2000 Cleveland Browns season

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2000 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Chris Palmer
Home field Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record 3–13
Division place 6th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the 2nd season of the "new Browns" which returned to the NFL in 1999

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.[3]

Offseason

2000 NFL Draft

Draft order Player name Position College
Round Pick
1 1 Courtney Brown Defensive End Penn State
2 32 Dennis Northcutt Wide Receiver Arizona
3 63 Travis Prentice Running back Miami (Ohio)
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 Defensive back Texas Tech
5 146 Lamar Chapman Defensive back Kansas State
6 183 Spergon Wynn Quarterback Southwest Texas State
6 206 Brad Bedell Offensive Lineman Colorado
7 207 Manuia Savea Offensive Lineman Arizona
7 209 Eric Chandler Defensive Lineman Jackson State
7 225 Rashidi Barnes Safety Colorado

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

  • Special Teams – Mark Michaels
  • Special Teams Assistant – Jon Fabris

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Tim Jorgensen
  • Assistant Strength – Joe Kim

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–7
72,418
2 September 10, 2000 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7
64,006
3 September 17, 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20
73,018
4 September 24, 2000 at Oakland Raiders L 36–10
45,702
5 October 1, 2000 Baltimore Ravens L 12–0
73,018
6 October 8, 2000 at Arizona Cardinals L 29–21
39,148
7 October 15, 2000 at Denver Broncos L 44–10
75,811
8 October 22, 2000 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 22–0
57,659
9 October 29, 2000 Cincinnati Bengals L 12–3
73,118
10 November 5, 2000 New York Giants L 24–3
72,718
11 November 12, 2000 New England Patriots W 19–11
72,618
12 November 19, 2000 at Tennessee Titans L 24–10
68,498
13 November 26, 2000 at Baltimore Ravens L 44–7
68,361
14 December 3, 2000 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 48–0
51,262
15 December 10, 2000 Philadelphia Eagles L 35–24
72,318
16 December 17, 2000 Tennessee Titans L 24–0
72,318
17 Bye

Roster

2000 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Standings

AFC Central
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

Week 6: at Arizona

Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 7 7 0 7 21
Cardinals 0 16 10 3 29

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 87°F, relative humidity 25%, round (wind) 15 MPH
  • Game attendance: 44,296
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)
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Game information
First Quarter
  • CLE (13:09) – Prentice 1 yard rush (Dawson kick)
    Browns 7, Cardinals 0
Second Quarter
  • CLE (0:34) – Prentice 1 yard rush (Dawson kick)
    Browns 14, Cardinals 0
  • ARI (3:00) – Jones 10 yard rush (Blanchard kick)
    Browns 14, Cardinals 7
  • ARI (5:52) – Sanders 53 yard pass from Plummer (kick failed)
    Browns 14, Cardinals 13
  • ARI (13:47) – Blanchard 36 yard field goal
    Cardinals 16, Browns 14
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
  • CLE (2:17) – Prentice 6 yard rush (Dawson kick)
    Cardinals 26, Browns 21
  • ARI (12:00) – Blanchard 28 yard field goal
    Cardinals 29, Browns 21
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Turnovers
  • CLE – 0
  • ARI – 2

Best performances

  • Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[4]
  • Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles[5]

Awards and records

  • Led NFL, Yards Punted, 4,919 yards[6]

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. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202
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