2000 Tennessee Titans season

41st season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Tennessee Titans 2000 13–3 1st AFC Central Jeff Fisher Mike Heimerdinger Gregg Williams Floyd Reese Bud Adams Adelphia Coliseum Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Ravens) 10–24 RB Eddie GeorgeT Brad HopkinsLG Bruce Matthews TE Frank WycheckDE Jevon KearseCB Samari RolleS Blaine BishopKR Derrick MasonNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 Titans seasons The 2000 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise’s 41st season and their 31st in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team’s second as the “Titans.” The team entered the season as the defending AFC Champions, having narrowly lost Super Bowl XXXIV to the St. Louis Rams. Tennessee’s 13–3 record was the best in the NFL in 2000, and earned the Titans a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the Titans’ first playoff game, however, they were upset by their pre-realignment division rivals, fourth-seeded Baltimore Ravens, who would go on to win the Super Bowl. The 2000 Titans are best remembered for their elite defensive squad, which allowed a mere 191 points during the regular season, the third-lowest of any team in the 16-game season era from 1978 to 2021, after only the 1986 Chicago Bears, and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, the team that Tennessee would fall to in the divisional round of the playoffs.Robinson Sam Which NFL teams have allowed the fewest points in the 16-game era? https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/which_nfl_teams_have_allowed_the_fewest_points_in_the_16_game_era/s1__32807957#slide_1 Yardbarker 28 July 2022 The 2006 edition of Pro Football Prospectus,Pro Football Prospectus 2006 (0761142177), p.73-75 listed the 2000 Titans as one of their “Heartbreak Seasons”, in which teams “dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal.” Said Pro Football Prospectus of the 2000 Titans,Only one of the last eight teams to lose the Super Bowl has made the playoffs the next season: the 2000 Tennessee Titans.Ranging from 1998 to 2005 The Titans did not just make the playoffs; they waltzed in with the highest efficiency rating in the league and a 13–3 record. The three losses had come by a combined seven points. The Titans first playoff game came against their bitter division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens,Pro Football Prospectus continuedClearly prepared for a rematch with Baltimore’s stifling defense, the Titans outgained the Ravens 317 yards to 134. They converted 23 first downs to the Ravens’ 6. They had a time of possession advantage of 40:29–19:31. And they lost the game 24–10. Offseason Additions SubtractionsWR Carl Pickens (Bengals) T Jon Runyan (Eagles)LB Randall Godfrey (Cowboys) LB Doug Colman (Browns)T Fred Miller (Rams) LB Barron Wortham (Cowboys) LB Joe Bowden (Cowboys) TE Jackie Harris (Cowboys) S Anthony Dorsett (Raiders) NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 Tennessee Titans 1 30 Keith Bulluck Linebacker Syracuse yes yes 3 68 Erron Kinney Tight end Florida yes 3 93 Byron Frisch Defensive end BYU yes 4 124 Bobby Myers Safety Wisconsin yes 4 128 Peter Sirmon Linebacker Oregon yes 5 135 Aric Morris Safety Michigan State yes 5 160 Frank Chamberlin Linebacker Boston College yes 6 197 Robaire Smith Defensive End Michigan State yes 7 213 Mike Green Running back Houston yes 7 237 Wes Shivers Guard Mississippi State no yes no Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDemario BrownRunning backUtah StateKareem ClarkCornerbackArizona StateChris ColemanWide receiverNC StateWade DavisCornerbackWeber State Personnel Staff 2000 Tennessee Titans Founder/owner/chairman of the board/CEO – Bud Adams President/chief operating officer – Jeff Diamond Executive vice president/general manager – Floyd Reese Director of player personnel – Rich Snead Executive vice president/head coach – Jeff Fisher Assistant head coach/offense – George Henshaw Offensive coordinator – Mike Heimerdinger Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Mike Munchak Offensive assistant/quality control – Craig Johnson Defensive coordinator – Gregg Williams Defensive line – Jim Washburn Linebackers/third down package – Jim Schwartz Defensive backs – Jerry Gray Defensive assistant/quality control – Ronnie Vinklarek Special teams – Alan Lowry Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson Roster 2000 Tennessee Titans 53 9 4  9 Steve McNair 14 Neil O'Donnell 12 Billy Volek 27 Eddie George 20 Mike Green 41 Lorenzo Neal FB 22 Rodney Thomas 17 Chris Coleman 85 Derrick Mason KR/PR 86 Carl Pickens 81 Chris Sanders 82 Yancey Thigpen 88 Erron Kinney 83 Mike Leach 89 Frank Wycheck 66 Gennaro DiNapoli C/G 72 Brad Hopkins T 60 Kevin Long C 76 Jason Mathews T 74 Bruce Matthews G/LS 71 Fred Miller T 75 Benji Olson G 69 Zach Piller G 73 Scott Sanderson G/T 96 Keith Embray DE 97 Jason Fisk DT 92 Henry Ford DE/DT 93 Byron Frisch DE 99 Kenny Holmes DE 90 Jevon Kearse