2000 Green Bay Packers season

2000 Green Bay Packers season
2000 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Sherman
General manager	Ron Wolf
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FS Darren Sharper
	← 1999; Packers seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 season was the Green Bay Packers' 80th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 82nd overall. It was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team.^[1] Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history.^[2] The Packers finished 9–7, failing to qualify for the playoffs.^[3] Both the Packers' total offense and total defense ranked 15th in the league.^[4]

Offseason[]

Additions	Subtractions
RB Ahman Green (Seahawks)	DE Vaughn Booker (Bengals)
DT Russell Maryland (Raiders)	LB Anthony Davis (Ravens)
CB Allen Rossum (Eagles)	TE Jeff Thomason (Eagles)
DE John Thierry (Browns)	LB George Koonce (Seahawks)
TE Ryan Wetnight (Bears)	LB Jim Nelson (Bears)
QB Danny Wuerffel (Saints)	WR Desmond Howard (Lions)

2000 NFL draft[]

With their first pick (14th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft, the Packers selected future all-pro tight end Bubba Franks.^[5] Later in the draft, they selected future long-time starting tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, as well as pro bowl defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.

2000 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	14	Bubba Franks	TE	Miami
2	44	Chad Clifton	T	Tennessee
3	74	Steve Warren	NT	Nebraska
4	98	Na'il Diggs	OLB	Ohio State
4	114	Anthony Lucas	WR	Arkansas
4	126	Gary Berry	FS	Ohio State
5	149	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	San Diego State
5	151	Joey Jamison	WR	Texas Southern
7	224	Mark Tauscher	T	Wisconsin
7	229	Ron Moore	DT	N.W. Oklahoma
7	242	Charles Lee	WR	Central Florida
7	249	Eugene McCaslin	LB	Florida
7	252	Rondell Mealey	RB	Louisiana State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Notable transactions[]

March 31, 2000 – The New Orleans Saints send their 3rd round Pick and K. D. Williams to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Quarterback Aaron Brooks and Tight End Lamont Hall.^[6]

Undrafted Free Agents[]

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
	Tight end	Boston College
	Wide receiver	Navy

James Norton-Wide Receiver West Virginia University

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**2000 Green Bay Packers staff**

	Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan Senior Vice President of Administration – John Jones Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf Vice President of Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Player Finance/Football Operations – Andrew Brandt Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie Pro Personnel Assistant – Vince Workman Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Sherman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley Running Backs – Kippy Brown Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Assistant Offensive Line – Rich McGeorge Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darrell Bevell Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Trent Miles			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin Linebackers – Bo Pelini Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Billy Davis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Novak Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and Conditioning Assistant –

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Roster[]

**2000 Green Bay Packers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Brett Favre 11 Matt Hasselbeck 7 Danny Wuerffel Running backs 29 Herbert Goodman 30 Ahman Green 33 William Henderson FB 25 Dorsey Levens 28 Basil Mitchell 22 De'Mond Parker 44 Matt Snider FB Wide receivers 85 Corey Bradford 80 Donald Driver 86 Antonio Freeman 82 Charles Lee 84 Bill Schroeder Tight ends 81 Tyrone Davis 88 Bubba Franks 83 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen 76 Chad Clifton T 72 Earl Dotson T 58 Mike Flanagan C 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 62 Marco Rivera G 79 Barry Stokes G 65 Mark Tauscher T 78 Ross Verba G 68 Mike Wahle T 52 Frank Winters C Defensive linemen 96 David Bowens DE 71 Santana Dotson DT 94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE 90 Vonnie Holiday DE 97 Cletidus Hunt DE 98 Billy Lyon DT 67 Russell Maryland DT 91 John Thierry DE 95 Steve Warren DT		Linebackers 59 Na'il Diggs OLB 57 Chris Gizzi OLB 55 Bernardo Harris MLB 56 Eugene McCaslin OLB 54 Nate Wayne OLB 51 Brian Williams 50 K. D. Williams OLB Defensive backs 31 Chris Akins S 36 LeRoy Butler SS 24 Antuan Edwards FS 27 Tod McBride CB 43 Scott McGarrahan SS 34 Mike McKenzie CB 20 Allen Rossum CB 42 Darren Sharper FS 37 Tyrone Williams CB Special teams 9 Josh Bidwell P 60 Rob Davis LS 8 Ryan Longwell K		Reserve lists 21 Gary Berry FS (IR) 61 Scott Curry T (IR) -- WR (PUP) 32 Rondell Mealey RB (IR) Practice squad 19 WR 46 Jason Gavadza TE 75 Craig Heimburger G 64 C/G Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
August 4	New York Jets	W 37–24	1–0	Lambeau Field	59,585
August 13	at Denver Broncos	L 20–26	1–1	Mile High Stadium	75,367
August 21	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	1–2	Pro Player Stadium	60,287
August 26	Cleveland Browns	W 34–33	2–2	Lambeau Field	59,687

