2000 NFL season

2000 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration September 3 – December 25, 2000
Playoffs
Start date December 30, 2000
AFC Champions Baltimore Ravens
NFC Champions New York Giants
Super Bowl XXXV
Date January 28, 2001
Site Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Champions Baltimore Ravens
Pro Bowl
Date February 4, 2001
Site Aloha Stadium

The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34-7 at the Raymond James Stadium in Florida.

Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000. It would be the last NFL season to date to start Labor Day weekend. It would also be the last time until 2015 that CBS televised the late games in Week 1, because both Week 1 of the NFL season and CBS' coverage of the U.S. Open tennis finals would take place on the same day beginning next season.

Major rule changes

Uniform and logo changes

Coaching changes

Final regular season standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green. No ties occurred this year.

AFC East
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(3) Miami Dolphins 115.688323226
(6) Indianapolis Colts 106.625429326
New York Jets 97.563321321
Buffalo Bills 88.500315350
New England Patriots 511.313276338
AFC Central
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(1) Tennessee Titans 133.813346191
(4) Baltimore Ravens 124.750333165
Pittsburgh Steelers 97.563321255
Jacksonville Jaguars 79.438367327
Cincinnati Bengals 412.250185359
Cleveland Browns 313.188161419
AFC West
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(2) Oakland Raiders 124.750479299
(5) Denver Broncos 115.688485369
Kansas City Chiefs 79.438355354
Seattle Seahawks 610.375320405
San Diego Chargers 115.063269440
NFC East
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(1) New York Giants 124.750328246
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 115.688351245
Washington Redskins 88.500281269
Dallas Cowboys 511.313294361
Arizona Cardinals 313.188210443
NFC Central
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(2) Minnesota Vikings 115.688397371
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 106.625388269
Green Bay Packers 97.563353323
Detroit Lions 97.563307307
Chicago Bears 511.313216355
NFC West
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(3) New Orleans Saints 106.625354305
(6) St. Louis Rams 106.625540471
Carolina Panthers 79.438310310
San Francisco 49ers 610.375388422
Atlanta Falcons 412.250252413

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

                                   
Dec. 31 – PSINet Stadium   Jan. 7 – Adelphia Coliseum          
 5  Denver  3
 4  Baltimore  24
 4  Baltimore  21     Jan. 14 – Network Associates Coliseum
 1  Tennessee  10  
AFC
Dec. 30 – Pro Player Stadium  4  Baltimore  16
Jan. 6 – Network Associates Coliseum
   2  Oakland  3  
 6  Indianapolis  17 AFC Championship
 3  Miami  0
 3  Miami  23*   Jan. 28 – Raymond James Stadium
 2  Oakland  27  
 
Dec. 30 – Louisiana Superdome  A4  Baltimore  34
Jan. 6 – Humphrey Metrodome
   N1  NY Giants  7
 6  St. Louis  28 Super Bowl XXXV
 3  New Orleans  16
 3  New Orleans  31     Jan. 14 – Giants Stadium
 2  Minnesota  34  
NFC
Dec. 31 – Veterans Stadium  2  Minnesota  0
Jan. 7 – Giants Stadium
   1  NY Giants  41  
 5  Tampa Bay  3 NFC Championship
 4  Philadelphia  10
 4  Philadelphia  21  
 1  NY Giants  20  
* Indicates overtime victory
Home team in capitals

AFC

NFC

Super Bowl

Milestones

The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:

Record Player/Team Date/Opponent Previous Record Holder[1]
Most Rushing Yards Gained, Game Corey Dillon, Cincinnati (278) October 22, vs. Denver Walter Payton, Chicago vs. Minnesota, November 20, 1977 (275)
Most Pass Receptions, Game Terrell Owens, San Francisco (20) December 17, vs. Chicago Tom Fears, L.A. Rams vs. Green Bay, December 3, 1950 (18)
Most Points, Career Gary Anderson, Minnesota October 22, vs. Buffalo George Blanda 1949–1975 (2,002)
Most Two-Point Conversions by a Team, Game St. Louis (4) October 15, vs. Atlanta Tied by 2 teams (3)
Most Yards Gained by a Team, Season St. Louis (7,075) N/A Miami, 1984 (6,936)
Most Passing Yards Gained by a Team, Season St. Louis (5,232) N/A Miami, 1984 (5,018)

Statistical leaders

Team

Points scoredSt. Louis Rams (540)
Total yards gainedSt. Louis Rams (7,075)
Yards rushingOakland Raiders (2,470)
Yards passingSt. Louis Rams (5,232)
Fewest points allowedBaltimore Ravens (165)
Fewest total yards allowedTennessee Titans (3,813)
Fewest rushing yards allowedBaltimore Ravens (970)
Fewest passing yards allowedTennessee Titans (2,423)

Individual

ScoringMarshall Faulk, St. Louis (160 points)
TouchdownsMarshall Faulk, St. Louis (26 TDs)
Most field goals madeMatt Stover, Baltimore (35 FGs)
RushingEdgerrin James, Indianapolis (1,709 yards)
PassingBrian Griese, Denver (102.9 rating)
Passing touchdownsDaunte Culpepper, Minnesota and Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (33 TDs)
Pass receivingMarvin Harrison, Indianapolis and Muhsin Muhammad, Carolina (102 catches)
Pass receiving yardsTorry Holt, St. Louis (1,635)
Punt returnsJermaine Lewis, Baltimore (16.1 average yards)
Kickoff returnsDarrick Vaughn, Atlanta (27.7 average yards)
InterceptionsDarren Sharper, Green Bay (9)
PuntingDarren Bennett, San Diego (46.2 average yards)
SacksLa'Roi Glover, New Orleans (17)

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerMarshall Faulk, Running back, St. Louis
Coach of the YearJim Haslett, New Orleans
Offensive Player of the YearMarshall Faulk, Running back, St. Louis
Defensive Player of the YearRay Lewis, Linebacker, Baltimore
Offensive Rookie of the YearMike Anderson, Running Back, Denver
Defensive Rookie of the YearBrian Urlacher, Linebacker, Chicago
NFL Comeback Player of the YearJoe Johnson, Defensive End, New Orleans

External links

Notes

  1. "Records". 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book. NFL. 2005. ISBN 978-1-932994-36-0.

References

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