2000 Detroit Lions season
2000 Detroit Lions season | |
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Owner | William Clay Ford, Sr. |
Head coach | Bobby Ross Gary Moeller |
General manager | Chuck Schmidt |
Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3
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Uniform | |
The 2000 season was the Detroit Lions' 71st in the National Football League (NFL). After a wildcard playoff appearance with an 8–8 record in 1999, the Lions improved to 9–7 in 2000, but missed the playoffs thanks to a Christmas Eve home loss to the 4–11 Chicago Bears.
This was the Lions' sixth winning season in 10 years, capping one of the best decades in the franchise's history. It was also the franchise's last winning season until 2011.
Head coach Bobby Ross resigned after the ninth game of the season and was replaced by Gary Moeller.[1]
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
2000 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | Stockar McDougle | OT | Oklahoma | |
2 | 50 | Barrett Green | LB | West Virginia | |
3 | 81 | Reuben Droughns | RB | Oregon | |
5 | 145 | Todd Franz | S | Tulsa | |
6 | 181 | Quinton Reese | DE | Auburn | |
7 | 253 | Alfonso Boone | DT | Mt. San Antonio | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
2000 Detroit Lions staff | ||||||
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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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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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Preseason[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 4 | New England Patriots | L 10–13 | 0–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
2 | August 12 | Buffalo Bills | W 15–13 | 1–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
3 | August 18 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–23 | 1–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
4 | August 25 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–13 | 2–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 3 | at New Orleans Saints | W 14–10 | 64,900 |
2 | September 10 | Washington Redskins | W 15–10 | 74,159 |
3 | September 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–31 | 76,928 |
4 | September 24 | at Chicago Bears | W 21–14 | 66,944 |
5 | October 1 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24–31 | 76,438 |
6 | October 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–24 | 77,549 |
7 | Bye | |||
8 | October 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–14 | 65,557 |
9 | October 29 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 18–30 | 56,971 |
10 | November 5 | Miami Dolphins | L 8–23 | 77,813 |
11 | November 12 | Atlanta Falcons | W 13–10 | 74,309 |
12 | November 19 | at New York Giants | W 31–21 | 77,897 |
13 | November 23 | New England Patriots | W 34–9 | 77,923 |
14 | November 30 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–24 | 64,214 |
15 | December 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–26 | 59,854 |
16 | December 17 | at New York Jets | W 10–7 | 77,513 |
17 | December 24 | Chicago Bears | L 20–23 | 71,957 |
Game summaries[]
Week 6[]
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Standings[]
NFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 397 | 371 | L3 |
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 388 | 269 | L1 |
Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 353 | 323 | W4 |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 307 | 307 | L1 |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 216 | 355 | W1 |
References[]
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114
- ^ "All-Time Coaches". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
External links[]
- 2000 National Football League season by team
- Detroit Lions seasons
- 2000 in sports in Michigan