2000 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 2000 5–11 5th NFC Central Dick Jauron Gary Crowton Greg Blache Virginia Halas McCaskey Soldier Field Did not qualify Brian Urlacher, LB Bears seasons The 2000 season was the Chicago Bears' 81st in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 6–10 from 1999, finishing with a 5–11 record under head coach Dick Jauron. The season saw the addition of rookie sensation Brian Urlacher who would win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. The Bears in 2000 played an NFL record 13 games against opponents that ended the season with a winning record, including four in their own division twice each; the Bears had a record of 4–9 against these teams.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, only in games against teams with winning record for season, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. Offseason Additions Subtractions DE Phillip Daniels (Seahawks) WR Curtis Conway (Chargers) WR Eddie Kennison (Saints) LB Ricardo McDonald (Broncos) CB R. W. McQuarters (49ers) TE Ryan Wetnight (Packers) CB Thomas Smith (Bills) P Todd Sauerbrun (Chiefs) S Shawn Wooden (Dolphins) DT Shane Burton (Jets) DB Ray McElroy (Colts) LB Keith Burns (Broncos) DT Brad Culpepper (Buccaneers) NFL draft 2000 Chicago Bears 1 9 Brian Urlacher Linebacker New Mexico yes yes yes 2 39 Mike Brown Safety Nebraska yes yes 3 69 Dez White Wide receiver Georgia Tech yes 3 87 Dustin Lyman Tight end Wake Forest yes 4 125 Reggie Austin Cornerback Wake Forest yes 6 170 Frank Murphy Wide receiver Kansas State no 6 174 Paul Edinger Kicker Michigan State yes 7 223 James Cotton Defensive end Ohio State no 7 254 Michael Green Safety Northwestern State Mr. Irrelevant yes yes yes Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDerrick FosterRunning backTexas A&M–KingsvilleMarlion JacksonRunning backSaginaw Valley StateAhmad MerrittWide receiverWisconsinDamon NivensTackleSouthernGannon ShepardTackleDukeBrad WilliamsGuardNotre Dame Staff 2000 Chicago Bears Chairman emeritus – Ed McCaskey Chairman of the board – Michael McCaskey Secretary – Virginia Halas McCaskey President and CEO – Ted Phillips Vice president of player personnel – Mark Hatley Director of college scouting – Bill Rees Director of pro personnel – Scott Campbell Head coach – Dick Jauron Offensive coordinator – Gary Crowton Quarterbacks/Interim Offensive Coordinator – John Shoop Running backs – Earle Mosley Wide receivers – Mike Borich Tight ends – Jim Bollman Offensive line – Bob Wylie Offensive quality control – Eric Studesville Defensive coordinator – Greg Blache Defensive line – Rex Norris Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive backs – Vance Bedford Defensive quality control – Chuck Bullough Special teams – Keith Armstrong Physical development coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant physical development coordinator – Steve Little Roster 2000 Chicago Bears 53 15 4 11 Mark Hartsell  9 Shane Matthews  8 Cade McNown 20 James Allen running back 32 Marlon Barnes 38 Brian Edwards American football 44 Curtis Enis 24 Glyn Milburn KR/PR 87 D'Wayne Bates 86 Marty Booker 83 Macey Brooks 82 Eddie Kennison 80 Dez White y 45 Scott Dragos 89 Dustin Lyman y 85 Kaseem Sinceno 78 Blake Brockermeyer T 74 Jimmy Herndon T 75 Todd Perry American football G 64 Rex Tucker American football G 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey Wiegmann C 71 James Williams lineman T 68 Ty Wise y C 79 Jerry Wisne T 70 Alfonso Boone y DT 76 Brad Culpepper DT 99 Jim Flanigan DT 98 Bryan Robinson American football, born 1974 DE/DT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 90 Van Tuinei DE 66 Al Wallace DE 97 Mike Wells defensive lineman DT 95 Troy Wilson defensive lineman DE 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB 55 Sean Harris American football OLB 52 Bobbie Howard OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 91 Khari Samuel OLB 54 Brian Urlacher y MLB 23 Jerry Azumah CB 30 Mike Brown safety y FS 43 Mike Green defensive back y SS 47 Ray McElroy CB/S 26 Todd McMillon CB 21 R. 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McQuarters CB 37 Tony Parrish SS 29 Frankie Smith American football CB/S 25 Thomas Smith cornerback CB 22 Shawn Wooden American football FS 10 Louie Aguiar P  2 Paul Edinger y K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 84 John Allred American football TE IR 39 Reggie Austin American football y CB IR 12 Brent Bartholomew P IR 93 Phillip Daniels DE IR 31 Cedric Donaldson CB IR 81 Bobby Engram WR IR 27 Walt Harris cornerback CB IR 53 Warrick Holdman LB IR 57 Olin Kreutz C IR 17 Chad Mackey WR IR 15 Jim Miller quarterback QB IR 62 Robert Newkirk DT IR 88 Marcus Robinson American football WR IR 14 Sulecio Sanford WR IR 48 Shonn Bell TE 46 Jerome King y CB 69 Michael Lies G 16 Ahmad Merritt y WR 63 Brad Williams American football y G IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 5, 2000 at New York Giants W 20–8 1–0 Giants Stadium 2 August 12, 2000 Cleveland Browns W 19–6 2–0 Soldier Field 3 August 19, 2000 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–24 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium 4 August 25, 2000 Tennessee Titans L 28–34 2–2 Soldier Field Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,104 2 September 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–41 0–2 Raymond James Stadium 65,569 3 September 17 New York Giants L 7–14 0–3 Soldier Field 66,944 4 September 24 Detroit Lions L 14–21 0–4 Soldier Field 66,944 5 October 1 at Green Bay Packers W 27–24 1–4 Lambeau Field 59,869 6 October 8 New Orleans Saints L 10–31 1–5 Soldier Field 66,944 7 October 15 Minnesota Vikings L 16–28 1–6 Soldier Field 66,944 8 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 1–7 Veterans Stadium 65,553 9 Bye 10 November 5 Indianapolis Colts W 27–24 2–7 Soldier Field 66,944 11 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 3–20 2–8 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,420 12 November 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 3–8 Soldier Field 66,944 13 November 26 at New York Jets L 10–17 3–9 Giants Stadium 77,354 14 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 6–28 3–10 Soldier Field 56,146 15 December 10 New England Patriots W 24–17 4–10 Soldier Field 66,944 16 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–17 4–11 3Com Park 68,306 17 December 24 at Detroit Lions W 23–20 5–11 Pontiac Silverdome 71,957 Game summaries Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 1: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings September 3 12:00 p.m. CDT Bears 7 6 7 7 Vikings 6 3 7 14 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,104 None (indoor stadium) Ed Hochuli (85) FOX Kenny Albert, Tim Green Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:44. CHI – John Allred 18-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 3:58. Bears 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:18. MIN – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 1:16. Bears 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:42. