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48th season in franchise history
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 [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] [1]
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ]
2000 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
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 coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Jon Torine
Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell
2000 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad
Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ]
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
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
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 [ edit ] Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders [ edit ]
Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders 0
7
24 7 38
Colts
14
10
0 7 31
at RCA Dome
Game information
First Quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
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 [4] the 1977 postseason .[5] [6]
Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ]
Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (1–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jaguars 0
14
0 0 14
Colts 7
14
5 17 43
at RCA Dome
Game time : 9:00 p.m., ESTGame weather : DomeGame attendance : 56,816Referee : Mike Carey [7]
Game information
First Quarter
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, 1:19. 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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: at Buffalo Bills [ edit ]
Week 5: Indianapolis Colts (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (2–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts 0
7
0 11 18
Bills 3
6
0 7 16
at Ralph Wilson Stadium
Game time : 1:01 p.m., ESTGame weather : 70 °F or 21.1 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 72,617Referee : Gerry Austin [8]
Game information
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
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 6: at New England Patriots [ edit ]
Week 6: Indianapolis Colts (3–1) at New England Patriots (1–4)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
0
10
3 3 16
Patriots 3
7
0 14 24
at Foxboro Stadium
Date : October 8, 2000Game time : 1:02 p.m., ESTGame weather : 55 °F or 12.8 °C, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)Game attendance : 60,292Referee : Walt Coleman [9]
Game information
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
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.[a]
Standings [ edit ] Playoffs [ edit ] 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.
Awards and records [ edit ] Marvin Harrison , AFC Pro Bowl Selection[10] Edgerrin James , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7[11] Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 15[11]
Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[10]
Peyton Manning , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 4[11] Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17[11]
Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection[10]
Hunter Smith , AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September[11] Mike Vanderjagt , AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 5[11] References [ edit ]
^ The Football Database . Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.^ "Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — September 3rd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 19, 2014 .^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ a b Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present . Jefferson , North Carolina : McFarland & Company . pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780786473519 ^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results" . The Football Database .^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts — September 25th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 1st, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — October 8th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 362
^ a b c d e f NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 202
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Played in Baltimore (1953–1983)
Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
