2000 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 2000 11–5 2nd AFC West Pat Bowlen Pat Bowlen Neal Dahlen and Mike Shanahan Mike Shanahan Gary Kubiak Greg Robinson Mile High Stadium QB Brian GrieseWR Rod SmithC Tom NalenDT Trevor Pryce Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Ravens) 3–21 Broncos seasons The 2000 season was the Denver Broncos' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st overall. It also was the team's final year at Mile High Stadium. The Broncos rebounded from their previous output, winning 11 games and finished 2nd in the AFC West. Denver's season ended with a 21–3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round. With running back Terrell Davis still struggling with injuries, Denver turned to rookie Mike Anderson, who had a successful rookie campaign and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year following the season. Offseason NFL draft 2000 NFL draft 2000 Denver Broncos 1 15 Deltha O'Neal Cornerback California from Baltimore Anchor BroncosRavensNo. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 15: Baltimore → Denver. "R1 -" yes yes yes 2 40 Ian Gold Linebacker Michigan yes yes 2 45 Kenoy Kennedy Safety Arkansas from Baltimore yes yes no 3 70 Chris Cole Wide receiver Texas A&M yes no 4 101 Jerry Johnson Defensive tackle Florida State yes no 4 112 Cooper Carlisle Guard Florida from Carolina yes yes no 5 154 Muneer Moore Wide receiver Richmond from San Francisco via Seattle no no no no 6 189 Mike Anderson Running back Utah from St. Louis yes yes no 7 214 Jarious Jackson Quarterback Notre Dame yes no 7 246 Leroy Fields Wide receiver Jackson State no no Draft notes R1 - Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDarius ClarkSafetyDuke Staff 2000 Denver Broncos President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – Neal Dahlen Head coach/vice president of football operations – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Brian Pariani Offensive assistant – Pat McPherson Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Larry Coyer Defensive backs – Ron Milus Nickel package/secondary – Frank Bush Defensive assistant – Terry Tumey Pass rush specialist – John Teerlinck Special teams – Rick Dennison Special teams assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Saporta Roster 2000 Denver Broncos 53 9 5 12 Gus Frerotte 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson y 38 Mike Anderson running back y 46 KaRon Coleman y 30 Terrell Davis 29 Howard Griffith FB 42 Detron Smith FB 84 Chris Cole wide receiver y 85 Chafie Fields y 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Travis McGriff 81 Scottie Montgomery y 80 Rod Smith wide receiver 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain 88 Desmond Clark 82 Billy Miller American football 65 Cooper Carlisle y G 64 Lennie Friedman G 60 K. 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Jones American football C 77 Tony Jones offensive tackle T 78 Matt Lepsis T 66 Tom Nalen C 62 Dan Neil American football G 92 Lester Archambeau DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 90 Jerry Johnson defensive tackle DT 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DT 99 Montae Reagor DT 98 Maa Tanuvasa DE 94 Keith Traylor NT 55 Keith Burns American football player MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez MLB 52 Ian Gold y OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB 26 Eric Brown safety FS 27 Terrell Buckley CB 47 Darius Clark American football y SS 48 George Coghill American football FS 39 Ray Crockett CB 32 Billy Jenkins American football SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy y SS 24 Deltha O'Neal y CB 33 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 35 Jason Suttle CB  1 Jason Elam K  2 Steve Lindsey American football K 16 Tom Rouen P 73 Cyron Brown DE Susp. 40 Dale Carter CB Susp. -- Chris Doering WR IR 22 Olandis Gary RB IR 45 Chris Jones linebcker LB NF-Inj. 19 Muneer Moore y WR IR 31 Darryl Pounds CB IR 69 Mark Schlereth G IR 70 Trey Teague LS IR 43 DeAuntae Brown CB 21 Keith Brown running back y RB 74 John Feugill y T 79 Steve Herndon y G 75 Donnie Young American football G 53 9 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 5, 2000 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–17 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium 2 August 13 Green Bay Packers W 26–20 2–0 Mile High Stadium 3 August 19, 2000 Dallas Cowboys W 36–23 3–0 Mile High Stadium 4 August 25, 2000 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–24 4–0 3Com Park Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4, 2000 at St. Louis Rams L 36–41 0–1 Trans World Dome 65,956 2 September 10 Atlanta Falcons W 42–14 1–1 Mile High Stadium 75,466 3 September 17 at Oakland Raiders W 33–24 2–1 Network Associates Coliseum 62,078 4 September 24 Kansas City Chiefs L 22–23 2–2 Mile High Stadium 74,596 5 October 1 New England Patriots L 19–28 2–3 Mile High Stadium 75,684 6 October 8 at San Diego Chargers W 21–7 3–3 Qualcomm Stadium 56,079 7 October 15 Cleveland Browns W 44–10 4–3 Mile High Stadium 75,811 8 October 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–31 4–4 Paul Brown Stadium 61,603 9 Bye 10 November 5 at New York Jets W 30–23 5–4 Giants Stadium 78,305 11 November 13, 2000 Oakland Raiders W 27–24 6–4 Mile High Stadium 75,951 12 November 19 San Diego Chargers W 38–37 7–4 Mile High Stadium 75,218 13 November 26 at Seattle Seahawks W 38–31 8–4 Husky Stadium 68,661 14 December 3 at New Orleans Saints W 38–23 9–4 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 15 December 10 Seattle Seahawks W 31–24 10–4 Mile High Stadium 75,218 16 December 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–20 10–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,406 17 December 23, 2000 San Francisco 49ers W 38–9 11–5 Mile High Stadium 76,098 Standings Postseason 2000–01 NFL playoffs Playoff round Date Opponent Result Record Game site Gamerecap AFC Wild Card December 31, 2000 at Baltimore Ravens (4) L 3–21 0–1 PSINet Stadium Recap Awards and records Mike Anderson, franchise record, most rushing yards in one game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44 Mike Anderson, NFL record, most rushing yards in one game for a rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438 Gus Frerotte, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) Ed McCaffrey, franchise record, most receptions in one season, 101 receptions Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl selection,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl selection, Rod Smith, franchise record, most receiving yards in one season, 1,602 receiving yards- Milestones QB Brian Griese named to the Pro Bowl. 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