2000 Denver Broncos season

2000 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
President	Pat Bowlen
General manager	Neal Dahlen and Mike Shanahan
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Gary Kubiak
Defensive coordinator	Greg Robinson
Home stadium	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 3–21
Pro Bowlers	QB Brian Griese WR Rod Smith C Tom Nalen DT Trevor Pryce
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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 Mile High Stadium.

The Broncos rebounded from their previous output, winning 11 games and finished 2nd in the AFC West. Denver's season ended with a 21–3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round. With running back Terrell Davis still struggling with injuries, Denver turned to rookie Mike Anderson, who had a successful rookie campaign and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year following the season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2000 NFL draft

2000 Denver Broncos draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Deltha O'Neal  *	Cornerback	California	from Baltimore   [R1 - 1]
2	40	Ian Gold  *	Linebacker	Michigan
2	45	Kenoy Kennedy	Safety	Arkansas	from Baltimore
3	70	Chris Cole	Wide receiver	Texas A&M
4	101	Jerry Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
4	112	Cooper Carlisle	Guard	Florida	from Carolina
5	154	Muneer Moore	Wide receiver	Richmond	from San Francisco via Seattle
6	189	Mike Anderson	Running back	Utah	from St. Louis
7	214	Jarious Jackson	Quarterback	Notre Dame
7	246	Leroy Fields	Wide receiver	Jackson State
Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft notes

1. No. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 15: Baltimore → Denver.

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Darius Clark	Safety	Duke

Staff

2000 Denver Broncos staff

Front office President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – Neal Dahlen Head coaches Head coach/vice president of football operations – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Brian Pariani Offensive assistant – Pat McPherson

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Larry Coyer Defensive backs – Ron Milus Nickel package/secondary – Frank Bush Defensive assistant – Terry Tumey Pass rush specialist – John Teerlinck Special teams coaches Special teams – Rick Dennison Special teams assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Saporta

Roster

2000 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Gus Frerotte 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson Running backs (RB) 38 Mike Anderson 46 KaRon Coleman 30 Terrell Davis 29 Howard Griffith FB 42 Detron Smith FB Wide receivers (WR) 84 Chris Cole 85 Chafie Fields 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Travis McGriff 81 Scottie Montgomery 80 Rod Smith Tight ends (TE) 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain 88 Desmond Clark 82 Billy Miller

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Cooper Carlisle G 64 Lennie Friedman G 60 K. C. Jones C 77 Tony Jones T 78 Matt Lepsis T 66 Tom Nalen C 62 Dan Neil G Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Lester Archambeau DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 90 Jerry Johnson DT 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DT 99 Montae Reagor DT 98 Maa Tanuvasa DE 94 Keith Traylor NT

Linebackers (LB) 55 Keith Burns MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez MLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Eric Brown FS 27 Terrell Buckley CB 47 Darius Clark SS 48 George Coghill FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 32 Billy Jenkins SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy SS 24 Deltha O'Neal CB 33 Jimmy Spencer CB 35 Jason Suttle CB Special teams (ST)  1 Jason Elam K  2 Steve Lindsey K 16 Tom Rouen P

Practice squad 43 DeAuntae Brown CB 21 Keith Brown RB 74 John Feugill T 79 Steve Herndon G 75 Donnie Young G Reserve 73 Cyron Brown DE(Susp.) 40 Dale Carter CB(Susp.) -- Chris Doering WR (IR) 22 Olandis Gary RB (IR) 45 Chris Jones LB (NF-Inj.) 19 Muneer Moore WR (IR) 31 Darryl Pounds CB (IR) 69 Mark Schlereth G (IR) 70 Trey Teague LS (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 5	at Arizona Cardinals	W 31–17	1–0	Sun Devil Stadium
2	August 13	Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	2–0	Mile High Stadium
3	August 19	Dallas Cowboys	W 36–23	3–0	Mile High Stadium
4	August 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–24	4–0	3Com Park

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	at St. Louis Rams	L 36–41	0–1	Trans World Dome	65,956
2	September 10	Atlanta Falcons	W 42–14	1–1	Mile High Stadium	75,466
3	September 17	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–24	2–1	Network Associates Coliseum	62,078
4	September 24	Kansas City Chiefs	L 22–23	2–2	Mile High Stadium	74,596
5	October 1	New England Patriots	L 19–28	2–3	Mile High Stadium	75,684
6	October 8	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–7	3–3	Qualcomm Stadium	56,079
7	October 15	Cleveland Browns	W 44–10	4–3	Mile High Stadium	75,811
8	October 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–31	4–4	Paul Brown Stadium	61,603
9	Bye
10	November 5	at New York Jets	W 30–23	5–4	Giants Stadium	78,305
11	November 13	Oakland Raiders	W 27–24	6–4	Mile High Stadium	75,951
12	November 19	San Diego Chargers	W 38–37	7–4	Mile High Stadium	75,218
13	November 26	at Seattle Seahawks	W 38–31	8–4	Husky Stadium	68,661
14	December 3	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–23	9–4	Louisiana Superdome	64,900
15	December 10	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–24	10–4	Mile High Stadium	75,218
16	December 17	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–20	10–5	Arrowhead Stadium	78,406
17	December 23	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–9	11–5	Mile High Stadium	76,098

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Oakland Raiders	12	4	0	.750	479	299	W1
(5) Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	485	369	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	355	354	L1
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	320	405	L1
San Diego Chargers	1	15	0	.063	269	440	L4

Postseason

See also: 2000–01 NFL playoffs

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Game recap
AFC Wild Card	December 31, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens (4)	L 3–21	0–1	PSINet Stadium	Recap

Awards and records

• Mike Anderson, franchise record, most rushing yards in one game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) ^[1]
• Mike Anderson, NFL record, most rushing yards in one game for a rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) ^[2]
• Gus Frerotte, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) ^[1]
• Ed McCaffrey, franchise record, most receptions in one season, 101 receptions ^[1]
• Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl selection, ^[3]
• Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl selection, ^[3]
• Rod Smith, franchise record, most receiving yards in one season, 1,602 receiving yards- ^[1]

Milestones

QB Brian Griese named to the Pro Bowl.

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

• Denver Broncos – 2000 media guide
• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com