2000 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 2000 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 68th in the National Football League and their second under head coach Andy Reid. They improved on their 5–11 record from 1999 and resulted in a postseason appearance for the first time since 1996. Their 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.

2000 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJeffrey Lurie
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 21–3
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Giants) 10–20
Pro Bowlers5

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 would make 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 their rivals, the eventual NFC champion New York Giants, in the divisional round 20–10.

In Week 5, 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 draft was 7 rounds again.

The Eagles held the 6th pick in the draft in the 7 rounds. They made a total of 7 selections in the draft.

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [1] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS COLLEGE
16Corey SimonDefensive tackleFlorida State
236Todd PinkstonWide receiverSouthern Miss
261Bobbie Williams
Pick Acquired From Tennessee Titans 		GuardArkansas
368 Pick Traded to Tennessee Titans
499Gari ScottWide receiverMichigan State
5135 Pick Traded to Tennessee Titans
499Pick Acquired from Detroit Lions in 1996 and
Pick Traded to San Diego Chargers for 2001 pick
6171Thomas HamnerRunning backMinnesota
6178John Frank
Pick Acquired from Oakland Raiders 		Defensive endUtah
6192John Romero
Pick Acquired from Washington Redskins		CenterCalifornia
7Pick Traded to New England Patriots in 1998

Staff
2000 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Jeffrey Lurie
  • Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Joe Banner
  • Director of Football Operations – Tom Modrak
  • Director of College Scouting – John Goeller
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Mike McCartney

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Athletic Trainer – Rick Burkholder
  • Strength and Conditioning – Mike Wolf
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Tom Kanavy
  • Volunteer Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chris DiSanto
  • Assistant Trainer – Eric Sugarman

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

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 (OT) 6–4 Veterans Stadium Recap
11 November 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–23 (OT) 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
16 Bye
17 December 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 16–7 11–5 Veterans Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) New York Giants 12 4 0 .750 328 246 W5
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 351 245 W2
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 281 269 W1
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 294 361 L2
Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 .188 210 443 L7

Playoffs
Main article: 2000–01 NFL playoffs

Schedule
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card December 31 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

NFC Wild Card Game
Philadelphia Eagles 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 3 003
Eagles 0 14 0721

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NFC Divisional Playoff
New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 0710
Giants 7 10 0320

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Awards and honors

References
  1. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
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