2000 Cleveland Browns season

Last updated

2000 Cleveland Browns season
1975-1995 Browns Script.PNG
Owner Al Lerner
General manager Dwight Clark
Head coach Chris Palmer
Offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael
Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel
Home field Cleveland Browns Stadium
Local radio WTAM  · WMJI
Results
Record3–13
Division place6th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None

The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the second season of the "New Browns", which returned to the NFL in 1999.

Contents

Kicker Phil Dawson was the Browns’ leading scorer with 59 points. [1] The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league. [2] The 2000 Browns’ 161 points scored (10.06 per game) is the third-fewest ever by a team in a 16-game schedule, tied with the 1998 Eagles and behind the 1992 Seahawks and 1991 Colts. [3] Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times; [4] by contrast the 2016 and 2017 Browns went a combined 1–31 but never failed to score a point in any game. The 1999 Browns scored 217 points, or 3.50 more per game than in 2000.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
QB Doug Pederson (Eagles)RB Terry Kirby (Raiders)
DT Orpheus Roye (Steelers)DE John Thierry (Packers)
RB Errict Rhett (Ravens)T Scott Rehberg (Bengals)
DE Keith McKenzie (Packers)G Orlando Bobo (Ravens)
G Everett Lindsay (Ravens)CB Ryan McNeil (Cowboys)
T Roman Oben (Giants)S Marquez Pope (Raiders)
S Percy Ellsworth (Giants)T Lomas Brown (Giants)
LB Marty Moore (Patriots)

2000 NFL draft

2000 Cleveland Browns draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Courtney Brown   Defensive end Penn State
232 Dennis Northcutt   Wide receiver Arizona
363 Travis Prentice   Running back Miami (OH)
379 JaJuan Dawson  Wide receiver Tulane
495 Lewis Sanders   Cornerback Maryland
4110 Aaron Shea   Tight end/Fullback Michigan
5130 Anthony Malbrough  Cornerback Texas Tech
5146 Lamar Chapman  Cornerback Kansas State
6183 Spergon Wynn   Quarterback Southwest Texas State
6206 Brad Bedell   Guard Colorado
7207 Manuia Savea   Tackle Arizona
7209Eric Chandler  Defensive end Jackson State
7225 Rashidi Barnes   Safety Colorado
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Kyle AllamonTight end Texas Tech
Jeff DyraTackle Northwestern
Dwaune JonesWide receiver Richmond
Jeff KerrLinebacker East Carolina
Noel LaMontagne Guard Virginia
Shaun O'Hara Center Rutgers
Nate TerryDefensive back West Virginia
Kevin Thompson Quarterback Penn State

Personnel

Staff

2000 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

  • Owner and chairman – Alfred Lerner
  • President and chief executive officer – Carmen Policy
  • Executive vice president/director of football operations – Dwight Clark
  • Executive director of player personnel – Joe Collins
  • Director of college personnel – Phil Neri
  • Director of pro personnel – Keith Kidd

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen
  • Assistant strength/pass rush consultant – Joe Kim


Final roster

2000 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 15 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1July 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–221–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium
2August 12at Chicago Bears L 6–191–1 Soldier Field
3August 19 Washington Redskins L 0–241–2Cleveland Browns Stadium
4August 26at Green Bay Packers L 33–341–3 Lambeau Field

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 3 Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–270–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,418 Recap
2September 10at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–71–1 Paul Brown Stadium 64,006 Recap
3September 17 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–202–1Cleveland Browns Stadium73,018 Recap
4September 24at Oakland Raiders L 10–362–2 Network Associates Coliseum 45,702 Recap
5October 1 Baltimore Ravens L 0–122–3Cleveland Browns Stadium73,018 Recap
6October 8at Arizona Cardinals L 21–292–4 Sun Devil Stadium 39,148 Recap
7October 15at Denver Broncos L 10–442–5 Mile High Stadium 75,811 Recap
8October 22at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–222–6 Three Rivers Stadium 57,659 Recap
9October 29 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–122–7Cleveland Browns Stadium73,118 Recap
10November 5 New York Giants L 3–242–8Cleveland Browns Stadium72,718 Recap
11November 12 New England Patriots W 19–113–8Cleveland Browns Stadium72,618 Recap
12November 19at Tennessee Titans L 10–243–9 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 Recap
13November 26at Baltimore Ravens L 7–443–10 PSINet Stadium 68,361 Recap
14December 3at Jacksonville Jaguars L 0–483–11 Alltel Stadium 51,262 Recap
15December 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–353–12Cleveland Browns Stadium72,318 Recap
16December 17 Tennessee Titans L 0–243–13Cleveland Browns Stadium72,318 Recap
17 Bye

