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53-455: The Saints, at 7–7 entering the game, were attempting to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2000 . However, they needed to win both of their final two games to have a chance at qualifying for the postseason. The Jaguars had already been eliminated from postseason contention. While the Saints led early on in the game 3–0 after a John Carney field goal, the scoring had been mostly dominated by

106-460: A 27–10 lead on Anderson's 44-yard field goal. Then on the second to last play of the quarter, Robert Tate 's interception of a Brooks pass gave the Vikings a first down on the Saints 29-yard line, and they went on to clinch the game with Smith's 2-yard touchdown run. After that, all the Saints could muster was a meaningless 48-yard touchdown pass from Brooks to receiver Willie Jackson with 2:28 left on

159-656: A 50-yard field goal to give the Colts a 17–10 lead. Miami responded with a 14-play, 80-yard scoring drive. With 34 seconds left in regulation, Fiedler's 9-yard touchdown pass to Jed Weaver sent the game into overtime. The Dolphins won the toss in overtime, but after a holding penalty they were forced to punt, and the Colts advanced into Miami territory. Faced with third down and 12 from the Dolphins 42-yard line, Manning completed an 11-yard pass to Marvin Harrison . The Dolphins were offside on

212-536: A 7–0 lead with Warner's 17-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce . But New Orleans then scored 31 unanswered points, beginning with an 11-play, 70-yard drive that ended with Brooks' 12-yard touchdown pass to Robert Wilson on their opening drive. They appeared to suffer a setback when Brooks' 50-yard completion to Willie Jackson on their next drive was nullified by Devin Bush 's interception a few plays later. But after several punts, Sammy Knight 's 52-yard interception return to

265-430: A missed field goal attempt by David Akers , but the team got the ball back with good field position after receiving Mark Royals ' 27-yard punt on their own 43-yard line. Philadelphia then drove 57 yards in eight plays to go up 21–3 on the third play of the fourth quarter with McNabb's 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Thomason . Meanwhile, Tampa Bay's final two drives of the game would both result in turnovers on downs. This

318-555: A touchdown. The Monday Night Football crew returned to the Superdome a year later to cover a regular season game between these teams, which the Rams won 34–21. It was their last game as division rivals , as the Saints moved to the NFC South in 2002. This was the first postseason meeting between the Rams and Saints. at PSINet Stadium , Baltimore , Maryland The Ravens defense held

371-721: The 2000 season began on December 30, 2000. The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Ravens defeating the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV , 34–7, on January 28, 2001, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida . This would be the final season where the playoffs began in December. The following year, the league pushed the start of the season forward one week (to the weekend after Labor Day ), which effectively pushed

424-526: The 2000 season included: The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season: This was the third year under the league's eight-year broadcast contracts with ABC , CBS , Fox , and ESPN to televise Monday Night Football , the AFC package, the NFC package, and Sunday Night Football , respectively. ABC fired Boomer Esiason , reportedly because he and Al Michaels never got along in

477-429: The 3rd play of the 3rd quarter, they went up 24–3 on Culpepper's 68-yard touchdown pass to Moss. The Saints responded with quarterback Aaron Brooks completing 7 consecutive passes for 85 yards, the last a 2-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Dave Stachelski, his first career NFL touchdown. But the Vikings scored again on their next drive, moving the ball 50 yards (25 of them on a carry by Robert Smith ) and taking

530-535: The Broncos' offense to only 177 total yards, 42 rushing yards, nine first downs, and three points. Baltimore also recorded five sacks and held running back and Rookie of the Year Mike Anderson , who rushed for nearly 1,500 yards during the season, to 40 yards on 15 carries. Baltimore got an early scoring chance when Ray Lewis intercepted a pass from Denver quarterback Gus Frerotte on the Broncos 39-yard line. But

