2000 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachBruce Coslet
Dick LeBeau
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Corey Dillon

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.[1] On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game.[1] After being shut out in two of their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24–7 in week 1, Coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions DB and Bengal 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.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft
2000 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Peter Warrick  Wide receiver Florida State
2 34 Mark Roman  Defensive back LSU
3 66 Ron Dugans  Wide receiver Florida State
4 97 Curtis Keaton  Running back James Madison
5 133 Robert Bean  Defensive back Mississippi State
6 169 Neil Rackers *  Placekicker Illinois
7 210 Brad St. Louis  Tight end Southwest Missouri State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
LaVell Boyd Wide receiver Louisville
Ricky Brown Fullback Texas
Alan Buckwalter Linebacker Northwest Missouri State
Marvin Chalmers Wide receiver Wake Forest
Ben Clampitt Wide receiver Western Washington
Doug Dorley Center Bowling Green
Dave Fleischhauer Defensive tackle Penn State
Brian Gray Defensive back BYU
Eddie Hardaway Wide receiver C. W. Post
Tariq McDonald Wide receiver Arizona State
Roger Roesler Guard Texas
Gary Thompkins Defensive back West Virginia
Jeff Walker Kicker Mississippi State
Mark Willetts Defensive end Boston College

Personnel

2000 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Ken Anderson
  • Running backs – Jim Anderson
  • Wide receivers – Steve Mooshagian
  • Tight ends – Frank Verducci
  • Offensive line – Paul Alexander
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

2000 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 44 Ricky Brown RB
  • -- Keith Jackson DT
  • 41 Kirk McMullen LS
  • 18 Chad Plummer WR
  • 43 Gary Thompkins S


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 4 at Buffalo Bills L 20–21 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium
2 August 11 at Atlanta Falcons L 16–31 0–2 Georgia Dome
3 August 19 Chicago Bears W 24–20 1–2 Paul Brown Stadium
4 August 25 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

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Tennessee Titans 13 3 0 .813 346 191 W4
(4) Baltimore Ravens 12 4 0 .750 333 165 W7
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 321 255 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 0 .438 367 327 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 12 0 .250 185 359 L1
Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 161 419 L5

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

Milestones

Best performances

References

  1. ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  2. ^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  3. ^ "2000 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
  6. ^ "Tremain Mack Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ a b "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.

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