2000 Green Bay Packers season

2000 Green Bay Packers season
2000 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Ron Wolf
Head coach	Mike Sherman
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 Green Bay Packers season was their 82nd season overall and their 80th in the National Football League. 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] The Packers total offense ranked 15th in the league, and their total defense ranked 15th in the league.^[4]

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DT Russell Maryland (Raiders)	LB Anthony Davis (Ravens)
CB Allen Rossum (Eagles)	TE Jeff Thomason (Eagles)
DE John Thierry (Browns)	DE Vaughn Booker (Bengals)
TE Ryan Wetnight (Bears)	LB George Koonce (Seahawks)

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
Travis Williams	Wide receiver	Navy

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 – Mark Lovat

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Roster

2000 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

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

Special Teams

Injured Reserve

61 Scott Curry T (IR)
-- Anthony Lucas WR (IR)

Practice Squad

19 Kenny Coutain WR
46 Jason Gavadza TE
75 Craig Heimburger G
64 Tom Schau C/G

Rookies in italics

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

Regular season

Schedule

The Packers finished with a 9–7 record in 3rd place in the NFC Central division, ahead of the 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	at 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

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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

Date: Monday, November 6
Location: Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 49 °F (9.4 °C), wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	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. 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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. 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. 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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. 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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