2000 Atlanta Falcons season

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. As for the rest of the team, Atlanta failed to improve upon its 5–11 record from 1999; instead they finished the season 4–12 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season after reaching Super Bowl XXXIII in 1998.

2000 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 2000 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  

[2]

Undrafted free agents
2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Jake Arians Placekicker UAB
Doug Johnson Quarterback Florida
Dallas Neil Tight end Montana
Derek Rackley Long snapper/Tight end Minnesota
Maurice Smith Running back North Carolina A&T

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

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Roster
2000 Atlanta Falcons 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

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com
Recap
1 July 29 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–13 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap
2 August 5 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–9 2–0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) Recap
3 August 11 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–16 3–0 Georgia Dome Recap
4 August 18 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 3–1 Georgia Dome Recap
5 August 24 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–20 4–1 Georgia Dome Recap

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 3 San Francisco 49ers W 36–28 1–0 Georgia Dome 54,626 Recap
2 September 10 at Denver Broncos L 14–42 1–1 Mile High Stadium 75,466 Recap
3 September 17 at Carolina Panthers W 15–10 2–1 Ericsson Stadium 66,498 Recap
4 September 24 St. Louis Rams L 20–41 2–2 Georgia Dome 58,761 Recap
5 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–38 2–3 Veterans Stadium 65,424 Recap
6 October 8 New York Giants L 6–13 2–4 Georgia Dome 50,947 Recap
7 October 15 at St. Louis Rams L 29–45 2–5 TWA Dome 66,019 Recap
8 October 22 New Orleans Saints L 19–21 2–6 Georgia Dome 56,508 Recap
9 October 29 Carolina Panthers W 13–12 3–6 Georgia Dome 46,178 Recap
10 November 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–27 3–7 Georgia Dome 70,097 Recap
11 November 12 at Detroit Lions L 10–13 3–8 Pontiac Silverdome 74,309 Recap
12 November 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–16 3–9 3Com Park 67,447 Recap
13 November 26 at Oakland Raiders L 14–41 3–10 Network Associates Coliseum 55,175 Recap
14 December 3 Seattle Seahawks L 10–30 3–11 Georgia Dome 44,680 Recap
15 Bye
16 December 17 at New Orleans Saints L 7–23 3–12 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 Recap
17 December 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 29–13 4–12 Georgia Dome 41,017 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

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. 98
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