2000 New Orleans Saints season
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' 34th in the
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and their 25th playing home games at the
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. The Saints were looking to improve on their 3–13 finish from a year earlier under new head coach Jim Haslett. Not only did the Saints do so, but they finished with a 10–6 record to win the NFC West and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. They also won their first ever playoff game in franchise history by defeating the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams in the Wild Card round. The Saints went no further, though, as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the next round. This was the only time the Saints made the playoffs under Haslett. For the next four seasons, the Saints fell out of contention. They would not return to the playoffs until
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. New wide receiver Joe Horn quickly emerged as a star, catching 94 passes for 1,340 and 9 touchdowns, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl after the season. It was the only season in which the Saints defeated the Rams in the playoffs, as they were defeated by them in the NFC Championship 18 years afterward.


Offseason


NFL Draft


Personnel


Staff


Roster


Regular season


Schedule


Standings


Playoffs


Player stats


Passing


Rushing

NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 127


Receiving


Defense


Sacks


Interceptions


Awards and records

*Jim Haslett, AP Coach of the Year,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 201 *Jim Haslett, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Coach of the Year, *Jim Haslett, Football Digest Coach of the Year, *Jim Haslett, Football News Coach of the Year, *Jim Haslett, Pro Football Writers Association Coach of the Year, *Jim Haslett, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 202 *Jim Haslett, USA Today NFC Coach of the Year,


Milestones

* Ricky Williams, 1st 1000 rushing yards season


References


Saints on Pro Football ReferenceSaints on jt-sw.com
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