2000 Indianapolis Colts season

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

• Owner and chief executive officer – Jim Irsay

• President – Bill Polian

• Director of football operations – Dom Anile

• Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers

• Director of player development – Steve Champlin

• Coordinator of player personnel – John Becker

• Director of pro scouting – Chris Polian

• Director of college scouting – Mike Butler

• Head coach – Jim E. Mora

• Assistant head coach/defensive backs – George Catavolos

• Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore

• Quarterbacks – Bruce Arians

• Running backs – Gene Huey

• Receivers – Jay Norvell

• Tight ends – Tony Marciano

• Offensive line – Howard Mudd

• Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio

• Defensive line – Todd Grantham

• Linebackers – Mike Murphy

• Defensive assistant – John Pagano

• Special teams – Kevin Spencer

• Strength and conditioning – Jon Torine

• Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

• No scoring plays Second quarter
• IND — James 1-yard run (Vanderjagt kick), 14:15. Colts 7–0
• KC — Richardson 11-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 5:23. 7–7 Third quarter
• IND — James 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:23. Colts 14–7
• KC — Alexander 21-yard pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick), 4:25. 14–14 Fourth quarter
• IND — Vanderjagt 23-yard field goal, 13:37. Colts 17–14
• IND — Burris 27-yard interception return (Vanderjagt kick), 12:38. Colts 24–14
• IND — Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 4:01. Colts 27–14
• IND — Peyton Manning, 22/32, 273 yards, TD, INT
• KC — Elvis Grbac, 16/37, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• IND — Edgerrin James, 28 rushes, 124 yards, TD
• KC — Tony Richardson, 13 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers
• IND — Marvin Harrison, 9 receptions, 115 yards
• KC — Sylvester Morris, 3 receptions, 58 yards

Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

• IND — Pollard 13-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:17. Colts 7–0
• IND — James 6-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 4:57. Colts 14–0 Second Quarter
• IND — James 10-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 11:28. Colts 21–0
• OAK — Gannon 3-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 2:51. Colts 21–7
• IND — Mike Vanderjagt 31-yard field goal, 0:03. Colts 24–7 Third Quarter
• OAK — Gannon 7-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 10:56. Colts 24–14
• OAK — Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 24–17
• OAK — Gannon 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 3:58. 24–24
• OAK — Wheatley 6-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 0:41. Raiders 31—24 Fourth Quarter
• OAK — Wheatley 1-yard rush (Janikowski kick), 5:39. Raiders 38–24
• IND — Harrison 50-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:07. Raiders 38–31
• OAK — Rich Gannon, 15/22, 207 yards
• IND — Peyton Manning, 33/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
• OAK — Napoleon Kaufman, 8 rushes, 66 yards
• IND — Edgerrin James, 18 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers
• OAK — Tim Brown, 8 receptions, 66 yards
• IND — Marvin Harrison, 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD This was the first time the Raiders had ever visited Indianapolis, Their previous regular season away game against the Colts occurred as far back as 1975, although they also played in Baltimore during the 1977 postseason. This anomaly was due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season's table.

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

• IND — Harrison 76-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 10:59. Colts 7–0 Second Quarter
• JAX — Smith 9-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 7:36. 7—7
• IND — Wilkins 27-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 5:09. Colts 14–7
• IND — Pathon 16-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 1:28. Colts 21–7
• JAX — Smith 26-yard pass from Brunell (Lindsey kick), 0:11. Colts 21–14 Third Quarter
• IND — Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 5:32. Colts 24–14
• IND — Brunell sacked by Bratzke in end zone for safety, 1:10. Colts 26–14 Fourth Quarter
• IND — Vanderjagt 22-yard field goal, 11:31. Colts 29–14
• IND — Dilger 4-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:42. Colts 36–14
• IND — James 14-yard rush (Vanderjagt kick), 5:55. Colts 43–14
• JAX — Mark Brunell, 21/36, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• IND — Peyton Manning, 23/36, 440 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
• JAX — Fred Taylor, 14 rushes, 57 yards
• IND — Edgerrin James, 22 rushes, 89 yards, TD Top receivers
• JAX — Jimmy Smith, 9 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
• IND — Terrence Wilkins, 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

