American Football Wiki
2000 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach Mike Shanahan
Home Field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Place 2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish Lost Wild Card Game
Pro Bowlers 2
Timeline
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1999 2001

The 2000 Denver Broncos season was the team's 41st year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2000 Denver Broncos staff

Front Office

  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan
  • General Manager – Neal Dahlen

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak
  • Running Backs – Bobby Turner
  • Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell
  • Tight Ends – Brian Pariani
  • Offensive Assistant – Pat McPherson
 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Pass Rush Specialist – John Teerlinck
  • Linebackers – Larry Coyer
  • Defensive Backs – Ron Milus
  • Nickel Package/Secondary – Frank Bush
  • Defensive Assistant – Terry Tumey

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Rick Dennison
  • Special Teams Assistant – Anthony Lynn

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta

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Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4 at St. Louis L 41–36
65,595
2 September 10 Atlanta W 42–14
75,466
3 September 17 at Oakland W 33–24
62,078
4 September 24 Kansas City L 23–22
74,596
5 October 1 New England L 28–19
75,684
6 October 8 at San Diego W 21–7
56,079
7 October 15 Cleveland W 44–10
75,811
8 October 22 at Cincinnati L 31–21
61,603
9 Bye week
10 November 5 at NY Jets W 30–23
78,305
11 November 13 Oakland W 27–24
75,951
12 November 19 San Diego W 38–37
75,218
13 November 26 at Seattle W 38–31
68,661
14 December 3 at New Orleans W 38–23
64,900
15 December 10 Seattle W 31–24
75,218
16 December 17 at Kansas City L 20–7
78,406
17 December 23 San Francisco W 38–9
76,098

Standings[]

AFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Oakland Raiders 12 4 0 .750 479 299
Denver Broncos 11 5 0 .688 485 369
Kansas City Chiefs 7 9 0 .438 355 354
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 320 405
San Diego Chargers 1 15 0 .063 269 440

Roster[]

Postseason[]

Round Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
AFC Wild Card December 31 Baltimore L 21–3 M&T Bank Stadium
69,638

Awards and records[]

  • Mike Anderson, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [2]
  • Mike Anderson, NFL Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game for a Rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [3]
  • Gus Frerotte, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) [2]
  • Ed McCaffrey, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 101 receptions [2]
  • Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[4]
  • Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[4]
  • Rod Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,602 receiving yards- [2]

Milestones[]

Brian Grease Pro Bowl

References[]

  1. 2009 Denver Broncos Media Guide,2009 Denver Broncos Media Guide pp. 597–600. Retrieved on 2009-11-22. ISBN .
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
  4. 4.0 4.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362