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.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 37 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, head coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions defensive back and Bengals 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. They won only one game against a team with a winning record, which was a 31–21 win over the Broncos, who went 11–5 and made the playoffs.

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)

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

+ 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLaVell BoydWide receiverLouisvilleRicky BrownFullbackTexasAlan BuckwalterLinebackerNorthwest Missouri StateMarvin ChalmersWide receiverWake ForestBen ClampittWide receiverWestern WashingtonDoug DorleyCenterBowling GreenDave FleischhauerDefensive tacklePenn StateBrian GrayDefensive backBYUEddie HardawayWide receiverC. W. PostTariq McDonaldWide receiverArizona StateRoger RoeslerGuardTexasGary ThompkinsDefensive backWest VirginiaJeff WalkerKickerMississippi StateMike WillettsDefensive endBoston College

Personnel

Roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 at Buffalo Bills L 20–21 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 2 at Atlanta Falcons L 16–31 0–2 Georgia Dome 3 Chicago Bears W 24–20 1–2 Paul Brown Stadium 4 Detroit Lions L 13–21 1–3 Paul Brown Stadium

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 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.

Standings

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) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 202 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) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 436 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

References

External links

2000 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com