2000 Cleveland Browns season

52nd season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 2000 Al Lerner Dwight Clark Chris Palmer Pete Carmichael Romeo Crennel Cleveland Browns Stadium 3–13 6th AFC Central Did not qualify None Browns seasons 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.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216 The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215 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.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For. Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times;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 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 SubtractionsQB 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 2000 Cleveland Browns 1 1 Courtney Brown Defensive end Penn State yes 2 32 Dennis Northcutt Wide receiver Arizona yes 3 63 Travis Prentice Running back Miami (OH) yes 3 79 JaJuan Dawson Wide receiver Tulane yes 4 95 Lewis Sanders Cornerback Maryland yes 4 110 Aaron Shea Tight end/Fullback Michigan yes 5 130 Anthony Malbrough Cornerback Texas Tech yes 5 146 Lamar Chapman Cornerback Kansas State yes 6 183 Spergon Wynn Quarterback Southwest Texas State yes 6 206 Brad Bedell Guard Colorado yes 7 207 Manuia Savea Tackle Arizona no 7 209 Eric Chandler Defensive end Jackson State no 7 225 Rashidi Barnes Safety Colorado yes no no Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKyle AllamonTight endTexas TechJeff DyraTackleNorthwesternDwaune JonesWide receiverRichmondJeff KerrLinebackerEast CarolinaNoel LaMontagneGuardVirginiaShaun O'HaraCenterRutgersNate TerryDefensive backWest VirginiaKevin ThompsonQuarterbackPenn State Personnel Staff / Coaches 2000 Cleveland Browns 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 coach – Chris Palmer 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 coordinator/defensive line – Romeo Crennel Linebackers – Keith Butler Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive assistant – Mike Pitts Special teams – Mark Michaels Special teams/defensive assistant – Jon Fabris Head strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen Assistant strength/pass rush consultant – Joe Kim Final roster 2000 Cleveland Browns 53 15 5 11 Jeff Brohm 10 Tony Graziani 18 Doug Pederson 44 Marc Edwards American football FB 34 Chris Floyd 41 Travis Prentice y 40 Tarek Saleh FB 30 Jamel White y KR 89 Bobby Brown wide receiver y 84 Darrin Chiaverini 85 Kevin Johnson wide receiver 86 Dennis Northcutt y PR 82 David Patten KR 83 Mark Campbell tight end 87 O. 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Santiago 80 Aaron Shea y 63 Brad Bedell y G 74 James Brown offensive tackle T 69 Roger Chanoine T 79 Noel LaMontagne T/G y 61 Everett Lindsay G 72 Roman Oben T 60 Shaun O'Hara C y 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C 75 Steve Zahursky G/T 92 Courtney Brown defensive end DE y 93 Stalin Colinet DT 73 Darius Holland DT 90 Keith McKenzie American football DE 98 Arnold Miller American football DE 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT 91 Marcus Spriggs defensive tackle DT 53 Rahim Abdullah OLB 54 Chester Burnett American football MLB 50 Michael Hamilton American football OLB 95 Jamir Miller OLB 55 Marty Moore OLB 58 Wali Rainer MLB 28 Rashidi Barnes FS y 27 Lamar Chapman CB y 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 22 Todd Franz FS y 24 Corey Fuller CB 31 Raymond Jackson American football CB 20 Earl Little SS 26 Anthony Malbrough CB y 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 25 Lewis Sanders CB y 21 Marquis Smith SS  4 Phil Dawson K 17 Chris Gardocki P 97 Ryan Kuehl LS 65 Jim Bundren G IR  2 Tim Couch QB IR 88 JaJuan Dawson y WR IR -- Ty Detmer QB IR -- Madre Hill RB IR 81 Lenzie Jackson WR/KR IR 56 Lenoy Jones LB IR 66 Jeremy McKinney G IR 71 Jim Pyne G IR 23 Errict Rhett RB IR -- Nick Sudano y RB IR 51 Ryan Taylor linebacker LB IR 16 Kevin Thompson American football y QB IR 96 Mike Thompson American football DT IR 13 Spergon Wynn y QB IR 49 Kyle Allamon y TE 70 Steve Estes y T 48 Rod Monroe American football TE 12 Drew O'Connor wide receiver WR 47 Rashon Spikes y RB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 July 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–22 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 2 August 12, 2000 at Chicago Bears L 6–19 1–1 Soldier Field 3 August 19, 2000 Washington Redskins L 0–24 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium 4 August 26, 2000 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 Game summaries Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Cleveland Browns 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary September 3 1:00 p.m. EDT Jaguars 0 10 10 7 Browns 0 7 0 0 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 72,418 Sunny, 78 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter JAX – Jimmy Smith 2-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 11:44. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 7:53. CLE – JaJuan Dawson 13-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 3:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:08. JAX – Mike Hollis 50-yard field goal, 0:30. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 2:57. Third quarter JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:39. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:10. JAX – Mike Hollis 25-yard field goal, 1:20. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:33. Fourth quarter JAX – Chris Howard 9-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:28. Jaguars 27–7. Drive: 17 plays, 68 yards, 10:18. Top passers JAX – Mark Brunell – 24/34, 301 yards, TD CLE – Tim Couch – 19/27, 160 yards, TD Top rushers JAX – Stacey Mack – 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD CLE – Errict Rhett – 14 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers JAX – Keenan McCardell – 9 receptions, 115 yards CLE – JaJuan Dawson – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 10 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 7 7 3 7 Bengals 0 7 0 0 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 64,006 74 F C Phil Luckett Box score First quarter CLE – Travis Prentice 16-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 3:43. Browns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:41. Second quarter CIN – Ron Dugans 4-yard pass from Akili Smith (Neil Rackers kick), 14:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:10. CLE – Mark Campbell 5-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 11:20. Browns 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:37. Third quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 6:29. Browns 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:54. Fourth quarter CLE – Marc Edwards 5-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 11:47. Browns 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:21. Top passers CLE – Tim Couch – 19/31, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT CIN – Akili Smith – 15/43, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CLE – Errict Rhett – 20 rushes, 53 yards CIN – Corey Dillon – 12 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers CLE – David Patten – 3 receptions, 95 yards CIN – Peter Warrick – 3 receptions, 80 yards With their first win over the Bengals since 1995, the Browns improved to 1-1 while also securing their first victory since Week 10 of 1999, snapping a 7 game losing streak. Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary September 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Steelers 0 10 10 0 Browns 14 0 3 6 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 73,018 67 F C Bob McElwee CBS Gus Johnson and Brent Jones Box score First quarter CLE – Aaron Shea 2-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 10:34. Browns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:26. CLE – Marc Edwards 21-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 3:35. Browns 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:00. Second quarter PIT – Richard Huntley 4-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 13:34. Browns 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:01. PIT – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 1:44. Browns 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 3:00. Third quarter PIT – Kris Brown 31-yard field goal, 12:39. Browns 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:21. CLE – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 10:12. Browns 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:27. PIT – Jerome Bettis 10-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 5:47. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25. Fourth quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 10:49. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:06. CLE – Phil Dawson 19-yard field goal, 2:45. Browns 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:12. Top passers PIT – Kent Graham – 13/27, 172 yards CLE – Tim Couch – 23/31, 316 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 24 rushes, 133 yards, TD CLE – Errict Rhett – 18 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers PIT – Hines Ward – 5 receptions, 75 yards CLE – Kevin Johnson – 4 receptions, 97 yards With their first win at home against Pittsburgh since 1993, the Browns improved to 2-1. Their first time above .500 since 1995. Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals Cleveland Browns 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 8 4:15 p.m. EDT Browns 7 7 0 7 Cardinals 0 16 10 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 44,296 87 °F °C 1, relative humidity 25%, wind 15 mph km/h knots Tom White CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Box score 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 Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars Cleveland Browns 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 3 4:15 p.m. EST Browns 0 0 0 0 Jaguars 3 17 21 7 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 51,262 Clear, 46 F C Ron Blum CBS Don Criqui and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter JAX – Mike Hollis 40-yard field goal, 10:44. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 4:16. Second quarter JAX – Fred Taylor 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 14:56. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:58. JAX – Mike Hollis 24-yard field goal, 3:09. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:59. JAX – Keenan McCardell 14-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:28. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:55. Third quarter JAX – Fred Taylor 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:45. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:39. JAX – Mark Brunell 8-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:20. Jaguars 34–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06. JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 1:33. Jaguars 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:31. Fourth quarter JAX – Shyrone Stith 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 5:27. Jaguars 48–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:50. Top passers CLE – Spergon Wynn – 5/16, 17 yards JAX – Mark Brunell – 15/31, 165 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Travis Prentice – 10 rushes, 33 yards JAX – Fred Taylor – 30 rushes, 181 yards, 3 TD Top receivers CLE – Jamel White – 2 receptions, 11 yards JAX – Jimmy Smith – 6 receptions, 104 yards Best performances Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh SteelersNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206 Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia EaglesNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207 Awards and records Led NFL, yards punted, 4,919 yardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202 References 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 Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Cleveland