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2000 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 185 points (11.6/g), 30th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 359 points (22.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of -174 points (-10.9/g), 29th.
 Expected W-L: 2.8-13.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 28th.

Simple Rating System: Total -10.5, Offense: -8.1, Defense: -2.4, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bruce Coslet (0-3-0) and Dick LeBeau (4-9-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau

Training Camp: Georgetown College (Georgetown, Kentucky)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Akili Smith 25 1 11 118 for 267, 1,253 yards, 3 td, 6 int, & 41 rushes for 232 yards and 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999
QB Scott Mitchell 32 9 5 89 for 187, 966 yards, 3 td, 8 int, & 10 rushes for 61 yards and 1 td Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990
RB Corey Dillon* 26 3 16 315 rushes for 1,435 yards, 7 td, & 18 catches for 158 yards and 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997
FB Clif Groce 28 5 6 3 rushes for 4 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 45 yards and 0 td
WR Peter Warrick 23 Rook 16 51 catches for 592 yards, 4 td, & 16 rushes for 148 yards and 2 td Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000
WR Craig Yeast 24 1 7 24 catches for 301 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 98th pick / 1999
WR Ron Dugans 23 Rook 5 14 catches for 125 yards, 1 td Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2000
TE Marco Battaglia 27 4 10 13 catches for 105 yards, 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996
TE Tony McGee 29 7 14 26 catches for 309 yards, 1 td Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993
LT Rod E. Jones 26 4 11 Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996
LT John Jackson 35 12 5 Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988
LG Matt O'Dwyer 28 5 10 New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995
LG Scott Rehberg 27 3 6 New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997
C Rich Braham 30 6 9 Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994
C Brock Gutierrez 27 3 7
RG Mike Goff 24 2 16 2 fumbles recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998
RT Willie Anderson 25 4 16 1 fumble recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996
 Defensive Starters
LDE Vaughn Booker 32 6 9
LDE Michael Bankston 30 8 14 Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992
LDT Oliver Gibson 28 5 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995
RDT John Copeland 30 7 16 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993
RDT Tom Barndt 28 4 5 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 207th pick / 1995
RDE Michael Bankston 30 8 14 Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992
RDE John Copeland 30 7 16 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993
LLB Steve Foley 25 2 16 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998
MLB Armegis Spearman 22 Rook 11 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Takeo Spikes 24 2 16 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998
LCB Tom Carter 28 7 11 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993
RCB Rodney Heath 26 1 9 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RCB Artrell Hawkins 24 2 6 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998
SS Chris Carter 26 3 10 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997
SS Cory Hall 24 1 6 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999
FS Darryl Williams 30 8 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1992
 Special Teams Starters
K Neil Rackers 24 Rook 0 12 of 21 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000
P Daniel Pope 25 1 0 94 punts for a 40.2 average, 0 blocked
PR Craig Yeast 24 1 7 34 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 98th pick / 1999
KR Tremain Mack 26 3 0 50 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
71 Willie Anderson 25 T 16 16 340 6-5 Auburn 7/11/1975 4 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996
33 JoJuan Armour 24 DB 4 0 220 5-11 Miami (OH) 7/10/1976 1 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999
90 Michael Bankston 30 DE-NT-DT 16 14 285 6-5 Sam Houston St. 3/12/1970 8 Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992
93 Tom Barndt 28 DT-NT-G-C 14 5 301 6-3 Pittsburgh 3/14/1972 4 Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 207th pick / 1995
89 Marco Battaglia 27 TE 16 10 250 6-3 Rutgers 1/25/1973 4 Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996
49 Robert Bean 22 DB 12 4 178 5-11 Mississippi St. 1/6/1978 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 133rd pick / 2000
36 Brandon Bennett 27 RB 16 0 220 5-11 South Carolina 2/3/1973 2
96 Vaughn Booker 32 DE 9 9 290 6-5 Cincinnati 2/24/1968 6
