The 2000 New York Jets season was the 41st season for the team, and the 31st in the National Football League. It was also their first under the ownership of Woody and Christopher Johnson, who purchased the team in January 2000 from the estate of former owner Leon Hess.
The team tried to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1999 under new head coach Al Groh, who became the successor for Bill Parcells after Bill Belichick abruptly resigned to take the same position with the New England Patriots. Although they managed to finish one game better than they had in 1999, their 9–7 record (including three losses to close the year) was not enough to make the playoffs.
Shortly after the season ended, Groh resigned as coach to take the head coaching position at the University of Virginia, his alma mater.
Shortly after that, Parcells stepped down as Director of Football Operations and retired from football. Like his previous retirement, it proved to be temporary: Parcells was back in the NFL in 2003 as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, where he would remain until 2006.
Offseason Additions Subtractions DT Shane Burton (Bears) FS Steve Atwater (retirement) LS Bradford Banta (Colts) WR Keyshawn Johnson (Buccaneers) LB Chad Cascadden (Patriots) DE Anthony Pleasant (49ers) LS John Hudson (Ravens) S Omar Stoutmire (Giants) QB Rick Mirer (49ers) CB Otis Smith (Patriots) DE Bobby Hamilton (Patriots)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMatt FarmerWide receiverAir ForceBrian GillDefensive endMcNeese StateJon MichalsDefensive endMinnesotaJake MorelandTight endWestern MichiganKeith ShortCenterVirginia Tech
Personnel
Staff/coaches
Roster New York Jets 2000 final roster Quarterbacks Ray Lucas Chad Pennington Vinny Testaverde
Running backs Richie Anderson FB Marlion Jackson Leon Johnson Curtis Martin Bernie Parmalee Jerald Sowell FB
Wide receivers Wayne Chrebet Laveranues Coles Windrell Hayes Desmond Kitchings Dwight Stone Dedric Ward PR
Tight ends Anthony Becht Jake Moreland Offensive linemen Jumbo Elliott T Jason Fabini T Cornell Green T Kerry Jenkins G David Loverne G J. P. Machado C Kevin Mawae C Chad Slaughter T Randy Thomas G Ryan Young T
Defensive linemen Maurice Anderson DE Dorian Boose DE Shane Burton DE Shaun Ellis DE Jason Ferguson NT Ernie Logan NT Jason Wiltz DE Linebackers James Farrior OLB Dwayne Gordon ILB Marvin Jones ILB Courtney Ledyard OLB Mo Lewis OLB Roman Phifer OLB
Defensive backs Marcus Coleman CB Nick Ferguson SS Scott Frost FS Aaron Glenn CB Victor Green SS Chris Hayes FS Ray Mickens CB Earthwind Moreland CB Tony Scott CB
Special teams Bradford Banta LS Brett Conway K John Hall K Tom Tupa P Reserve lists John Abraham LB (IR) Bryan Cox LB (IR) Matt Farmer WR (Miltitary Reserve) Greg Lotysz T (IR) Rick Lyle DE (IR) Eric Ogbogu DE (IR) David Viger G (Military Reserve)
Practice squad Steve Brominski TE Jon Michals DE Shannon Myers WR J. J. Syvrud LB
rookies in italics
53 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 New Orleans Saints W 24–20 1–0 Giants Stadium 2 at Green Bay Packers L 24–37 1–1 Lambeau Field 3 at Baltimore Ravens L 0–10 1–2 PSINet Stadium 4 New York Giants W 27–24 2–2 Giants Stadium
Regular season
Schedule The Jets were ranked 12th in the NFL in total offense and finished tied with Philadelphia for 10th in total defense.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 at Green Bay Packers W 20–16 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap 2 New England Patriots W 20–19 2–0 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 17 Buffalo Bills W 27–14 3–0 Giants Stadium Recap 4 September 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 4–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap 5Bye 6 October 8 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–20 4–1 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 15 at New England Patriots W 34–17 5–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap 8 Miami Dolphins W 40–37 6–1 Giants Stadium Recap 9 October 29 at Buffalo Bills L 20–23 6–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 10 November 5 Denver Broncos L 23–30 6–3 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 12 at Indianapolis Colts L 15–23 6–4 RCA Dome Recap 12 November 19 at Miami Dolphins W 20–3 7–4 Pro Player Stadium Recap 13 November 26 Chicago Bears W 17–10 8–4 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 3 Indianapolis Colts W 27–17 9–4 Giants Stadium Recap 15 December 10 at Oakland Raiders L 7–31 9–5 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 16 December 17 Detroit Lions L 7–10 9–6 Giants Stadium Recap 17 December 24 at Baltimore Ravens L 20–34 9–7 PSINet Stadium RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Best performances Curtis Martin, Week 14, 203 Rushing Yards vs. Indianapolis (Franchise Record) Richie Anderson, Week 8, 109 Rushing Yards vs. Miami Richie Anderson, Week 15, 103 Rushing Yards vs. Oakland Wayne Chrebet, Week 8, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Miami Wayne Chrebet, Week 11, 140 Receiving Yards vs. Indianapolis Laveranues Coles, Week 9, 131 Receiving Yards vs. Buffalo Vinny Testaverde, Week 8, 378 Passing Yards vs. Miami Dolphins Vinny Testaverde, Week 17, 481 Passing Yards vs. Baltimore Ravens Dedric Ward, Week 1, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Green Bay Dedric Ward, Week 2, 100 Receiving Yards vs. New England
Statistics NFL leader, passes attempted, 637 passes NFL leader (tied), times sacked, 20
Awards and records Bryan Cox, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 14 Mo Lewis, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 7 Curtis Martin, AFC Offensive Player of the Month, September
See also The Monday Night Miracle (Week 8 game)
References
External links 2000 team stats