The 2000 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' sixty-eighth in the National Football League (NFL) and its second under head coach Andy Reid.
The team improved on its 5–11 record from 1999, resulting in a postseason appearance for the first time since 1996.
Its season started in Dallas, with the game famously known for the onside kick that the Eagles kicked and recovered to start the game. This game is known as the Pickle 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 was Donovan 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 the Pro 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 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild-card round of the playoffs, 21–3, but lost to its rivals, the eventual NFC champion New York Giants, in the divisional round 20–10.
In week five, running back Duce Staley broke his foot. He was later placed on injured reserve, ending his season. He rushed for 344 yards while active in five games.
Offseason NFL draft
The 2000 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.
Player 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 Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.= 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 From Tennessee 3 68 Traded to Tennessee 4 99 Gari Scott WR Michigan State 5 135 Traded to Tennessee 6 171 Thomas Hamner RB Minnesota 178 John Frank DE Utah from Oakland 192 John Romero C California from Washington 7 240 Traded to New England
Staff
Roster Philadelphia Eagles 2000 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 53 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 July 30 at Cleveland Browns L 22–33 0–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 2 at Baltimore Ravens L 13–16 0–2 PSINet Stadium 3 Tennessee Titans W 34–32 1–2 Veterans Stadium 4 Buffalo Bills L 12–16 1–3 Veterans Stadium
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 at Dallas 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 at Green Bay Packers L 3–6 1–2 Lambeau Field Recap 4 September 24 at New 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 at Arizona 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 at New York Giants L 7–24 5–4 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 5 Dallas Cowboys W 16–13 6–4 Veterans Stadium Recap 11 November 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–23 7–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 12 November 19 Arizona Cardinals W 34–9 8–4 Veterans Stadium Recap 13 November 26 at Washington Redskins W 23–20 9–4 FedExField Recap 14 December 3 Tennessee Titans L 13–15 9–5 Veterans Stadium Recap 15 December 10 at Cleveland Browns W 35–24 10–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap 16Bye 17 December 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 16–7 11–5 Veterans Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Postseason
Schedule 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 at New York Giants (1) L 10–20 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) New York Giants
Awards and honors Andy Reid, 2000 Sporting News Coach of Year Andy Reid, 2000 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year
References
External links 2000 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com