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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.
Coached by Bruce Coslet (0-3-0)and Dick LeBeau (4-9-0)
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2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| 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 |
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| LT | John Jackson | 35 | 12 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Matt O'Dwyer | 28 | 5 | 10 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
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| LG | Scott Rehberg | 27 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997 |
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| C | Rich Braham | 30 | 6 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 State | 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 State | 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 State | 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 State | 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 State | 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 | Eastern 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 | James Madison,West Virginia | 10/18/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 2000 |
| 94 | Jevon Langford | 26 | DE | 11 | 3 | 290 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 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 State | 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 | Southwest Missouri State | 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 State | 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 State | 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 |