2000 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 2000 4–12 5th NFC West Taylor Smith Dan Reeves George Sefcik Rich Brooks Harold Richardson Georgia Dome Did not qualify None Falcons seasons The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons offense scored 252 points while the defense gave up 413 points.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY 0-7611-2480-2, p. 290 It was Jessie Tuggle’s 14th and final season with the Falcons, before being waived in the 2001 off-season. He subsequently retired. As for the rest of the team, Atlanta failed to improve upon its 5–11 record from 1999; instead they finished the season 4–12 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season after reaching Super Bowl XXXIII in 1998. The last remaining active members of the 2000 Atlanta Falcons were linebacker Keith Brooking and offensive lineman Todd McClure, who both retired after the 2012 season. Offseason Signings Position Player 1999 team Date signed Contract CB Ashley Ambrose New Orleans Saints February 12 Undisclosed WR Shawn Jefferson New England Patriots February 12 Undisclosed G Anthony Redmon Carolina Panthers March 22 Undisclosed RB Ron Rivers Detroit Lions June 30 Undisclosed DE Brady Smith New Orleans Saints February 19 Undisclosed Departures Position Player Reason 2000 team DE Lester Archambeau UFA Denver Broncos WR Chris Calloway Released New England Patriots DB Eugene Robinson UFA Carolina Panthers LB Craig Sauer UFA Minnesota Vikings DE Chuck Smith UFA Carolina Panthers OL Robbie Tobeck UFA Seattle Seahawks NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 Atlanta Falcons 2 37 Travis Claridge Guard USC yes 3 67 Mark Simoneau Linebacker Kansas State yes 4 100 Michael Thompson Offensive tackle Tennessee State yes 5 134 Anthony Midget Defensive back Virginia Tech 6 172 Mareno Philyaw Wide receiver Troy State yes 7 211 Darrick Vaughn Defensive back Texas State yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2000_draft.htm 2000 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 20, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJake AriansKickerUABDoug JohnsonQuarterbackFloridaDallas NeilTight endMontanaDerek RackleyLong snapper/Tight endMinnesotaMaurice SmithRunning backNorth Carolina A&T Personnel 2000 Atlanta Falcons President – Taylor Smith General manager – Harold Richardson Vice president of football operations – Ron Hill Director of player personnel/college – Reed Johnson Director of player personnel/pro – Chuck Connor Assistant to head coach/pro personnel – Marvin Bass Executive vice president of football operations/head coach – Dan Reeves Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Rich Brooks Offensive coordinator/running backs – George Sefcik Quarterbacks – Jerry Rhome Wide receivers – Jack Burns Tight ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive line – Art Shell Assistant offensive line – James Daniel Offensive quality control – Ed West Defensive line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Don Blackmon Secondary – Greg Brown Defensive quality control – Thom Kaumeyer Special teams – Joe DeCamillis Strength and conditioning – Al Miller Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn Roster 2000 Atlanta Falcons 53 11 4 12 Chris Chandler American football 11 Doug Johnson American football y 13 Danny Kanell 32 Jamal Anderson 44 Bob Christian American football FB 45 Gary Downs 26 Winslow Oliver PR 20 Ron Rivers 43 Maurice Smith running back y 80 Eugene Baker wide receiver 83 Tim Dwight KR/PR 86 Brian Finneran 84 Shawn Jefferson 81 Terance Mathis 82 Mareno Philyaw y 89 Reggie Kelly 85 Brian Kozlowski 49 Dallas Neil y P 48 Derek Rackley y LS 76 Chris Banks American football G 71 Travis Claridge y G/T 68 Calvin Collins C/G 64 Bob Hallen G 62 Todd McClure C 63 Evan Pilgrim C/G 61 Anthony Redmon G 74 Ephraim Salaam T 67 Wes Shivers y G/T 70 Bob Whitfield T 98 Travis Hall American football DE/DT 95 Ed Jasper DT 97 Patrick Kerney DE 91 Brady Smith American football DE 93 Shawn Swayda DE/DT 79 Henry Taylor American football DT 99 Chuck Wiley DE 50 Corey Atkins y OLB 94 Henri Crockett OLB 54 Chris Draft OLB 55 Antony Jordan OLB 51 Jeff Kelly linebacker MLB 53 Mark Simoneau y MLB/OLB 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 23 Ronnie Bradford FS 34 Ray Buchanan CB 25 Marty Carter SS 35 Johndale Carty SS 24 Terry Cousin CB 22 Gerald McBurrows FS 37 Darrick Vaughn y CB/KR 21 Elijah Williams American football CB  5 Morten Andersen K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 55 Chris Bordano LB IR 56 Keith Brooking LB IR 75 Shane Dronett DT IR 87 Jammi German WR IR 73 Ryan Johanningmeier y G IR 77 Pellom McDaniels DE IR 65 Matt O'Neal y C IR -- Brian Smith line backer LB NF-Inj. 66 Michael Thompson American football y T IR 58 Jessie Tuggle LB IR  9 Jake Arians y K 92 William Carr arena football DT 14 Kevin Daft QB 90 Ron Moore defensive tackle y DT 53 9 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 July 29, 2000 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–13 1–0 RCA Dome 2 August 5 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 20–9 2–0 Japan Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) 3 August 11, 2000 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–16 3–0 Georgia Dome 4 August 18, 2000 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 3–1 Georgia Dome 5 August 24, 2000 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–20 4–1 Alltel Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 San Francisco 49ers W 36–28 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 September 10 at Denver Broncos L 14–42 1–1 Mile High Stadium Recap 3 September 17 at Carolina Panthers W 15–10 2–1 Ericsson Stadium Recap 4 September 24 St. Louis Rams L 20–41 2–2 Georgia Dome Recap 5 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–38 2–3 Veterans Stadium Recap 6 October 8 New York Giants L 6–13 2–4 Georgia Dome Recap 7 October 15 at St. Louis Rams L 29–45 2–5 Trans World Dome Recap 8 October 22 New Orleans Saints L 19–21 2–6 Georgia Dome Recap 9 October 29 Carolina Panthers W 13–12 3–6 Georgia Dome Recap 10 November 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–27 3–7 Georgia Dome Recap 11 November 12 at Detroit Lions L 10–13 3–8 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 12 November 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–16 3–9 3Com Park Recap 13 November 26 at Oakland Raiders L 14–41 3–10 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 14 December 3 Seattle Seahawks L 10–30 3–11 Georgia Dome Recap 15 Bye 16 December 17 at New Orleans Saints L 7–23 3–12 Louisiana Superdome Recap 17 December 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 29–13 4–12 Georgia Dome Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Awards and records Terance Mathis, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 111 Receptions NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98 (Broken by Roddy White in 2010) References External links 2000 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:2000 in Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose