2000 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
Head Coach | Gunther Cunningham |
General Manager | Carl Peterson |
Home Field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3 |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1999 | 2001 |
The 2000 Kansas City Chiefs season was the second and final season led by head coach Gunther Cunningham. Cunningham was fired following a 7–9 record and third place finish in the AFC West. Cunningham was replaced by Dick Vermeil, and Quarterback Elvis Grbac was released at the end of the season. The team played the season without 9 time Pro Bowl Linebacker and team captain Derrick Thomas because of his untimely death on February 9 of the same year.
Offseason[]
Free agency[]
NFL Draft[]
Draft order | Player name | Position | Height | Weight | College | ||
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Round | Choice | Overall | |||||
1 | 21 | 21 | Sylvester Morris | WR | 6 ft 3 in | 212 lb. | Jackson State |
2 | ?? | 54 | William Bartee | CB | 6 ft 1 in | 200 lb. | Oklahoma |
3 | ?? | 85 | Greg Wesley | SS | 6 ft 2 in | 206 lb. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
4 | ?? | 115 | Frank Moreau | RB | 6 ft 0 in | 223 lb. | Louisville |
5 | ?? | 153 | Dante Hall | RB | 5 ft 8 in | 187 lb. | Texas A&M |
5 | ?? | 162 | Pat Dennis | CB | 6 ft 0 in | 203 lb. | Louisiana-Monroe |
6 | ?? | 188 | Darnell Alford | T | 6 ft 4 in | 325 lb. | Boston College |
7 | ?? | 208 | Desmond Kitchings | WR | 5 ft 9 in | 179 lb. | Furman |
Personnel[]
Staff / Coaches[]
2000 Kansas City Chiefs final staff | |||||||||||||||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster[]
2000 Kansas City Chiefs final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Preseason[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | NFL.com recap |
Attendance | |
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Final score |
Team record | ||||||
1 | August 5 | at Tennessee | L 10–14 | 0–1 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,016 | |
2 | August 13 | San Francisco | L 10–33 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,682 | |
3 | August 19 | Jacksonville | L 22–26 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,120 | |
4 | August 25 | at Tampa Bay | L 14–37 | 0–4 | Raymond James Stadium | 64,267 |
Regular season[]
In 2000, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.
Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | NFL.com recap |
Attendance | |||
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Final score |
Team record | ||||||||
1 | September 3 | Indianapolis | L 14–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,357 | |||
2 | September 10 | at Tennessee | L 14–17 (OT) | 0–2 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,203 | |||
3 | September 17 | San Diego | W 42–10 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,604 | |||
4 | September 24 | at Denver | W 23–22 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | 74,596 | |||
5 | October 2 | Seattle | W 24–17 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,502 | |||
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | October 15 | Oakland | L 17–20 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,025 | |||
8 | October 22 | St. Louis | W 54–34 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,142 | |||
9 | October 29 | at Seattle | W 24–19 | 5–3 | Husky Stadium | 62,141 | |||
10 | November 5 | at Oakland | L 31–49 | 5–4 | Network Associates Coliseum | 62,428 | |||
11 | November 12 | at San Francisco | L 7–21 | 5–5 | 3Com Park | 68,002 | |||
12 | November 19 | Buffalo | L 17–21 | 5–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,457 | |||
13 | November 26 | at San Diego | L 16–17 | 5–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | 47,228 | |||
14 | December 4 | at New England | L 24–30 | 5–8 | Foxboro Stadium | 60,292 | |||
15 | December 10 | Carolina | W 15–14 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,481 | |||
16 | December 17 | Denver | W 20–7 | 7–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,406 | |||
17 | December 24 | at Atlanta | L 13–29 | 7–9 | Georgia Dome | 41,017 |
Standings[]
AFC West | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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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 |
Awards and records[]
- Tony Gonzalez, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[1]
- Elvis Grbac, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[1]
- Will Shields, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
External links[]
- 2000 Kansas City Chiefs season article at Wikipedia