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LAR27

SEA31

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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2000 Cincinnati BengalsW2000 Cincinnati Bengals↗

NFL · AFC Central · 4–12 (.250) · 5th in division · PF 185 · PA 359 · Coach Dick LeBeau

◀ 1999 2001 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 1253Akili Smith
2. 966Scott Mitchell

Rushing (yds)

1. 1435Corey Dillon
2. 324Brandon Bennett
3. 219Akili Smith

Receiving (yds)

1. 592Peter Warrick
2. 309Tony McGee
3. 301Craig Yeast

Sacks

1. 4Steve Foley
2. 4Oliver Gibson
3. 4Cory Hall

Interceptions

1. 2Tom Carter
2. 2Takeo Spikes
3. 1Chris Carter

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	974	1057
EPA per play	-0.17	+0.01
Pass EPA per play	-0.28	+0.15
Rush EPA per play	-0.06	-0.14
Success rate	34.5%	40.1%
Pass rate	51.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.04, success rate 40.1%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2000-09-10	2	vs Cleveland Browns	L 7–24	0–1	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-09-17	3	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–13	0–2	Alltel Stadium
2000-09-24	4	@ Baltimore Ravens	L 0–37	0–3	PSINet Stadium
2000-10-01	5	vs Miami Dolphins	L 16–31	0–4	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-10-08	6	vs Tennessee Titans	L 14–23	0–5	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-10-15	7	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–15	0–6	Three Rivers Stadium
2000-10-22	8	vs Denver Broncos	W 31–21	1–6	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-10-29	9	@ Cleveland Browns	W 12–3	2–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2000-11-05	10	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 7–27	2–7	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-11-12	11	@ Dallas Cowboys	L 6–23	2–8	Texas Stadium
2000-11-19	12	@ New England Patriots	L 13–16	2–9	Foxboro Stadium
2000-11-26	13	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–48	2–10	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-12-03	14	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 24–13	3–10	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-12-10	15	@ Tennessee Titans	L 3–35	3–11	Adelphia Coliseum
2000-12-17	16	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	4–11	Paul Brown Stadium
2000-12-24	17	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–16	4–12	Veterans Stadium

Roster (62)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
4	Scott Covington	QB	6-3	217	Miami		ACT
11	Akili Smith	QB	6-3	220	Oregon; Grossmont		ACT
19	Scott Mitchell	QB	6-6	240	Utah		ACT
28	Corey Dillon	RB	6-1	225	Washington; Dixie College (UT); Garden City CC		ACT
29	Curtis Keaton	RB	5-10	222	James Madison; West Virginia		ACT
30	Nicolas Luchey	RB	6-2	273	Miami		ACT
35	Michael Basnight	RB	6-1	235	North Carolina A&T		RES
36	Brandon Bennett	RB	5-11	220	South Carolina		ACT
46	Clif Groce	RB	5-11	245	Texas A&M		ACT
24	Sirr Parker	WR	5-10	183	Texas A&M		ACT
80	Peter Warrick	WR	5-11	192	Florida State		ACT
81	Ron Dugans	WR	6-2	205	Florida State		ACT
83	Danny Farmer	WR	6-3	215	UCLA		ACT
84	Craig Yeast	WR	5-7	167	Kentucky		ACT
85	LaVell Boyd	WR	6-3	208	Louisville		ACT
86	Darnay Scott	WR	6-1	204	San Diego State		RES
87	Damon Griffin	WR	5-9	186	Oregon		ACT
48	Brad St. Louis	TE	6-3	243	Missouri State		ACT
82	Tony McGee	TE	6-4	241	Michigan		RES
88	Steve Bush	TE	6-3	267	Arizona State		ACT
89	Marco Battaglia	TE	6-3	249	Rutgers		ACT
21	Tom Carter	DB	6-0	187	Notre Dame		ACT
22	Rodney Heath	DB	5-10	177	Minnesota		RES
25	Charles Fisher	DB	6-0	185	West Virginia		PUP
26	Cory Hall	DB	6-0	213	Fresno State		ACT
27	Artrell Hawkins	DB	5-10	195	Cincinnati		ACT
31	Darryl Williams	DB	6-0	205	Miami		ACT
34	Tremain Mack	DB	6-0	193	Miami		ACT
38	Mark Roman	DB	5-11	205	LSU		ACT
42	Chris Carter	DB	6-2	212	Texas		ACT
49	Robert Bean	DB	5-11	178	Mississippi State; Georgia Military		ACT
55	Reinard Wilson	DL	6-2	272	Florida State		ACT
70	Glen Steele	DL	6-4	300	Michigan		ACT
90	Michael Bankston	DL	6-5	285	Sam Houston State		ACT
92	John Copeland	DL	6-3	287	Alabama; Hinds CC		ACT
93	Tom Barndt	DL	6-3	300	Pittsburgh		ACT
94	Jevon Langford	DL	6-3	293	Oklahoma State		ACT
96	Vaughn Booker	DL	6-5	300	Cincinnati		RES
99	Oliver Gibson	DL	6-2	315	Notre Dame		ACT
33	JoJuan Armour	LB	5-11	220	Miami (Ohio)		ACT
51	Takeo Spikes	LB	6-2	242	Auburn		ACT
52	Billy Granville	LB	6-3	246	Duke		ACT
54	Armegis Spearman	LB	6-2	258	Mississippi		ACT
56	Brian Simmons	LB	6-3	244	North Carolina		RES
57	Adrian Ross	LB	6-2	256	Colorado State		ACT
58	Marc Megna	LB	6-2	245	Richmond		TRD
95	Steve Foley	LB	6-4	265	Louisiana-Monroe		ACT
98	Canute Curtis	LB	6-2	257	West Virginia		ACT
60	Rod Jones	OL	6-5	355	Kansas		ACT
61	John Jackson	OL	6-6	300	Eastern Kentucky		ACT
62	Brock Gutierrez	OL	6-3	304	Central Michigan		ACT
63	Mike Goff	OL	6-5	311	Iowa		ACT
64	Roger Roesler	OL	6-5	315	Texas		ACT
68	Craig Heimburger	OL	6-2	312	Missouri		ACT
71	Willie Anderson	OL	6-5	340	Auburn		ACT
72	Matt O'Dwyer	OL	6-5	305	Northwestern		RES
74	Rich Braham	OL	6-4	305	West Virginia		ACT
75	Jamain Stephens	OL	6-6	340	North Carolina A&T		ACT
76	Mike Doughty	OL	6-7	305	Notre Dame		ACT
79	Scott Rehberg	OL	6-8	315	Central Michigan		ACT
5	Neil Rackers	SPEC	6-1	202	Illinois		ACT
13	Daniel Pope	SPEC	5-10	203	Alabama		ACT