2000 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 2000 4–12 5th AFC Central Bruce Coslet (resigned week 4, 0-3 record) Dick LeBeau (interim; 4-9 record) Paul Brown Stadium Did not qualify RB Corey Dillon Bengals seasons 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.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37 On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game. After being shut out in two of their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24–7 in week 1, head coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions defensive back and Bengals 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.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead They won only one game against a team with a winning record, which was a 31–21 win over the Broncos, who went 11–5 and made the playoffs. Offseason Additions Subtractions DE Vaughn Booker (Packers) QB Jeff Blake (Saints) T John Jackson (Chargers) WR Carl Pickens (Titans) DT Tom Barndt (Chiefs) S Myron Bell (Steelers) S Darryl Williams (Seahawks) G Jay Leeuwenburg (Redskins) DT Kimo von Oelhoffen (Steelers) NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 Cincinnati Bengals 1 4 Peter Warrick Wide receiver Florida State yes 2 34 Mark Roman Defensive back LSU yes 3 66 Ron Dugans Wide receiver Florida State yes 4 97 Curtis Keaton Running back James Madison yes 5 133 Robert Bean Defensive back Mississippi State yes 6 169 Neil Rackers Placekicker Illinois yes yes 7 210 Brad St. Louis Tight end Southwest Missouri State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/2000_draft.htm 2000 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLaVell BoydWide receiverLouisvilleRicky BrownFullbackTexasAlan BuckwalterLinebackerNorthwest Missouri StateMarvin ChalmersWide receiverWake ForestBen ClampittWide receiverWestern WashingtonDoug DorleyCenterBowling GreenDave FleischhauerDefensive tacklePenn StateBrian GrayDefensive backBYUEddie HardawayWide receiverC. 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PostTariq McDonaldWide receiverArizona StateRoger RoeslerGuardTexasGary ThompkinsDefensive backWest VirginiaJeff WalkerKickerMississippi StateMike WillettsDefensive endBoston College Personnel 2000 Cincinnati Bengals President – Mike Brown Head coach – Bruce Coslet Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coordinator – Ken Anderson Running backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Steve Mooshagian Tight ends – Frank Verducci Offensive line – Paul Alexander Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive backs – Ray Horton Defensive staff assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood Assistant to the coaching staff – Sandy Schick Director of player relations – Eric Ball Head certified athletic trainer – Paul Sparling Assistant certified athletic trainer – Brian Dykhuizen Video director – Travis Brammer Assistant video director – Cameron Walker-Miller Head equipment manager – Robert Recker Assistant equipment manager – Jeff Brickner Roster 2000 Cincinnati Bengals 53 8 5  4 Scott Covington 19 Scott Mitchell quarterback 11 Akili Smith 36 Brandon Bennett 28 Corey Dillon 46 Clif Groce FB 29 Curtis Keaton y KR 24 Sirr Parker 30 Nick Williams FB 85 LaVell Boyd y 81 Ron Dugans y 83 Danny Farmer y 87 Damon Griffin KR 80 Peter Warrick y PR 84 Craig Yeast 89 Marco Battaglia 88 Steve Bush 71 Willie Anderson offensive tackle T 74 Rich Braham C 76 Mike Doughty American football T 63 Mike Goff American football G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 67 Craig Heimburger G 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 60 Rod Jones offensive lineman T 79 Scott Rehberg G 61 Roger Roesler y G 75 Jamain Stephens T 90 Michael Bankston DE 93 Tom Barndt DT 92 John Copeland DE/DT 99 Oliver Gibson American football DT 94 Jevon Langford DE 70 Glen Steele DT 55 Reinard Wilson DE 98 Canute Curtis OLB 95 Steve Foley linebacker OLB 52 Billy Granville MLB/OLB 57 Adrian Ross American football MLB 59 Armegis Spearman y MLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLB 33 JoJuan Armour SS 49 Robert Bean gridiron football y CB/S 42 Chris Carter defensive back SS 21 Tom