2000 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 2000 10–6 1st NFC West Tom Benson Jim Haslett Randy Mueller Mike McCarthy Ron Zook Louisiana Superdome Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Rams) 31–28Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Vikings) 16–34 T Willie RoafWR Joe HornDT La'Roi GloverDE Joe JohnsonLB Keith MitchellLB Mark Fields Saints seasons The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 25th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints were looking to improve on their 3–13 finish from a year earlier under new head coach Jim Haslett who replaced Mike Ditka.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.129 Not only did the Saints do so, but they finished with a 10–6 record to win the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. They also won their first ever playoff game in franchise history by defeating the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams in the wild-card round. The Saints went no further, though, as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round. This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until 2006. Offseason Additions Subtractions WR Joe Horn (Chiefs) LB Kevin Mitchell (Redskins) WR Jake Reed (Vikings) WR Eddie Kennison (Bears) CB Kevin Mathis (Cowboys) DE Brady Smith (Falcons) S Darren Perry (Ravens) QB Billy Joe Hobert (Colts) RB Terry Allen (Patriots) QB Danny Wuerffel (Packers) P Toby Gowin (Cowboys) WR Andre Hastings (Buccaneers) QB Jeff Blake (Bengals) CB Ashley Ambrose (Falcons) CB Fred Thomas (Seahawks) RB Lamar Smith (Dolphins) LB Darrin Smith (Seahawks) LB Chris Bordano (Cowboys) CB Steve Israel (Patriots) P Tommy Barnhardt (Redskins) DT Norman Hand (Chargers) CB Tyronne Drakeford (Redskins) S Chris Oldham (Steelers) NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 New Orleans Saints 2 33 Darren Howard Defensive end Kansas State yes 4 96 Terrelle Smith Fullback Arizona State yes 5 131 Tutan Reyes Guard Mississippi 5 158 Austin Wheatley Tight end Iowa yes 5 166 Chad Morton Running back USC yes 6 168 Marc Bulger Quarterback West Virginia yes 6 195 Michael Hawthorne Defensive back Purdue yes 6 200 Sherrod Gideon Wide receiver Southern Miss 7 228 Kevin Houser Center Ohio State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2000_draft.htm 2000 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 5, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJamal BrooksLinebackerHampton Personnel Staff 2000 New Orleans Saints Owner – Tom Benson General manager of football operations – Randy Mueller Assistant general manager of football operations – Charles Bailey Director of football administration – Mickey Loomis Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coach – Jim Haslett Assistant head coach/secondary – Rick Venturi Offensive coordinator – Mike McCarthy Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti, Jr. Running backs – Dave Atkins Wide receivers – Hubbard Alexander Tight ends – Bob Palcic Offensive line – Jack Henry Offensive assistant/quality control – Phil Pettey Defensive coordinator – Ron Zook Defensive line – Sam Clancy Linebackers – John Bunting Secondary assistant – Joe Baker Defensive assistant/quality control – Winston Moss Special teams – Al Everest Special teams assistant – Joe Baker Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus Roster 2000 New Orleans Saints 53 8 5  2 Aaron Brooks American football 12 Jake Delhomme 11 Billy Joe Tolliver 20 Terry Allen running back 26 Fred McAfee KR 40 Brian Milne FB 32 Jerald Moore 30 Chad Morton y KR/PR 44 Terrelle Smith y FB 34 Ricky Williams 87 Joe Horn 88 Willie Jackson American football 83 Keith Poole 86 Jake Reed American football 80 Robert Wilson wide receiver 82 Andrew Glover 81 Lamont Hall 89 Dave Stachelski y 84 Austin Wheatley y 69 Tom Ackerman C/G American football 62 Jerry Fontenot C 65 Chris Naeole G 70 Marcus Price T 76 Tutan Reyes y G/T 77 Willie Roaf T 78 Daryl Terrell G/T 68 Kyle Turley T 63 Wally Williams American football G 92 Martin Chase DT 97 La'Roi Glover DT 99 Norman Hand DT 93 Darren Howard y DE 94 Joe Johnson defensive end DE 90 Jared Tomich DE 98 Willie Whitehead DE/DT 51 Phil Clarke American football MLB 55 Mark Fields linebacker OLB 53 Donta Jones OLB 59 Keith Mitchell American football OLB 54 Darrin Smith MLB 35 Chris Canty defensive back CB 37 Steve Gleason y SS 36 Michael Hawthorne y CB 27 Rob Kelly American football FS 29 Sammy Knight SS 23 Kevin Mathis CB/KR 25 Alex Molden CB 28 Chris Oldham SS 39 Darren Perry FS 22 Fred Thomas cornerback CB 10 Doug Brien K  4 Toby Gowin P 47 Kevin Houser y LS 18 Jeff Blake QB IR 85 Cam Cleeland TE IR 56 Charlie Clemons LB IR 95 Marques Douglas DE IR 79 Mike Halapin DT PUP 21 Steve Israel American football CB IR 50 Corey Terry LB IR 24 Fred Weary defensive back CB IR 46 Corey Harris American football, born 1976 CB 19 Michael Lewis wide receiver WR 52 Ron Merkerson LB 61 Blaine Saipaia y T 75 Bobby Setzer DE https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2000_roster.htm 2000 New Orleans Saints starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 5, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 July 29, 2000 at New York Jets L 20–24 0–1 Giants Stadium 2 August 5, 2000 at Minnesota Vikings W 25–24 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 3 August 12, 2000 at Indianapolis Colts L 0–17 1–2 Ross–Ade Stadium (West Lafayette) 4 August 25, 2000 Miami Dolphins L 17–22 1–3 Louisiana Superdome Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 Detroit Lions L 10–14 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 2 September 10 at San Diego Chargers W 28–27 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium 51,300 3 September 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–20 1–2 Husky Stadium 59,513 4 September 24 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–21 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 5 Bye 6 October 8 at Chicago Bears W 31–10 2–3 Soldier Field 66,944 7 October 15 Carolina Panthers W 24–6 3–3 Louisiana Superdome 50,015 8 October 22 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–19 4–3 Georgia Dome 56,508 9 October 29 at Arizona Cardinals W 21–10 5–3 Sun Devil Stadium 35,016 10 November 5 San Francisco 49ers W 31–15 6–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 11 November 12 at Carolina Panthers W 20–10 7–3 Ericsson Stadium 72,981 12 November 19 Oakland Raiders L 22–31 7–4 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 13 November 26 at