5 October 1, 2000 Miami Dolphins L 31–16
61,535
6 October 8, 2000 Tennessee Titans L 23–14
63,406
7 October 15, 2000 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–0
54,328
8 October 22, 2000 Denver Broncos W 31–21
61,603
9 October 29, 2000 at Cleveland Browns W 12–3
73,118
10 November 5, 2000 Baltimore Ravens L 27–7
54,759
11 November 12, 2000 at Dallas Cowboys L 23–6
62,170
12 November 19, 2000 at New England Patriots L 16–13
60,292
13 November 26, 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers L 48–28
63,925
14 December 3, 2000 Arizona Cardinals W 24–13
50,289
15 December 10, 2000 at Tennessee Titans L 35–3
68,498
16 December 17, 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–14
50,469
17 December 24, 2000 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–7
64,902

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(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 Smith26711812533652.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Corey Dillon31514354.6807

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Peter Warrick5159211.6464

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Takeo Spikes1092.0200
Tom Carter430.0200
Oliver Gibson524.0000
Steve Foley434.0121
Cory Hall414.0100

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Neil Rackers211257.1%2121100.0%57
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Daniel Pope94377557040.2

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tremain Mack50103620.7500000.000
Carl Pickens710615.1290342256.6270

Awards and records

Milestones

Best performances

  • Corey Dillon, October 22, 2000, 278 rushing yards vs. the Denver Broncos[7]
  • Corey Dillon, December 3, 2000, 216 rushing yards vs. the Arizona Cardinals[7]

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. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackTr00.htm
  7. 1 2 http://www.nfl.com/player/coreydillon/2500396/gamelogs?season=2000
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