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The 2000
2000 NFL season
The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000...

New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

season saw the Saints win their first ever playoff game. On February 3, Jim Haslett

Jim Haslett

James Donald "Jim" Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St...

was named the thirteenth head coach in franchise history.

Staff

2000 New Orleans Saints staff

Front Office

Owner – Tom Benson
Tom Benson
See also Tom Benson and Tom Benson for the Northern Ireland Unionist.Tom Benson is the owner of the New Orleans Saints. He is currently the owner of several automobile dealerships in the Greater New Orleans and San Antonio areas...
General Manager of Football Operations – Randy Mueller
Randy Mueller
Randy Mueller is an executive in the National Football League, most recently as general manager for the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints. He has over two decades of NFL front office experience.-College career:...
Assistant General Manager of Football Operations – Charles Bailey
Director of Football Administration – Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis is the General Manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was awarded the NFL executive of the year for 2006.He attended Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, where he played basketball...
Director of Player Personnel – Rick Mueller
Rick Mueller
Rick Mueller is a professional American football executive, currently serving as the General Manager of the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League...
College Scouting Coordinator – Rick Thompson

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Jim Haslett
Jim Haslett
James Donald "Jim" Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St...
Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Rick Venturi
Rick Venturi
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Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy
Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti, Jr.
Running Backs – Dave Atkins
Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander
Tight Ends – Bob Palcic
Offensive Line – Jack Henry
Jack Henry
John "Jack" Henry is an offensive line coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. After a disappointing playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chargers organization announced that Henry's contract will not be renewed when it expires in February 2009...
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Phil Pettey
Phil Pettey
Philip Edward Pettey is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. After four years in the United States Marines straight out of high school, he played college football at the University of Missouri and made academic all-Big 8...

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ron Zook
Ron Zook
Ron Zook is a former American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he...
Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
Sam Clancy
Sam Clancy is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts...
Linebackers – John Bunting
Secondary/Special Teams Assistant – Joe Baker
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Winston Moss
Winston Moss
Winston Moss is a former American football linebacker and current assistant head coach / inside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft...

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Al Everest

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson
Rock Gullickson
-Career:Gullickson first served as Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Montana State Bobcats, where he was a member of the 1984 National Championship team. He later held the same position with the Green Bay Packers before being hired by the St. Louis Rams in 2009.In 2008 while with the Packers...
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 14-10	64,900
2	September 10, 2000	at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 28-27	51,300
3	September 17, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	L 20-10	59,513
4	September 24, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 21-7	64,900
5	Bye
6	October 8, 2000	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 31-10	66,944
7	October 15, 2000	Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	W 24-6	50,015
8	October 22, 2000	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 21-19	56,508
9	October 29, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 21-10	35,016
10	November 5, 2000	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 31-15	64,900
11	November 12, 2000	at Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	W 20-10	72,981
12	November 19, 2000	Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 31-22	64,900
13	November 26, 2000	at St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	W 31-24	66,064
14	December 3, 2000	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 38-23	64,900
15	December 10, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 31-27	67,892
16	December 17, 2000	Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23-7	64,900
17	December 24, 2000	St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 26-21	64,900

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 30, 2000	St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	W 31-28	64,900
Divisional	January 6, 2001	at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	L 34-16	63,881

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	Avg Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Ricky Williams	248	1000	4.0	26	8
Jeff Blake	57	243	4.3	20	1
Terry Allen	46	179	3.9	18	2
Aaron Brooks	41	170	4.1	29	2

Receiving

Player	Attempts	Yards	Avg Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Joe Horn	94	1340	14.3	52	8
Ricky Williams	44	409	9.3	24	1
Willie Jackson	37	523	14.1	53	6
Chad Morton	30	213	7.1	35	0
Keith Poole	21	293	14.0	49	1
Andrew Glover	21	281	13.4	39	4

Sacks

Player	Number
La'Roi Glover	17
Joe Johnson	12
Darren Howard	11
Keith Mitchell	6.5
Willie Whitehead	5.5

Interceptions

Player	Number	Yards	Avg Yards	Long	Touchdowns
Sammy Knight	5	68	13.6	37	2
Alex Molden	3	24	8.0	24	0
Darren Perry	3	3	1.0	3	0

Awards and records

La’Roi Glover, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,
Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,
Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year,
Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year,
Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year,
Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year,
Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year
Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year,
Joe Horn, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,
Joe Johnson, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,
Keith Mitchell, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,
William Roaf, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,

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