2000 Denver Broncos season

2000 Denver Broncos season
2000 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
President	Pat Bowlen
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Gary Kubiak
Defensive coordinator	Greg Robinson
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 3–21
Pro Bowlers	3
	← 1999; Broncos seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 Denver Broncos season was the team's 41st year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium.

The Broncos rebounded from their previous output, winning 11 games and finished 2nd in the AFC West. Denver's season ended with a 21-3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round. The Ravens won the Super Bowl that year.

With running back Terrell Davis still struggling with injuries, Denver turned to rookie Mike Anderson, who had a successful rookie campaign and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year following the season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2000 Denver Broncos draft
1	15	Deltha O'Neal *	Cornerback	California	from Baltimore ^{[R1 - 1]}
2	40	Ian Gold *	Linebacker	Michigan
2	45	Kenoy Kennedy	Safety	Arkansas	from Baltimore
3	70	Chris Cole	Wide Receiver	Texas A&M
4	101	Jerry Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Florida State
4	112	Cooper Carlisle	Guard	Florida	from Carolina
5	154	Muneer Moore	Wide Receiver	Richmond	from San Francisco via Seattle
6	189	Mike Anderson	Running back	Utah	from St. Louis
7	214	Jarious Jackson	Quarterback	Notre Dame
7	246	Leroy Fields	Wide Receiver	Jackson State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft Notes[]

^ No. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 15: Baltimore → Denver.

Staff[]

**2000 Denver Broncos staff**

	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan General Manager – Neal Dahlen Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running Backs – Bobby Turner Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight Ends – Brian Pariani Offensive Assistant – Pat McPherson			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Linebackers – Larry Coyer Defensive Backs – Ron Milus Defensive Backs/Secondary/Nickel Package – Frank Bush Defensive Assistant – Terry Tumey Pass Rush Specialist – John Teerlinck Special teams coaches Special Teams – Rick Dennison Assistant Special Teams/Offensive Assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength and Conditioning –

Roster[]

**2000 Denver Broncos final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Gus Frerotte 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson Running backs 38 Mike Anderson 21 KaRon Coleman 30 Terrell Davis 29 Howard Griffith FB 42 Detron Smith FB Wide receivers 85 Robert Brooks 84 Chris Cole 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Travis McGriff 80 Rod Smith Tight ends 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain 88 Desmond Clark 82 Billy Miller		Offensive linemen 65 Cooper Carlisle G 64 Lennie Friedman G 60 K. C. Jones C 77 Tony Jones T 78 Matt Lepsis T 66 Tom Nalen C 62 Dan Neil G 69 Mark Schlereth G 70 Trey Teague T Defensive linemen 92 Lester Archambeau DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DT 99 Montae Reagor DT 98 Maa Tanuvasa DE 94 Keith Traylor DT		Linebackers 55 Keith Burns MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez OLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 58 Steve Russ OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB Defensive backs 26 Eric Brown SS 27 Terrell Buckley CB 48 George Coghill FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 32 Billy Jenkins SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy FS 24 Deltha O'Neal CB 33 Jimmy Spencer CB 35 Jason Suttle SS Special teams 1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists -- Chris Doering WR (IR) 19 WR (IR) 22 Olandis Gary RB (IR) Practice squad 21 RB 43 DeAuntae Brown CB 73 Steve Herndon G 74 T 75 G Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance
1	September 4, 2000	at St. Louis Rams	L 41–36	ABC	65,595
2	September 10, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 42–14	FOX	75,466
3	September 17, 2000	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–24	CBS	62,078
4	September 24, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–22	CBS	74,596
5	October 1, 2000	New England Patriots	L 28–19	CBS	75,684
6	October 8, 2000	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–7	CBS	56,079
7	October 15, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 44–10	CBS	75,811
8	October 22, 2000	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–21	CBS	61,603
9	Bye
10	November 5, 2000	at New York Jets	W 30–23	CBS	78,305
11	November 13, 2000	Oakland Raiders	W 27–24	ABC	75,951
12	November 19, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 38–37	CBS	75,218
13	November 26, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	W 38–31	CBS	68,661
14	December 3, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–23	CBS	64,900
15	December 10, 2000	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–24	CBS	75,218
16	December 17, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–7	CBS	78,406
17	December 23, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–9	FOX	76,098

Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Oakland Raiders	12	4	0	.750	479	299	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	485	369	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	355	354	L1
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	320	405	L1
San Diego Chargers	1	15	0	.063	269	440	L4

Postseason[]

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Game recap
AFC Wild Card	December 31, 2000	Baltimore Ravens (4)	L 21-3	0-1	PSINet Stadium	Recap

Awards and records[]

Mike Anderson, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) ^[1]
Mike Anderson, NFL Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game for a Rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) ^[2]
Gus Frerotte, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) ^[1]
Ed McCaffrey, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 101 receptions ^[1]
Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[3]
Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[3]
Rod Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,602 receiving yards- ^[1]

Milestones[]

QB Brian Griese named to the Pro Bowl.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
^ ^a ^b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

[1] No. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 15: Baltimore → Denver.

[Fact_Book_p._44-2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438

[Fact_Book_p._362-4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

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Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owner Estate of Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Vic Fangio
Culture	A Few Seconds of Panic Barrel Man Bingo Cheerleaders Everybody's All-American "Hold That Mork" (Mork & Mindy episode) "Joy to the World" Miles No Fly Zone Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" South Park Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	Mile High Miracle Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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