# 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2000 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 6th in the National Football League and their sixth under head coach Tom Coughlin.
The Jaguars in 1999 had obtained an NFL-best record of 14–2 and thrashed the Miami Dolphins in their divisional-round game. However, they were helped to this by an extremely easy regular-season schedule. In 2000, the Jaguars were severely hit by the loss of safety Carnell Lake for the entire season to foot surgery, and by an ultimately career-ending knee injury to right tackle Leon Searcy. Further offensive line injuries, notably to left tackle Zach Wiegert and center John Wade, crippled the Jaguars all season, with the result that after a fair start the Jaguars fell in Week 4 to five consecutive losses and were out of the running for a postseason berth by December, and thus knocking them out of the playoffs for the first time since 1995 when the franchise was first established. Ultimately the team's tally of wins was halved from 1999. At the close of the season, the Jaguars also had problems with being $31 million over the salary cap.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| LB Hardy Nickerson (Buccaneers) | LB Bryce Paup (Vikings) |
| G Brenden Stai (Steelers) | RB James Stewart (Lions) |
| C Jeff Smith (Chiefs) | G Ben Coleman (Chargers) |
| | G Rich Tylski (Steelers) |
| | QB Jay Fiedler (Dolphins) |
| | CB Dave Thomas (Giants) |

