2000 Cleveland Browns season

2000 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Chris Palmer
Home field	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	6th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the 2nd season of the "new Browns" which returned to the NFL in 1999

Kicker Phil Dawson was the Browns' leading scorer with 59 points.^[1] The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.^[2] The 2000 Browns' 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is the third-fewest ever by a team in a 16-game schedule.^[3]

Offseason

2000 NFL Draft

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	1	Courtney Brown	Defensive End	Penn State
2	32	Dennis Northcutt	Wide Receiver	Arizona
3	63	Travis Prentice	Running back	Miami (Ohio)
3	79	JaJuan Dawson	Wide Receiver	Tulane
4	95	Lewis Sanders	Cornerback	Maryland
4	110	Aaron Shea	Tight End/Fullback	Michigan
5	130	Anthony Malbrough	Defensive back	Texas Tech
5	146	Lamar Chapman	Defensive back	Kansas State
6	183	Spergon Wynn	Quarterback	Southwest Texas State
6	206	Brad Bedell	Offensive Lineman	Colorado
7	207	Manuia Savea	Offensive Lineman	Arizona
7	209	Eric Chandler	Defensive Lineman	Jackson State
7	225	Rashidi Barnes	Safety	Colorado

Personnel

Staff

2000 Cleveland Browns staff
	Front office Owner and Chairman – Alfred Lerner President and Chief Executive Officer – Carmen Policy Executive Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Donald Dump Executive Director of Player Personnel – Joe Collins Director of College Personnel – Phil Neri Director of Pro Personnel – Keith Kidd Head coaches Head Coach – Chris Palmer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – Donald Dump Running Backs – Ray Perkins Wide Receivers – Jerry Butler Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Pete Carmichael, Jr. Offensive Line – Tony Sparano			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Romeo Crennel Linebackers – Keith Butler Defensive Backfield – Jerry Holmes Defensive Assistant – Jon Fabris Defensive Assistant – Mike Pitts Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mark Michaels Special Teams Assistant – Jon Fabris Strength and conditioning Strength – Tim Jorgensen Assistant Strength – Joe Kim

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 27–7	72,418
2	September 10, 2000	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–7	64,006
3	September 17, 2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	73,018
4	September 24, 2000	at Oakland Raiders	L 36–10	45,702
5	October 1, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 12–0	73,018
6	October 8, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals	L 29–21	39,148
7	October 15, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 44–10	75,811
8	October 22, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–0	57,659
9	October 29, 2000	Cincinnati Bengals	L 12–3	73,118
10	November 5, 2000	New York Giants	L 24–3	72,718
11	November 12, 2000	New England Patriots	W 19–11	72,618
12	November 19, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	L 24–10	68,498
13	November 26, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens	L 44–7	68,361
14	December 3, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 48–0	51,262
15	December 10, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–24	72,318
16	December 17, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 24–0	72,318
17	Bye

Roster

2000 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks 2 Tim Couch 18 Doug Pederson 16 Kevin Thompson 13 Spergon Wynn Running Backs 44 Marc Edwards FB 34 Chris Floyd 41 Travis Prentice 23 Errict Rhett 30 Jamel White Wide Receivers 89 Bobby Brown 84 Darrin Chiaverini 88 JaJuan Dawson 87 Damon Dunn 81 Lenzie Jackson 85 Kevin Johnson 86 Dennis Northcutt 82 David Patten Tight Ends 83 Mark Campbell 80 Aaron Shea		Offensive Linemen 74 James Brown T 65 Jim Bundren G 69 Roger Chanoine T 79 Noel LaMontagne T/G 61 Everett Lindsay T/G 72 Roman Oben T 60 Shaun O'Hara G/C 71 Jim Pyne G/C 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C 75 Steve Zahursky G/T Defensive Linemen 92 Courtney Brown DE 93 Stalin Colinet DE/DT 73 Darius Holland DT 97 Ryan Kuehl DT 90 Keith McKenzie DE 98 Arnold Miller DE 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT/DE 91 Marcus Spriggs DT 96 Mike Thompson DT		Linebackers 53 Rahim Abdullah 54 Chester Burnett 59 Doug Colman 56 Lenoy Jones 95 Jamir Miller 55 Marty Moore 58 Wali Rainer 40 Tarek Saleh 51 Ryan Taylor Defensive Backs 28 Rashidi Barnes CB 27 Lamar Chapman CB 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 22 Todd Franz FS 24 Corey Fuller CB 31 Raymond Jackson SS 20 Earl Little SS 26 Anthony Malbrough CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 25 Lewis Sanders CB 21 Marquis Smith CB Special Teams 4 Phil Dawson K 17 Chris Gardocki P

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	346	191	W4
^(4) Baltimore Ravens	12	4	0	.750	333	165	W7
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	321	255	W2
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	9	0	.438	367	327	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	185	359	L1
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	161	419	L5

Game Summaries

Week 6: at Arizona

Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	7	0	7	21
Cardinals	0	16	10	3	29

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 87°F, relative humidity 25%, round (wind) 15 MPH
• Game attendance: 44,296
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Game information

First Quarter CLE (13:09) – Prentice 1 yard rush (Dawson kick) Browns 7, Cardinals 0 Second Quarter CLE (0:34) – Prentice 1 yard rush (Dawson kick) Browns 14, Cardinals 0 ARI (3:00) – Jones 10 yard rush (Blanchard kick) Browns 14, Cardinals 7 ARI (5:52) – Sanders 53 yard pass from Plummer (kick failed) Browns 14, Cardinals 13 ARI (13:47) – Blanchard 36 yard field goal Cardinals 16, Browns 14 Third Quarter ARI (6:05) – Blanchard 47 yard field goal Cardinals 19, Browns 14 ARI (13:05) – Sanders 5 yard pass from Plummer (Blanchard kick) Cardinals 26, Browns 14 Fourth Quarter CLE (2:17) – Prentice 6 yard rush (Dawson kick) Cardinals 26, Browns 21 ARI (12:00) – Blanchard 28 yard field goal Cardinals 29, Browns 21 Top passers CLE – Tim Couch 16/22, 138 yds ARI – Jake Plummer 17/30, 171 yds, 2 TD Top rushers CLE – Travis Prentice 28 carr, 97 yds, 3 TD ARI – Michael Pittman 16 carr, 107 yds Top receivers CLE – Dennis Northcutt 3 rec, 67 yds ARI – David Boston 5 rec, 63 yds Turnovers CLE – 0 ARI – 2

Best performances

• Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers^[4]
• Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles^[5]

Awards and records

• Led NFL, Yards Punted, 4,919 yards^[6]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202