2000 Atlanta Falcons season

2000 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Reeves
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons offense scored 252 points while the defense gave up 413 points.^[1] It was Jessie Tuggle's 14th and final season with the Falcons, before being waived in the 2001 off-season. He subsequently retired.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2000 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	37	Travis Claridge	Guard	USC
3	67	Mark Simoneau	Linebacker	Kansas State
4	100	Michael Thompson	Offensive tackle	Tennessee State
5	134	Anthony Midget	Defensive back	Virginia Tech
6	172	Mareno Philyaw	Wide receiver	Troy
7	211	Darrick Vaughn	Defensive back	Texas State
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

2000 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office President – Taylor Smith General Manager – Harold Richardson Vice President of Football Operations – Ron Hill Director of Player Personnel/College – Reed Johnson Director of Player Personnel/Pro – Chuck Connor Assistant to Head Coach/Pro Personnel – Marvin Bass Head coaches Executive Vice President of Football Operations/Head Coach – Dan Reeves Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Rich Brooks Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – George Sefcik Quarterbacks – Jerry Rhome Wide Receivers – Jack Burns Tight Ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive Line – Art Shell Assistant Offensive Line – James Daniel Offensive Quality Control – Ed West			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Don Blackmon Secondary – Greg Brown Defensive Quality Control – Thom Kaumeyer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Joe DeCamillis Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Roster

2000 Atlanta Falcons final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Chris Chandler 11 Doug Johnson 13 Danny Kanell Running backs 32 Jamal Anderson 44 Bob Christian FB 45 Gary Downs 26 Winslow Oliver 20 Ron Rivers 43 Maurice Smith Wide receivers 80 Eugene Baker 83 Tim Dwight KR/PR 86 Brian Finneran 84 Shawn Jefferson 81 Terance Mathis 82 Mareno Philyaw Tight ends 89 Reggie Kelly 85 Brian Kozlowski 49 Dallas Neil		Offensive linemen 76 Chris Banks G 71 Travis Claridge G 68 Calvin Collins G 64 Bob Hallen G/T 62 Todd McClure C 63 Evan Pilgrim C 61 Anthony Redmon G 74 Ephraim Salaam T 67 Wes Shivers T 70 Bob Whitfield T Defensive linemen 98 Travis Hall DT 95 Ed Jasper DT 97 Patrick Kerney DE 91 Brady Smith DE 93 Shawn Swayda DT 79 Henry Taylor DT 99 Chuck Wiley DE		Linebackers 50 Corey Atkins OLB 94 Henri Crockett OLB 54 Chris Draft OLB 55 Antony Jordan OLB 51 Jeff Kelly MLB 53 Mark Simoneau MLB Defensive backs 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 23 Ronnie Bradford FS 34 Ray Buchanan CB 25 Marty Carter SS 35 Johndale Carty SS 24 Terry Cousin CB 22 Gerald McBurrows FS 37 Darrick Vaughn CB 21 Elijah Williams CB Special teams  5 Morten Andersen K 48 Derek Rackley LS/TE  4 Dan Stryzinski P		Reserve lists 55 Chris Bordano LB (IR) 56 Keith Brooking LB (IR) 75 Shane Dronett DT (IR) 87 Jammi German WR (IR) 73 Ryan Johanningmeier T (IR) 77 Pellom McDaniels DE (IR) 65 Matt O'Neal C (IR) 50 Brian Smith LB (NF-Inj.) 66 Michael Thompson T (IR) 58 Jessie Tuggle LB (IR) Practice squad  9 Jake Arians K 92 William Carr DT 14 Kevin Daft QB 90 Ron Moore DT Rookies in italics 53 Active, 10 Inactive, 4 Practice squad

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Falcons points	Opponents	Record
1	July 29	at Indianapolis Colts	Win	20	13	1–0
2	August 5	Dallas Cowboys at Tokyo, Japan	Win	20	9	2–0
3	August 11	Cincinnati Bengals	Win	31	16	3–0
4	August 18	San Diego Chargers	Loss	14	28	3–1
5	August 24	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Win	31	20	4–1

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 36–28	54,626
2	September 10, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 42–14	75,466
3	September 17, 2000	at Carolina Panthers	W 15–10	66,498
4	September 24, 2000	St. Louis Rams	L 41–20	58,761
5	October 1, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–10	65,424
6	October 8, 2000	New York Giants	L 13–6	50,947
7	October 15, 2000	at St. Louis Rams	L 45–29	66,019
8	October 22, 2000	New Orleans Saints	L 21–19	56,508
9	October 29, 2000	Carolina Panthers	W 13–12	46,178
10	November 5, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–14	70,097
11	November 12, 2000	at Detroit Lions	L 13–10	74,309
12	November 19, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	L 16–6	67,447
13	November 26, 2000	at Oakland Raiders	L 41–14	55,175
14	December 3, 2000	Seattle Seahawks	L 30–10	44,680
15	Bye
16	December 17, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	L 23–7	64,900
17	December 24, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	W 29–13	41,017

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	354	305	L1
^(6) St. Louis Rams	10	6	0	.625	540	471	W1
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	310	310	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	388	422	L1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	252	413	W1

Awards and records

• Terance Mathis, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 111 Receptions ^[4] (Broken by Roddy White in 2010)

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 290
2. "2000 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 99
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98

External links

• 2000 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com