2000 Indianapolis Colts season

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

Additions Subtractions
RB Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Browns) TE/LS Bradford Banta (Jets)
DT Bernard Holsey (Giants) LB Bertrand Berry (Eskimos)
DT Tony McCoy (Cardinals)

NFL Draft

2000 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 28 Rob Morris  LB BYU
2 59 Marcus Washington  LB Auburn
3 91 David Macklin  DB Penn State
4 122 Josh Williams  DT Michigan
5 138 Matt Johnson  C BYU
7 235 Rob Renes  DT Michigan
7 238 Rodregis Brooks  DB UAB
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mike Furrey Wide Receiver Northern Iowa
Steve Gleason Safety Washington State
Trevor Insley Wide Receiver Nevada
Kevin McDougal Running Back Colorado State
John Mlerandi Center Notre Dame
Justin Snow Long snapper Baylor
Brian Wofford Wide Receiver Clemson

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

Offensive coaches

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
  • 42 Rodregis Brooks CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  1 Trevor Insley WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Shawn King DE (Suspended)
  • 43 Kevin McDougal RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94 Rob Morris LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 61 Rob Renes DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 23 Derek Fox S
  • 59 Josh Gentry LB
  • 10 Drew Haddad WR
  • 15 Isaac Jones WR
  • 72 Tim Ridder T


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 July 29 Atlanta Falcons L 13–20 0–1 RCA Dome Recap
2 August 5 at Seattle Seahawks L 16–28 0–2 Husky Stadium Recap
3 August 12 New Orleans Saints W 17–0 1–2 Ross–Ade Stadium (West Lafayette) Recap
4 August 19 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–23 2–2 Mexico Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) Recap
5 August 24 Minnesota Vikings W 32–30 3–2 RCA Dome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 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 September 25 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 December 11 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
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 71327
Chiefs 0 7 7014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • IND — James 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:23. Colts 14–7
  • KC — Alexander 21-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 4:25. 14–14

Fourth quarter

  • IND — Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal, 13:37. Colts 17–14
  • IND — Burris 27-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick), 12:38. Colts 24–14
  • IND — Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 4:01. Colts 27–14

Top passers

Top rushers

  • IND — Edgerrin James, 28 rushes, 124 yards, TD
  • KC — Tony Richardson, 13 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 24738
Colts 14 10 0731

at RCA Dome

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

  • IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0
  • OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7
  • IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7

Third Quarter

  • OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14
  • OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17
  • OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24
  • OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24

Fourth Quarter

  • OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24
  • IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • OAK — Tim Brown, 8 receptions, 66 yards
  • IND — Marvin Harrison, 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD

This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis, Their previous regular season away game against the Colts occurred as far back as 1975,[4] although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason.[5] 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.[6]

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 14 0014
Colts 7 14 51743

at RCA Dome

  • Game time: 9:00 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 56,816
  • Referee: Mike Carey
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Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

  • JAX — Smith 9-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 7:36. 7—7
  • IND — Wilkins 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 5:09. Colts 14–7
  • IND — Pathon 16-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 1:28. Colts 21–7
  • JAX — Smith 26-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 0:11. Colts 21–14

Third Quarter

  • IND — Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 5:32. Colts 24–14
  • IND — Brunell sacked by Bratzke in end zone for safety, 1:19. Colts 26–14

Fourth Quarter

  • IND — Vanderjagt 22-yard field goal, 11:31. Colts 29–14
  • IND — Dilger 4-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:42. Colts 36–14
  • IND — James 14-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 5:55. Colts 43–14

Top passers

Top rushers

  • JAX — Fred Taylor, 14 rushes, 57 yards
  • IND — Edgerrin James, 22 rushes, 89 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • JAX — Jimmy Smith, 9 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
  • IND — Terrence Wilkins, 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week 5: Indianapolis Colts (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 01118
Bills 3 6 0716

at Ralph Wilson Stadium

  • Game time: 1:01 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F or 21.1 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Game attendance: 72,617
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
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Game information

First Quarter

  • BUF — Christie 19-yard field goal, 7:19. Bills 3–0

Second Quarter

  • BUF — Christie 30-yard field goal, 14:12. Bills 6–0
  • BUF — Christie 27-yard field goal, 8:54. Bills 9–0
  • IND – Harrison 14-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:09. Bills 9–7

Third Quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

  • IND — Wilkins 10-yard pass from Manning (James run), 14:10. Colts 15–9
  • BUF – Moulds 40-yard pass from Johnson (Christie kick), 1:08. Bills 16–15
  • IND — Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 18–16

Top passers

  • IND — Peyton Manning, 16/27, 187 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • BUF — Rob Johnson, 21/32, 246 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week 6: Indianapolis Colts (3–1) at New England Patriots (1–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 10 3316
Patriots 3 7 01424

at Foxboro Stadium

  • Date: October 8, 2000
  • Game time: 1:02 p.m., EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F or 12.8 °C, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
  • Game attendance: 60,292
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
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Game information

First Quarter

  • NWE — Vinatieri 21-yard field goal, 10:01. Patriots 3–0

Second Quarter

  • IND — Harrison 17-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:24. Colts 7–3
  • IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 0:10. Colts 10–3
  • NWE — Tony Simmons 44-yard pass from Bishop (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:00. 10–10

Third Quarter

  • IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Colts 13–10

Fourth Quarter

  • NWE — Bjornson 2-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 14:56. Patriots 17–13
  • NWE — Glenn 4-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 7:26. Patriots 24–13
  • IND — Vanderjagt 34-yard field goal, 0:36. Patriots 24–16

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 17: Minnesota Vikings (11–4) at Indianapolis Colts (9–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 3 0010
Colts 7 14 7331

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 56,672
  • Referee: Bill Carollo (63)
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Edgerrin James 52-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:12. Colts 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43.
  • MIN – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 5:04. Colts 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22.
  • IND – Marvin Harrison 15-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. Colts 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:45.

Third quarter

  • IND – Marvin Harrison 18-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:47. Colts 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Mike Vanderjagt 28-yard field goal, 9:54. Colts 31–10. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:33.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Robert Smith – 15 rushes, 37 yards
  • IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 128 yards

Top receivers

This was the first occasion the Colts hosted the Vikings in the regular season since 1968 in Baltimore, although the two teams would again play in the Colts’ stadium during that postseason. The intervening gap of 31 seasons constitutes the second-longest gap without one team visiting another in NFL history, and at the time was a record.[a]

Standings

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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 323 226 W1
(6) Indianapolis Colts 10 6 0 .625 429 326 W3
New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 321 321 L3
Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 315 350 W1
New England Patriots 5 11 0 .313 276 338 L1

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

Notes

  1. ^ Tampa Bay did not play at Buffalo until 2009, although the Buccaneers joined the league 33 seasons previously.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — September 3rd, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780786473519.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results". The Football Database.
  6. ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
  7. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts — September 25th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 1st, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — October 8th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  11. ^ 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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