2000 Cincinnati Bengals season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL season The 2000 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. Corey Dillon would rank fifth in the NFL with 1,435 rushing yards and set a franchise record for most rushing yards in one season. On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game. After being shut out in two of their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24–7 in week 1, Coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions DB and Bengal defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Under LeBeau, the Bengals dropped their first three games, with an eventual long losing streak finally coming to an end on October 22 against the Denver Broncos at the new Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31–21 as RB Corey Dillon set a single-game record by rushing for 278 yards. The Bengals used it as springboard to win their next game in Cleveland despite not scoring a touchdown. The Bengals offense would continue to struggle as 2nd year quarterback Akili Smith, the team's No. 1 draft pick out of Oregon, was overwhelmed by the NFL game. Corey Dillon set a team record by rushing for 1,435 yards, but with Smith's struggles as starting quarterback, the team floundered with a season-ending record of 4–12.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DE Vaughn Booker (Packers)	QB Jeff Blake (Saints)
T John Jackson (Chargers)	WR Carl Pickens (Titans)
DT Tom Barndt (Chiefs)	S Myron Bell (Steelers)
S Darryl Williams (Seahawks)	G Jay Leeuwenburg (Redskins)
	DT Kimo von Oelhoffen (Steelers)

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
LaVell Boyd	Wide receiver	Louisville
Ricky Brown	Fullback	Texas
Alan Buckwalter	Linebacker	Northwest Missouri State
Marvin Chalmers	Wide receiver	Wake Forest
Ben Clampitt	Wide receiver	Western Washington
Doug Dorley	Center	Bowling Green
Dave Fleischhauer	Defensive tackle	Penn State
Brian Gray	Defensive back	BYU
Eddie Hardaway	Wide receiver	C. W. Post
Tariq McDonald	Wide receiver	Arizona State
Roger Roesler	Guard	Texas
Gary Thompkins	Defensive back	West Virginia
Jeff Walker	Kicker	Mississippi State
Mark Willetts	Defensive end	Boston College

Preseason

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–21	0–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at Atlanta Falcons	L 16–31	0–2	Georgia Dome
3	Template:Dow tooltip	Chicago Bears	W 24–20	1–2	Paul Brown Stadium
4	Template:Dow tooltip	Detroit Lions	L 13–21	1–3	Paul Brown Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

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1	Bye
2	September 10	Cleveland Browns	L 7–24	0–1	Paul Brown Stadium	64,006
3	September 17	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–13	0–2	Alltel Stadium	45,653
4	September 24	at Baltimore Ravens	L 0–37	0–3	PSINet Stadium	68,481
5	October 1	Miami Dolphins	L 16–31	0–4	Paul Brown Stadium	61,535
6	October 8	Tennessee Titans	L 14–23	0–5	Paul Brown Stadium	63,406
7	October 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–15	0–6	Three Rivers Stadium	54,328
8	October 22	Denver Broncos	W 31–21	1–6	Paul Brown Stadium	61,603
9	October 29	at Cleveland Browns	W 12–3	2–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,118
10	November 5	Baltimore Ravens	L 7–27	2–7	Paul Brown Stadium	54,759
11	November 12	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–23	2–8	Texas Stadium	62,170
12	November 19	at New England Patriots	L 13–16	2–9	Foxboro Stadium	60,292
13	November 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–48	2–10	Paul Brown Stadium	63,925
14	December 3	Arizona Cardinals	W 24–13	3–10	Paul Brown Stadium	50,289
15	December 10	at Tennessee Titans	L 3–35	3–11	Adelphia Coliseum	68,498
16	December 17	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	4–11	Paul Brown Stadium	50,469
17	December 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–16	4–12	Veterans Stadium	64,902

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Akili Smith	267	118	1253	3	6	52.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Corey Dillon	315	1435	4.6	80	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Peter Warrick	51	592	11.6	46	4

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Takeo Spikes	109	2.0	2	0	0
Tom Carter	43	0.0	2	0	0
Oliver Gibson	52	4.0	0	0	0
Steve Foley	43	4.0	1	2	1
Cory Hall	41	4.0	1	0	0

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Neil Rackers	21	12	57.1%	21	21	100.0%	57

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Daniel Pope	94	3775	57	0	40.2

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Tremain Mack	50	1036	20.7	50	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Craig Yeast	7	106	15.1	29	0	34	225	6.6	27	0

Awards and records

• Corey Dillon, AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8)
• Corey Dillon RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game (278 yards on October 22, 2000)
• Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,435 rushing yards)

Milestones

• Corey Dillon, 4th 1000 yard rushing season (1,435 rushing yards)
• Tremain Mack, 3rd 1000-yard return season (1,036 yards)

Best performances

• Corey Dillon, October 22, 2000, 278 rushing yards vs. the Denver Broncos
• Corey Dillon, December 3, 2000, 216 rushing yards vs. the Arizona Cardinals

External links

• 2000 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com