• BUF — Christie 19-yard field goal, 7:19. Bills 3–0 Second Quarter
• BUF — Christie 30-yard field goal, 14:12. Bills 6–0
• BUF — Christie 27-yard field goal, 8:54. Bills 9–0
• IND – Harrison 14-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 4:09. Bills 9–7 Third Quarter
• No scoring plays Fourth Quarter
• IND — Wilkins 10-yard pass from Manning (James run), 14:10. Colts 15–9
• BUF – Moulds 40-yard pass from Johnson (Christie kick), 1:08.* Bills 16–15*
• IND — Vanderjagt 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 18–16
• IND — Peyton Manning, 16/27, 187 yards, 2 TD, INT
• BUF — Rob Johnson, 21/32, 246 yards, TD Top rushers
• IND — Edgerrin James, 19 rushes, 60 yards
• BUF — Jonathan Linton, 13 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers
• IND — Marvin Harrison, 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
• BUF — Eric Moulds, 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Week 6: at New England Patriots

• NWE — Vinatieri 21-yard field goal, 10:01. Patriots 3–0 Second Quarter
• IND — Harrison 17-yard pass from Manning (Vanderjagt kick), 8:24. Colts 7–3
• IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 0:10. Colts 10–3
• NWE — Tony Simmons 44-yard pass from Bishop (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:00. 10–10 Third Quarter
• IND — Vanderjagt 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Colts 13–10 Fourth Quarter
• NWE — Bjornson 2-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 14:56. Patriots 17–13
• NWE — Glenn 4-yard pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 7:26.* Patriots 24–13*
• IND — Vanderjagt 34-yard field goal, 0:36. Patriots 24–16
• IND — Peyton Manning, 31/54, 334 yards, TD, 3 INT
• NWE — Drew Bledsoe, 15/23, 142 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
• IND — Edgerrin James, 24 rushes, 75 yards
• NWE — Kevin Faulk, 12 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers
• IND — Marvin Harrison, 13 receptions, 159 yards, TD
• NWE — Terry Glenn, 5 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• IND – Peyton Manning – 26/39, 302 yards, 2 TD, INT
• CHI – Jim Miller – 24/35, 203 yards, TD ;Top rushers
• IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 68 yards, TD
• CHI – James Allen – 16 rushes, 85 yards ;Top receivers
• IND – Ken Dilger – 5 receptions, 66 yards
• CHI – Marcus Robinson – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 12: at Green Bay Packers

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

;Top passers

• IND – Peyton Manning – 25/44, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT
• GB – Brett Favre – 23/36, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
• IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 71 yards
• GB – Ahman Green – 24 rushes, 153 yards ;Top receivers
• IND – E. G. Green – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD
• GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 155 yards

Week 17: vs. Minnesota Vikings

• IND – Marvin Harrison 4-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:32. ''Colts 7–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.'''''
• MIN – Randy Moss 42-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 3:07. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:25.''''' Second quarter
• IND – Edgerrin James 52-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:12. ''Colts 14–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43.'''''
• MIN – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 5:04. ''Colts 14–10. '''Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22.'''''
• IND – Marvin Harrison 15-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:19. ''Colts 21–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:45.''''' Third quarter
• IND – Marvin Harrison 18-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 7:47. ''Colts 28–10. '''Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25.''''' Fourth quarter
• IND – Mike Vanderjagt 28-yard field goal, 9:54. ''Colts 31–10. '''Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:33.'''''
• MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 7/10, 97 yards, TD
• IND – Peyton Manning – 25/36, 283 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers
• MIN – Robert Smith – 15 rushes, 37 yards
• IND – Edgerrin James – 26 rushes, 128 yards Top receivers
• MIN – Cris Carter – 4 receptions, 67 yards
• IND – Marvin Harrison – 12 receptions, 109 yards, 3 TD This was the first occasion the Colts hosted the Vikings in the regular season since 1968 in Baltimore, although the two teams would again play in the Colts’ stadium during that postseason. The intervening gap of 31 seasons constitutes the second-longest gap without one team visiting another in NFL history, and at the time was a record.

Standings

Playoffs

The team earned a Wild Card berth to the playoffs as the No. 6 seed and traveled to Miami to face the Dolphins. The Dolphins turned the ball over three times in the first half as the Colts staked a 14–0 lead by halftime. Miami then outscored the Colts 17–3 in the second half to send it to overtime. The Colts had a chance to win the game with a 49-yard FG but Mike Vanderjagt's kick was wide right. The Dolphins then marched 61 yards in 11 plays, ending with a Lamar Smith game-winning touchdown.

Awards and records

• Marvin Harrison, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7
• Edgerrin James, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 15
• Edgerrin James, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
• Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 4
• Peyton Manning, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17
• Peyton Manning, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Hunter Smith, AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, September
• Mike Vanderjagt, AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 5

Notes

References

References

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