DE 95 Joe Salave'a DT 98 Robaire Smith DE/DT 78 John Thornton DT 77 Rod Walker DT 53 Keith Bulluck OLB 57 Frank Chamberlin MLB 51 Greg Favors OLB 56 Randall Godfrey MLB 50 Terry Killens OLB 55 Eddie Robinson OLB 59 Peter Sirmon OLB 23 Blaine Bishop SS 33 Michael Booker CB 38 George McCullough CB 28 Aric Morris FS/SS 32 Bobby Myers FS 35 Perry Phenix SS 31 Marcus Robertson FS 21 Samari Rolle CB 37 Dainon Sidney CB 25 Denard Walker CB  3 Al Del Greco K 15 Craig Hentrich P 24 DeMario Brown RB (IR) 7px -- Larry Brown TE (PUP) 7px 87 Kevin Dyson WR (IR) 7px -- Chris Jackson WR (IR) 7px 40 Brandon McLemore RB (IR) 7px 30 Donald Mitchell CB (IR) 7px 80 Michael Roan TE (IR) 7px 36 Brad Ware S (PUP) 7px 18 Lenny Ware WR (PUP) 7px 48 James Dearth LS 16 Andy McCullough WR 67 Ian Rafferty T 84 Bashir Yamini WR Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 August 5, 2000 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–10 1–0 2 August 14, 2000 St. Louis Rams W 30–3 2–0 3 August 18, 2000 at Philadelphia Eagles L 32–34 2–1 4 August 25, 2000 at Chicago Bears W 34–28 3–1 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Record 1 September 3 at Buffalo Bills L 13–16 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,492 0–1 2 September 10 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 (OT) Adelphia Coliseum 68,203 1–1 3 Bye 4 September 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20 Three Rivers Stadium 51,769 2–1 5 October 1 New York Giants W 28–14 Adelphia Coliseum 68,341 3–1 6 October 8 at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–14 Paul Brown Stadium 63,406 4–1 7 October 16 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–13 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 5–1 8 October 22 at Baltimore Ravens W 14–6 PSINet Stadium 69,200 6–1 9 October 30 at Washington Redskins W 27–21 FedExField 83,472 7–1 10 November 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 9–7 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 8–1 11 November 12 Baltimore Ravens L 23–24 Adelphia Coliseum 68,490 8–2 12 November 19 Cleveland Browns W 24–10 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 9–2 13 November 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13–16 Alltel Stadium 65,454 9–3 14 December 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 15–13 Veterans Stadium 65,639 10–3 15 December 10 Cincinnati Bengals W 35–3 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 11–3 16 December 17 at Cleveland Browns W 24–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,318 12–3 17 December 25 Dallas Cowboys W 31–0https://books.google.com/books?id=IcUxAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Tennessee+Titans&article_id=6570,2034963&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim1q3FnPiPAxXihIkEHUc9ObQQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=Tennessee%20Titans&f=false Titans drill Cowboys Walker Teresa M. December 26, 2000 Lawrence Journal World Lawrence, Kansas Associated Press 3C Google News Archive September 27, 2025 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 13–3 Week 14 @ Philadelphia Eagles The Titans defeated the Eagles for the first time in franchise history, as they were 0-6 against the team when they were the Houston Oilers. Houston's current NFL team is 0-6 against the Eagles as of 2024. Standings Playoffs AFC Divisional Playoff 2000-01 NFL playoffs Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10 Ravens 0 7 3 14 Titans 7 0 3 0 Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST 55 °F °C 1, cloudy CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein Bernie Kukar 68,527 Despite having only 134 yards of total offense, six first downs, and two punts blocked by Chris Coleman, the Ravens broke a 10–10 tie in the fourth quarter with Anthony Mitchell's 90-yard touchdown return of a blocked Al Del Greco field goal and then added seven more with a 50-yard interception return by Ray Lewis. Awards and records Led NFL, Average Time of Possession (33 minutes, 48 seconds per game)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215 Led NFL, Pass Defense Led NFL, Total Defense Eddie George, PFW/PFWA All-Pro TeamNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203 Derrick Mason, Associated Press All-Pro Derrick Mason, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 Derrick Mason, NFL Special Teams Player of the Month, October Derrick Mason, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Team Bruce Matthews, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) Bruce Matthews, Associated Press All-Pro Bruce Matthews, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team Samari Rolle, Associated Press All-Pro Samari Rolle, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) Samari Rolle, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Team Notes note References Titans on Pro Football Reference Titans on jt-sw.com Tennessee Titans Category:Tennessee Titans seasons Category:AFC Central championship seasons Titans