2000 Cincinnati Bengals season

2000 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Bruce Coslet Dick LeBeau
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1

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 rookie QB 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 QB, the team floundered with a season-ending record of 4–12.^[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2000 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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]

Personnel

Staff

2000 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – Mike Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach – Bruce Coslet
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian
Tight Ends – Frank Verducci
Offensive Line – Paul Alexander

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie
Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Defensive Backs – Ray Horton
Defensive Staff Assistant – Louie Cioffi

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Al Roberts

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

2000 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

4 Scott Covington
11 Akili Smith

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

33 JoJuan Armour FS
49 Robert Bean CB
42 Chris Carter FS
21 Tom Carter CB
26 Cory Hall FS
27 Artrell Hawkins CB
22 Rodney Heath CB
34 Tremain Mack CB
20 Mark Roman CB

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 10, 2000	Cleveland Browns	L 24–7	64,006
3	September 17, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–0	45,653
4	September 24, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens	L 37–0	68,481
5	October 1, 2000	Miami Dolphins	L 31–16	61,535
6	October 8, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 23–14	63,406
7	October 15, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–0	54,328
8	October 22, 2000	Denver Broncos	W 31–21	61,603
9	October 29, 2000	at Cleveland Browns	W 12–3	73,118
10	November 5, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 27–7	54,759
11	November 12, 2000	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–6	62,170
12	November 19, 2000	at New England Patriots	L 16–13	60,292
13	November 26, 2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 48–28	63,925
14	December 3, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 24–13	50,289
15	December 10, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	L 35–3	68,498
16	December 17, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	50,469
17	December 24, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 16–7	64,902

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
Carl Pickens	7	106	15.1	29	0	34	225	6.6	27	0

Awards and records

Corey Dillon, AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8) ^[4]
Corey Dillon RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game (278 yards on October 22, 2000) ^[1]
Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,435 rushing yards) ^[1]

Milestones

Corey Dillon, 4th 1000 yard rushing season (1,435 rushing yards) ^[5]
Tremain Mack, 3rd 1000 yard return season (1,036 yards)^[6]

Best performances

Corey Dillon, October 22, 2000, 278 rushing yards vs. the Denver Broncos^[7]
Corey Dillon, December 3, 2000, 216 rushing yards vs. the Arizona Cardinals^[7]

References

1 2 3 4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
↑ "2000 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MackTr00.htm
1 2 http://www.nfl.com/player/coreydillon/2500396/gamelogs?season=2000

External links

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

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Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

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Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2000 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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