The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the second season of the "New Browns", which returned to the NFL in 1999.
Kicker Phil Dawson was the Browns’ leading scorer with 59 points.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 216 The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 215 The 2000 Browns’ 161 points scored (10.06 per game) is the third-fewest ever by a team in a 16-game schedule, tied with the 1998 Eagles and behind the 1992 Seahawks and 1991 Colts.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For. Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times;Pro Football Reference; In a single season, from 1940 to 2018, in the Regular Season, requiring Points For = 0, sorted by most games in season matching criteria by contrast the 2016 and 2017 Browns went a combined 1–31 but never failed to score a point in any game. The 1999 Browns scored 217 points, or 3.50 more per game than in 2000.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Doug Pederson (Eagles) RB Terry Kirby (Raiders)DT Orpheus Roye (Steelers) DE John Thierry (Packers)RB Errict Rhett (Ravens) T Scott Rehberg (Bengals)DE Keith McKenzie (Packers) G Orlando Bobo (Ravens)G Everett Lindsay (Ravens) CB Ryan McNeil (Cowboys)T Roman Oben (Giants) S Marquez Pope (Raiders)S Percy Ellsworth (Giants) T Lomas Brown (Giants)LB Marty Moore (Patriots)
2000 NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKyle AllamonTight endTexas TechJeff DyraTackleNorthwesternDwaune JonesWide receiverRichmondJeff KerrLinebackerEast CarolinaNoel LaMontagneGuardVirginiaShaun O'HaraCenterRutgersNate TerryDefensive backWest VirginiaKevin ThompsonQuarterbackPenn State
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 July 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–22 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 2 at Chicago Bears L 6–19 1–1 Soldier Field 3 Washington Redskins L 0–24 1–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium 4 at Green Bay Packers L 33–34 1–3 Lambeau Field
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 3 Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–27 0–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,418 Recap 2 September 10 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium 64,006 Recap 3 September 17 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20 2–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,018 Recap 4 September 24 at Oakland Raiders L 10–36 2–2 Network Associates Coliseum 45,702 Recap 5 October 1 Baltimore Ravens L 0–12 2–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,018 Recap 6 October 8 at Arizona Cardinals L 21–29 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 39,148 Recap 7 October 15 at Denver Broncos L 10–44 2–5 Mile High Stadium 75,811 Recap 8 October 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–22 2–6 Three Rivers Stadium 57,659 Recap 9 October 29 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–12 2–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,118 Recap 10 November 5 New York Giants L 3–24 2–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,718 Recap 11 November 12 New England Patriots W 19–11 3–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,618 Recap 12 November 19 at Tennessee Titans L 10–24 3–9 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498 Recap 13 November 26 at Baltimore Ravens L 7–44 3–10 PSINet Stadium 68,361 Recap 14 December 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 0–48 3–11 Alltel Stadium 51,262 Recap 15 December 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–35 3–12 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,318 Recap 16 December 17 Tennessee Titans L 0–24 3–13 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,318 Recap 17 Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
With their first win over the Bengals since 1995, the Browns improved to 1-1 while also securing their first victory since Week 10 of 1999, snapping a 7 game losing streak.
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
With their first win at home against Pittsburgh since 1993, the Browns improved to 2-1. Their first time above .500 since 1995.
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Best performances Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh SteelersNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 206 Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia EaglesNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 207
Awards and records Led NFL, yards punted, 4,919 yardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 202
References
External links 2000 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 2000 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 2000 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com at DatabaseFootball.com