The 2000 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 81st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 102nd overall and their 13th in Arizona. The Cardinals ranked 24th in the NFL in total offense and 30th in total defense.[2] The Cardinals ranked last in the NFC in Takeaways/Giveaways with a rating of −24.[2]
2000 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Vince Tobin Dave McGinnis |
Home field | Sun Devil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–13 |
Division place | 5th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | P Scott Player[1] |
The Cardinals surrendered 443 points in 2000, the second-worst in the NFL that season, and second-worst in franchise history.[3] Arizona's minus-233 point differential is the worst in team history.[4]
Two of the Cardinals' three victories came by one point each, and they were 0–8 on the road. Following the most lopsided of those eight road losses, 48–7 at Dallas in week eight, coach Vince Tobin was fired, ending his tenure in the desert after 4½ seasons with a 29–44 record. Defensive coordinator Dave McGinnis was named interim coach, and he held the job through the end of the 2003 season. The 3–13 mark would be matched in 2018.
The Cardinals suffered through their poorest season since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, eclipsing the 4–12 marks of 1991, 1992, 1995 and 1997. The Cardinals also went 4–9–1 in 1971, 1972 and 1973, and 4–11–1 in 1986, and would suffer through another 4–12 campaign in 2003.
Position | Player | 1999 team | Date signed | Contract |
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PK | Cary Blanchard | New York Giants | February 28 | Undisclosed |
G | Noberto Davidds-Garrido | Carolina Panthers | April 20 | 2 years |
C | Mike Gruttadauria | St. Louis Rams | February 19 | 4 years, $8.6 million |
DT | Tony McCoy | Indianapolis Colts | June 9 | 2 years |
Position | Player | Designation | Date signed | Contract |
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DB | Tommy Bennett | UFA | July 22 | |
QB | Dave Brown | UFA | February 22 | 2 years |
TE | Derek Brown | UFA | April 28 | Undisclosed |
DE | Jerry Drake | UFA | May 23 | Undisclosed |
OL | Matt Joyce | UFA | February 22 | 3 years |
TE | Chris Gedney | Other | February 23 | Undisclosed |
LB | Mark Maddox | UFA | Undisclosed | |
LB | Ronald McKinnon | UFA | February 24 | 3 years |
DT | Brad Ottis | UFA | March 29 | 2 years |
DT | Mark Smith | RFA | June 28 | Undisclosed |
Position | Player | Reason | 2000 team |
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RB | Mario Bates | Released | Detroit Lions |
OT | James Dexter | UFA | Carolina Panthers |
C | Aaron Graham | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs |
TE | Johnny McWilliams | UFA | Minnesota Vikings |
RB | Adrian Murrell | UFA | Washington Redskins |
LB | Patrick Sapp | UFA | Indianapolis Colts |
DE | Eric Swann | Released | Carolina Panthers |
2000 Arizona Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Thomas Jones * | RB | Virginia | |
2 | 41 | Raynoch Thompson | LB | Tennessee | |
3 | 71 | Darwin Walker | DT | Tennessee | |
4 | 102 | David Barrett | CB | Arkansas | |
5 | 136 | Mao Tosi | DT | Idaho | |
5 | 164 | Jay Tant | TE | Northwestern | compensatory selection |
6 | 176 | Jabari Issa | DE | Washington | |
7 | 215 | Sekou Sanyika | LB | California | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Deke Cooper | Safety | Notre Dame |
Renard Cox | Cornerback | Maryland |
Greg Debolt | Punter | Pittsburgh |
Bryan Gilmore | Wide receiver | Midwestern State |
Sean Keenan | Quarterback | Williams |
Matt Keller | Fullback | Ohio State |
John Shoemaker | Wide receiver | UC Davis |
Jordan Younger | Cornerback | UConn |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | August 5 | Denver Broncos | L 17–31 | 0–1 | Sun Devil Stadium |
2 | August 12 | Seattle Seahawks | W 21–3 | 1–1 | Sun Devil Stadium |
3 | August 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–35 | 1–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
4 | August 25 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–24 | 1–3 | Qualcomm Stadium |
On December 18, Dave McGinnis was named as the 38th head coach in franchise history. He had been interim coach since October 23, when Vince Tobin was fired.[5]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 3 | at New York Giants | L 16–21 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | 77,434 | |
2 | September 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W 32–31 | 1–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | 66,008 | |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | September 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 3–29 | 1–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 71,801 | |
5 | October 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–27 | 1–3 | 3Com Park | 66,985 | |
6 | October 8 | Cleveland Browns | W 29–21 | 2–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,296 | |
7 | October 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–33 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 38,293 | |
8 | October 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–48 | 2–5 | Texas Stadium | 62,981 | |
9 | October 29 | New Orleans Saints | L 10–21 | 2–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 35,286 | |
10 | November 5 | Washington Redskins | W 16–15 | 3–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 52,244 | |
11 | November 12 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–31 | 3–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,223 | |
12 | November 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 9–34 | 3–8 | Veterans Stadium | 65,356 | |
13 | November 26 | New York Giants | L 7–31 | 3–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | 42,094 | |
14 | December 3 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–24 | 3–10 | Paul Brown Stadium | 50,289 | |
15 | December 10 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 10–44 | 3–11 | Alltel Stadium | 53,472 | |
16 | December 17 | Baltimore Ravens | L 7–13 | 3–12 | Sun Devil Stadium | 37,452 | |
17 | December 24 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–20 | 3–13 | FedExField | 65,711 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinals | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Cowboys | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Texas Stadium, Dallas, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Jaguars | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Redskins | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
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NFC East | |||||||
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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 |