The 2000 Green Bay Packers season was their 82nd season overall and their 80th in the National Football League . It was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team.[1] [2] [3] [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] Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher , as well as pro bowl defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila .
Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.
Notable transactions [ ] Undrafted Free Agents [ ]
2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Adam Newman
Tight end
Boston College
Travis Williams
Wide receiver
Navy
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
2000 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office
President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Senior Vice President of Administration – John Jones
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
Vice President of Personnel – Ken Herock
Director of Player Finance/Football Operations – Andrew Brandt
Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey
Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie
Pro Personnel Assistant – Vince Workman Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mark Lovat
[7]
Roster [ ]
2000 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Injured Reserve
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics
Preseason results [ ] Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ] The Packers finished with a 9–7 record in 3rd place in the NFC Central division, ahead of the Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker.[3]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
September 3, 2000
New York Jets L 16–20Lambeau Field 0–1
59,870
2
September 10, 2000
at Buffalo Bills
L 18–27Ralph Wilson Stadium 0–2
72,722
3
September 17, 2000
Philadelphia Eagles W 6–3Lambeau Field
1–2
59,869
4
September 24, 2000
at Arizona Cardinals
W 29–3Sun Devil Stadium 2–2
69,568
5
October 1, 2000
Chicago Bears L 24–27Lambeau Field
2–3
59,869
6
October 8, 2000
at Detroit Lions
L 24–31Pontiac Silverdome 2–4
77,549
7
October 15, 2000
San Francisco 49ers W 31–28Lambeau Field
3–4
59,870
8
Bye
9
October 29, 2000
at Miami Dolphins
L 20–28Pro Player Stadium 3–5
73,740
10
November 6, 2000
Minnesota Vikings W 26–20 (OT)Lambeau Field
4–5
59,854
11
November 12, 2000
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 15–20Raymond James Stadium 4–6
65,621
12
November 19, 2000
Indianapolis Colts W 26–24Lambeau Field
5–6
59,869
13
November 27, 2000
at Carolina Panthers
L 14–31Ericsson Stadium 5–7
73,295
14
December 3, 2000
at Chicago Bears
W 28–6Soldier Field 6–7
66,944
15
December 10, 2000
Detroit Lions W 26–13Lambeau Field
7–7
59,854
16
December 17, 2000
at Minnesota Vikings
W 33–28Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8–7
64,183
17
December 24, 2000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 (OT)Lambeau Field
9–7
59,692
Game summaries [ ] Week 1 [ ] Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ ]
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Vikings
3
10
7
0
0
20
• Packers
0
10
10
0
6
26
Scoring summary 1
Vikings Gary Anderson 30-yard field goalVikings 3–0 2
Packers Ryan Longwell 24-yard field goalTie 3–3 2
Vikings Cris Carter 12-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick)Vikings 10–3 2
Packers Ahman Green 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Tie 10–10 2
Vikings Gary Anderson 48-yard field goal Vikings 13–10 3
Packers Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal Tie 13–13 3
Vikings Robert Smith 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick)Vikings 20–13 3
Packers Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick) Tie 20–20 OT
Packers Antonio Freeman 43-yard pass from Brett FavrePackers 26–20
Standings [ ] Template:2000 NFC Central standings
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 3Ryan 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 SelectionDarren Sharper , Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro SelectionReferences [ ]
↑ "Mike Sherman player card" . ESPN. http://sports-att.espn.go.com/nfl/players/coach?id=26 . Retrieved February 9, 2007 .↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1 , p.121↑ 3.0 3.1 "2000 NFL standings" . NFL. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070210203111/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/2000 . Retrieved February 9, 2007 .↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1 , p. 215↑ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers" . NFL. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB . Retrieved February 9, 2007 .↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1 , p. 156↑ "All Time Coaches Database" . Packers.com . http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ . Retrieved December 26, 2013 .↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1 , p. 203↑ 9.0 9.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1 , p. 202
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