2000 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Woody & Christopher Johnson |
General manager | Bill Parcells |
Head coach | Al Groh |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | C Kevin Mawae FB Richie Anderson LB Mo Lewis |
Uniform | |
The 2000 New York Jets season was the 41st season for the team, and the 31st in the National Football League. It was also their first under the ownership of Woody and Christopher Johnson, who purchased the team in January 2000 from the estate of former owner Leon Hess.
The team tried to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1999 under new head coach Al Groh, who became the successor for Bill Parcells after Bill Belichick abruptly resigned to take the same position with the New England Patriots. Although they managed to finish one game better than they had in 1999, their 9–7 record (including three losses to close the year) was not enough to make the playoffs.
Shortly after the season ended, Groh resigned as coach to take the head coaching position at the University of Virginia, his alma mater.
Shortly after that, Parcells stepped down as Director of Football Operations and retired from football. Like his previous retirement, it proved to be temporary: Parcells was back in the NFL in 2003 as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, where he’d remain until 2006.
Additions | Subtractions |
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DT Shane Burton (Bears) | FS Steve Atwater (Ret) |
LS/TE Bradford Banta (Colts) | WR Keyshawn Johnson (Buccaneers) |
LB Chad Cascadden (Patriots) | |
DE Anthony Pleasant (49ers) |
2000 New York Jets draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 12 | Shaun Ellis * | DE | Tennessee | from Carolina via Washington and San Francisco |
1 | 13 | John Abraham * | LB | South Carolina | from San Diego via Tampa Bay |
1 | 18 | Chad Pennington | QB | Marshall | |
1 | 27 | Anthony Becht | TE | West Virginia | from Tampa Bay |
3 | 78 | Laveranues Coles * | WR | Florida State | |
5 | 143 | Windrell Hayes | WR | USC | |
6 | 179 | Tony Scott | DB | NC State | |
7 | 218 | Richard Seals | G | Utah | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | July 29 | New Orleans Saints | W 24–20 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium |
2 | August 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24–37 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field |
3 | August 12 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 0–10 | 1–2 | PSINet Stadium |
4 | August 18 | New York Giants | W 27–24 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium |
The Jets were ranked 12th in the NFL in total offense and finished tied with Philadelphia for 10th in total defense.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–16 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
2 | September 11 | New England Patriots | W 20–19 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 17 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–14 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
4 | September 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–17 | 4–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap | |
5 | Bye | ||||||
6 | October 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–20 | 4–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
7 | October 15 | at New England Patriots | W 34–17 | 5–1 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 23 | Miami Dolphins | W 40–37 (OT) | 6–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
9 | October 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–23 | 6–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 5 | Denver Broncos | L 23–30 | 6–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 12 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 15–23 | 6–4 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
12 | November 19 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20–3 | 7–4 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap | |
13 | November 26 | Chicago Bears | W 17–10 | 8–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
14 | December 3 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–17 | 9–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 10 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–31 | 9–5 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap | |
16 | December 17 | Detroit Lions | L 7–10 | 9–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
17 | December 24 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 20–34 | 9–7 | PSINet Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
AFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Miami Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 323 | 226 | W1 |
(6) Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 429 | 326 | W3 |
New York Jets | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 321 | L3 |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 315 | 350 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 276 | 338 | L1 |
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