2000 Philadelphia Eagles season

2000 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 21–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Giants) 10–20
Pro Bowlers	5

The 2000 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' sixty-eighth in the National Football League (NFL) and its second under head coach Andy Reid.

The team improved on its 5–11 record from 1999, resulting in a postseason appearance for the first time since 1996.

Its season started in Dallas, with the game famously known for the onside kick that the Eagles kicked and recovered to start the game. This game is known as the Pickle Juice Game, as the Philadelphia players were given pickle juice by Andy Reid in order to prepare for the high temperature in Dallas that day. The Eagles won the game, 41–14.

This was Donovan McNabb's first full year as starting quarterback after seeing limited action during his rookie season. With McNabb, the team posted an 11–5 record. For his efforts, McNabb was named to the Pro Bowl following the season. He subsequently made several more Pro Bowl appearances during his time in Philadelphia. The Eagles played in five NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl (2004) during the McNabb era.

The Eagles easily defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild-card round of the playoffs, 21–3, but lost to its rivals, the eventual NFC champion New York Giants, in the divisional round 20–10.

In week five, running back Duce Staley broke his foot. He was later placed on injured reserve, ending his season. He rushed for 344 yards while active in five games.

Offseason

NFL draft

The 2000 NFL draft was held April 15–16, 2000. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. The Eagles held the sixth pick in the seven-round draft and made a total of seven selections.

Player selections

The table below shows the Eagles selections, what picks it had that were traded away, and the teams that ended up with those picks. (It is possible that Eagles' picks ended up with those teams via other trades made by the Eagles with other teams.) Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

2000 Philadelphia Eagles Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Corey Simon	DT	Florida State
2	36	Todd Pinkston	WR	Southern Miss
	61	Bobbie Williams	G	Arkansas	From Tennessee
3	68	Traded to Tennessee
4	99	Gari Scott	WR	Michigan State
5	135	Traded to Tennessee
6	171	Thomas Hamner	RB	Minnesota
	178	John Frank	DE	Utah	from Oakland
	192	John Romero	C	California	from Washington
7	240	Traded to New England

Staff

2000 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office President/Chief Executive Officer – Jeffrey Lurie Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Joe Banner Director of football operations – Tom Modrak Director of college scouting – John Goeller Director of pro personnel – Mike McCartney Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant to the head coach – Sean McDermott Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Rod Dowhower Quarterbacks – Brad Childress Running backs – Ted Williams Wide receivers – David Culley Tight ends/offensive line – Pat Shurmur Offensive line – Juan Castillo Offensive assistant/quality control – Tom Melvin

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Johnson Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Ron Rivera Defensive backs – Leslie Frazier Defensive assistant – Steve Spagnuolo Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – John Harbaugh Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Rick Burkholder Strength and conditioning – Mike Wolf Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Kanavy Volunteer assistant strength and conditioning – Chris DiSanto Assistant trainer – Eric Sugarman

Roster

Philadelphia Eagles 2000 final roster
Quarterbacks 10 Koy Detmer  5 Donovan McNabb 11 Ron Powlus Running backs 24 Darnell Autry 33 Thomas Hamner 38 Cecil Martin FB 30 Brian Mitchell RS 36 Stanley Pritchett FB 35 Chris Warren Wide receivers 85 Na Brown 82 Dameane Douglas 81 Charles Johnson 87 Todd Pinkston 86 Gari Scott 80 Torrance Small Tight ends 84 Luther Broughton 89 Chad Lewis 83 Jeff Thomason		Offensive linemen 74 Doug Brzezinski G 63 Hank Fraley C 71 Jermane Mayberry G 65 Bubba Miller C 69 Jon Runyan T 67 Ryan Schau G/T 72 Tra Thomas T 76 John Welbourn G 66 Bobbie Williams G Defensive linemen 53 Hugh Douglas DE 96 Paul Grasmanis DT 91 Uhuru Hamiter DE 59 Mike Mamula DE 90 Corey Simon DT 78 Hollis Thomas DT 97 Darwin Walker DT 98 Brandon Whiting DE		Linebackers 56 Mike Caldwell OLB 57 James Darling MLB 51 Carlos Emmons OLB 52 Barry Gardner OLB 58 Ike Reese OLB 54 Jeremiah Trotter MLB Defensive backs 32 Jason Bostic CB 25 Je'Rod Cherry SS 42 Rashard Cook FS 20 Brian Dawkins FS 31 Al Harris CB 45 Tim Hauck FS 43 Damon Moore SS 21 Bobby Taylor CB 23 Troy Vincent CB Special teams  2 David Akers K 88 Mike Bartrum LS  7 Sean Landeta P		Reserve lists 93 Pernell Davis DT (NF-Inj.) 79 Greg Jefferson DE (IR) 61 Giradie Mercer DT (IR) 22 Duce Staley RB (IR) Practice squad 41 William Hampton CB 62 Dwight Johnson DE 64 John Romero C 75 Paul Snellings T 13 Elijah Thurmon WR rookies in italics 53 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	July 30	at Cleveland Browns	L 22–33	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2	August 5	at Baltimore Ravens	L 13–16	0–2	PSINet Stadium
3	August 18	Tennessee Titans	W 34–32	1–2	Veterans Stadium
4	August 24	Buffalo Bills	L 12–16	1–3	Veterans Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 3	at Dallas Cowboys	W 41–14	1–0	Texas Stadium	Recap
2	September 10	New York Giants	L 18–33	1–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	at Green Bay Packers	L 3–6	1–2	Lambeau Field	Recap
4	September 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–7	2–2	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
5	October 1	Atlanta Falcons	W 38–10	3–2	Veterans Stadium	Recap
6	October 8	Washington Redskins	L 14–17	3–3	Veterans Stadium	Recap
7	October 15	at Arizona Cardinals	W 33–14	4–3	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	Chicago Bears	W 13–9	5–3	Veterans Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at New York Giants	L 7–24	5–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 5	Dallas Cowboys	W 16–13 (OT)	6–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
11	November 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–23 (OT)	7–4	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
12	November 19	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–9	8–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	at Washington Redskins	W 23–20	9–4	FedExField	Recap
14	December 3	Tennessee Titans	L 13–15	9–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap
15	December 10	at Cleveland Browns	W 35–24	10–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
16	Bye
17	December 24	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–7	11–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) New York Giants	12	4	0	.750	328	246	W5
(4) Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	351	245	W2
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	281	269	W1
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	294	361	L2
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	0	.188	210	443	L7

Playoffs

Main article: 2000–01 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	December 31, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5)	W 21–3	1–0	Veterans Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 7, 2001	at New York Giants (1)	L 10–20	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Game

Philadelphia Eagles 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	3
Eagles	0	14	0	7	21

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 65,813
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, and D.J. Johnson

NFC Divisional Playoff

New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	7	10
Giants	7	10	0	3	20

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,765
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, and D.J. Johnson

Awards and honors

• Andy Reid, 2000 Sporting News Coach of Year
• Andy Reid, 2000 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year

External links

• 2000 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com