St. Louis Rams W 31–24 8–4 Trans World Dome 66,064 14 December 3 Denver Broncos L 23–38 8–5 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 15 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–27 9–5 3Com Park 67,892 16 December 17 Atlanta Falcons W 23–7 10–5 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 17 December 24 St. Louis Rams L 21–26 10–6 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs 2000–01 NFL playoffs Schedule Week Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 30, 2000 St. Louis Rams (6) W 31–28 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 Divisional January 6, 2001 Saturday at Minnesota Vikings (2) L 16–34 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,881 Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) St. Louis Rams New Orleans Saints 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) St. Louis Rams at (3) New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 30, 2000 3:00 p.m. CST Rams 7 0 0 21 Saints 0 10 7 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 64,900 None (played indoors) Gerald Austin ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson Box score First quarter STL – Isaac Bruce 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:58. Rams 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:55. Second quarter NO – Robert Wilson 12-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 14:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:02. NO – Doug Brien 33-yard field goal, 1:30. Saints 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:51. Third quarter NO – Willie Jackson 10-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 8:40. Saints 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter NO – Willie Jackson 49-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 13:22. Saints 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:55. NO – Willie Jackson 16-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 11:57. Saints 31–7. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:05. STL – Ricky Proehl 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:36. Saints 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:21. STL – Marshall Faulk 25-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:52. Saints 31–21. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:48. STL – Kurt Warner 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:36. Saints 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:07. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 24/40, 365 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 16/29, 266 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 14 rushes, 24 yards NO – Terry Allen – 16 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD NO – Willie Jackson – 6 receptions, 142 yards, 3 TD Saints go to the Divisional Round but lost to the Vikings 34-16. NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) New Orleans Saints at (2) Minnesota Vikings – Game summary January 6, 2001 Saturday 11:30 a.m. CST Saints 3 0 7 6 Vikings 10 7 10 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,881 None (played indoors) Walt Coleman Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, and Pam Oliver Box score First quarter MIN – Randy Moss 57-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 11:57. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:20. NO – Doug Brien 33-yard field goal, 7:46. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:11. MIN – Gary Anderson 24-yard field goal, 1:36. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:10. Second quarter MIN – Cris Carter 17-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 1:29. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:40. Third quarter MIN – Randy Moss 68-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 13:33. Vikings 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:27. NO – Dave Stachelski 2-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 9:33. Vikings 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:00. MIN – Gary Anderson 44-yard field goal, 4:31. Vikings 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter MIN – Robert Smith 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:46. Vikings 34–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:32. NO – Willie Jackson 48-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (pass failed), 2:19. Vikings 34–16. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:58. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 30/48, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 17/31, 302 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NO – Chad Morton – 5 rushes, 25 yards MIN – Robert Smith – 25 rushes, 74 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Willie Jackson – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD MIN – Randy Moss – 2 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD Vikings go to the NFC Championship game and there were demolished by the New York Giants 41-0. The Saints missed the playoffs 7-9 in 2001. Player stats Passing Player Completions Attempts Percentage Yards TD Int Rating Jeff Blake 184 302 60.9 2,025 13 9 82.7 Aaron Brooks 113 194 58.2 1,514 9 6 85.7 Rushing Player Attempts Yards Avg Yards Long Touchdowns Ricky Williams 248 1000 4.0 26 8 Jeff Blake 57 243 4.3 20 1 Terry Allen 46 179 3.9 18 2 Aaron Brooks 41 170 4.1 29 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 127 Receiving Player Attempts Yards Avg Yards Long Touchdowns Joe Horn 94 1340 14.3 52 8 Ricky Williams 44 409 9.3 24 1 Willie Jackson 37 523 14.1 53 6 Chad Morton 30 213 7.1 35 0 Keith Poole 21 293 14.0 49 1 Andrew Glover 21 281 13.4 39 4 Defense Sacks Player Number La'Roi Glover 17 Joe Johnson 12 Darren Howard 11 Keith Mitchell 6.5 Willie Whitehead 5.5 Interceptions Player Number Yards Avg Yards Long Touchdowns Sammy Knight 5 68 13.6 37 2 Alex Molden 3 24 8.0 24 0 Darren Perry 3 3 1.0 3 0 Awards and records Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201 Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year, Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year, Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year, Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year, Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year, Milestones Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season References Saints on Pro Football Reference Saints on jt-sw.com New Orleans Saints Season, 2000 Category:New Orleans Saints seasons Category:NFC West championship seasons New