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 29-yard field goal, 5:19. Bears 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:38. MIN – Gary Anderson 45-yard field goal, 1:51. Bears 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:28. CHI – Paul Edinger 49-yard field goal, 0:16. Bears 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 1:35. Third quarter CHI – Marcus Robinson 48-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 10:10. Bears 20–9. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:50. MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 5:24. Bears 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:46. Fourth quarter MIN – Daunte Culpepper 7-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:59. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:15. MIN – Daunte Culpepper 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 4:35. Vikings 30–20. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:30. CHI – Cade McNown 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 1:17. Vikings 30–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:18. Top passers CHI – Cade McNown – 27/41, 290 yards, 2 TD MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 13/23, 190 yards, INT Top rushers CHI – Cade McNown – 10 rushes, 87 yards, TD MIN – Robert Smith – 14 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers CHI – Marcus Robinson – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD MIN – Randy Moss – 4 receptions, 89 yards Week 3: vs New York Giants Chicago Bears 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Chicago Bears vs New York Giants September 17 3:15 p.m. CDT Giants 7 0 7 0 Bears 0 7 0 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 Mostly sunny, 79 F C Dick Hantak Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson First quarter NYG – Ron Dixon 34-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:38. Giants 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:22. Second quarter CHI – Eddie Kennison 2-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 0:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 3:02. Third quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:26. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/33, 251 yards, TD CHI – Cade McNown – 23/36, 202 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 17 rushes, 86 yards, TD CHI – James Allen – 10 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 6 receptions, 58 yards CHI – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 84 yards Week 4: vs Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions September 24, 2000 12:00 p.m. CST Lions 7 7 0 7 Bears 0 0 14 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 Overcast, 58 F C Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DET – Charlie Batch – 20/37, 207 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT CHI – Cade McNown – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers DET – James Stewart – 23 rushes, 71 yards, 1 TD CHI – James Allen – 19 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers DET – Germane Crowell – 2 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD CHI – Marcus Robinson – 5 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD Week 5: at Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers October 1, 2000 3:15 p.m. CST Bears 10 7 7 3 Packers 0 3 7 14 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,869 Overcast, 72 F C Fox Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Cade McNown – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD GB – Brett Favre – 31/48, 333 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CHI – James Allen – 24 rushes, 72 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 11 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers CHI – Marcus Robinson – 2 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD Week 7: vs Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 2000 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week 7: Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings October 15 7:35 p.m. CDT Vikings 0 14 7 7 Bears 6 3 0 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 None (indoor stadium) Larry Nemmers (20) ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter CHI – Dez White 25-yard pass from Cade McNown (run failed), 3:46. Bears 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 3:13. Second quarter CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 8:58. Bears 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:46. MIN – Robert Smith 72-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 8:35. Bears 9–7. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:23. MIN – Cris Carter 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 5:26. Vikings 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:55. Third quarter MIN – Matthew Hatchette 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 10:01. Vikings 21–9. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:59. Fourth quarter CHI – James Allen 6-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 14:56. Vikings 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:15. MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 9:26. Vikings 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:30. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 15/26, 198 yards, 3 TD CHI – Cade McNown – 19/33, 210 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 23 rushes, 170 yards, TD CHI – James Allen – 22 rushes, 71 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Cris Carter – 7 receptions, 111 yards, TD CHI – Marcus Robinson – 7 receptions, 88 yards Week 10: vs Indianapolis Colts Chicago Bears 2000 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts November 5, 2000 3:15 p.m. CST Colts 10 7 7 3 Bears 0 3 7 14 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 66,944 Overcast, 57 F C CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 26/39, 302 yards, 2 TD, INT CHI – Jim Miller – 24/35, 203 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 68 yards, TD CHI – James Allen – 16 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers IND – Ken Dilger – 5 receptions, 66 yards CHI – Marcus Robinson – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD Standings Awards and records Mike Brown, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team Paul Edinger, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team Brian Urlacher, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 Brian Urlacher, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month, October Brian Urlacher, Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201 Brian Urlacher, Football Digest Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Urlacher, Pro Football Writers of America Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Urlacher, Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year Brian Urlacher, Sporting News Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Urlacher, USA Today Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Urlacher, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team References 2000 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Bear Category:2000 in Chicago