2000 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerBill Polian
Head coachJim Mora
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT)
Pro BowlersQB Peyton Manning
RB Edgerrin James
WR Marvin Harrison

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

AdditionsSubtractions
RB Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Browns)TE/LS Bradford Banta (Jets)
DT Bernard Holsey (Giants)LB Bertrand Berry (Eskimos)
DT Tony McCoy (Cardinals)

NFL Draft

2000 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

[1]

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Trevor Insley Wide Receiver Nevada
Kevin McDougal Running Back Colorado State
Justin Snow Long snapper Baylor

Personnel

Staff

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

Roster

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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 Mexico Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) Recap
5 August 24 Minnesota Vikings W 32–30 3–2 RCA Dome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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 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.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Colts 0 7713 27
Chiefs 0 770 14
Scoring summary
Q214:15INDJames 1-yard run (Vanderjagt kick)IND 7–0
Q25:23KCRichardson 11-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)Tie 7–7
Q38:23INDJames 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick)IND 14–7
Q34:25KCAlexander 21-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)Tie 14–14
Q413:37INDVanderjagt 23-yard field goalIND 17–14
Q412:38INDBurris 27-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick)IND 24–14
Q44:01INDVanderjagt 40-yard field goalIND 27–14

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Week 2

1 234Total
• Oakland 0 7247 38
Indianapolis 14 1007 31

This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis, with their previous away game against the Colts having occurred as far back as 1975.[3] 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.[4]

Week 4

1 234Total
Jacksonville 0 1400 14
• Indianapolis 7 14517 43
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: RCA Dome

Week 5

1 234Total
• Indianapolis 0 7011 18
Buffalo 3 607 16

Week 6

1 234Total
Indianapolis 0 1033 16
• New England 3 7014 24

Standings

AFC East
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

Playoffs

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
Wild Card December 30 at Miami Dolphins (3) L 17–23 0–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,193

Awards and records

  • Marvin Harrison, AFC Pro Bowl Selection[5]
  • Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7[6]
  • Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 15[6]
  • Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[5]
  • Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 4[6]
  • Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17[6]
  • Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection[5]
  • Hunter Smith, AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September[6]
  • Mike Vanderjagt, AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 5[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-19.
  3. ↑ Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 15 ISBN 0786473517
  4. ↑ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two
  5. 1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202


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