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was the franchise's 69th season in the

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(NFL) and their 64th in

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Owner Dan Snyder made a offseason splash by signing Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and Jeff George in a bid to win Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa. Heavily favored to represent the NFC at

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and win it, they failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1999 and they went 8-8 and missed the playoffs despite starting the season 6-2. Norv Turner, in his sixth season as the Redskins head coach, was fired the day after Week 14, in which they went 7-6. He was replaced by Terry Robiskie for the final two games. The off-season dominated when owner Dan Snyder acquired veteran free agents

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and Mark Carrier. Smith would remain with the Redskins until 2003 while both Carrier and Sanders left the team at the end of the season, though Sanders returned to play for the Baltimore Ravens in 2004. The season is notable for the Redskins drafting future Pro Bowlers

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and

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with the second and third overall picks respectively in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

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Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Best performances

* Marco Coleman, Week 1, 2.5 Quarterback Sacks vs. Carolina Panthers NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 209 * Marco Coleman, Week 5, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Albert Connell, 3rd Best Receiving Performance of Season, 211 Receiving Yards vs.

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, October 22 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 207 * Bruce Smith, Week 12, 3.0 Quarterback Sacks vs. St. Louis Rams

Player stats

Passing

Rushing

NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 151

Receiving

Sacks

Awards and records

* LaVar Arrington, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team * Marco Coleman, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 5 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 202 * Albert Connell, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 8 *

, NFL Defensive Player of the Week, week 5 *

, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team * Bruce Smith, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 12

References

External links

Redskins on Pro Football Reference

2000 NFC Passing Stats
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