2000 Denver Broncos

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
Previous Season	Next Season
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[edit | edit source]

NFL Draft[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Staff[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 2000	at St. Louis Rams	L 41–36	65,595
2	September 10, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 42–14	75,466
3	September 17, 2000	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–24	62,078
4	September 24, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–22	74,596
5	October 1, 2000	New England Patriots	L 28–19	75,684
6	October 8, 2000	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–7	56,079
7	October 15, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 44–10	75,811
8	October 22, 2000	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–21	61,603
9	Bye week
10	November 5, 2000	at New York Jets	W 30–23	78,305
11	November 13, 2000	Oakland Raiders	W 27–24	75,951
12	November 19, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 38–37	75,218
13	November 26, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	W 38–31	68,661
14	December 3, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–23	64,900
15	December 10, 2000	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–24	75,218
16	December 17, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–7	78,406
17	December 23, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 38–9	76,098

Standings[edit | edit source]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC West
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[edit | edit source]

Postseason[edit | edit source]

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	TV	Attendance
AFC Wild Card	December 31, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 21–3	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	69,638

Awards and records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Brian Grease Pro Bowl

References[edit | edit source]

↑ 2009 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 597–600. http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=2507. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
↑ ^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
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

[1] 2009 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 597–600. http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=2507. Retrieved 2009-11-22.

[Fact_Book_p._44-2] 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

[Fact_Book_p._362-4] 4.0 ^4.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

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