2000 Indianapolis Colts season

48th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Indianapolis Colts 2000 10–6 2nd AFC East Jim Mora Tom Moore Vic Fangio Bill Polian Jim Irsay RCA Dome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT Overtime) QB Peyton ManningRB Edgerrin JamesWR Marvin Harrison Colts seasons Indianapolis Colts old wordmark.png 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) LB Dwight Hollier (Dolphins) DT Tony McCoy (Cardinals) NFL draft 2000 Indianapolis Colts 1 28 Rob Morris LB BYU yes 2 59 Marcus Washington LB Auburn yes 3 91 David Macklin CB Penn State yes 4 122 Josh Williams DT Michigan yes 5 138 Matt Johnson C BYU 7 235 Rob Renes DT Michigan 7 238 Rodregis Brooks CB UAB The Football Database. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10. Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of note Player Position CollegeJohn BakerPunterNorth TexasMike FurreyWide ReceiverNorthern IowaSteve GleasonSafetyWashington StateTrevor InsleyWide ReceiverNevadaKevin McDougalRunning BackColorado StateJohn MlerandiCenterNotre DameIke RiedLinebackerOhio WesternJustin SnowLong snapperBaylorBrian WoffordWide ReceiverClemson Personnel Staff 2000 Indianapolis Colts 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 coach – Jim E. Mora Assistant head coach/defensive backs – George Catavolos Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore Quarterbacks – Bruce Arians Running backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Jay Norvell Tight ends – Tony Marciano Offensive line – Howard Mudd Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive assistant – John Pagano Special teams – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning – Jon Torine Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Roster 2000 Indianapolis Colts 52 6 5  9 Billy Joe Hobert 13 Kelly Holcomb 18 Peyton Manning 30 Lennox Gordon 36 Jim Finn FB 32 Edgerrin James 39 Paul Shields American football FB 84 E. G. Green 88 Marvin Harrison 86 Jerome Pathon KR 80 Terrence Wilkins KR/PR 85 Ken Dilger 83 Josh Keur 81 Marcus Pollard 54 Phil Armour C 78 Tarik Glenn T 69 Ben Gilbert G y 74 Waverly Jackson G 73 Adam Meadows T 76 Steve McKinney G 50 Larry Moore American football G 63 Jeff Saturday C 93 Lionel Barnes DE 92 Chad Bratzke DE 64 Larry Chester DT 79 Bernard Holsey DE 62 Ellis Johnson defensive lineman DT 65 Brandon Miller defensive line y DT 91 Chukie Nwokorie DE 99 Brad Scioli DE 90 Mark Thomas defensive end DE 95 Bernard Whittington DT 96 Josh Williams defensive tackle DT y 97 Cornelius Bennett OLB 51 Phil Glover MLB 56 Dwight Hollier MLB 52 Mike Peterson OLB 98 Sam Sword MLB 55 Ratcliff Thomas OLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB y 47 Billy Austin American football FS 29 Jason Belser FS 26 Tony Blevins CB/S 20 Jeff Burris CB 37 Chad Cota SS 31 Clifton Crosby CB 27 David Macklin CB y 21 Mustafah Muhammad CB 38 Tyrone Poole CB 17 Hunter Smith P 48 Justin Snow LS y 12 Mike Vanderjagt K 42 Rodregis Brooks CB IR y  1 Trevor Insley WR IR y -- Shawn King DE Susp. 43 Kevin McDougal running back RB IR y 94 Rob Morris American football LB y IR 61 Rob Renes DT IR y 23 Derek Fox American football y S 59 Josh Gentry y LB 10 Drew Haddad y WR 15 Isaac Jones American football WR 72 Tim Ridder T Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 July 29, 2000 Atlanta Falcons L 13–20 0–1 RCA Dome Recap 2 August 5, 2000 at Seattle Seahawks L 16–28 0–2 Husky Stadium Recap 3 August 12, 2000 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, 2000Minnesota 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 Monday 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 Monday 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 Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 1: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs September 3 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 7 7 13 Chiefs 0 7 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 78,357 90 F C 1 or; relative humidity 50%, wind 5 mph km/h knots Larry Nemmers CBS Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200009030kan.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — September 3rd, 2000 September 19, 2014 First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter IND — James 1-yard run (Vanderjagt kick), 14:15. Colts 7–0 KC — Richardson 11-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 5:23. 7–7 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 IND — Peyton Manning, 22/32, 273 yards, TD, INT KC — Elvis Grbac, 16/37, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers IND — Edgerrin James, 28 rushes, 124 yards, TD KC — Tony Richardson, 13 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers IND — Marvin Harrison, 9 receptions, 115 yards KC — Sylvester Morris, 3 receptions, 58 yards Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0) Raiders 0 7 24 7 Colts 14 10 0 7 September 10, 2000 RCA Dome 1:00 p.m. EST 56,769 Dome Bob McElwee Greg Gumbel, Todd Blackledge, and Armen Keteyian CBS Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200009100clt.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter IND — Pollard 13-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:17. Colts 7–0 IND — James 6-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 4:57. Colts 14–0 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 OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 207 yards IND — Peyton Manning, 33/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 8 rushes, 66 yards IND — Edgerrin James, 18 rushes, 91 yards, TD 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, although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason.Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/indianapolis-colts/teamvsteam?opp=23 The Football Database 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.History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (1–1) Jaguars 0 14 0 0 Colts 7 14 5 17 September 25, 2000 RCA Dome 9:00 p.m., EST 56,816 Mike Carey Dome Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts — September 25th, 2000 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200009250clt.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter IND — Harrison 76-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:59. Colts 7–0 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, 1:10. 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 JAX — Mark Brunell, 21/36, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT IND — Peyton Manning, 23/36, 440 yards, 4 TD 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 Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 5: Indianapolis Colts (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (2–1) Colts 0 7 0 11 Bills 3 6 0 7 October 1, 2000 Ralph Wilson Stadium 1:01 p.m., EST Gerry Austin 72,617 70 F C 1 or, relative humidity 52%, wind 10 mph km/h knots Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 1st, 2000 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200010010buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 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 IND — Edgerrin James, 19 rushes, 60 yards BUF — Jonathan Linton, 13 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers IND — Marvin Harrison, 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD BUF — Eric Moulds, 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD Week 6: at New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 6: Indianapolis Colts (3–1) at New England Patriots (1–4) Colts 0 10 3 3 Patriots 3 7 0 14 October 8, 2000 Foxboro Stadium 1:02 p.m., EST 60,292 55 F C 1 or, wind 20 mph km/h knots Walt Coleman Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — October 8th, 2000 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200010080nwe.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 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 IND — Peyton Manning, 31/54, 334 yards, TD, 3 INT NWE — Drew Bledsoe, 15/23, 142 yards, 2 TD Top rushers IND — Edgerrin James, 24 rushes, 75 yards NWE — Kevin Faulk, 12 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers IND — Marvin Harrison, 13 receptions, 159 yards, TD NWE — Terry Glenn, 5 receptions, 51 yards, TD Week 10: at Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears November 5, 2000 3:15 p.m. CST Colts 10 7 7 3 Bears 0 3 7 14 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 Overcast, 57 F C CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 26/39, 302 yards, 2 TD, INT CHI – Jim Miller – 24/35, 203 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 68 yards, TD CHI – James Allen – 16 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers IND – Ken Dilger – 5 receptions, 66 yards CHI – Marcus Robinson – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD Week 12: at Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 12: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers November 19, 2000 12:00 p.m. CST Colts 0 0 3 21 Packers 0 14 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,869 Overcast, 27 F C CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 25/44, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT GB – Brett Favre – 23/36, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 71 yards GB – Ahman Green – 24 rushes, 153 yards Top receivers IND – E. G. Green – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 155 yards Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 17: Minnesota Vikings (11–4) at Indianapolis Colts (9–6) December 24 4:15 p.m. EST Vikings 7 3 0 0 Colts 7 14 7 3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 56,672 None (indoor stadium) Bill Carollo (63) FOX Pat Summerall, John Madden, D.J. Johnson Recap, Game Book First quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 4-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:32. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:45. MIN – Randy Moss 42-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 3:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:25. 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 MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 7/10, 97 yards, TD IND – Peyton Manning – 25/36, 283 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 15 rushes, 37 yards IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 128 yards Top receivers MIN – Cris Carter – 4 receptions, 67 yards IND – Marvin Harrison – 12 receptions, 109 yards, 3 TD 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.Tampa Bay did not play at Buffalo until 2009, although the Buccaneers joined the league 33 seasons previously.Urena Ivan Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present 2014 McFarland & Company Jefferson, North Carolina 9780786473519 15–16 Standings 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 Marvin Harrison, AFC Pro Bowl SelectionNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 15 Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 4 Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17 Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection Hunter Smith, AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September Mike Vanderjagt, AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 5 Notes References Indianapolis Colts Category:Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts