2000 New Orleans Saints season

2000 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerTom Benson
General managerRandy Mueller
Head coachJim Haslett
Offensive coordinatorMike McCarthy
Defensive coordinatorRon Zook
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Rams) 31–28
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Vikings) 16–34
Pro BowlersT Willie Roaf
WR Joe Horn
DT La'Roi Glover
DE Joe Johnson
LB Keith Mitchell
LB Mark Fields

The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 25th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints were looking to improve on their 3–13 finish from a year earlier under new head coach Jim Haslett.[1] Not only did the Saints do so, but they finished with a 10–6 record to win the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. They also won their first ever playoff game in franchise history by defeating the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams in the wild-card round. The Saints went no further, though, as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round.

This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until 2006.

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.129