2000 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season

The 2000 season was the Chicago Bears' 81st in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 6–10 from 1999, finishing with a 5–11 record under head coach Dick Jauron. The season saw the addition of rookie sensation Brian Urlacher who would win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.

The Bears in 2000 played an NFL record 13 games against opponents that ended the season with a winning record, including four in their own division twice each; the Bears had a record of 4–9 against these teams.[1]

Offseason

Additions Subtractions
DE Phillip Daniels (Seahawks) WR Curtis Conway (Chargers)
WR Eddie Kennison (Saints) LB Ricardo McDonald (Broncos)
CB R. W. McQuarters (49ers) TE Ryan Wetnight (Packers)
CB Thomas Smith (Bills) P Todd Sauerbrun (Chiefs)

NFL Draft

Round Pick Name Position College
1 9 Brian Urlacher MLB New Mexico
2 39 Mike Brown S Nebraska
3 69 Dez White WR Georgia Tech
3 87 Dustin Lyman TE Wake Forest
4 125 Reggie Austin DB Wake Forest
6 170 Frank Murphy WR Kansas State
6 174 Paul Edinger K Michigan State
7 223 James Cotton DE Ohio State
7 254 Michael Green S Northwestern State

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Derrick Foster Running back Texas A&M–Kingsville
Marlion Jackson Running back Saginaw Valley State
Ahmad Merritt Wide receiver Wisconsin
Damon Nivens Tackle Southern
Gannon Shepard Tackle Duke
Brad Williams Guard Notre Dame

Staff

2000 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Keith Armstrong

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical development coordinator – Russ Riederer
  • Assistant physical development coordinator – Steve Little

Roster

2000 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 84 John Allred TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 39 Reggie Austin CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 12 Brent Bartholomew P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 93 Phillip Daniels DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Cedric Donaldson CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Bobby Engram WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 27 Walt Harris CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 53 Warrick Holdman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 57 Olin Kreutz C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 17 Chad Mackey WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 15 Jim Miller QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 62 Robert Newkirk DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 Marcus Robinson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 14 Sulecio Sanford WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 48 Shonn Bell TE
  • -- Jerome King CB
  • -- Michael Lies G
  • 16 Ahmad Merritt WR
  • 63 Brad Williams G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 14 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 5 at New York Giants W 20–8 1–0 Giants Stadium
2 August 12 Cleveland Browns W 19–6 2–0 Soldier Field
3 August 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–24 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium
4 August 25 Tennessee Titans L 28–34 2–2 Soldier Field

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,104
2 September 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–41 0–2 Raymond James Stadium 65,569
3 September 17 New York Giants L 7–14 0–3 Soldier Field 66,944
4 September 24 Detroit Lions L 14–21 0–4 Soldier Field 66,944
5 October 1 at Green Bay Packers W 27–24 1–4 Lambeau Field 59,869
6 October 8 New Orleans Saints L 10–31 1–5 Soldier Field 66,944
7 October 15 Minnesota Vikings L 16–28 1–6 Soldier Field 66,944
8 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 1–7 Veterans Stadium 65,553
9 Bye
10 November 5 Indianapolis Colts W 27–24 2–7 Soldier Field 66,944
11 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 3–20 2–8 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,420
12 November 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 3–8 Soldier Field 66,944
13 November 26 at New York Jets L 10–17 3–9 Giants Stadium 77,354
14 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 6–28 3–10 Soldier Field 56,146
15 December 10 New England Patriots W 24–17 4–10 Soldier Field 66,944
16 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–17 4–11 3Com Park 68,306
17 December 24 at Detroit Lions W 23–20 5–11 Pontiac Silverdome 71,957

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 1: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 6 7727
Vikings 6 3 71430

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 64,104
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli (85)
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • MIN – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:44.
  • CHI – John Allred 18-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 3:58. Bears 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:18.
  • MIN – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 1:16. Bears 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:42.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 29-yard field goal, 5:19. Bears 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:38.
  • MIN – Gary Anderson 45-yard field goal, 1:51. Bears 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:28.
  • CHI – Paul Edinger 49-yard field goal, 0:16. Bears 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

  • CHI – Marcus Robinson 48-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 10:10. Bears 20–9. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:50.
  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 5:24. Bears 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 7-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:59. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:15.
  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 4:35. Vikings 30–20. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:30.
  • CHI – Cade McNown 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 1:17. Vikings 30–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CHI – Cade McNown – 10 rushes, 87 yards, TD
  • MIN – Robert Smith – 14 rushes, 109 yards

Top receivers

  • CHI – Marcus Robinson – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD
  • MIN – Randy Moss – 4 receptions, 89 yards

Week 3: vs New York Giants

Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 7014
Bears 0 7 007

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:26. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/33, 251 yards, TD
  • CHI – Cade McNown – 23/36, 202 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 17 rushes, 86 yards, TD
  • CHI – James Allen – 10 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 6 receptions, 58 yards
  • CHI – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 84 yards

Week 4: vs Detroit Lions

Week 4: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 0721
Bears 0 0 14014

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 24, 2000
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen
  • [1]
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
  • DET – James Stewart – 23 rushes, 71 yards, 1 TD
  • CHI – James Allen – 19 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
  • DET – Germane Crowell – 2 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
  • CHI – Marcus Robinson – 5 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

Week 5: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 7 7327
Packers 0 3 71424

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
  • [2]
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers
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 7: vs Minnesota Vikings

Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 14 7728
Bears 6 3 0716

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

First quarter

  • CHI – Dez White 25-yard pass from Cade McNown (run failed), 3:46. Bears 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 3:13.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 8:58. Bears 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:46.
  • MIN – Robert Smith 72-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 8:35. Bears 9–7. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:23.
  • MIN – Cris Carter 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 5:26. Vikings 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

  • MIN – Matthew Hatchette 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 10:01. Vikings 21–9. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:59.

Fourth quarter

  • CHI – James Allen 6-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 14:56. Vikings 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:15.
  • MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 9:26. Vikings 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:30.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Robert Smith – 23 rushes, 170 yards, TD
  • CHI – James Allen – 22 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIN – Cris Carter – 7 receptions, 111 yards, TD
  • CHI – Marcus Robinson – 7 receptions, 88 yards

Standings

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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

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, only in games against teams with winning record for season, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  3. ^ a b c d e f NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
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