2000 Green Bay Packers

2000 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Mike Sherman
Home Field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	9-7
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1999	2001

The 2000 Green Bay Packers season was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team.^[1] Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history.^[2] The Packers finished 9-7, failing to qualify for the playoffs.^[3] The Packers total offense ranked 15th in the league, and their total defense ranked 15th in the league.^[4]

Offseason

2000 NFL draft

With their first pick (14th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft, the Packers selected future all-pro tight end Bubba Franks.^[5]

2000 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	14	Bubba Franks	TE	Miami
2	44	Chad Clifton	T	Tennessee
3	74	Steve Warren	NT	Nebraska
4	98	Na'il Diggs	OLB	Ohio State
4	114	Anthony Lucas	WR	Arkansas
4	126	Gary Berry	FS	Ohio State
5	149	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	San Diego State
5	151	Joey Jamison	WR	Texas Southern
7	224	Mark Tauscher	T	Wisconsin
7	229	Ron Moore	DT	N.W. Oklahoma
7	242	Charles Lee	WR	Central Florida
7	249	Eugene McCaslin	LB	Florida
7	252	Rondell Mealey	RB	Louisiana State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Notable transactions

March 31, 2000 – The New Orleans Saints send their 3rd Round Pick and K. D. Williams to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Quarterback Aaron Brooks and Tight End Lamont Hall.^[6]

Personnel

Roster

2000 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

4 Brett Favre
11 Matt Hasselbeck
7 Danny Wuerffel

Running Backs

29 Herbert Goodman
30 Ahman Green
33 William Henderson FB
25 Dorsey Levens
28 Basil Mitchell
29 De'Mond Parker
44 Matt Snider FB

Wide Receivers

85 Corey Bradford
80 Donald Driver
86 Antonio Freeman
82 Charles Lee
84 Bill Schroeder

Tight Ends

81 Tyrone Davis
88 Bubba Franks
83 Ryan Wetnight

Offensive Linemen

76 Chad Clifton T
61 Scott Curry T
72 Earl Dotson T
58 Mike Flanagan C/T
63 Raleigh McKenzie G/C/T
62 Marco Rivera G
79 Barry Stokes T/G
65 Mark Tauscher T
78 Ross Verba G
68 Mike Wahle T
52 Frank Winters C

Defensive Linemen

96 David Bowens DE
71 Santana Dotson DT
94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE
90 Vonnie Holiday DE
97 Cletidus Hunt DE
98 Billy Lyon DE/DT
67 Russell Maryland DT
99 Austin Robbins DT
91 John Thierry DE
95 Steve Warren DT

Linebackers

59 Na'il Diggs OLB
57 Chris Gizzi OLB
55 Bernardo Harris MLB
56 Eugene McCaslin OLB
53 Mike Morton MLB
49 Nate Wayne OLB
51 Brian Williams
50 K. D. Williams OLB

Defensive Backs

31 Chris Akins
21 Gary Berry FS
36 LeRoy Butler SS
24 Antuan Edwards
27 Tod McBride CB
43 Scott McGarrahan
34 Mike McKenzie CB
40 Jason Moore
20 Allen Rossum CB
42 Darren Sharper FS
37 Tyrone Williams CB

Special Teams

9 Josh Bidwell P
60 Rob Davis LS
8 Ryan Longwell K

Practice Squad

Injured Reserve

Rookies in italics

Staff

2000 Green Bay Packers staff

Front Office

Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike Sherman

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley
Running Backs – Kippy Brown
Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman
Tight Ends – Jeff Jagodzinski
Offensive Line – Larry Beightol
Assistant Offensive Line – Rich McGeorge
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darrell Bevell
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Trent Miles

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ed Donatell
Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin
Linebackers – Bo Pelini
Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik
Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Billy Davis

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Frank Novak

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mark Lovat

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Preseason results

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
August 4	New York Jets	W 37-24	Lambeau Field	1-0	59,585
August 13	at Denver Broncos	L 20-26	Mile High Stadium	1-1	75,367
August 21	at Miami Dolphins	L 14-17	Pro Player Stadium	1-2	60,287
August 26	Cleveland Browns	W 34-33	Lambeau Field	2-2	59,687

Regular season

Schedule

The Packers finished with a 9-7 record in 3rd place in the NFC Central division, ahead of the 9-7 Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker.^[3]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3	New York Jets	L 16-20	Lambeau Field	0-1	59,870
2	September 10	at Buffalo Bills	L 18-27	Ralph Wilson Stadium	0-2	72,722
3	September 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 6-3	Lambeau Field	1-2	59,869
4	September 24	at Arizona Cardinals	W 29-3	Sun Devil Stadium	2-2	69,568
5	October 1	Chicago Bears	L 24-27	Lambeau Field	2-3	59,869
6	October 8	at Detroit Lions	L 24-31	Pontiac Silverdome	2-4	77,549
7	October 15	San Francisco 49ers	W 31-28	Lambeau Field	3-4	59,870
8	Bye week
9	October 29	at Miami Dolphins	L 20-28	Pro Player Stadium	3-5	73,740
10	November 6	Minnesota Vikings	W 26-20 (OT)	Lambeau Field	4-5	59,854
11	November 12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 15-20	Raymond James Stadium	4-6	65,621
12	November 19	Indianapolis Colts	W 26-24	Lambeau Field	5-6	59,869
13	November 27	at Carolina Panthers	L 14-31	Ericsson Stadium	5-7	73,295
14	December 3	Chicago Bears	W 28-6	Soldier Field	6-7	66,944
15	December 10	Detroit Lions	W 26-13	Lambeau Field	7-7	59,854
16	December 17	at Minnesota Vikings	W 33-28	Metrodome	8-7	64,183
17	December 24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-14 (OT)	Lambeau Field	9-7	59,692

Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings	11	5	0	.688	397	371
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	0	.625	388	269
Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	353	323
Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	307	307
Chicago Bears	5	11	0	.313	216	355

Best performances

Brett Favre, Week 5, 333 Passing Yards vs. Chicago
Brett Favre, Week 12, 301 Passing Yards vs. Indianapolis
Antonio Freeman, Week 7, 116 receiving yards vs. San Francisco
Antonio Freeman, Week 10, 118 receiving yards vs. Minnesota
Ahman Green, Week 12, 153 rushing yards vs. Indianapolis
Ahman Green, Week 15, 118 rushing yards vs. Detroit
Ahman Green, Week 16, 161 rushing yards vs. Minnesota
Bill Schroeder, Week 12, 155 receiving yards vs. Indianapolis
Bill Schroeder, Week 14, 119 receiving yards vs. Chicago

Awards and records

Na'il Diggs, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team ^[8]
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passing Attempts (580)
Ryan Longwell, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 3
Ryan Longwell, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 16 ^[9]
Ryan Longwell, NFC Leader, Field Goals Made (33)
Ryan Longwell, NFC Leader, Field Goals Attempted (38)
Allen Rossum, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 12 ^[9]
Darren Sharper, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)
Darren Sharper, All-NFL Team (selected by Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly)
Darren Sharper, Associated Press All-Pro Selection
Darren Sharper, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Selection

References

↑ Mike Sherman player card. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.121
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 2000 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
↑ NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 156
↑ All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-14.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 203
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202

[shermanplayercard-1] Mike Sherman player card. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.121

[2000standings-3] 3.0 ^3.1 2000 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215

[2000draft-5] NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 156

[7] All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-14.

[8] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 203

[Fact_Book_p._202-9] 9.0 ^9.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202

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