2000 Cleveland Browns season

2000 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Chris Palmer
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Place	6th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1999	2001

The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League. Phil Dawson was the Browns leading scorer with 59 points. The Browns total offense ranked 31st in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland Browns	Courtney Brown	Defensive End	Penn State

Personnel

Staff

2000 Cleveland Browns staff
	Head Coaches Head Coach – Chris Palmer Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – John Hufnagel Running Backs – Ray Perkins Wide Receivers – Jerry Butler Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Pete Carmichael, Jr. Offensive Line – Tony Sparano			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Romeo Crennel Linebackers – Keith Butler Defensive Backfield – Jerry Holmes Defensive/Special Teams Assistant – Jon Fabris Defensive Assistant – Mike Pitts Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Mark Michaels Strength and Conditioning Strength – Tim Jorgensen Assistant Strength – Joe Kim

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 27–7	72,418
2	September 10, 2000	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–7	64,006
3	September 17, 2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	73,018
4	September 24, 2000	at Oakland Raiders	L 36–10	45,702
5	October 1, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 12–0	73,018
6	October 8, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals	L 29–21	39,148
7	October 15, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 44–10	75,811
8	October 22, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–0	57,659
9	October 29, 2000	Cincinnati Bengals	L 12–3	73,118
10	November 5, 2000	New York Giants	L 24–3	72,718
11	November 12, 2000	New England Patriots	W 19–11	72,618
12	November 19, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	L 24–10	68,498
13	November 26, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens	L 44–7	68,361
14	December 3, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 48–0	51,262
15	December 10, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–24	72,318
16	December 17, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 24–0	72,318
17	Bye

Roster

2000 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks 2 Tim Couch 18 Doug Pederson 16 Kevin Thompson 13 Spergon Wynn Running Backs 44 Marc Edwards FB 34 Chris Floyd 41 Travis Prentice 23 Errict Rhett 30 Jamel White Wide Receivers 89 Bobby Brown 84 Darrin Chiaverini 88 JaJuan Dawson 87 Damon Dunn 81 Lenzie Jackson 85 Kevin Johnson 86 Dennis Northcutt 82 David Patten Tight Ends 83 Mark Campbell 80 Aaron Shea		Offensive Linemen 74 James Brown T 65 Jim Bundren G 69 Roger Chanoine T 79 Noel Lamontagne T/G 61 Everett Lindsay T/G 72 Roman Oben T 60 Shaun O'Hara G/C 71 Jim Pyne G/C 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C 75 Steve Zahursky G/T Defensive Linemen 92 Courtney Brown DE 93 Stalin Colinet DE/DT 73 Darius Holland DT 97 Ryan Kuehl DT 90 Keith McKenzie DE 98 Arnold Miller DE 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT/DE 91 Marcus Spriggs DT 96 Mike Thompson DT		Linebackers 53 Rahim Abdullah 54 Chester Burnett 59 Doug Colman 50 Michael Hamilton 56 Lenoy Jones 95 Jamir Miller 55 Marty Moore 58 Wali Rainer 40 Tarek Saleh 51 Ryan Taylor Defensive Backs 28 Rashidi Barnes CB 27 Lamar Chapman CB 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 22 Todd Franz FS 24 Corey Fuller CB 31 Raymond Jackson SS 20 Earl Little SS 26 Anthony Malbrough CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 25 Lewis Sanders CB 21 Marquis Smith CB Special Teams 4 Phil Dawson K 17 Chris Gardocki P

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	346	191
Baltimore Ravens	12	4	0	.750	333	165
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	321	255
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	9	0	.438	367	327
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	185	359
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	161	419

Best performances

• Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
• Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Awards and records

• Led NFL, Yards Punted, 4,919 yards