2000 Washington Redskins season
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The 2000
Washington Redskins
season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1999.
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...
Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1999.
NFL Draft
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
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| 2 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... (from New Orleans) |
LaVar Arrington LaVar Arrington LaVar RaShad Arrington is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted second overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State for coach Joe Paterno.A two-time All-American at Penn State, Arrington played... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Penn State |
| 3 | Washington Redskins (from San Francisco) | Chris Samuels Chris Samuels -Washington Redskins:Samuels immediately became the starting left tackle for the Redskins and has since been selected to six Pro Bowls. In 2000, Samuels was one of only four players on offense to start every game, joining Jon Jansen, Mark Fischer and Stephen Alexander. Samuels won co-Offensive... |
Tackle | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
Staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
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Special Teams Coaches
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Preseason
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Redskins points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | August 4 | at Tampa Bay | Loss | 12 | 13 | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 11 | New England | Win | 30 | 20 | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 19 | at Cleveland | Win | 24 | 0 | 2-1 |
| 4 | August 25 | Pittsburgh | Win | 17 | 10 | 3-1 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3, 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 20-17 | FedEx Field | 1-0 | |
| 2 | September 10, 2000 | at 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 15-10 | Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Silverdome The Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C... |
1-1 | |
| 3 | September 18, 2000 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 27-21 | FedEx Field | 1-2 | |
| 4 | September 24, 2000 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 16-6 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
2-2 | |
| 5 | October 1, 2000 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 20-17 | FedEx Field | 3-2 | |
| 6 | October 8, 2000 | at 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... |
W 17-14 | Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... |
4-2 | |
| 7 | October 15, 2000 | Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his... |
W 10-3 | FedExField FedExField FedExField is a football stadium located in an unincorporated area near the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, near the site of the old Capital Centre . FedExField is the home of the Washington Redskins football team... |
5-2 | |
| 8 | October 22, 2000 | at Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-16 | ALLTEL Stadium | 6-2 | |
| 9 | October 30, 2000 | Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 27-21 | FedEx Field | 6-3 | |
| 10 | November 5, 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... |
L 16-15 | Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass... |
6-4 | |
| 11 | Bye | |||||
| 12 | November 20, 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 33-20 | Trans World Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
7-4 | |
| 13 | November 26, 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 23-20 | FedEx Field | 7-5 | |
| 14 | December 3, 2000 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 9-7 | FedEx Field | 7-6 | |
| 15 | December 10, 2000 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 32-13 | Texas Stadium Texas Stadium Texas Stadium was a football stadium in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The stadium opened on September 17, 1971.Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl, it was the home field of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and had a seating capacity of 65,675... |
7-7 | |
| 16 | December 16, 2000 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 24-3 | Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to... |
7-8 | |
| 17 | December 24, 2000 | 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 20-3 | FedEx Field | 8-8 | |
Best performances
- Marco Coleman, Week 1, 2.5 Quarterback Sacks vs. Carolina Panthers
- Marco Coleman, Week 5, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Albert Connell, 3rd Best Receiving Performance of Season, 211 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, October 22 - Bruce Smith, Week 12, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
| Brad Johnson | 228 | 365 | 62.5 | 2,505 | 11 | 15 | 75.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Attempts | Yards | Average | Long | Touchdowns |
| Stephen Davis | 332 | 1318 | 4.0 | 50 | 11 |
| Larry Centers | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Skip Hicks | 29 | 78 | 2.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 21 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Number | Yards | Average | Long | Touchdowns |
| Larry Centers | 81 | 600 | 7.4 | 26 | 3 |
| James Thrash | 50 | 653 | 13.1 | 50 | 2 |
| Stephen Alexander | 47 | 510 | 10.9 | 30 | 2 |
| Irving Fryar | 41 | 548 | 13.4 | 34 | 5 |
| Albert Connell | 39 | 762 | 19.5 | 77 | 3 |
| Stephen Davis | 33 | 313 | 9.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Michael Westbrook | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 21 | 0 |
Sacks
| Player | Number |
| Marco Coleman | 12.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 10.0 |
| LaVar Arrington | 4.0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3.5 |
Awards and records
- LaVar Arrington, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
- Marco Coleman, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 5
- Albert Connell, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 8
- Deion SandersDeion SandersDeion Luwynn Sanders , nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion", is a former National Football League cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who currently works as an NFL Network analyst...
, NFL Defensive Player of the Week, Week 5 - Chris SamuelsChris Samuels-Washington Redskins:Samuels immediately became the starting left tackle for the Redskins and has since been selected to six Pro Bowls. In 2000, Samuels was one of only four players on offense to start every game, joining Jon Jansen, Mark Fischer and Stephen Alexander. Samuels won co-Offensive...
, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team - Bruce Smith, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 12