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.
2000 Cleveland Browns season | |
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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 | |
Record | 3–13 |
Division place | 6th AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
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
editAdditions | Subtractions |
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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
edit2000 Cleveland Browns draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Courtney Brown | Defensive end | Penn State | |
2 | 32 | Dennis Northcutt | Wide receiver | Arizona | |
3 | 63 | Travis Prentice | Running back | Miami (OH) | |
3 | 79 | JaJuan Dawson | Wide receiver | Tulane | |
4 | 95 | Lewis Sanders | Cornerback | Maryland | |
4 | 110 | Aaron Shea | Tight end/Fullback | Michigan | |
5 | 130 | Anthony Malbrough | Cornerback | Texas Tech | |
5 | 146 | Lamar Chapman | Cornerback | Kansas State | |
6 | 183 | Spergon Wynn | Quarterback | Southwest Texas State | |
6 | 206 | Brad Bedell | Guard | Colorado | |
7 | 207 | Manuia Savea | Tackle | Arizona | |
7 | 209 | Eric Chandler | Defensive end | Jackson State | |
7 | 225 | Rashidi Barnes | Safety | Colorado | |
Made roster |
Undrafted free agents
editPlayer | Position | College |
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Kyle Allamon | Tight end | Texas Tech |
Jeff Dyra | Tackle | Northwestern |
Dwaune Jones | Wide receiver | Richmond |
Jeff Kerr | Linebacker | East Carolina |
Noel LaMontagne | Guard | Virginia |
Shaun O'Hara | Center | Rutgers |
Nate Terry | Defensive back | West Virginia |
Kevin Thompson | Quarterback | Penn State |
Personnel
editStaff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
editPreseason
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | July 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–22 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
2 | August 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–19 | 1–1 | Soldier Field |
3 | August 19 | Washington Redskins | L 0–24 | 1–2 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
4 | August 26 | at Green Bay Packers | L 33–34 | 1–3 | Lambeau Field |
Regular season
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–27 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 | Recap |
2 | September 10 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–7 | 1–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | 64,006 | Recap |
3 | September 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–20 | 2–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,018 | Recap |
4 | September 24 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–36 | 2–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | 45,702 | Recap |
5 | October 1 | Baltimore Ravens | L 0–12 | 2–3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,018 | Recap |
6 | October 8 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 21–29 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,148 | Recap |
7 | October 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–44 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 75,811 | Recap |
8 | October 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–22 | 2–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 57,659 | Recap |
9 | October 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–12 | 2–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,118 | Recap |
10 | November 5 | New York Giants | L 3–24 | 2–8 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,718 | Recap |
11 | November 12 | New England Patriots | W 19–11 | 3–8 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,618 | Recap |
12 | November 19 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–24 | 3–9 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,498 | Recap |
13 | November 26 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 7–44 | 3–10 | PSINet Stadium | 68,361 | Recap |
14 | December 3 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 0–48 | 3–11 | Alltel Stadium | 51,262 | Recap |
15 | December 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–35 | 3–12 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,318 | Recap |
16 | December 17 | Tennessee Titans | L 0–24 | 3–13 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,318 | Recap |
17 | Bye |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
editAFC Central | |||||||||
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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 |
Game summaries
editWeek 6: at Arizona Cardinals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinals | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
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 | ||
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Best performances
editAwards and records
edit- Led NFL, yards punted, 4,919 yards[7]
References
edit- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
- ^ 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
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202
External links
edit- 2000 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 2000 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 2000 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 2000 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com