2000 Cleveland Browns season
2000 Cleveland Browns season | |
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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 |
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 | |
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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 | Offensive Lineman | Arizona | |
7 | 209 | Defensive Lineman | Jackson State | |
7 | 225 | Rashidi Barnes | Safety | Colorado |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | 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[]
AFC 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[]
Week 6: at Arizona[]
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, AZ
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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
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