2000 Green Bay Packers season

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2000 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Mike Sherman
Home field Lambeau Field
Results
Record 9–7
Division Place 3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers 1
Timeline
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The 2000 Green Bay Packers season 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] The Packers total offense ranked 15th in the league, and their total defense ranked 15th in the league.[4]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] 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]

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.

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Roster

2000 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Practice Squad

Injured Reserve

Rookies in italics

[edit] Staff

2000 Green Bay Packers staff

Front Office

  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

[7]

[edit] Preseason results

Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
August 4, 2000 New York Jets W 37–24 Lambeau Field 1–0
59,585
August 13, 2000 at Denver Broncos L 20–26 Mile High Stadium 1–1
75,367
August 21, 2000 at Miami Dolphins L 14–17 Pro Player Stadium 1–2
60,287
August 26, 2000 Cleveland Browns W 34–33 Lambeau Field 2–2
59,687

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

The Packers finished with a 9–7 record in 3rd place in the NFC Central division, ahead of the 9–7 Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker.[3]

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 New York Jets L 16–20 Lambeau Field 0–1
59,870
2 September 10, 2000 at Buffalo Bills L 18–27 Ralph Wilson Stadium 0–2
72,722
3 September 17, 2000 Philadelphia Eagles W 6–3 Lambeau Field 1–2
59,869
4 September 24, 2000 at Arizona Cardinals W 29–3 Sun Devil Stadium 2–2
69,568
5 October 1, 2000 Chicago Bears L 24–27 Lambeau Field 2–3
59,869
6 October 8, 2000 at Detroit Lions L 24–31 Pontiac Silverdome 2–4
77,549
7 October 15, 2000 San Francisco 49ers W 31–28 Lambeau Field 3–4
59,870
8 Bye
9 October 29, 2000 at Miami Dolphins L 20–28 Pro Player Stadium 3–5
73,740
10 November 6, 2000 Minnesota Vikings W 26–20 (OT) Lambeau Field 4–5
59,854
11 November 12, 2000 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 15–20 Raymond James Stadium 4–6
65,621
12 November 19, 2000 Indianapolis Colts W 26–24 Lambeau Field 5–6
59,869
13 November 27, 2000 at Carolina Panthers L 14–31 Ericsson Stadium 5–7
73,295
14 December 3, 2000 Chicago Bears W 28–6 Soldier Field 6–7
66,944
15 December 10, 2000 Detroit Lions W 26–13 Lambeau Field 7–7
59,854
16 December 17, 2000 at Minnesota Vikings W 33–28 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8–7
64,183
17 December 24, 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 (OT) Lambeau Field 9–7
59,692

[edit] Standings

NFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 397 371
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 6 0 .625 388 269
Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 353 323
Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 307 307
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 216 355

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Mike Sherman player card". ESPN. http://sports-att.espn.go.com/nfl/players/coach?id=26. Retrieved February 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.121
  3. ^ a b "2000 NFL standings". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/2000. Retrieved February 9, 2007. 
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
  5. ^ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB. Retrieved February 9, 2007. 
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 156
  7. ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090511034031/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved November 14, 2009. 
  8. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 203
  9. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202
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