2000 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 2000 9–7 4th NFC Central Bobby Ross (resigned November 6, 5-4 record)Gary Moeller (interim; 4-3 record) Chuck Schmidt William Clay Ford Sr. Pontiac Silverdome Did not qualify 3 DT Luther Elliss LB Stephen Boyd KR Desmond Howard 1 LB Stephen Boyd (2nd team) NFC-Throwback-Uniform-DET.PNG Lions seasons The 2000 season was the Detroit Lions' 71st in the National Football League (NFL). After a wildcard playoff appearance with an 8–8 record in 1999, the Lions improved to 9–7 in 2000, but missed the playoffs thanks to a Christmas Eve home loss to the 4–11 Chicago Bears, where they blew a 10-point lead in the second quarter. In the first 12 games, the Lions were 8-4. But, after that, they only won one more time. Nonetheless, this was the Lions' sixth winning season in 10 years, capping one of the best decades in the franchise's history. It was also the franchise's last winning season until 2011. Head coach Bobby Ross resigned after the ninth game of the season and was replaced by Gary Moeller.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114 After beating the Jets, 10–7, at Giants Stadium on December 17, the Lions would lose 24 road games in a row and go 0–8 on the road for the coming three years. Offseason Additions SubtractionsRB James Stewart (Jaguars) QB Gus Frerotte (Broncos)QB Mike Tomczak (Steelers) CB Robert Bailey (Ravens)S Kurt Schulz (Bills) S Mark Carrier (Redskins)QB Stoney Case (Ravens) RB Ron Rivers (Falcons) WR Iheanyi Uwaezuoke (Panthers) NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 Detroit Lions 1 20 Stockar McDougle OT Oklahoma yes 2 50 Barrett Green LB West Virginia yes 3 81 Reuben Droughns RB Oregon yes 5 145 Todd Franz S Tulsa 6 181 Quinton Reese DE Auburn 7 253 Alfonso Boone DT Mt. San Antonio Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAndrew BayesPunterEast CarolinaSteve BrominskiTight endSyracuseHenry DouglasWide receiverNorth Carolina A&TLarry FosterWide receiverLSUPete GarcesKickerIdahoJames HallDefensive endMichiganLeroy HodgeWide receiverTexas A&MCasey JensenCenterMichigan StateJeremy MankinsGuardBoise StateNick O’BrienGuardTexas A&M–KingsvilleJoe O’NeillLinebackerBowling GreenSean PowellDefensive endNew Mexico StateCharlie SandersRunning backEmporia StateAndy VincentTackleTexas A&MJimmy WyrickCornerbackMinnesota Personnel Staff 2000 Detroit Lions staffFront office Owner and chairman – William Clay Ford Sr. Vice chairman – William Clay Ford Jr. Executive vice president and coo – Chuck Schmidt Vice president of football operations – Larry Lee Vice president of player personnel – Ron Hughes Director of pro personnel – Sheldon White Head coaches Head coach – Bobby Ross Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sylvester Croom Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn Running backs – Frank Falks Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight ends – Danny Smith Offensive line – Golden Pat Ruel Offensive assistant/special teams assistant – Stan Kwan Quality control/offense – John Misciagna Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Brian Baker Linebackers – Gary Moeller Defensive backs – Richard Selcer Defensive assistant – Don Clemons Quality control/defense – Dennis Murphy Special teams coaches Special teams – Chuck Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bert Hill Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Graf All-Time Coaches DetroitLions.com http://www.detroitlions.com/team/history/all-time-coaches.html 2010-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011245/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/history/all-time-coaches.html 23 March 2010 dead dmy-all Roster 2000 Detroit Lions 53 6 4 10 Charlie Batch 15 Stoney Case 16 Cory Sauter 31 Mario Bates 33 Sedrick Irvin 26 Brock Olivo FB 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 34 James Stewart 82 Germane Crowell 17 Larry Foster American football y 80 Desmond Howard KR/PR 84 Herman Moore 87 Johnnie Morton 83 Brian Stablein 89 Walter Rasby 86 David Sloan American football 79 Eric Beverly C 65 Kerlin Blaise G 76 Barrett Brooks T 77 Mike Compton American football C/G/LS 64 Jeff Hartings G 73 Stockar McDougle y T 72 Ray Roberts American football T 62 Tony Semple G/LS 70 Andy Vincent y T 95 Jared DeVries DE 94 Luther Elliss DT 63 James Hall defensive end y DE 98 James Jones defensive lineman DT 67 Travis Kirschke DE/DT 91 Robert Porcher DE 93 Kelvin Pritchett DT 97 Tracy Scroggins DE 55 Allen Aldridge OLB 57 Stephen Boyd American football MLB 50 Chris Claiborne OLB 54 Barrett Green y OLB 52 Scott Kowalkowski OLB 58 Clint Kriewaldt OLB 59 Kevin O'Neill American football MLB 44 Corwin Brown SS 27 J. 