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

The Packers finished in third place in the NFC Central division with a 9–7 record, ahead of the Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker.^[3] This is to date the last season the Packers finished above .500 and missed the playoffs.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3	New York Jets	L 16–20	0–1	Lambeau Field	59,870
2	September 10	at Buffalo Bills	L 18–27	0–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,722
3	September 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 6–3	1–2	Lambeau Field	59,869
4	September 24	at Arizona Cardinals	W 29–3	2–2	Sun Devil Stadium	69,568
5	October 1	Chicago Bears	L 24–27	2–3	Lambeau Field	59,869
6	October 8	at Detroit Lions	L 24–31	2–4	Pontiac Silverdome	77,549
7	October 15	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–28	3–4	Lambeau Field	59,870
8	Bye
9	October 29	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–28	3–5	Pro Player Stadium	73,740
10	November 6	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–20 (OT)	4–5	Lambeau Field	59,854
11	November 12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 15–20	4–6	Raymond James Stadium	65,621
12	November 19	Indianapolis Colts	W 26–24	5–6	Lambeau Field	59,869
13	November 27	at Carolina Panthers	L 14–31	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	73,295
14	December 3	at Chicago Bears	W 28–6	6–7	Soldier Field	66,944
15	December 10	Detroit Lions	W 26–13	7–7	Lambeau Field	59,854
16	December 17	at Minnesota Vikings	W 33–28	8–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,183
17	December 24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–14 (OT)	9–7	Lambeau Field	59,692

Game summaries[]

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears[]

Week 5: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	7	7	3	27
Packers	0	3	7	14	24

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: October 1, 2000
Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 59,869
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
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Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

CHI – Cade McNown – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD
GB – Brett Favre – 31/48, 333 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CHI – James Allen – 24 rushes, 72 yards
GB – Dorsey Levens – 11 rushes, 24 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Marcus Robinson – 2 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vikings	3	10	7	0	0	20
Packers	0	10	10	0	6	26

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: November 6, 2000
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 59,854
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Gary Anderson 30-yard field goal, 8:25. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36.

Second quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 24-yard field goal, 14:53. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 8:32.
MIN – Cris Carter 12-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 10:03. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:50.
GB – Ahman Green 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:51. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:12.
MIN – Gary Anderson 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 8:48. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:22.
MIN – Robert Smith 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 4:00. Vikings 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:48.
GB – Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:32. Tied 20–20. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:28.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Overtime

GB – Antonio Freeman 43-yard pass from Brett Favre, 11:21. Packers 26–20. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:39.

Top passers

MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 17/34, 276 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
GB – Brett Favre – 17/36, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIN – Robert Smith – 24 rushes, 122 yards
GB – Ahman Green – 23 rushes, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIN – Randy Moss – 6 receptions, 130 yards
GB – Antonio Freeman – 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD

Standings[]

NFC Central
view talk	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

Best performances[]

Brett Favre, Week 5, 333 Passing Yards vs. Chicago
Brett Favre, Week 12, 301 Passing Yards vs. Indianapolis
Antonio Freeman, Week 7, 116 receiving yards vs. San Francisco
Antonio Freeman, Week 10, 118 receiving yards vs. Minnesota
Ahman Green, Week 12, 153 rushing yards vs. Indianapolis
Ahman Green, Week 15, 118 rushing yards vs. Detroit
Ahman Green, Week 16, 161 rushing yards vs. Minnesota
Bill Schroeder, Week 12, 155 receiving yards vs. Indianapolis
Bill Schroeder, Week 14, 119 receiving yards vs. Chicago

Awards and records[]

Na'il Diggs, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team^[8]
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passing Attempts (580)
Ryan Longwell, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 3
Ryan Longwell, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 16^[9]
Ryan Longwell, NFC Leader, Field Goals Made (33)
Ryan Longwell, NFC Leader, Field Goals Attempted (38)
Allen Rossum, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 12^[9]
Darren Sharper, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)
Darren Sharper, All-NFL Team (selected by Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly)
Darren Sharper, Associated Press All-Pro Selection
Darren Sharper, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Selection

References[]

^ "Mike Sherman player card". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.121
^ ^a ^b "2000 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
^ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 156
^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 203
^ ^a ^b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202

[shermanplayercard-1] "Mike Sherman player card". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.121

[2000standings-3] "2000 NFL standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215

[2000draft-5] "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 156

[7] "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

[8] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 203

[Fact_Book_p._202-9] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202

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