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2000 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
General managerNeal Dahlen and Mike Shanahan
PresidentPat Bowlen
Head coachMike Shanahan
Offensive coordinatorGary Kubiak
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Ravens) 3–21
Pro BowlersQB Brian Griese
WR Rod Smith
C Tom Nalen
DT Trevor Pryce

The 2000 season was the Denver Broncos' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st overall. It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium.

The Broncos rebounded from their previous output, winning 11 games and finished 2nd in the AFC West. Denver's season ended with a 21–3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round. The Ravens won the Super Bowl that year.

With running back Terrell Davis still struggling with injuries, Denver turned to rookie Mike Anderson, who had a successful rookie campaign and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year following the season.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 2000 NFL draft
2000 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Deltha O'Neal *  Cornerback California from Baltimore [R1 - 1]
2 40 Ian Gold *  Linebacker Michigan
2 45 Kenoy Kennedy  Safety Arkansas from Baltimore
3 70 Chris Cole  Wide receiver Texas A&M
4 101 Jerry Johnson  Defensive tackle Florida State
4 112 Cooper Carlisle  Guard Florida from Carolina
5 154 Muneer Moore  Wide receiver Richmond from San Francisco via Seattle
6 189 Mike Anderson  Running back Utah from St. Louis
7 214 Jarious Jackson  Quarterback Notre Dame
7 246 Leroy Fields  Wide receiver Jackson State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft notes

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  1. ^ No. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 15: Baltimore → Denver.

Undrafted free agents

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2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Darius Clark Safety Duke

Staff

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2000 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach/vice president of football operations – Mike Shanahan
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Roster

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2000 Denver Broncos 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

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 5 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–17 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium
2 August 13 Green Bay Packers W 26–20 2–0 Mile High Stadium
3 August 19 Dallas Cowboys W 36–23 3–0 Mile High Stadium
4 August 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–24 4–0 3Com Park

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 4 at St. Louis Rams L 36–41 0–1 Trans World Dome 65,956
2 September 10 Atlanta Falcons W 42–14 1–1 Mile High Stadium 75,466
3 September 17 at Oakland Raiders W 33–24 2–1 Network Associates Coliseum 62,078
4 September 24 Kansas City Chiefs L 22–23 2–2 Mile High Stadium 74,596
5 October 1 New England Patriots L 19–28 2–3 Mile High Stadium 75,684
6 October 8 at San Diego Chargers W 21–7 3–3 Qualcomm Stadium 56,079
7 October 15 Cleveland Browns W 44–10 4–3 Mile High Stadium 75,811
8 October 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–31 4–4 Paul Brown Stadium 61,603
9 Bye
10 November 5 at New York Jets W 30–23 5–4 Giants Stadium 78,305
11 November 13 Oakland Raiders W 27–24 6–4 Mile High Stadium 75,951
12 November 19 San Diego Chargers W 38–37 7–4 Mile High Stadium 75,218
13 November 26 at Seattle Seahawks W 38–31 8–4 Husky Stadium 68,661
14 December 3 at New Orleans Saints W 38–23 9–4 Louisiana Superdome 64,900
15 December 10 Seattle Seahawks W 31–24 10–4 Mile High Stadium 75,218
16 December 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–20 10–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,406
17 December 23 San Francisco 49ers W 38–9 11–5 Mile High Stadium 76,098

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Oakland Raiders 12 4 0 .750 479 299 W1
(5) Denver Broncos 11 5 0 .688 485 369 W1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 9 0 .438 355 354 L1
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 320 405 L1
San Diego Chargers 1 15 0 .063 269 440 L4

Postseason

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See also: 2000–01 NFL playoffs
Playoff round Date Opponent Result Record Game site Game
recap
AFC Wild Card December 31, 2000 Baltimore Ravens (4) L 3–21 0–1 PSINet Stadium Recap

Awards and records

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  • Mike Anderson, franchise record, most rushing yards in one game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [1]
  • Mike Anderson, NFL record, most rushing yards in one game for a rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [2]
  • Gus Frerotte, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) [1]
  • Ed McCaffrey, franchise record, most receptions in one season, 101 receptions [1]
  • Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl selection,[3]
  • Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl selection,[3]
  • Rod Smith, franchise record, most receiving yards in one season, 1,602 receiving yards- [1]

Milestones

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QB Brian Griese named to the Pro Bowl.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
  3. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362


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