583-486: The Bucs to only 199 total yards and 11 first downs. After the first six drives of the game ended in punts, Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott rushed for 18 yards and caught a pass for eight yards as the team drove 58 yards in eight plays to score on Martín Gramática 's 29-yard field goal early in the second quarter. But late in the quarter, Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas forced Tampa Bay quarterback Shaun King to fumble, and

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636-467: The Dolphins 18-yard line. This time, the Colts made it into the end zone with Manning's 17-yard touchdown pass to Pathon with 7:47 left in the second quarter. He followed it up with a successful two-point conversion pass to tight end Ken Dilger . Miami responded with a drive to the Colts 20-yard line, only to have Olindo Mare miss a 38-yard field goal attempt with 31 seconds left in the half. Despite their sluggish start, Indianapolis had complete control of

689-464: The Dolphins in their first home playoff game since returning to Oakland from Los Angeles in 1995 , which occurred in 1980 . In the first quarter, Miami threatened to score first with a drive to Oakland's 17-yard line, but Tory James intercepted quarterback Jay Fiedler 's pass and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown. After a Dolphins punt, Oakland drove 41 yards in 10 plays to score on Sebastian Janikowski 's 36-yard field goal. The next time they got

742-413: The Dolphins threw an incomplete pass on 4th and 6 from the Colts 39-yard line, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning 's 25-yard completion to tight end Jerome Pathon set up the first score of the game on a 32-yard field goal by kicker Mike Vanderjagt . Miami threatened to score late in the first quarter, but quarterback Jay Fiedler 's pass in the end zone was intercepted by Indianapolis safety Chad Cota . On

795-571: The Jaguars. With just seven seconds left at the end of regulation, the Jaguars had built a 20–13 lead on the Saints. The Saints were on their own 25-yard line looking at second down and 10. Quarterback Aaron Brooks passed the ball to the right side of the field to receiver Donté Stallworth , who caught the pass at midfield. Stallworth then bounced off a tackle attempt by Jaguars cornerback Fernando Bryant and turned inside and broke two more tackles. The clock had already reached zero, and Stallworth pitched

848-463: The Raiders 37. In the fourth quarter, Oakland finished off the Dolphins by intercepting Fiedler twice, one by James and the other by Eric Allen . Gannon completed 12 of 18 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 31 yards. Miami running back Autry Denson had 5 kickoff returns for 116 yards. This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Raiders. Oakland won two of

901-460: The Raiders a 20–0 lead going into halftime. The Dolphins had to punt after three plays on the opening possession of the second half, and Darrien Gordon returned Matt Turk 's 39-yard kick 24 yards to the Oakland 46-yard line. The Raiders then drove 54 yards in 12 plays to make the score 27–0 on Tyrone Wheatley 's 2-yard touchdown run. The next time Miami had the ball, they turned it over on downs at

954-449: The Rams 20-yard line set up kicker Doug Brien 's 33-yard field goal to give the Saints a 10–7 lead at halftime. Early in the third quarter, Chris Oldham 's interception gave New Orleans the ball at the Rams 45-yard line, setting up Brooks' 10-yard touchdown pass to Jackson that increased their lead to 17–7. Early in the fourth quarter, the Saints drove 74 yards in five plays and scored with Brooks' 49-yard touchdown pass to Jackson. Then on

1007-441: The Rams ensuing drive, defensive end Willie Whitehead forced a fumble while sacking Warner that defensive tackle La'Roi Glover recovered on the Rams 16-yard line, and Brooks threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jackson on the next play, giving the Saints a 31–7 lead with 11:57 remaining. But St. Louis stormed back, as Warner completed two passes to Faulk for 55 yards before throwing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl , cutting

1060-515: The Saints had won in overtime, they would have been eliminated from the playoffs, as the Dallas Cowboys won their tenth game of the season that day (9 was the highest possible number of wins the Saints could have had if they won) and the Seahawks eventually won their tenth game to gain a wild card. The Saints would, however, finish their season on a high note the next week with a 13–7 home victory over

