2000 Cleveland Browns season

2000 Cleveland Browns season
2000 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Al Lerner
Head coach	Chris Palmer
General manager	Dwight Clark
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
	← 1999; Browns seasons; 2001 →;

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.

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[]

2000 NFL Draft[]

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
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		Offensive Lineman	Arizona
7	209		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 Head Coach – Chris Palmer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running Backs – Ray Perkins Wide Receivers – Jerry Butler Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant– Pete Carmichael Jr. Offensive Line – Tony Sparano			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Romeo Crennel Linebackers – Keith Butler Defensive Backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive Assistant – Mike Pitts Special teams coaches Special Teams – Special Teams/Defensive Assistant – Strength and conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength/Pass Rush Consultant –

Final roster[]

**2000 Cleveland Browns final roster**

	Quarterbacks 10 Tony Graziani 18 Doug Pederson 16 Kevin Thompson Running backs 44 Marc Edwards FB 34 Chris Floyd 41 Travis Prentice 30 Jamel White Wide receivers 89 Bobby Brown 84 Darrin Chiaverini 87 Damon Dunn 81 Lenzie Jackson 85 Kevin Johnson 86 Dennis Northcutt 82 David Patten Tight ends 83 Mark Campbell 80 Aaron Shea		Offensive linemen 63 Brad Bedell G 74 James Brown T 65 Jim Bundren G 69 Roger Chanoine T 79 Noel LaMontagne T/G 61 Everett Lindsay T/G 72 Roman Oben T 60 Shaun O'Hara C 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C 75 Steve Zahursky G/T Defensive linemen 92 Courtney Brown DE 93 Stalin Colinet DE/DT 73 Darius Holland DT 97 Ryan Kuehl DT/LS 90 Keith McKenzie DE 98 DE 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT/DE 91 Marcus Spriggs DT 96 Mike Thompson DT		Linebackers 53 Rahim Abdullah 54 Chester Burnett 59 Doug Colman 56 Lenoy Jones 95 Jamir Miller 55 Marty Moore 58 Wali Rainer 40 Tarek Saleh Defensive backs 28 Rashidi Barnes CB 27 Lamar Chapman CB 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 22 Todd Franz FS 24 Corey Fuller CB 31 Raymond Jackson SS 20 Earl Little SS 26 Anthony Malbrough CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 25 Lewis Sanders CB 21 Marquis Smith CB Special teams 4 Phil Dawson K 17 Chris Gardocki P		Reserve lists 94 Derrick Alexander DE (IR) 2 Tim Couch QB (IR) 11 Ty Detmer QB (IR) 88 JaJuan Dawson WR (IR) 34 Madre Hill RB (IR) 71 Jim Pyne G (IR) 23 Errict Rhett RB (IR) 30 RB (IR) 51 LB (IR) 13 Spergon Wynn QB (IR) Practice squad 49 TE Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
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[]

AFC Central
view talk	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 (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)
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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

ARI (6:05) – Blanchard 47 yard field goal
Cardinals 19, Browns 14
ARI (13:05) – Sanders 5 yard pass from Plummer (Blanchard kick)
Cardinals 26, Browns 14

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

CLE – Tim Couch 16/22, 138 yds
ARI – Jake Plummer 17/30, 171 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Travis Prentice 28 carr, 97 yds, 3 TD
ARI – Michael Pittman 16 carr, 107 yds

Top receivers

CLE – Dennis Northcutt 3 rec, 67 yds
ARI – David Boston 5 rec, 63 yds

Turnovers

CLE – 0
ARI – 2

Best performances[]

Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers^[5]
Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles^[6]

Awards and records[]

Led NFL, Yards Punted, 4,919 yards^[7]

References[]

^ 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

[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

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