2000 Washington Redskins season

The 2000 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 69th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 64th in Washington, D.C. The team was looking to improve on its 10–6 mark from 1999, which saw the Redskins win the NFC East for the first time since 1991 and win a playoff game for the first time since 1992. Norv Turner returned to lead the team for a seventh season.

2000 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
General managerVinny Cerrato
Head coachNorv Turner (fired December 4, 7–6 record)
Terry Robiskie (interim; 1–2 record)
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Stephen Davis
TE Stephen Alexander
CB Champ Bailey
DE Marco Coleman

Background

Redskins owner Dan Snyder made it a point during the off-season to stack his team with talent. The Redskins entered the 2000 NFL Draft with three first round selections, the highest of which was the second overall pick which they had acquired in the Ricky Williams trade with the New Orleans Saints. With that pick, the Redskins selected linebacker Lavar Arrington from Penn State, who would go on to be a three-time Pro Bowler for the team. The other two picks were traded to the San Francisco 49ers in order to move up to the third overall pick, which the Redskins used to select Alabama offensive tackle Chris Samuels, a six-time future Pro Bowler and multi-year starter at left tackle.

In addition to these moves, Snyder also made a push for several veteran free agents to bolster the roster, signing quarterback Jeff George from the Minnesota Vikings to compete with Brad Johnson for starting quarterback. Snyder also signed veteran guard Jay Leeuwenberg and future Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Reed after Reed was released by the Denver Broncos.

On the defensive side, the Redskins made three major acquisitions. Longtime Buffalo Bills defensive stalwart Bruce Smith was signed to play defensive end and add more experience to the front four of the Redskins. The secondary saw the addition of safety Mark Carrier, who Snyder signed from the Detroit Lions, and multi-time All Pro cornerback Deion Sanders, who left the division rival Dallas Cowboys after five years to join the Redskins. With the new acquisitions, expectations for the season were elevated that the Redskins would compete to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XXXV, if not to win their fourth Vince Lombardi trophy outright.

The Redskins started out winning six of their first eight games, living up to expectations with game victories. Their on-field performance, however, belied their record. In those eight games, the Redskins did not score more than 21 points aside from a 35–16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

In their next two games before their bye week, the Redskins faced the defending AFC champion Tennessee Titans, who entered the Monday night matchup having won seven consecutive games, and the Arizona Cardinals, whose 2–5 start had led to the firing of Vince Tobin. The Redskins lost both games, dropping their record to 6–4.

Returning from their bye week, the Redskins managed to beat the defending world champion St. Louis Rams 33–20 in another Monday night matchup. After that, the Redskins lost back to back games to their divisional rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, dropping their season record to 7-6 and all but eliminating them from playoff contention. After the loss to the Giants, Snyder fired head coach Norv Turner and replaced him with offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie, who immediately benched Johnson and named George the starter for the remainder of the year.

The Redskins fared no better under Robiskie or George, as they lost their first game under the new regime to the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium. Washington managed to knock Troy Aikman out of the game with a concussion, which would eventually force him into retirement at the end of the season, but were beaten by Anthony Wright, his backup, 32–14 in what would be their final win of a 5–11 season. The Redskins followed this up by traveling to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final game played at Three Rivers Stadium, which they lost 24–3. The Redskins managed to avenge their loss to the Cardinals in the final week of the season, which brought their final record to 8-8, which was not sufficient for playoff eligibility.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School
12LaVar ArringtonLinebackerPenn State
13Chris SamuelsTackleAlabama
364Lloyd HarrisonCornerbackNorth Carolina State
4129Michael MooreGuardTroy
5155Quincy SandersCornerbackUNLV
6202Todd HusakQuarterbackStanford
7216Delbert CowsetteDefensive TackleMaryland
7250Ethan HowellWide ReceiverOklahoma State

Personnel

Staff

2000 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Dan Riley
  • Conditioning director – Jason Arapoff

[1]

Roster

2000 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 40 Gerard Arnold RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Curtis Buckley S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 James Jenkins TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 77 Tre' Johnson G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 98 Tyrus McCloud LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Cory Raymer C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 84 Andre Reed WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 63 Keith Sims G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 Derek Smith G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 82 Michael Westbrook WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

53 active, 10 inactive, 2 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com
recap
1 August 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–13 0–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 August 11 New England Patriots W 30–20 1–1 FedExField Recap
3 August 19 at Cleveland Browns W 24–0 2–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
4 August 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 3–1 FedExField Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 Carolina Panthers W 20–17 1–0 FedExField 80,257
2 September 10 at Detroit Lions L 10–15 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 74,159
3 September 18 Dallas Cowboys L 21–27 1–2 FedExField 84,431
4 September 24 at New York Giants W 16–6 2–2 Giants Stadium 78,216
5 October 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–17 (OT) 3–2 FedExField 83,532
6 October 8 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14 4–2 Veterans Stadium 65,491
7 October 15 Baltimore Ravens W 10–3 5–2 FedExField 83,252
8 October 22 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 35–16 6–2 Alltel Stadium 69,061
9 October 30 Tennessee Titans L 21–27 6–3 FedExField 83,472
10 November 5 at Arizona Cardinals L 15–16 6–4 Sun Devil Stadium 52,244
11 Bye
12 November 20 at St. Louis Rams W 33–20 7–4 Trans World Dome 66,087
13 November 26 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–23 7–5 FedExField 83,284
14 December 3 New York Giants L 7–9 7–6 FedExField 83,485
15 December 10 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–32 7–7 Texas Stadium 63,467
16 December 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–24 7–8 Three Rivers Stadium 58,183
17 December 24 Arizona Cardinals W 20–3 8–8 FedExField 65,711

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) New York Giants 12 4 0 .750 328 246 W5
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 351 245 W2
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 281 269 W1
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 294 361 L2
Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 .188 210 443 L7

Best performances

  • Marco Coleman, Week 1, 2.5 Quarterback Sacks vs. Carolina Panthers [2]
  • Marco Coleman, Week 5, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [2]
  • Albert Connell, 3rd Best Receiving Performance of Season, 211 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 22 [3]
  • Bruce Smith, Week 12, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. St. Louis Rams [2]

Player stats

Passing

PlayerCompAttPctYdsTD Int Rate
Brad Johnson (American football)22836562.52,505111575.7
Jeff George11319458.21,3897679.6

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Stephen Davis33213184.05011
Larry Centers191035.4140
James Thrash10828.2340
Skip Hicks29782.7121
Brad Johnson22582.6211
Jeff George7243.4140

[4]

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Larry Centers816007.4263
James Thrash5065313.1502
Stephen Alexander4751010.9302
Irving Fryar4154813.4345
Albert Connell3976219.5773
Stephen Davis333139.5390
Adrian Murrell16935.8120
Andre Reed1010310.3211
Michael Westbrook910311.4210

[4]

Sacks

PlayerNumber
Marco Coleman12.0
Bruce Smith10.0
LaVar Arrington4.0
Dan Wilkinson3.5

[4]

Awards and records

  • LaVar Arrington, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
  • Marco Coleman, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 5 [5]
  • Albert Connell, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 8 [5]
  • Deion Sanders, NFL Defensive Player of the Week, week 5
  • Chris Samuels, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
  • Bruce Smith, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 12 [5]

References

  1. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 209
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 207
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 151
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
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