48th season in franchise history
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.
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Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 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
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 52 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad
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 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 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.
Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
IND — James 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:23. Colts 14–7 KC — Alexander 21-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 4:25. 14–14 Fourth quarter
IND — Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal, 13:37. Colts 17–14 IND — Burris 27-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick), 12:38. Colts 24–14 IND — Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 4:01. Colts 27–14 Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week 2: Oakland Raiders (1–0) at Indianapolis Colts (1–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 7 24 7 38 Colts 14 10 0 7 31
at RCA Dome
Game information First Quarter
Second Quarter
IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0 OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7 IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7 Third Quarter
OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14 OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17 OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24 OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24 Fourth Quarter
OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24 IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31 Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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]
Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ] Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (1–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 14 0 0 14 Colts 7 14 5 17 43
at RCA Dome
Game time : 9:00 p.m., ESTGame weather : DomeGame attendance : 56,816Referee : Mike Carey [ 7]
Game information First Quarter
Second Quarter
JAX — Smith 9-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 7:36. 7—7 IND — Wilkins 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 5:09. Colts 14–7 IND — Pathon 16-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 1:28. Colts 21–7 JAX — Smith 26-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 0:11. Colts 21–14 Third Quarter
IND — Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 5:32. Colts 24–14 IND — Brunell sacked by Bratzke in end zone for safety, 1:19. Colts 26–14 Fourth Quarter
IND — Vanderjagt 22-yard field goal, 11:31. Colts 29–14 IND — Dilger 4-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:42. Colts 36–14 IND — James 14-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 5:55. Colts 43–14 Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: at Buffalo Bills [ edit ] Week 5: Indianapolis Colts (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (2–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 7 0 11 18 Bills 3 6 0 7 16
at Ralph Wilson Stadium
Game time : 1:01 p.m., ESTGame weather : 70 °F or 21.1 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 72,617Referee : Gerry Austin [ 8]
Game information First Quarter
BUF — Christie 19-yard field goal, 7:19. Bills 3–0 Second Quarter
BUF — Christie 30-yard field goal, 14:12. Bills 6–0 BUF — Christie 27-yard field goal, 8:54. Bills 9–0 IND – Harrison 14-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:09. Bills 9–7 Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
IND — Wilkins 10-yard pass from Manning (James run), 14:10. Colts 15–9 BUF – Moulds 40-yard pass from Johnson (Christie kick), 1:08. Bills 16–15 IND — Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 18–16 Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 6: at New England Patriots [ edit ] Week 6: Indianapolis Colts (3–1) at New England Patriots (1–4)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 10 3 3 16 Patriots 3 7 0 14 24
at Foxboro Stadium
Date : October 8, 2000Game time : 1:02 p.m., ESTGame weather : 55 °F or 12.8 °C, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)Game attendance : 60,292Referee : Walt Coleman [ 9]
Game information First Quarter
NWE — Vinatieri 21-yard field goal, 10:01. Patriots 3–0 Second Quarter
IND — Harrison 17-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:24. Colts 7–3 IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 0:10. Colts 10–3 NWE — Tony Simmons 44-yard pass from Bishop (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:00. 10–10 Third Quarter
IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Colts 13–10 Fourth Quarter
NWE — Bjornson 2-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 14:56. Patriots 17–13 NWE — Glenn 4-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 7:26. Patriots 24–13 IND — Vanderjagt 34-yard field goal, 0:36. Patriots 24–16 Top passers
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Top receivers
Week 10: at Chicago Bears [ edit ] Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 10 7 7 3 27 Bears 0 3 7 14 24
at Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois
Date : November 5, 2000Game time : 3:15 p.m. CST Game weather : Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 66,944TV announcers (CBS ) : Ian Eagle and Mark May [1]
Game information First quarter
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Week 12: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Week 12: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 3 21 24 Packers 0 14 0 7 21
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : November 19, 2000Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Overcast, 27 °F (−3 °C)Game attendance : 59,869TV announcers (CBS ) : Ian Eagle and Mark May[2]
Game information First quarter
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Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
IND – Edgerrin James 52-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:12. Colts 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43. MIN – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 5:04. Colts 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22. IND – Marvin Harrison 15-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. Colts 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:45. Third quarter
IND – Marvin Harrison 18-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:47. Colts 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25. Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 28-yard field goal, 9:54. Colts 31–10. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:33. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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]
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.
Marvin Harrison , AFC Pro Bowl Selection[ 10] Edgerrin James , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7[ 11] Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 15[ 11] Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 10] Peyton Manning , AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 4[ 11] Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17[ 11] Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection[ 10] Hunter Smith , AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September[ 11] Mike Vanderjagt , AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 5[ 11] ^ The Football Database . Retrieved 2013-Dec-10. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs — September 3rd, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 19, 2014 . ^ "Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts — September 10th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ a b Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present . Jefferson , North Carolina : McFarland & Company . pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780786473519 . ^ "Indianapolis Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders Results" . The Football Database . ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats, Part Two ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts — September 25th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 1st, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ "Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — October 8th, 2000" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 362 ^ a b c d e f NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 202
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Played in Baltimore (1953–1983)