### NFL draft

2000 Jacksonville Jaguars draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 29 | R. Jay Soward | Wide receiver | USC |
| 2 | 60 | Brad Meester | Center | Northern Iowa |
| 3 | 92 | T.J. Slaughter | Linebacker | Southern Mississippi |
| 4 | 123 | Joey Chustz | Offensive tackle | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | 159 | Kiwaukee Thomas | Cornerback | Georgia Southern |
| 6 | 196 | Emanuel Smith | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 7 | 236 | Erik Olson | Safety | Colorado State |
| 7 | 241 | Rob Meier | Defensive tackle | Washington State |
| 7 | 243 | Shyrone Stith | Running back | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | 245 | Danny Clark | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 7 | 247 | Mark Baniewicz | Tackle | Syracuse |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Brandon Christenson | Tight end | Northwest Oklahoma State |
| John Feugill | Tackle | Maryland |
| Isaac Harvin | Cornerback | Northwest Oklahoma State |
| Ryan Reilly | Defensive Tackle | Arizona State |
| Eric Thomas | Center | Florida State |
| Ethan Weidle | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| Kenneth Williams | Fullback | Florida A&M |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 4 | at Carolina Panthers | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Ericsson Stadium |
| 2 | August 11 | New York Giants | W 16–13 | 2–0 | Alltel Stadium |
| 3 | August 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–22 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 4 | August 24 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–31 | 3–1 | Alltel Stadium |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–7 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 |
| 2 | September 10 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 36–39 | 1–1 | PSINet Stadium | 68,843 |
| 3 | September 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 13–0 | 2–1 | Alltel Stadium | 45,653 |
| 4 | September 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14–43 | 2–2 | RCA Dome | 56,816 |
| 5 | October 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–24 | 2–3 | Alltel Stadium | 64,351 |
| 6 | October 8 | Baltimore Ravens | L 10–15 | 2–4 | Alltel Stadium | 65,194 |
| 7 | October 16 | at Tennessee Titans | L 13–27 | 2–5 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,498 |
| 8 | October 22 | Washington Redskins | L 16–35 | 2–6 | Alltel Stadium | 69,061 |
| 9 | October 29 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 (OT) | 3–6 | Texas Stadium | 63,554 |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | November 12 | Seattle Seahawks | L 21–28 | 3–7 | Alltel Stadium | 68,063 |
| 12 | November 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–24 | 4–7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,925 |
| 13 | November 26 | Tennessee Titans | W 16–13 | 5–7 | Alltel Stadium | 65,454 |
| 14 | December 3 | Cleveland Browns | W 48–0 | 6–7 | Alltel Stadium | 51,262 |
| 15 | December 10 | Arizona Cardinals | W 44–10 | 7–7 | Alltel Stadium | 53,472 |
| 16 | December 17 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–17 | 7–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | 50,469 |
| 17 | December 23 | at New York Giants | L 25–28 | 7–9 | Giants Stadium | 77,924 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 3, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,418
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 2-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 11:44. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 7:53.
CLE – JaJuan Dawson 13-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 3:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:08.
JAX – Mike Hollis 50-yard field goal, 0:30. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 2:57.
Third quarter
JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:39. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:10.
JAX – Mike Hollis 25-yard field goal, 1:20. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:33.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Chris Howard 9-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:28. Jaguars 27–7. Drive: 17 plays, 68 yards, 10:18.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 24/34, 301 yards, TD
CLE – Tim Couch – 19/27, 160 yards, TD
Top rushers
JAX – Stacey Mack – 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD
CLE – Errict Rhett – 14 rushes, 64 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 9 receptions, 115 yards
CLE – JaJuan Dawson – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
| Ravens | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 39 |
at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: September 10, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,843
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 36-yard field goal, 11:15. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:45.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 45-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 7:49. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:32.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 43-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 2:32. Jaguars 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:473.
Second quarter
BAL – Travis Taylor 14-yard pass from Tony Banks (Matt Stover kick), 14:48. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:06.
JAX – Mike Hollis 45-yard field goal, 3:36. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 6:40.
JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 0:44. Jaguars 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
BAL – Travis Taylor 23-yard pass from Tony Banks (Ben Coates pass from Tony Banks), 13:31. Jaguars 23–15. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29.
JAX – Mike Hollis 34-yard field goal, 6:47. Jaguars 26–15, Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:54.
BAL – Obafemi Ayanbadejo 5-yard pass from Tony Banks (Matt Stover kick), 1:02. Jaguars 26–22. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:45.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Jermaine Lewis 12-yard pass from Tony Banks (Matt Stover kick), 10:00. Ravens 29–26. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:57.
BAL – Matt Stover 44-yard field goal, 7:00. Ravens 32–26. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:28.
JAX – Mike Hollis 48-yard field goal, 3:53. Ravens 32–29. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:07.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 40-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:45. Jaguars 36–32. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 0:57.
BAL – Shannon Sharpe 29-yard pass from Tony Banks (Matt Stover kick), 0:41. Ravens 39–36. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 28/50, 386 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
BAL – Tony Banks – 23/40, 262 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAX – Stacey Mack – 11 rushes, 36 yards
BAL – Priest Holmes – 10 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 15 receptions, 291 yards, 3 TD
BAL – Travis Taylor – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: September 17, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,532
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
JAX – Keenan McCardell 21-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Lindsey kick), 7:14. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:59.
JAX – Steve Lindsey 30-yard field goal, 5:37. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Steve Lindsey 19-yard field goal, 1:45. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:28.
Top passers
CIN – Akili Smith – 18/41, 183 yards, 2 INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 20/32, 176 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – Akili Smith – 5 rushes, 34 yards
JAX – Stacey Mack – 20 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Peter Warrick – 5 receptions, 75 yards
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 10 receptions, 108 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Colts | 7 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 43 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 25, 2000
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 56,816
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Marvin Harrison 76-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 10:59. Colts 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:31.
Second quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 9-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Lindsey kick), 7:36. Tied 7—7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:10.
IND – Terrence Wilkins 27-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:09. Colts 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:53.
IND – Jerome Pathon 16-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 1:28. Colts 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:13.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 26-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Lindsey kick), 0:11. Colts 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:17.
Third quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 5:32. Colts 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:58.
IND – Mark Brunell sacked by Chad Bratzke in end zone for safety, 1:10. Colts 26–14.
Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 22-yard field goal, 11:31. Colts 29–14. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:39.
IND – Ken Dilger 4-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:42. Colts 36–14. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:16.
IND – Edgerrin James 14-yard rush (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 5:55. Colts 43–14. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:29.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell, 21/36, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Peyton Manning, 23/36, 440 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor, 14 rushes, 57 yards
IND – Edgerrin James, 22 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith, 9 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
IND – Terrence Wilkins, 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 1, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,351
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Steve Lindsey 19-yard field goal, 9:57. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:28.
PIT – Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 5-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 0:41. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:29.
Second quarter
PIT – Kris Brown 19-yard field goal, 6:52. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:59.
PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 3:13. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:22.
JAX – Steve Lindsey 48-yard field goal, 0:31. Steelers 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 38 yards, 2:42.
Third quarter
PIT – Jerome Bettis 3-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 4:27. Steelers 24–6. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Keenan McCardell 11-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Steve Lindsey kick), 0:09. Steelers 24–13. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 3:30.
Top passers
PIT – Kordell Stewart – 10/16, 132 yards, INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 15/32, 137 yards, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 28 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 15 rushes, 24 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Plaxico Burress – 3 receptions, 40 yards
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 8, 2000
* Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,194
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Steve Lindsey 49-yard field goal, 8:04. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:56.
BAL – Matt Stover 47-yard field goal, 1:23. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:24.
Second quarter
BAL – Matt Stover 32-yard field goal, 0:21. Ravens 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:41.
Third quarter
BAL – Matt Stover 43-yard field goal, 12:37. Ravens 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:35.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Matt Stover 21-yard field goal, 13:38. Ravens 12–3. Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 7:24.
BAL – Matt Stover 23-yard field goal, 9:44. Ravens 15–3. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:11.
JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Steve Lindsey kick), 4:04. Ravens 15–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:40.
Top passers
BAL – Tony Banks – 17/39, 154 yards
JAX – Mark Brunell – 18/28, 167 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Jamal Lewis – 17 rushes, 44 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 17 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Top receivers
BAL – Qadry Ismail – 9 receptions, 85 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 95 yards :

#### Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Titans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 16, 2000
* Game time: 10:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Overcast, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,498
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 23-yard field goal, 7:37. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 3:07.
TEN – Frank Wycheck 4-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 4:11. Titans 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:26.
Second quarter
TEN – Derrick Mason 22-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 12:41. Titans 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:07.
TEN – Al Del Greco 26-yard field goal, 6:44. Titans 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
TEN – Eddie George 19-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 8:48. Titans 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 3:39.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 45-yard field goal, 13:19. Titans 24–6. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 5:21.
TEN – Al Del Greco 28-yard field goal, 6:44. Titans 27–6. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:28.
JAX – Anthony Johnson 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 0:53. Titans 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:44.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 18/27, 196 yards
TEN – Steve McNair – 13/21, 234 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 20 rushes, 112 yards
TEN – Eddie George – 29 rushes, 167 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 5 receptions, 64 yards
TEN – Yancy Thigpen – 2 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 22, 2000
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,061
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall, John Madden, and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
WSH – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 9:40. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:27.
JAX – Mike Hollis 23-yard field goal, 3:22. Redskins 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 6:18.
Second quarter
JAX – R. Jay Soward 33-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 12:14. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
WSH – Albert Connell 11-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Kris Heppner kick), 9:53. Redskins 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:48.
WSH – Albert Connell 49-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Kris Heppner kick), 5:39. Redskins 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:44.
JAX – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 2:15. Redskins 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:24.
JAX – Mike Hollis 51-yard field goal, 0:31. Redskins 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 1:19.
Third quarter
WSH – Albert Connell 77-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Kris Heppner kick), 10:22. Redskins 28–16. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:12.
Fourth quarter
WSH – Stephen Davis 16-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 4:32. Redskins 35–16. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:08.
Top passers
WSH – Brad Johnson – 16/24, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 21/42, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
WSH – Stephen Davis – 24 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 124 yards
Top receivers
WSH – Albert Connell – 7 receptions, 21 yards, 3 TD
JAX – Kyle Brady – 8 receptions, 111 yards :

#### Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: October 29, 2000
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 63,554
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Jackie Harris 13-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Tim Seder kick), 7:41. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:10.
Second quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 42-yard field goal, 9:33. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:25.
JAX – Kyle Brady 3-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:20. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:01.
JAX – Alvis Whitted 3-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:09. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:13.
Third quarter
DAL – Tim Seder 19-yard field goal, 7:01. Jaguars 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:59.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Randall Cunningham 1-yard run (Tim Seder kick), 1:07. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:52.
Overtime
JAX – Alvis Whitted 37-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 11:16. Jaguars 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:44.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 20/24, 231 yards, 3 TD
DAL – Randall Cunningham – 13/20, 177 yards, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 31 rushes, 107 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 102 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Kyle Brady – 10 receptions, 138 yards, TD
DAL – James McKnight – 6 receptions, 113 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 12, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,063
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mark Brunell 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 2:13. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:25.
Second quarter
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:49.
JAX – Fred Taylor 10-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:00. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:08.
JAX – Keenan McCardell 22-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:16. Jaguars 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:37.
SEA – Sean Dawkins 15-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 0:13. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:03.
Third quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 4:17. Tied 21–21. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:51.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Ricky Watters 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Rian Lindell kick), 2:01. Seahawks 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:22.
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna – 22/33, 231 yards, 3 TD
JAX – Mark Brunell – 24/33, 340 yards, TD
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters – 24 rushes, 80 yards, TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 21 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 156 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 19, 2000
* Game time: 8:35 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,925
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Hines Ward 32-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 4:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 1:05.
Second quarter
JAX – Fred Taylor 25-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 9:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 3:48.
PIT – Kris Brown 40-yard field goal, 5:49. Steelers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:27.
JAX – Fred Taylor 16-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 1:20. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:29.
JAX – Mike Hollis 36-yard field goal, 0:04. Jaguars 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 33-yard field goal, 8:49. Jaguars 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:57.
JAX – Fred Taylor 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 8:04. Jaguars 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:45.
JAX – Fred Taylor 26-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 3:27. Jaguars 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:33.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Kordell Stewart 2-yard run (pass failed), 14:55. Jaguars 34–16. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:32.
PIT – Kordell Stewart 45-yard run (run succeeded), 7:42. Jaguars 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:54.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 17/31, 190 yards, TD, INT
PIT – Kordell Stewart – 13/27, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 30 rushes, 234 yards, 3 TD
PIT – Kordell Stewart – 6 rushes, 59 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 6 receptions, 85 yards
PIT – Bobby Shaw – 5 receptions, 81 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 26, 2000
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,454
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 27-yard field goal, 10:50. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:10.
TEN – Eddie George 7-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 5:19. Titans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:31.
JAX – Fred Taylor 10-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 2:07. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:12.
Second quarter
TEN – Al Del Greco 30-yard field goal, 7:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:25.
Third quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 20-yard field goal, 8:38. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:36.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Al Del Greco 38-yard field goal, 14:55. Tied 13–13. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:01.
JAX – Mike Hollis 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:08.
Top passers
TEN – Steve McNair – 13/24, 228 yards
JAX – Mark Brunell – 15/25, 237 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TEN – Eddie George – 24 rushes, 69 yards, TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 24 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Eddie George – 7 receptions, 109 yards
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 3 receptions, 53 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 3, 2000
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,262
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 40-yard field goal, 10:44. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 4:16.
Second quarter
JAX – Fred Taylor 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 14:56. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:58.
JAX – Mike Hollis 24-yard field goal, 3:09. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:59.
JAX – Keenan McCardell 14-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:28. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:55.
Third quarter
JAX – Fred Taylor 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:45. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:39.
JAX – Mark Brunell 8-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:20. Jaguars 34–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.
JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 1:33. Jaguars 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:31.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Shyrone Stith 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 5:27. Jaguars 48–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
CLE – Spergon Wynn – 5/16, 17 yards
JAX – Mark Brunell – 15/31, 165 yards, TD
Top rushers
CLE – Travis Prentice – 10 rushes, 33 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 30 rushes, 181 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Jamel White – 2 receptions, 11 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 6 receptions, 104 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 10, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,472
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman, Jeff Lageman, and Ryan Elijah
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 36-yard field goal, 9:11. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:49.
JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:15. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:00.
Second quarter
JAX – Kyle Brady 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 12:49. Jaguars 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:23.
JAX – Fred Taylor 4-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 6:31. Jaguars 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:14.
ARI – Cary Blanchard 32-yard field goal, 1:08. Jaguars 24–3. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:23.
JAX – Mike Hollis 50-yard field goal, 0:04. Jaguars 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:04.
Third quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 40-yard field goal, 9:04. Jaguars 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:40.
JAX – Keenan McCardell 25-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 5:33. Jaguars 37–3. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:05.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 65-yard pass from Jaime Martin (Mike Hollis kick), 14:27. Jaguars 44–3. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11.
ARI – Frank Sanders 26-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Cary Blanchard kick), 9:45. Jaguars 44–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:42.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Brown – 11/19, 135 yards, INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 13/18, 182 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Thomas Jones – 7 rushes, 40 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 23 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 147 yards, TD :

#### Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 17, 2000
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 9 °F (−13 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,469
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 3-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:27. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:26.
Third quarter
CIN – Peter Warrick 85-yard punt return (Neil Rackers kick), 10:57. Tied 7–7.
JAX – Fred Taylor 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:57. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:17.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Scott Mitchell 12-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:15. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:22.
CIN – Neil Rackers 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 19/28, 170 yards, TD
CIN – Scott Mitchell – 10/22, 171 yards, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 32 rushes, 110 yards, TD
CIN – Corey Dillon – 17 rushes, 76 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 4 receptions, 61 yards
CIN – Danny Farmer – 5 receptions, 102 yards :

#### Week 17: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 23, 2000
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 23 °F (−5 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,924
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 0:45. Giants 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:42.
Second quarter
JAX – Fred Taylor 44-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 13:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:22.
Third quarter
JAX – Mike Hollis 36-yard field goal, 13:19. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ike Hilliard 5-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 11:11. Giants 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
NYG – Amani Toomer 54-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 3:05. Giants 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:19.
JAX – Kyle Brady 5-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Brunell-Brady pass), 1:56. Giants 21–18. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:09.
NYG – Jason Sehorn 38-yard kickoff return (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:51. Giants 28–18.
JAX – Alvis Whitted 12-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:19. Giants 28–25. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:32.
Top passers
JAX – Mark Brunell – 23/41, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYG – Kerry Collins – 22/39, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 13 rushes, 52 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Keenan McCardell – 11 receptions, 131 yards
NYG – Amani Toomer – 8 receptions, 193 yards, TD :

### Standings

AFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Tennessee Titans | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 346 | 191 | W4 |
| $^{(4)}$ Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 333 | 165 | W7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 255 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 367 | 327 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 185 | 359 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 419 | L5 |

## Awards and records

* Mark Brunell, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 9
* Mark Brunell, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 Passes
* Mike Hollis, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Game, 5 Field Goals (September 10, 2000)
* Brad Meester, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team
* Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 291 yards, September 10, 2000
* Fred Taylor, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 12
* Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 234 Yards, November 19, 2000
* Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,399 yards