1113-408: The ball to the 34-yard line to Michael Lewis , who ran the ball to the 25-yard line of Jacksonville. He then turned and pitched the ball to Deuce McAllister , who ran to the Jaguars' 20-yard line. McAllister then pitched the ball to the right side of the field to Jerome Pathon , who caught the ball at the 24-yard line of Jacksonville. Brooks, who had hustled all the way downfield, then laid a block on

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1166-557: The ball was recovered by linebacker Mike Mamula at the Buccaneers 15-yard line, setting up Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb 's 5-yard touchdown run. Tampa Bay punted on their next possession and the Eagles marched 69 yards on eight plays to take a 14–3 lead on Na Brown 's 5-yard touchdown reception with 12 seconds left in the half. The Eagles opening drive of the second half consumed over eight minutes. It ended with no points because of

1219-468: The ball, Oakland advanced 78 yards, featuring a 32-yard completion from Rich Gannon to running back Terry Kirby , and scored on Jankikowski's 33-yard field goal to go up 13-0 early in the second quarter. Later on, Tory James forced a fumble from Lamar Smith that was recovered by Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson on the Miami 43-yard line. This led to Gannon's 6-yard touchdown pass to James Jett , giving

1272-399: The chances of a successful lateral play followed by a missed extra point, based on statistics from the year 2000 onward, to be 1.2% for the lateral play, and the missed extra point from the two-yard line to be 1%. When combined it comes to a statistical probability of 0.012% with the next season to include such an event to be in the year 3500. Earlier in the season, Coach Haslett had stated to

1325-480: The clock. The 35-year-old Carter had the best postseason performance of his career, catching eight passes for a career-high 120 yards and a touchdown, while Moss recorded 121 yards and two touchdowns on just two receptions. Jackson caught nine passes for 124 yards and a touchdown in the final postseason game of his career. Smith rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 25. Brooks completed 30 of 48 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns, but

1378-430: The defending champion Rams, who scored three touchdowns in the final quarter. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner committed four turnovers (three interceptions and a fumble), while running back Marshall Faulk , who shredded the Saints with 220 rushing yards during their encounter in the regular season, was held to a season-low 24 yards on the ground. St. Louis scored on their opening drive, marching 68 yards in 11 plays to take

1431-470: The deficit to 31–13 after the two-point conversion failed. With 6:28 left in the game, St. Louis had the ball inside the New Orleans 10-yard line but Knight recorded his second interception to halt the drive. However, the Saints were forced to punt and the Rams marched 62 yards on just three plays to score on Faulk's 25-yard touchdown reception to make it 31–20 with 3:52 left. Rams cornerback Dré Bly recovered

1484-407: The ensuing onside kick . Two plays later on third down and 6, Warner completed a 38-yard pass to Az-Zahir Hakim at the Saints 5-yard line before he took the ball into the end zone himself with a 5-yard touchdown run. Faulk's reception on the two-point conversion made it 31–28 with 2:36 left. St. Louis failed to recover their second onside kick attempt but forced New Orleans to punt. However, the punt

1537-401: The extra point, hit a dead push, and the kick sailed wide right. The famous reaction of Saints play-by-play radio announcer Jim Henderson was a horrified, anguished scream: "NOOOO!!! He missed the extra point wide right! Oh my God, how could he do that?" With no time remaining on the clock, the game was over, giving the Jaguars an improbable 20–19 victory. Sports writer Jon Bois calculated

1590-451: The first half to cut the lead to 7–3. But on the Ravens' next drive, Trent Dilfer threw a pass that was bobbled by Lewis, deflected by cornerback Terrell Buckley , and ended up in the arms of tight end Shannon Sharpe , who took it 58 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, Ravens receiver Jermaine Lewis returned a punt 17 yards to the Broncos 28-yard line, setting up the final score of

