| 2000 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
| Head coach | Andy Reid |
| Offensive coordinator | Rod Dowhower |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Johnson |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2ndNFC East |
| Playoffs | WonWild Card Playoffs (vs.Buccaneers) 21–3 LostDivisional Playoffs (atGiants) 10–20 |
| Pro Bowlers | 5 |
The2000 season was thePhiladelphia Eagles' sixty-eighth in theNational Football League (NFL) and its second underhead coachAndy Reid.
The team improved on its 5–11 record from1999, resulting in a postseason appearance for the first time since1996.
Its season started inDallas, with the game famously known for the onside kick that the Eagles kicked and recovered to start the game. This game is known as thePickle 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 wasDonovan 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 thePro 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 theTampa Bay Buccaneers in thewild-card round of the playoffs, 21–3, but lost to its rivals, the eventual NFC championNew York Giants, in thedivisional round 20–10.
In week five, running backDuce Staley broke his foot. He was later placed on injured reserve, ending his season. He rushed for 344 yards while active in five games.
The2000 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.
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 | FromTennessee | |
| 3 | 68 | Traded toTennessee | |||
| 4 | 99 | Gari Scott | WR | Michigan State | |
| 5 | 135 | Traded toTennessee | |||
| 6 | 171 | Thomas Hamner | RB | Minnesota | |
| 178 | John Frank | DE | Utah | fromOakland | |
| 192 | John Romero | C | California | fromWashington | |
| 7 | 240 | Traded toNew England | |||
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| Philadelphia Eagles 2000 final roster | ||||||||
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| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | Offensive linemen
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Special teams | Reserve lists Practice squad rookies in italics | |||||
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 30 | atCleveland Browns | L 22–33 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | August 5 | atBaltimore 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 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | atDallas 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 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 3–6 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | atNew 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 | atArizona 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 | atNew 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 | atPittsburgh 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 | atWashington Redskins | W 23–20 | 9–4 | FedExField | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Tennessee Titans | L 13–15 | 9–5 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | atCleveland 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 inbold text.
| 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 |
| 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 | atNew York Giants (1) | L 10–20 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
atVeterans Stadium,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
atGiants Stadium,East Rutherford, New Jersey
