2000 Detroit Lions season

2000 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford Sr.
General managerChuck Schmidt
Head coachBobby Ross (resigned November 6, 5-4 record)
Gary Moeller (interim; 4-3 record)
Home stadiumPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record9–7
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-Pros
1
Pro Bowlers
3
Uniform

The 2000 season was the Detroit Lions' 71st in the National Football League (NFL). After a wildcard playoff appearance with an 8–8 record in 1999, the Lions improved to 9–7 in 2000, but missed the playoffs thanks to a Christmas Eve home loss to the 4–11 Chicago Bears, where they blew a 10-point lead in the second quarter.

In the first 12 games, the Lions were 8-4. But, after that, they only won one more time. Nonetheless, this was the Lions' sixth winning season in 10 years, capping one of the best decades in the franchise's history. It was also the franchise's last winning season until 2011.

Head coach Bobby Ross resigned after the ninth game of the season and was replaced by Gary Moeller.[1]

After beating the Jets, 10–7, at Giants Stadium on December 17, the Lions would lose 24 road games in a row and go 0–8 on the road for the coming three years.

Offseason

Additions Subtractions
RB James Stewart (Jaguars) QB Gus Frerotte (Broncos)
QB Mike Tomczak (Steelers) CB Robert Bailey (Ravens)
S Kurt Schulz (Bills) S Mark Carrier (Redskins)
QB Stoney Case (Ravnes) RB Ron Rivers (Falcons)
WR Iheanyi Uwaezuoke (Panthers)

NFL draft

Main article: 2000 NFL draft
2000 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 20 Stockar McDougle  OT Oklahoma
2 50 Barrett Green  LB West Virginia
3 81 Reuben Droughns  RB Oregon
5 145 Todd Franz  S Tulsa
6 181 Quinton Reese  DE Auburn
7 253 Alfonso Boone  DT Mt. San Antonio
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Andrew Bayes Punter East Carolina
Steve Brominski Tight end Syracuse
Henry Douglas Wide receiver North Carolina A&T
Larry Foster Wide receiver LSU
Pete Garces Kicker Idaho
James Hall Defensive end Michigan
Leroy Hodge Wide receiver Texas A&M
Casey Jensen Center Michigan State
Jeremy Mankins Guard Boise State
Nick O’Brien Guard Texas A&M–Kingsville
Joe O’Neill Linebacker Bowling Green
Sean Powell Defensive end New Mexico State
Charlie Sanders Running back Emporia State
Andy Vincent Tackle Texas A&M
Jimmy Wyrick Cornerback Minnesota

Personnel

Staff

2000 Detroit Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello
  • Defensive line – Brian Baker
  • Linebackers – Gary Moeller
  • Defensive backs – Richard Selcer
  • Defensive assistant – Don Clemons
  • Quality control/defense – Dennis Murphy

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bert Hill
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Graf

[2]

Roster

2000 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
  • 90 Carl Bradley DT
  •  9 Henry Douglas WR
  • 46 Joe O'Neill FB
  • 14 Andre Rone WR

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 reserve, 4 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 4 New England Patriots L 10–13 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
2 August 12 Buffalo Bills W 15–13 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
3 August 18 at Oakland Raiders L 17–23 1–2 Network Associates Coliseum Recap
4 August 25 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–13 2–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at New Orleans Saints W 14–10 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 64,900
2 September 10 Washington Redskins W 15–10 2–0 Pontiac Silverdome 74,159
3 September 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–31 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 76,928
4 September 24 at Chicago Bears W 21–14 3–1 Soldier Field 66,944
5 October 1 Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 3–2 Pontiac Silverdome 76,438
6 October 8 Green Bay Packers W 31–24 4–2 Pontiac Silverdome 77,549
7 Bye
8 October 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–14 5–2 Raymond James Stadium 65,557
9 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 18–30 5–3 RCA Dome 56,971
10 November 5 Miami Dolphins L 8–23 5–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,813
11 November 12 Atlanta Falcons W 13–10 6–4 Pontiac Silverdome 74,309
12 November 19 at New York Giants W 31–21 7–4 Giants Stadium 77,897
13 November 23 New England Patriots W 34–9 8–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,923
14 November 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–24 8–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,214
15 December 10 at Green Bay Packers L 13–26 8–6 Lambeau Field 59,854
16 December 17 at New York Jets W 10–7 9–6 Giants Stadium 77,513
17 December 24 Chicago Bears L 20–23 9–7 Pontiac Silverdome 71,957
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 6

Team 1 234Total
Packers 0 6117 24
• Lions 10 1470 31
Scoring summary
1DETJason Hanson 30-yard field goalLions 3–0
1DETJohnnie Morton 42-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick)Lions 10–0
2GBRyan Longwell 44-yard field goalLions 10–3
2DETJames Stewart 13-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick)Lions 17–3
2DETLamar Campbell 42- interception return (Jason Hanson kick)Lions 24–3
2GBRyan Longwell 51-yard field goalLions 24–6
3GBRyan Longwell 31-yard field goalLions 24–9
3DETHerman Moore 30-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick)Lions 31–9
3GBAntonio Freeman 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Donald Driver pass from Brett Favre)Lions 31–17
4GBWilliam Henderson 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)Lions 31–24

[3]

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 397 371 L3
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 6 0 .625 388 269 L1
Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 353 323 W4
Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 307 307 L1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 216 355 W1

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 114
  2. ^ "All-Time Coaches". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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