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Brown cornerback CB 39 Lamar Campbell American football CB 23 Terry Fair CB/KR/PR 25 Jeremy Lincoln CB 28 Ron Rice American football SS 45 Kurt Schulz FS 42 Ryan Stewart American football FS 29 Kywin Supernaw FS 41 Darnell Walker CB 38 Marquis Walker CB  4 Jason Hanson K 19 John Jett P 24 Kevin Abrams cornerback CB IR 21 Reuben Droughns y RB IR 71 Aaron Gibson T IR 18 Mike Tomczak QB IR 32 Bryant Westbrook CB IR 35 Jimmy Wyrick y S IR 90 Carl Bradley y DT  9 Henry Douglas American football y WR 46 Joe O'Neill American football y FB 14 Andre Rone WR 53 6 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 4, 2000 New England Patriots L 10–13 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 2 August 12, 2000 Buffalo Bills W 15–13 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 3 August 18, 2000 at Oakland Raiders L 17–23 1–2 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 4 August 25, 2000 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–13 2–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at New Orleans Saints W 14–10 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 2 September 10 Washington Redskins W 15–10 2–0 Pontiac Silverdome 74,159 3 September 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–31 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 76,928 4 September 24 at Chicago Bears W 21–14 3–1 Soldier Field 66,944 5 October 1 Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 3–2 Pontiac Silverdome 76,438 6 October 8 Green Bay Packers W 31–24 4–2 Pontiac Silverdome 77,549 7 Bye 8 October 19, 2000 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–14 5–2 Raymond James Stadium 65,557 9 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 18–30 5–3 RCA Dome 56,971 10 November 5 Miami Dolphins L 8–23 5–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,813 11 November 12 Atlanta Falcons W 13–10 6–4 Pontiac Silverdome 74,309 12 November 19 at New York Giants W 31–21 7–4 Giants Stadium 77,897 13 November 23, 2000 New England Patriots W 34–9 8–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,923 14 November 30, 2000 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–24 8–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,214 15 December 10 at Green Bay Packers L 13–26 8–6 Lambeau Field 59,854 16 December 17 at New York Jets W 10–7 9–6 Giants Stadium 77,513 17 December 24 Chicago Bears L 20–23 9–7 Pontiac Silverdome 71,957Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 6 Packers 0 6 11 7 Lions 10 14 7 0 October 8 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 1:00 p.m. indoors (dome) Larry Nemmers yes 1 DET Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal Lions 3–0 1 DET Johnnie Morton 42-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 10–0 2 GB Ryan Longwell 44-yard field goal Lions 10–3 2 DET James Stewart 13-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 17–3 2 DET Lamar Campbell 42- interception return (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 24–3 2 GB Ryan Longwell 51-yard field goal Lions 24–6 3 GB Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal Lions 24–9 3 DET Herman Moore 30-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick) Lions 31–9 3 GB Antonio Freeman 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Donald Driver pass from Brett Favre) Lions 31–17 4 GB William Henderson 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Lions 31–24 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References External links Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com Detroit Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Category:2000 in Detroit