The 2000 New York Giants season was the 76th season for the club in the National Football League.
Offseason [edit]
NFL Draft [edit]
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School |
| 1 |
11 |
Ron Dayne |
Running Back |
Wisconsin |
Preseason [edit]
[1]
Regular season [edit]
The Giants began the 2000 season hoping to get over the hump of coming short during their past two seasons. They would go on to finish the year with a 12-4 record and represented the NFC in Super Bowl XXXV.
With revived quarterback Kerry Collins the passing game improved from a previously mediocre attack. The running game averaged 256.5 yards per game and became known as the “thunder and lightning backfield”[citation needed]. The defense allowed just 246 points, with its greatest strength being against the run allowing a second best 3.2 yards per carry.
Early in the season the Giants’ record stood at 7-2 and coming off two double digit wins, before they lost two straight to decline to 7-4. That was when Head coach Jim Fassel made a bold move and guaranteed that his team would make the playoffs[citation needed]. This became the defining moment of the season and is said to be the motivation that got them to the Super Bowl[citation needed].
In that game, however, the Giants were unable to get anything going offensively and couldn’t build from small gains of territory. The result was that they lost Super Bowl XXXV 7-34 to the Baltimore Ravens.
Schedule [edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Channel |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 3, 2000 |
Arizona Cardinals |
W 21–16 |
FOX 4:15 |
77,434
|
| 2 |
September 10, 2000 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
W 33–18 |
FOX 4:15 |
65,530
|
| 3 |
September 17, 2000 |
at Chicago Bears |
W 14–7 |
FOX 1:00 |
66,944
|
| 4 |
September 24, 2000 |
Washington Redskins |
L 6–16 |
FOX 4:15 |
78,216
|
| 5 |
October 1, 2000 |
at Tennessee Titans |
L 14–28 |
FOX 1:00 |
68,341
|
| 6 |
October 8, 2000 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 13–6 |
FOX 1:00 |
50,947
|
| 7 |
October 15, 2000 |
Dallas Cowboys |
W 19–14 |
FOX 1:00 |
78,189
|
| 8 |
Bye |
| 9 |
October 29, 2000 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
W 24–7 |
FOX 1:00 |
78,087
|
| 10 |
November 5, 2000 |
at Cleveland Browns |
W 24–3 |
FOX 1:00 |
72,718
|
| 11 |
November 12, 2000 |
St. Louis Rams |
L 24–38 |
FOX 1:00 |
78,174
|
| 12 |
November 19, 2000 |
Detroit Lions |
L 21–31 |
FOX 1:00 |
77,897
|
| 13 |
November 26, 2000 |
at Arizona Cardinals |
W 31–7 |
ESPN 8:30 |
42,094
|
| 14 |
December 3, 2000 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 9–7 |
FOX 1:00 |
83,485
|
| 15 |
December 10, 2000 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 30–10 |
CBS 1:00 |
78,164
|
| 16 |
December 17, 2000 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
W 17–13 |
ESPN 8:30 |
61,311
|
| 17 |
December 23, 2000 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
W 28–25 |
CBS 1:00 |
77,924
|
Standings [edit]
Roster [edit]
Quarterbacks [edit]
- #5 Kerry Collins
- #17 Jason Garret
- #18 Mike Cherry
Runningbacks [edit]
- #21 Tiki Barber
- #27 Ron Dayne
- #29 Damon Washington
- #33 Joe Montgomery
- #34 Greg Comella (FB)
Offensive Line [edit]
- #76 Lomas Brown (T)
- #62 Glenn Parker (G)
- #52 Dusty Zeigler (C)
- #65 Ron Stone (G)
- #77 Luke Petitgout (T)
Wide Receivers [edit]
- #88 Ike Hilliard
- #84 Joe Jurevicius
- #81 Amani Toomer
- #86 Ron Dixon
Tight ends [edit]
- #87 Howard Cross
- #89 Dan Campbell
Defense [edit]
- #92 Michael Strahan [DE]
- #75 Keith Hamilton [DL]
- #97 Cornelius Griffin [DT]
- #94 Cedric Jones [DE]
- #98 Jesse Armstead [LB]
- #58 Micheal Barrow [LB]
- #91 Ryan Phillips [LB]
- #31 Jason Sehorn [CB]
- #26 Emmanuel McDaniel [CB]
- #41Dave Thomas [CB]
- #36 Shaun Williams [CB]
- #23 Omar Stoutmire [CB]
- #99 Christian Peter [DT]
Special Teams [edit]
- #3 Brad Daluiso [K]
- #2 Jaret Holmes [K]
- #9 Brad Maynard [P]
Postseason [edit]
The Giants defeated the Eagles in a hard fought battle 20–10, in which rookie WR Ron Dixon returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. They advanced to the NFC Championship against the Vikings, as Kerry Collins threw five TDS, two to Ike Hilliard as they progressed to the franchise's 3rd Super Bowl. But that game turned out poorly for the Giants, as Kerry Collins threw four interceptions, one was returned for a TD as they lost 34–7 to the Ravens.
The Giants only score was a Ron Dixon 97-yard kick return.
Early in the second quarter with the score 7-0 backed up in Baltimore territory, QB Trent Dilfer for the Ravens dropped back and shot a pass over the middle that was picked off by ILB Jesse Armstead. Armstead ran the interception back for a TD, but a flag was thrown; a few seconds after Armstead had made the turnover. Inside Lineman Keith Hamilton had been flagged for Defensive Holding. A rare call indeed for any game let alone the Super Bowl. Replays showed that Hamilton had barely nudged on the OL's jersey. The Giants 7 points were taken off the board and instead of tying the game at 7–7, the Ravens would go on to dominate the game.
Awards and honors [edit]
- Ron Stone, NFC Pro Bowl Selection [2]
- Jessie Armstead NFC Pro Bowl selection
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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