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2000 Philadelphia Eagles season

2000 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJeffrey Lurie
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Buccaneers) 21–3
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Giants) 10–20
Pro Bowlers5

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

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NFL draft

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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

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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 [1] = 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

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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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Roster

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Philadelphia Eagles 2000 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, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Main article: 2000–01 NFL playoffs

Schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card December 31 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

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NFC Wild Card Game

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Philadelphia Eagles 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 3 003
Eagles 0 14 0721

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NFC Divisional Playoff

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New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 0710
Giants 7 10 0320

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
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