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.
2000 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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Owner | Jim Irsay |
General manager | Bill Polian |
Head coach | Jim Mora |
Home field | RCA Dome |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison |
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.
Additions | Subtractions |
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RB Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Browns) | TE/LS Bradford Banta (Jets) |
DT Bernard Holsey (Giants) | LB Bertrand Berry (Eskimos) |
DT Tony McCoy (Cardinals) |
2000 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 28 | Rob Morris | LB | BYU | |
2 | 59 | Marcus Washington | LB | Auburn | |
3 | 91 | David Macklin | DB | Penn State | |
4 | 122 | Josh Williams | DT | Michigan | |
5 | 138 | Matt Johnson | C | BYU | |
7 | 235 | Rob Renes | DT | Michigan | |
7 | 238 | Rodregis Brooks | DB | UAB | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Mike Furrey | Wide Receiver | Northern Iowa |
Steve Gleason | Safety | Washington State |
Trevor Insley | Wide Receiver | Nevada |
Kevin McDougal | Running Back | Colorado State |
John Mlerandi | Center | Notre Dame |
Justin Snow | Long snapper | Baylor |
Brian Wofford | Wide Receiver | Clemson |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | July 29 | Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 0–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
2 | August 5 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 16–28 | 0–2 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 12 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–0 | 1–2 | Ross–Ade Stadium (West Lafayette) | Recap |
4 | August 19 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–23 | 2–2 | Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) | Recap |
5 | August 24 | Minnesota Vikings | W 32–30 | 3–2 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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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 | September 25 | 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 | December 11 | 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. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 38 |
Colts | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at RCA Dome
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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] although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason.[5] This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.[6]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 43 |
at RCA Dome
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
Bills | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Patriots | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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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]
AFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Miami Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 323 | 226 | W1 |
(6) Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 429 | 326 | W3 |
New York Jets | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 321 | L3 |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 315 | 350 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 276 | 338 | L1 |
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.
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Wild Card | December 30 | at Miami Dolphins (3) | L 17–23 | 0–1 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,193 |