2000 Cleveland Browns season

52nd season in franchise history

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

Additions Subtractions
QB Doug Pederson (Eagles) RB Terry Kirby (Raiders)
DT Orpheus Roye (Steelers) DE John Thierry (Packers)
RB Errict Rhett (Ravens) T Scott Rehberg (Bengals)
DE Keith McKenzie (Packers) G Orlando Bobo (Ravens)
G Everett Lindsay (Ravens) CB Ryan McNeil (Cowboys)
T Roman Oben (Giants) S Marquez Pope (Raiders)
T Lomas Brown (Giants)

2000 NFL draft

Draft order Player name Position College
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 Manuia Savea Offensive lineman Arizona
7 209 Eric Chandler Defensive lineman Jackson State
7 225 Rashidi Barnes Safety Colorado

Undrafted Free Agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Noel LaMontagne Guard Virginia
Kevin Thompson Quarterback Penn State

Personnel

Staff

2000 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

  • Owner and chairman – Alfred Lerner
  • President and chief executive officer – Carmen Policy
  • Executive vice president/director of football operations – Dwight Clark
  • Executive director of player personnel – Joe Collins
  • Director of college personnel – Phil Neri
  • Director of pro personnel – Keith Kidd

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Chris Palmer

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Mark Michaels
  • Special teams/defensive assistant – Jon Fabris

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen
  • Assistant strength/pass rush consultant – Joe Kim

Final roster

2000 Cleveland Browns final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 65 Jim Bundren G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  2 Tim Couch QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 JaJuan Dawson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Ty Detmer QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Madre Hill RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Lenzie Jackson WR/KR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 56 Lenoy Jones LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Jeremy McKinney G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 71 Jim Pyne G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 23 Errict Rhett RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Nick Sudano RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Ryan Taylor LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 16 Kevin Thompson QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 96 Mike Thompson DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 13 Spergon Wynn QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 49 Kyle Allamon TE
  • 70 Steve Estes T
  • 48 Rod Monroe TE
  • 12 Drew O'Connor WR
  • 47 Rashon Spikes RB


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 15 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 July 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–22 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium
2 August 12 at Chicago Bears L 6–19 1–1 Soldier Field
3 August 19 Washington Redskins L 0–24 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium
4 August 26 at Green Bay Packers L 33–34 1–3 Lambeau Field

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
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 Cardinals

Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 7 0721
Cardinals 0 16 10329

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), relative humidity 25%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
  • Game attendance: 44,296
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Travis Prentice 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:26. Browns 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:14.
  • ARI – Thomas Jones 10-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 12:00. Browns 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:26.
  • ARI – Frank Sanders 53-yard pass from Jake Plummer (kick failed), 9:08. Browns 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:51.
  • ARI – Cary Blanchard 36-yard field goal, 1:13. Cardinals 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 6:18.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Cary Blanchard 47-yard field goal, 8:55. Cardinals 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:27.
  • ARI – Frank Sanders 5-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cary Blanchard kick), 1:55. Cardinals 26–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:59.

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Travis Prentice 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 12:43. Cardinals 26–21. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:29.
  • ARI – Cary Blanchard 28-yard field goal, 3:00. Cardinals 29–21. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:59.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

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

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
  7. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202

External links

  • 2000 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
  • 2000 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
  • 2000 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
  • 2000 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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