85 LaVell Boyd 24 WR 2 0 218 6-3 Louisville 9/12/1976 Rook
74 Rich Braham 30 C-G 9 9 305 6-4 West Virginia 11/6/1970 6 Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994
88 Steve Bush 26 TE 16 0 280 6-3 Arizona St. 7/4/1974 3
42 Chris Carter 26 DB 16 10 201 6-1 Texas 9/27/1974 3 New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997
21 Tom Carter 28 DB 16 11 185 6-0 Notre Dame 9/5/1972 7 Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993
92 John Copeland 30 DE-DT-NT 16 16 285 6-3 Alabama 9/20/1970 7 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993
98 Canute Curtis 26 LB 15 0 250 6-2 West Virginia 8/4/1974 3 Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997
28 Corey Dillon* 26 RB 16 16 225 6-1 Washington 10/24/1974 3 Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997
81 Ron Dugans 23 WR 14 5 205 6-2 Florida St. 4/27/1977 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 66th pick / 2000
83 Danny Farmer 23 WR 13 2 217 6-3 UCLA 5/21/1977 Rook Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 103rd pick / 2000
95 Steve Foley 25 LB 16 16 265 6-4 La-Monroe 9/11/1975 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998
99 Oliver Gibson 28 DT-NT 16 16 304 6-2 Notre Dame 3/15/1972 5 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995
63 Mike Goff 24 G 16 16 306 6-5 Iowa 1/6/1976 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998
52 Billy Granville 26 LB 14 0 252 6-3 Duke 3/11/1974 3
Damon Griffin 24 WR 8 0 186 5-9 Oregon 6/14/1976 1
46 Clif Groce 28 RB 8 6 245 5-11 Texas A&M 7/30/1972 5
62 Brock Gutierrez 27 C 16 7 304 6-3 Central Michigan 9/25/1973 3
26 Cory Hall 24 DB 16 6 213 6-0 Fresno St. 12/5/1976 1 Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999
27 Artrell Hawkins 24 DB 16 6 190 5-10 Cincinnati 11/24/1976 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998
22 Rodney Heath 26 DB 13 9 175 5-10 Minnesota 10/29/1974 1
65 John Jackson 35 T 8 5 297 6-6 East. Kentucky 1/4/1965 12 Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988
60 Rod E. Jones 26 T 16 11 325 6-4 Kansas 1/11/1974 4 Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996
29 Curtis Keaton 24 RB 6 0 220 5-10 West Virginia,James Madison 10/18/1976 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 2000
94 Jevon Langford 26 DE 11 3 290 6-3 Oklahoma St. 2/16/1974 4 Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996
30 Nick Luchey 23 FB 14 4 270 6-2 Miami (FL) 3/30/1977 1 Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 1999
34 Tremain Mack 26 DB 16 0 193 6-0 Miami (FL) 11/21/1974 3 Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997
82 Tony McGee 29 TE 14 14 247 6-3 Michigan 4/21/1971 7 Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993
58 Marc Megna 24 LB 2 0 245 6-2 Richmond 7/30/1976 Rook New York Jets / 6th / 183rd pick / 1999
19 Scott Mitchell 32 QB 8 5 240 6-6 Utah 1/2/1968 9 Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990
72 Matt O'Dwyer 28 G 10 10 305 6-5 Northwestern 9/1/1972 5 New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995
24 Sirr Parker 23 WR 2 0 196 5-11 Texas A&M 10/31/1977 Rook
13 Daniel Pope 25 P 16 0 203 5-10 Alabama 3/28/1975 1
5 Neil Rackers 24 K 16 0 205 6-0 Illinois 8/16/1976 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 169th pick / 2000
79 Scott Rehberg 27 G-T 10 6 325 6-8 Central Michigan 11/17/1973 3 New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997
20 Mark Roman 23 DB 8 2 200 5-11 LSU 3/26/1977 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 34th pick / 2000
57 Adrian Ross 25 LB 13 4 245 6-2 Colorado St. 2/19/1975 2
56 Brian Simmons 25 LB 1 1 244 6-3 North Carolina 6/21/1975 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998
11 Akili Smith 25 QB 12 11 220 6-3 Oregon 8/21/1975 1 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999
59 Armegis Spearman 22 LB 15 11 251 6-2 Mississippi 4/5/1978 Rook
51 Takeo Spikes 24 LB 16 16 242 6-2 Auburn 12/17/1976 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998
48 Brad St. Louis 24 TE 16 0 247 6-3 SW Missouri St. 8/19/1976 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 210th pick / 2000
70 Glen Steele 26 DT 16 1 300 6-4 Michigan 10/4/1974 2 Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998
75 Jamain Stephens 26 T 5 0 336 6-6 North Carolina A&T 1/9/1974 3 Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 29th pick / 1996
80 Peter Warrick 23 WR 16 16 192 5-11 Florida St. 6/19/1977 Rook Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2000
31 Darryl Williams 30 DB 16 16 198 6-0 Miami (FL) 1/8/1970 8 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1992
55 Reinard Wilson 27 LB-DE 14 0 270 6-2 Florida St. 12/17/1973 3 Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997
84 Craig Yeast 24 WR 15 7 165 5-7 Kentucky 11/20/1976 1 Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 98th pick / 1999
Team Total 26.0 16 246.7 6-1.9 2.9