1643-605: The first pick, the Cleveland Browns selected defensive end Courtney Brown from Pennsylvania State University . Taken by the New England Patriots with the 199th pick in the sixth round was Michigan quarterback Tom Brady . Tom Brady went on to win 3 NFL MVP awards, a record 7 Super Bowl titles and 5 Super Bowl MVP awards.      Inter-conference AFC East vs NFC Central AFC Central vs NFC East AFC West vs NFC West Highlights of

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1696-418: The first quarter, Gary Anderson finished it with a 24-yard field goal that put the Vikings up 10–3. The scoring pace slowed down in the second quarter, as the first five possessions ended in punts. With time running out in the half, Culpepper ripped off a 30-yard gain on a QB scramble, and then threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carter on the next play, giving the team a 17–3 lead going into halftime. Then on

1749-413: The game by the end of the first half, leading 14–0. Meanwhile, Fiedler completed only five of 14 passes for 42 yards. But Fiedler improved in the second half, completing 14 of 20 passes for 143 yards and rushing for 43 yards. The Dolphins took the opening kickoff and marched 70 yards in 11 plays. Smith carried the ball 7 times for 42 yards on the drive and finished it off with a 2-yard touchdown run to cut

1802-432: The game's third play from scrimmage . New Orleans responded by driving 65 yards in 10 plays, boosted by a 40-yard pass interference penalty against cornerback Wasswa Serwanga . Doug Brien finished the drive with a 33-yard field goal to make the score 7–3. Minnesota then ran off a 10-play, 65-yard drive of their own, the longest gain a 34-yard completion from Culpepper to Cris Carter . With less than two minutes left in

1855-430: The game, a 27-yard touchdown run by Jamal Lewis. He finished the game with 110 rushing yards, one reception for 15 yards, and two touchdowns. This was the first time the Broncos were prevented from scoring a touchdown in 28 postseason games over a span of three decades. This was the first postseason meeting between the Broncos and Ravens. at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania The Eagles defense held

1908-427: The last Jaguars defender and Pathon dove into the end zone. There was a lengthy delay while the officials determined that all of the ball transfers (after the pass to Stallworth) were indeed legal laterals. All the Saints needed was a John Carney extra point to send the game into overtime . Saints coach Jim Haslett decided not to attempt a two-point conversion to win the game immediately. Carney lined up to kick

1961-522: The last NFL season to date to start on Labor Day weekend. It would also be the last time until 2015 that CBS televised the late afternoon games in Week 1, because both Week 1 of the NFL season and CBS 's coverage of the U.S. Open tennis finals would take place on the same day beginning next season. The 2000 NFL draft was held from April 15 to 16, 2000 at New York City 's Theater at Madison Square Garden . With

2014-458: The last time that all playoff games during the first three rounds would normally be played at the accustomed times of 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST . The following season, the NFL scheduled prime time playoff games for the first two rounds in an attempt to attract more television viewers. In the United States, ABC broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games. Fox then televised

2067-410: The lead in half. In the fourth quarter, an 11-yard run by Fiedler and a 19-yard run by Smith set up a 38-yard field goal from Mare, making the score 14–10. But Manning led the Colts back, completing a 13-yard pass to Marcus Pollard , a 38-yard pass to Marvin Harrison , and an 18-yard pass to Pathon. Then a 16-yard run by James moved the ball into Dolphins territory, and Vanderjagt finished the drive with

2120-485: The longest playoff win drought in the league. This was the second postseason meeting between the Colts and Dolphins. Miami won the only previous meeting while the Colts were in Baltimore. at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans , Louisiana The Saints, who were 3-13 the previous year, won their first playoff game in their 34-year history with quarterback Aaron Brooks ' 266 passing yards and four touchdowns, holding off

2173-409: The media that he trusted Carney so much, that he'd even stake his life on him. When reminded later that day of those same comments, Haslett stated, "Then I'd probably be dead right now. He's one of the great all-time kickers. I never would have guessed this would happen." With the loss, the Saints fell to 7–8 on the season and were eliminated from contention for the 2003 NFL playoffs . However, even if