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Tennessee Titans 1330.813346191W4
(4) Baltimore Ravens 1240.750333165W7
Pittsburgh Steelers 970.563321255W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 790.438367327L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250185359L1
Cleveland Browns 3130.188161419L5

Game summaries

Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns770721
Cardinals01610329

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), relative humidity 25%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
  • Game attendance: 44,296
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)
  • Box score
Game information

Best performances

Awards and records

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Cleveland Browns season</span> 46th season in franchise history

The 1991 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 42nd season with the National Football League. On August 5, Browns founder Paul Brown died at the age of 82.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1982 Cleveland Browns season</span> NFL team season

The 1982 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 33rd season with the National Football League.

The 1961 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League.

The 2000 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise’s 41st season and their 31st in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team’s second as the “Titans.” The team entered the season as the defending AFC Champions, having narrowly lost Super Bowl XXXIV to the St. Louis Rams.

The 2000 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 81st season in the National Football League (NFL), their 102nd overall and their 13th in Arizona. The Cardinals ranked 24th in the NFL in total offense and 30th in total defense. The Cardinals ranked last in the NFC in Takeaways/Giveaways with a rating of −24.

The 1948 Chicago Cardinals season was the 29th season in franchise history. The Cardinals won the Western division on the final weekend at Wrigley Field over the cross-town Bears, and appeared in the NFL championship game for the second consecutive year. The defending champions lost 7–0 to the Eagles in a snowstorm in Philadelphia. It was their final postseason appearance as a Chicago team; they relocated southwest to St. Louis in 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season</span> NFL team season

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points, en route to the NFC East Championship.

The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points. The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses. They never returned the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona.

The 1959 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. The 1959 Giants scored 284 points, more than in any of the previous four seasons in which Vince Lombardi was their offensive coordinator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 New York Giants season</span> NFL team season

The 1967 New York Giants season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League. The Giants improved from 1–12–1 the previous season to 7–7, and finished in second place in the NFL Eastern Conference/Century Division.

The 2000 season was the New Orleans Saints' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 25th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1993 San Francisco 49ers season</span> NFL team season

The 1993 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 48th overall. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second consecutive season and for the fifth time in six seasons. For the first time since 1978, Joe Montana was not on their active roster; specifically, the 49ers had traded him away to the Kansas City Chiefs in April.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1985 San Francisco 49ers season</span> NFL team season

The 1985 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and their 40th overall.

The 2000 season was the Denver Broncos' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st overall. It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium.

The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals won the AFC Central division for the second time in three seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Cincinnati Bengals season</span> NFL team season

The 2000 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. Corey Dillon would rank fifth in the NFL with 1,435 rushing yards and set a franchise record for most rushing yards in one season. On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game. After being shut out in two of their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24–7 in week 1, Coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he was replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions DB and Bengal defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Under LeBeau, the Bengals dropped their first three games, with an eventual long losing streak finally coming to an end on October 22 against the Denver Broncos at the new Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31–21 as RB Corey Dillon set a single-game record by rushing for 278 yards. The Bengals used it as springboard to win their next game in Cleveland despite not scoring a touchdown. The Bengals offense would continue to struggle as 2nd year quarterback Akili Smith, the team's No. 1 draft pick out of Oregon, was overwhelmed by the NFL game. Corey Dillon set a team record by rushing for 1,435 yards, but with Smith's struggles as starting quarterback, the team floundered with a season-ending record of 4–12.

The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season</span> 5th season in franchise history

The 1999 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 5th in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Tom Coughlin. Wide receiver Jimmy Smith set a franchise record for most receptions and receiving yards in one season. Smith would finish second in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,636 yards. The Jaguars’ regular season record of 14–2 still stands as their best record in franchise history. This would be the last time Jacksonville made the playoffs until 2005, the last season the team won a playoff game until 2007 and the last time the Jaguars won any division title until they won the AFC South title in 2017.

The 1964 Detroit Lions season was the 31st in Detroit and the 35th in franchise history. They finished at 7–5–2, fourth in the Western conference.

References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
  4. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; In a single season, from 1940 to 2018, in the Regular Season, requiring Points For = 0, sorted by most games in season matching criteria
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
  7. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.