2000 Cleveland Browns season

52nd season in franchise history

2000 Cleveland Browns season

Owner	Al Lerner
General manager	Dwight Clark
Head coach	Chris Palmer
Offensive coordinator	Pete Carmichael
Defensive coordinator	Romeo Crennel
Home field	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Local radio	WTAM · WMJI
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	6th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
← 1999 Browns seasons 2001 →

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. The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league. 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. Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times; 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)
S Percy Ellsworth (Giants)	T Lomas Brown (Giants)
LB Marty Moore (Patriots)

2000 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2000 Cleveland Browns draft
1	1	Courtney Brown	Defensive end	Penn State
2	32	Dennis Northcutt	Wide receiver	Arizona
3	63	Travis Prentice	Running back	Miami (OH)
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	Cornerback	Texas Tech
5	146	Lamar Chapman	Cornerback	Kansas State
6	183	Spergon Wynn	Quarterback	Southwest Texas State
6	206	Brad Bedell	Guard	Colorado
7	207	Manuia Savea	Tackle	Arizona
7	209	Eric Chandler	Defensive end	Jackson State
7	225	Rashidi Barnes	Safety	Colorado
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Kyle Allamon	Tight end	Texas Tech
Jeff Dyra	Tackle	Northwestern
Dwaune Jones	Wide receiver	Richmond
Jeff Kerr	Linebacker	East Carolina
Noel LaMontagne	Guard	Virginia
Shaun O'Hara	Center	Rutgers
Nate Terry	Defensive back	West 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 Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running backs – Ray Perkins Wide receivers – Jerry Butler Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Pete Carmichael Jr. Offensive line – Tony Sparano			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive line – Romeo Crennel Linebackers – Keith Butler Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive assistant – Mike Pitts 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 roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jeff Brohm 10 Tony Graziani 18 Doug Pederson Running backs (RB) 44 Marc Edwards FB 34 Chris Floyd 41 Travis Prentice 40 Tarek Saleh FB 30 Jamel White KR Wide receivers (WR) 89 Bobby Brown 84 Darrin Chiaverini 85 Kevin Johnson 86 Dennis Northcutt PR 82 David Patten KR Tight ends (TE) 83 Mark Campbell 87 O. J. Santiago 80 Aaron Shea		Offensive linemen (OL) 63 Brad Bedell G 74 James Brown T 69 Roger Chanoine T 79 Noel LaMontagne T/G 61 Everett Lindsay G 72 Roman Oben T 60 Shaun O'Hara C 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C 75 Steve Zahursky G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Courtney Brown DE 93 Stalin Colinet DT 73 Darius Holland DT 90 Keith McKenzie DE 98 Arnold Miller DE 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT 91 Marcus Spriggs DT		Linebackers (LB) 53 Rahim Abdullah OLB 54 Chester Burnett MLB 50 Michael Hamilton OLB 95 Jamir Miller OLB 55 Marty Moore OLB 58 Wali Rainer MLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Rashidi Barnes FS 27 Lamar Chapman CB 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 22 Todd Franz FS 24 Corey Fuller CB 31 Raymond Jackson CB 20 Earl Little SS 26 Anthony Malbrough CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 25 Lewis Sanders CB 21 Marquis Smith SS Special teams 4 Phil Dawson K 17 Chris Gardocki P 97 Ryan Kuehl LS		Practice squad 49 Kyle Allamon TE 70 Steve Estes T 48 Rod Monroe TE 12 Drew O'Connor WR 47 Rashon Spikes RB Reserve 65 Jim Bundren G (IR) 2 Tim Couch QB (IR) 88 JaJuan Dawson WR (IR) -- Ty Detmer QB (IR) -- Madre Hill RB (IR) 81 Lenzie Jackson (IR) 56 Lenoy Jones LB (IR) 66 Jeremy McKinney G (IR) 71 Jim Pyne G (IR) 23 Errict Rhett RB (IR) -- Nick Sudano RB (IR) 51 Ryan Taylor LB (IR) 16 Kevin Thompson QB (IR) 96 Mike Thompson DT (IR) 13 Spergon Wynn QB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 15 reserve, 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
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	346	191	W4
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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	7	0	7	21
Cardinals	0	16	10	3	29

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

CLE – Travis Prentice 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:51. Browns 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:34.

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

CLE – Tim Couch – 16/22, 138 yards
ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/30, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Travis Prentice – 28 rushes, 97 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Michael Pittman – 16 rushes, 107 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 3 receptions, 67 yards
ARI – David Boston – 5 receptions, 63 yards

Best performances

Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Awards and records

Led NFL, yards punted, 4,919 yards

References

NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
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
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
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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2000 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
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