2000 Indianapolis Colts season

2000 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Jim Mora
General Manager	Bill Polian
Home Field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 23–17 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1999	2001

The 2000 Indianapolis Colts season was the 48th season for the team in the National Football League and 17th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 2000 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, and finished second in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

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 Head Coach – Jim E. Mora Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – George Catavolos Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore Quarterbacks – Bruce Arians Running Backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Jay Norvell Tight Ends – Tony Marciano Offensive Line – Howard Mudd			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive Line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive Assistant – John Pagano Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Kevin Spencer Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jon Torine Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Colts points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	July 29	Atlanta Falcons	Loss	13	20	0–1	47,985
2	August 5	at Seattle Seahawks	Loss	16	28	0–2	68,578
3	August 12	at New Orleans Saints (played in West Lafayette, IN)	Win	17	0	1–2	20,105
4	August 19	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Mexico City	Win	24	23	2–2	87,145
5	August 24	Minnesota Vikings	Win	32	30	3–2	51,337

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–14	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS 1:00 pm	78,357
2	September 10, 2000	Oakland Raiders	L 31–38	1–1	RCA Dome	CBS 1:00 pm	56,769
3	Bye
4	September 25, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 43–14	2–1	RCA Dome	ABC 9:00 pm	56,816
5	October 1, 2000	at Buffalo Bills	W 18–16	3–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS 1:00 pm	72,617
6	October 8, 2000	at New England Patriots	L 16–24	3–2	Foxboro Stadium	CBS 1:00 pm	60,292
7	October 15, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	W 37–24	4–2	Husky Stadium	CBS 4:15 pm	63,593
8	October 22, 2000	New England Patriots	W 30–23	5–2	RCA Dome	CBS 1:00 pm	56,828
9	October 29, 2000	Detroit Lions	W 30–18	6–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	56,971
10	November 5, 2000	at Chicago Bears	L 24–27	6–3	Soldier Field	CBS 1:00 pm	66,944
11	November 12, 2000	New York Jets	W 23–15	7–3	RCA Dome	CBS 1:00 pm	56,657
12	November 19, 2000	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–26	7–4	Lambeau Field	CBS 1:00 pm	59,869
13	November 26, 2000	Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	7–5	RCA Dome	CBS 4:15 pm	56,935
14	December 3, 2000	at New York Jets	L 17–27	7–6	The Meadowlands	CBS 4:15 pm	78,138
15	December 11, 2000	Buffalo Bills	W 44–20	8–6	RCA Dome	ABC 9:00 pm	56,671
16	December 17, 2000	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–13	9–6	Pro Player Stadium	CBS 4:05 pm	73,884
17	December 24, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–10	10–6	RCA Dome	FOX 4:15 pm	56,672

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	323	226
Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	429	326
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	321	321
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	315	350
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	276	338

Playoffs

The team received Wild-Card playoff berth to the playoffs as the No. 6 seed and traveled to Miami to face the Dolphins. The Colts held a 14–0 lead at the half. 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.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Wild Card	December 30, 2000	at Miami Dolphins (3)	L 17–23	0–1	Pro Player Stadium	73,193

Awards and records

• Marvin Harrison, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7
• Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 15
• Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
• Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 4
• Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17
• Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Hunter Smith, AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September
• Mike Vanderjagt, AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 5

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry
• Chiefs-Colts rivalry