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2226-575: The next play, running back Edgerrin James broke off a 34-yard run, but the drive stalled and the Colts had to punt. After that, Colts defensive end Chad Bratzke gave his team another great scoring opportunity when he intercepted Fiedler's screen pass at the Dolphins 25-yard line. But Indianapolis failed to reach the end zone and had to settle for another field goal from Vanderjagt. On Miami's ensuing drive, they committed their third consecutive turnover when Cota picked off another pass and returned it 23 yards to

2279-473: The number 2 seed played the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two winning teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl , the championship round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference. This would be

2332-424: The play, but the Colts elected to decline the penalty and attempt a 49-yard field goal to win the game. However, Vanderjagt's kick was wide right. The Dolphins then marched 61 yards in 11 plays, ending with Smith's game-winning touchdown. Manning threw for 197 yards and a touchdown. James rushed for 107 yards and caught three passes for 33. To date, this is the Dolphins' most recent playoff victory and they now have

2385-499: The previous three meetings. at Adelphia Coliseum , Nashville, Tennessee 2000 NFL season The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants , 34–7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida . Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000. It would be

2438-579: The rest of the NFC games. CBS broadcast the rest of the AFC playoff games and Super Bowl XXXV (their first Super Bowl broadcast since Super Bowl XXVI at the end of the 1991–92 playoffs ). at Pro Player Stadium , Miami , Florida The Dolphins overcame three first half turnovers as running back Lamar Smith set a playoff record with 40 carries for 209 yards, including the game-winning 17-yard touchdown run in overtime. He also caught 3 passes for 18 yards. After

2491-436: The same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend , the third-seeded division winner hosted the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosted the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference received a first-round bye . In the second round, the divisional playoffs , the number 1 seed hosted the worst-remaining seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while

2544-454: The start of playoffs one week later (into January). Within each conference, the three division winners and the three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records qualified for the playoffs. The three division winners were seeded 1–3 based on the overall won-lost-tied record, and the three wild card teams were seeded 4–6. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there were no restrictions regarding teams from

2597-402: The team could only get to the 34 and ended up punting. After several punts, Baltimore drove 75 yards in 10 plays, including a 20-yard run by Jamal Lewis , to go up 7–0 on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run on the last play of the first quarter. Denver responded as Frerotte completed four passes for 59 yards on a 68-yard drive that ended with a 31-yard field goal from Jason Elam with 4:31 remaining in

2650-661: The very same playoff-bound Cowboys. For the Jaguars, the victory would lift them to a 5–10 record. They would go on to lose the next week, 21–14, to the Atlanta Falcons . The River City Relay later went on to win the 2004 Best Play ESPY Award . It was the last multi-lateral touchdown in an NFL game until the Miracle in Miami in 2018, which saw Miami win the game 34-33, with no extra point attempt required. at Alltel Stadium , Jacksonville, Florida 2000-01 NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs for

2703-485: Was muffed by Hakim, and the Saints' Brian Milne recovered the ball to seal the victory. Jackson caught six passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns, tying a playoff record set by Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIX . Warner finished the game with 365 passing yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. Bruce caught seven passes for 127 yards and a touchdown, while Faulk added seven catches for 99 yards and

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2756-411: Was sacked and intercepted twice. Saints running back Chad Morton tied a playoff record with 13 receptions for 106 yards. This was the second postseason meeting between the Saints and Vikings. Minnesota won the only prior meeting. at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California The Raiders scored 20 points in the first half, recorded 140 rushing yards, and forced four turnovers to shut out

2809-406: Was the second postseason meeting between the Buccaneers and Eagles. Tampa Bay won the only prior meeting. at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , Minneapolis , Minnesota Quarterback Daunte Culpepper led the Vikings to victory with 305 passing yards and three touchdowns, without being sacked or throwing any interceptions. Culpepper threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randy Moss on

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