2000 Washington Redskins season

2000 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner Terry Robiskie
Home field	FedExField
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3

The 2000 Washington Redskins season began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1999.

The Redskins started the season winning six of their first eight games, but slumped midseason. Following the bye week, the team's struggles continued and head coach Norv Turner was fired the day after Week 14 and assistant Terry Robiskie took over the final two games of the season as interim head coach. The Redskins finished the year at 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

The off-season dominated when owner Daniel Syner acquired veteran free agents Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and Mark Carrier. Smith would remain with the Redskins until 2003 while both Carrier and Sanders left the team at the end of the season.

The season is notable for the Redskins drafting future Pro Bowlers Lavar Arrington and Chris Samuels with the second and third overall picks respectively in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	LaVar Arrington	Linebacker	Penn State
1	3	Chris Samuels	Tackle	Alabama
3	64	Lloyd Harrison	Cornerback	North Carolina State
4	129	Michael Moore	Guard	Troy
5	155	Quincy Sanders	Cornerback	UNLV
6	202	Todd Husak	Quarterback	Stanford
7	216	Delbert Cowsette	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
7	250	Ethan Howell	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma State

Personnel

Roster

2000 Washington Redskins roster
	Quarterbacks 3 Jeff George 8 Todd Husak 14 Brad Johnson Running backs 37 Larry Centers FB 48 Stephen Davis 20 Skip Hicks 22 Adrian Murrell 45 Mike Sellers FB Wide receivers 83 Albert Connell 86 Irving Fryar 84 Andre Reed 87 James Thrash 82 Michael Westbrook		Tight ends 80 Stephen Alexander 88 James Jenkins (American football) Offensive linemen 51 Mark Fischer C 64 Andy Heck T 76 Jon Jansen T 77 Tre' Johnson G 57 Jay Leeuwenburg G 60 Chris Samuels T 63 Keith Sims G		Defensive linemen 99 Marco Coleman DE 74 Nolan Harrison DE 72 N.D. Kalu DE 90 Kenard Lang DE 78 Bruce Smith DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 95 Dan Wilkinson DT Linebackers 56 LaVar Arrington OLB 59 Shawn Barber OLB 58 Reggie Givens OLB 54 Greg Jones OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 55 Kevin Mitchell (linebacker) MLB 50 Derek Smith MLB		Defensive backs 24 Champ Bailey CB 27 Mark Carrier FS 26 Tyronne Drakeford CB 28 Darrell Green CB 41 Lloyd Harrison CB 21 Deion Sanders CB 29 Sam Shade SS 23 Matt Stevens SS Special teams 6 Tommy Barnhardt P  5 Brett Conway K 4 Michael Husted K Rookies in italics

Staff

2000 Washington Redskins staff
Front Office Owner – Daniel Snyder Director of Player Personnel – Vinny Cerrato Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Head Coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive Coaches Passing Game Coordinator – Terry Robiskie Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running Backs – Kirby Wilson Tight Ends – Pat Flaherty Offensive Line – Russ Grimm Offensive Assistant – Jason Verduzco			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive Line – Rubin Carter Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac Linebackers – Foge Fazio Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Defensive Assistant – Kirk Olivadotti Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength and Conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

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Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Redskins points	Opponents	Record
1	August 4	at Tampa Bay	Loss	12	13	0–1
2	August 11	New England	Win	30	20	1–1
3	August 19	at Cleveland	Win	24	0	2–1
4	August 25	Pittsburgh	Win	17	10	3–1

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Carolina Panthers	W 20–17	FedEx Field	1–0	80,257
2	September 10, 2000	at Detroit Lions	L 15–10	Pontiac Silverdome	1–1	74,159
3	September 18, 2000	Dallas Cowboys	L 27–21	FedEx Field	1–2	84,431
4	September 24, 2000	at New York Giants	W 16–6	Giants Stadium	2–2	78,216
5	October 1, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–17	FedEx Field	3–2	83,532
6	October 8, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–14	Veterans Stadium	4–2	65,491
7	October 15, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	W 10–3	FedExField	5–2	83,252
8	October 22, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 35–16	Alltel Stadium	6–2	69,061
9	October 30, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 27–21	FedEx Field	6–3	83,472
10	November 5, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals	L 16–15	Sun Devil Stadium	6–4	52,244
11	Bye
12	November 20, 2000	at St. Louis Rams	W 33–20	Trans World Dome	7–4	66,087
13	November 26, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–20	FedEx Field	7–5	83,284
14	December 3, 2000	New York Giants	L 9–7	FedEx Field	7–6	83,485
15	December 10, 2000	at Dallas Cowboys	L 32–13	Texas Stadium	7–7	63,467
16	December 16, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–3	Three Rivers Stadium	7–8	58,183
17	December 24, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 20–3	FedEx Field	8–8	65,711

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

Best performances

• Marco Coleman, Week 1, 2.5 Quarterback Sacks vs. Carolina Panthers ^[3]
• Marco Coleman, Week 5, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^[3]
• Albert Connell, 3rd Best Receiving Performance of Season, 211 Receiving Yards vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 22 ^[4]
• Bruce Smith, Week 12, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. St. Louis Rams ^[3]

Player stats

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson (American football)	228	365	62.5	2,505	11	15	75.7

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Stephen Davis	332	1318	4.0	50	11
Larry Centers	19	103	5.4	14	0
James Thrash	10	82	8.2	34	0
Skip Hicks	29	78	2.7	12	1
Brad Johnson	22	58	2.6	21	1

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Receiving

Player	Number	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Larry Centers	81	600	7.4	26	3
James Thrash	50	653	13.1	50	2
Stephen Alexander	47	510	10.9	30	2
Irving Fryar	41	548	13.4	34	5
Albert Connell	39	762	19.5	77	3
Stephen Davis	33	313	9.5	39	0
Adrian Murrell	16	93	5.8	12	0
Andre Reed	10	103	10.3	21	1
Michael Westbrook	9	103	11.4	21	0

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Sacks

Player	Number
Marco Coleman	12.0
Bruce Smith	10.0
LaVar Arrington	4.0
Dan Wilkinson	3.5

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Awards and records

• LaVar Arrington, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
• Marco Coleman, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 5 ^[5]
• Albert Connell, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 8 ^[5]
• Deion Sanders, NFL Defensive Player of the Week, Week 5
• Chris Samuels, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
• Bruce Smith, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 12 ^[5]

References

1. 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 151
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 209
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 207
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202

• Redskins on Pro Football Reference
• 2000 NFC Passing Stats