2000 Arizona Cardinals season

2000 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Vince Tobin Dave McGinnis
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1

The 2000 Arizona Cardinals season was the Cards' 13th season in Arizona. The Cardinals ranked 24th in the NFL in total offense and 30th in total defense.^[1] The Cardinals ranked last in the NFC in Takeaways/Giveaways with a rating of −24.^[1]

The Cardinals surrendered 443 points in 2000, the second-worst in the NFL, and second-worst in franchise history.^[2] Arizona's minus-233 point differential is the worst in team history.^[3]

Personnel

Staff

2000 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

President – Bill Bidwill
Vice President – Larry Wilson
Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill
General Manager – Bob Ferguson
Assistant to the President – Rod Graves

Head coaches

Head Coach – Vince Tobin

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Marc Trestman
Quarterbacks – John Garrett
Running Backs – Johnny Roland
Wide Receivers – Vic Rapp
Tight Ends – Don Lawrence
Offensive Line – George Warhop

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dave McGinnis
Defensive Line – Joe Greene
Linebackers – Glenn Pires
Defensive Backs – Larry Marmie
Quality Control – Jeff FitzGerald

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2000 Arizona Cardinals final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

20 Thomas Jones
34 Joel Makovicka
39 Dennis McKinley FB
32 Michael Pittman

Wide receivers

Tight ends

83 Chris Gedney
80 Terry Hardy
87 Jay Tant

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

95 Tom Burke DE
98 Russell Davis DT
72 Jabari Issa DT
61 Tony McCoy DT
96 Brad Ottis DE
97 Simeon Rice DE
93 Mark Smith DT
90 Andre Wadsworth DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

15 Cary Blanchard K
10 Scott Player P

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

On December 18, Dave McGinnis was named as the 38th head coach in franchise history.^[4]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	at New York Giants	L 21–16	77,434
2	September 10, 2000	Dallas Cowboys	W 32–31	66,008
3	Bye
4	September 24, 2000	Green Bay Packers	L 29–3	71,801
5	October 1, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–20	66,985
6	October 8, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 29–21	44,296
7	October 15, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	L 33–14	38,293
8	October 22, 2000	at Dallas Cowboys	L 48–7	62,981
9	October 29, 2000	New Orleans Saints	L 21–10	35,286
10	November 5, 2000	Washington Redskins	W 16–15	52,244
11	November 12, 2000	at Minnesota Vikings	L 31–14	64,223
12	November 19, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–9	65,356
13	November 26, 2000	New York Giants	L 31–7	42,094
14	December 3, 2000	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–13	50,289
15	December 10, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 44–10	53,472
16	December 17, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–7	37,452
17	December 24, 2000	at Washington Redskins	L 20–3	65,711

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

^[5]

Best performances

David Boston, Week 1, 128 Receiving Yards vs. New York Giants ^[6]
David Boston, Week 2, 102 Receiving Yards vs. Dallas Cowboys ^[6]
David Boston, Week 7, 123 Receiving Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles ^[6]
David Boston, Week 14, 184 Receiving Yards vs. Cincinnati Bengals ^[6]
Jake Plummer, Week 1, 318 Passing Yards vs. New York Giants ^[7]
Simeon Rice, Week 12, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. Philadelphia Eagles ^[8]

Awards and records

Led NFL, Kickoffs, 86 ^[1]
Led NFL, Kickoff Yards Returned, 2296^[1]
Led NFL, Average Kickoff Yards per Return, 26.7 ^[1]
Led NFL, Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns, 3 ^[1]
Scott Player, NFC Pro Bowl Selection ^[9]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
↑ The St. Louis Rams surrendered 471 points in 2000; the 2003 Cardinals allowed 452 points.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points Differential.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 97
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 290
1 2 3 4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 207
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 206
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 209
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals seasons

Chicago 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 St. Louis 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Phoenix 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Arizona 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2000 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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