Carter American football CB 26 Cory Hall SS 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 34 Tremain Mack FS KR 20 Mark Roman y CB/S 31 Darryl Williams safety FS 13 Daniel Pope P  5 Neil Rackers y K 48 Brad St. Louis y LS 38 Michael Basnight RB IR 96 Vaughn Booker DE IR 25 Charles Fisher American football CB PUP 22 Rodney Heath American football CB IR 82 Tony McGee tight end TE IR 72 Matt O'Dwyer G IR 86 Darnay Scott WR IR 56 Brian Simmons LB IR 44 Ricky Brown running back y RB -- Keith Jackson no y DT 41 Kirk McMullen y LS 18 Chad Plummer WR 43 Gary Thompkins y S 53 8 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 4, 2000 at Buffalo Bills L 20–21 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 2 August 11, 2000 at Atlanta Falcons L 16–31 0–2 Georgia Dome 3 August 19, 2000 Chicago Bears W 24–20 1–2 Paul Brown Stadium 4 August 25, 2000 Detroit Lions L 13–21 1–3 Paul Brown Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Bye 2 September 10 Cleveland Browns L 7–24 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium 64,006 3 September 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 0–13 0–2 Alltel Stadium 45,653 4 September 24 at Baltimore Ravens L 0–37 0–3 PSINet Stadium 68,481 5 October 1 Miami Dolphins L 16–31 0–4 Paul Brown Stadium 61,535 6 October 8 Tennessee Titans L 14–23 0–5 Paul Brown Stadium 63,406 7 October 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–15 0–6 Three Rivers Stadium 54,328 8 October 22 Denver Broncos W 31–21 1–6 Paul Brown Stadium 61,603 9 October 29 at Cleveland Browns W 12–3 2–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,118 10 November 5 Baltimore Ravens L 7–27 2–7 Paul Brown Stadium 54,759 11 November 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–23 2–8 Texas Stadium 62,170 12 November 19 at New England Patriots L 13–16 2–9 Foxboro Stadium 60,292 13 November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–48 2–10 Paul Brown Stadium 63,925 14 December 3 Arizona Cardinals W 24–13 3–10 Paul Brown Stadium 50,289 15 December 10 at Tennessee Titans L 3–35 3–11 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 16 December 17 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–14 4–11 Paul Brown Stadium 50,469 17 December 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–16 4–12 Veterans Stadium 64,902 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Akili Smith 267 118 1253 3 6 52.8 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Corey Dillon 315 1435 4.6 80 7 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Peter Warrick 51 592 11.6 46 4 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Takeo Spikes 109 2.0 2 0 0 Tom Carter 43 0.0 2 0 0 Oliver Gibson 52 4.0 0 0 0 Steve Foley 43 4.0 1 2 1 Cory Hall 41 4.0 1 0 0 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Neil Rackers 21 12 57.1% 21 21 100.0% 57 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Daniel Pope 94 3775 57 0 40.2 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Tremain Mack 50 1036 20.7 50 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Craig Yeast 7 106 15.1 29 0 34 225 6.6 27 0 Awards and records Corey Dillon, AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 Corey Dillon RB, AFC Pro Bowl selection Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game (278 yards on October 22, 2000) Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,435 rushing yards) Milestones Corey Dillon, 4th 1000 yard rushing season (1,435 rushing yards) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436 Tremain Mack, 3rd 1000-yard return season (1,036 yards)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackTr00.htm Tremain Mack Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com Best performances Corey Dillon, October 22, 2000, 278 rushing yards vs. the Denver Broncoshttp://www.nfl.com/player/coreydillon/2500396/gamelogs?season=2000 NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players NFL.com Corey Dillon, December 3, 2000, 216 rushing yards vs. the Arizona Cardinals References External links http://www.bengals.com/team/history/bengalshistory2000.html 2000 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin