2000 Kansas City Chiefs

2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
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

NFL Draft

Kansas City Chiefs 2000 NFL Draft selections

Draft order			Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College
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
	Front Office Founder – Lamar Hunt President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head Coaches Head Coach – Gunther Cunningham Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – Willie Shaw Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jimmy Raye Quarterbacks – Tom Clements Running Backs – Al Lavan Wide Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – Keith Rowen Offensive Line – Mike Solari Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Hostler			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Assistant Defensive Line – Tom Pratt Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Fish

Roster

2000 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 18 Elvis Grbac  1 Warren Moon Running backs 38 Kimble Anders 30 Donnell Bennett FB 34 Mike Cloud 20 Dante Hall 46 Frank Moreau 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers 82 Derrick Alexander 81 Kevin Lockett 84 Sylvester Morris 80 Larry Parker Tight ends 87 Troy Drayton 89 Jason Dunn 88 Tony Gonzalez 85 Mikhael Ricks		Offensive linemen 72 Darnell Alford T 69 Jeff Blackshear G 61 Tim Grunhard C 73 Willie Jones T 66 Victor Riley T 68 Will Shields G 76 John Tait T 54 Brian Waters C/G 60 Donald Willis C/G Defensive linemen 93 John Browning DE/DT 99 Duane Clemons DE 98 Eric Hicks DE 90 Steve Martin DT 71 Norris McCleary DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Derrick Ransom DT 92 Dan Williams DT 96 Tyrone Williams DE/DT		Linebackers 51 Lewis Bush OLB 59 Donnie Edwards OLB 55 Ron George OLB 57 Mike Maslowski OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB 56 Gary Stills OLB Defensive backs 35 Larry Atkins FS 24 William Bartee CB 41 Pat Dennis CB 23 Carlton Gray CB 40 James Hasty CB 27 Bracy Walker SS 44 Eric Warfield CB 25 Greg Wesley SS 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 83 Kendall Gammon LS  2 Todd Peterson K  5 Todd Sauerbrun P		Reserve lists 67 Brad Kubik G (IR) 52 Andre O'Neal LB (IR) 97 Ty Parten DE/DT (IR) 12 Joe Perez WR (IR) 70 Marcus Spears T (IR) 79 Dave Szott G (IR) 64 Thomas Washington DT (IR) Practice squad 65 John Blick T  6 Arland Bruce III WR 94 Kendrick Gholston DE 17 Ricky Hall WR 50 Casey Tisdale LB Rookies in italics 53 Active, 7 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Regular season

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	NFL.com recap	Attendance
			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
			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
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,
• Elvis Grbac, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,
• Will Shields, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,

References

• http://web.archive.org/web/20010414020055/www.kcchiefs.com/snr/schedule.asp?SchedYear=2000

External links

• 2000 Kansas City Chiefs season article at Wikipedia