The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the second season of the "New Browns", which returned to the NFL in 1999.
Kicker Phil Dawson was the Browns’ leading scorer with 59 points.[1] The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.[2] The 2000 Browns’ 161 points scored (10.06 per game) is the third-fewest ever by a team in a 16-game schedule, tied with the 1998 Eagles and behind the 1992 Seahawks and 1991 Colts.[3] Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times;[4] by contrast the 2016 and 2017 Browns went a combined 1–31 but never failed to score a point in any game. The 1999 Browns scored 217 points, or 3.50 more per game than in 2000.
Offseason
2000 NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
2000 Cleveland Browns staff
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Front office
- Owner and chairman – Alfred Lerner
- President and chief executive officer – Carmen Policy
- Executive vice president/director of football operations – Dwight Clark
- Executive director of player personnel – Joe Collins
- Director of college personnel – Phil Neri
- Director of pro personnel – Keith Kidd
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
- Special teams – Mark Michaels
- Special teams/defensive assistant – Jon Fabris
Strength and conditioning
- Head strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen
- Assistant strength/pass rush consultant – Joe Kim
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Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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Recap
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| 1
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September 3
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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L 7–27
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0–1
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,418
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Recap
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| 2
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September 10
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at Cincinnati Bengals
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W 24–7
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1–1
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Paul Brown Stadium
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64,006
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Recap
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| 3
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September 17
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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W 23–20
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2–1
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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73,018
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Recap
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| 4
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September 24
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at Oakland Raiders
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L 10–36
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2–2
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Network Associates Coliseum
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45,702
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Recap
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| 5
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October 1
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Baltimore Ravens
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L 0–12
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2–3
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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73,018
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Recap
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| 6
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October 8
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at Arizona Cardinals
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L 21–29
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2–4
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Sun Devil Stadium
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39,148
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Recap
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| 7
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October 15
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at Denver Broncos
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L 10–44
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2–5
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Mile High Stadium
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75,811
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Recap
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| 8
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October 22
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at Pittsburgh Steelers
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L 0–22
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2–6
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Three Rivers Stadium
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57,659
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Recap
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| 9
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October 29
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Cincinnati Bengals
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L 3–12
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2–7
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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73,118
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Recap
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| 10
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November 5
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New York Giants
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L 3–24
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2–8
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,718
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Recap
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| 11
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November 12
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New England Patriots
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W 19–11
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3–8
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,618
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Recap
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| 12
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November 19
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at Tennessee Titans
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L 10–24
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3–9
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Adelphia Coliseum
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68,498
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Recap
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| 13
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November 26
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at Baltimore Ravens
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L 7–44
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3–10
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PSINet Stadium
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68,361
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Recap
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| 14
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December 3
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at Jacksonville Jaguars
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L 0–48
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3–11
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Alltel Stadium
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51,262
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Recap
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| 15
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December 10
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Philadelphia Eagles
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L 24–35
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3–12
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,318
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Recap
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| 16
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December 17
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Tennessee Titans
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L 0–24
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3–13
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Cleveland Browns Stadium
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72,318
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Recap
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| 17
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Bye
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- JAX – Stacey Mack 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:39. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:10.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 25-yard field goal, 1:20. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:33.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Chris Howard 9-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 4:28. Jaguars 27–7. Drive: 17 plays, 68 yards, 10:18.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
- CLE – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 6:29. Browns 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:54.
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Marc Edwards 5-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 11:47. Browns 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:21.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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With their first win over the Bengals since 1995, the Browns improved to 1-1 while also securing their first victory since Week 10 of 1999, snapping a 7 game losing streak.
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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First quarter
- CLE – Aaron Shea 2-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 10:34. Browns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:26.
- CLE – Marc Edwards 21-yard pass from Tim Couch (Phil Dawson kick), 3:35. Browns 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:00.
Second quarter
- PIT – Richard Huntley 4-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 13:34. Browns 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:01.
- PIT – Kris Brown 41-yard field goal, 1:44. Browns 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 3:00.
Third quarter
- PIT – Kris Brown 31-yard field goal, 12:39. Browns 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:21.
- CLE – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 10:12. Browns 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:27.
- PIT – Jerome Bettis 10-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 5:47. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 10:49. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:06.
- CLE – Phil Dawson 19-yard field goal, 2:45. Browns 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:12.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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With their first win at home against Pittsburgh since 1993, the Browns improved to 2-1. Their first time above .500 since 1995.
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
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First quarter
Second quarter
- CLE – Travis Prentice 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:26. Browns 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:14.
- ARI – Thomas Jones 10-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 12:00. Browns 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:26.
- ARI – Frank Sanders 53-yard pass from Jake Plummer (kick failed), 9:08. Browns 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:51.
- ARI – Cary Blanchard 36-yard field goal, 1:13. Cardinals 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 6:18.
Third quarter
- ARI – Cary Blanchard 47-yard field goal, 8:55. Cardinals 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:27.
- ARI – Frank Sanders 5-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Cary Blanchard kick), 1:55. Cardinals 26–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:59.
Fourth quarter
- CLE – Travis Prentice 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 12:43. Cardinals 26–21. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:29.
- ARI – Cary Blanchard 28-yard field goal, 3:00. Cardinals 29–21. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:59.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 14: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 3
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 46 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,262
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Box score
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First quarter
- JAX – Mike Hollis 40-yard field goal, 10:44. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 4:16.
Second quarter
- JAX – Fred Taylor 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 14:56. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:58.
- JAX – Mike Hollis 24-yard field goal, 3:09. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:59.
- JAX – Keenan McCardell 14-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 0:28. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:55.
Third quarter
- JAX – Fred Taylor 2-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:45. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:39.
- JAX – Mark Brunell 8-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:20. Jaguars 34–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.
- JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 1:33. Jaguars 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:31.
Fourth quarter
- JAX – Shyrone Stith 3-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 5:27. Jaguars 48–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:50.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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- Tim Couch, Week 3, 316 Passing Yards vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[5]
- Doug Pederson, Week 15, 309 Passing Yards vs. Philadelphia Eagles[6]
Awards and records
- Led NFL, yards punted, 4,919 yards[7]
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 216
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 215
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2012, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For.
- ^ Pro Football Reference; In a single season, from 1940 to 2018, in the Regular Season, requiring Points For = 0, sorted by most games in season matching criteria
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 206
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 207
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 202
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