2000 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford Sr.
General managerChuck Schmidt
Head coachBobby Ross
Gary Moeller
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record9–7
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
3
AP All-Pros
1
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)

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
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 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

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


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 6 inactive, 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 Attendance
1 September 3 at New Orleans Saints W 14–10 1–0 64,900
2 September 10 Washington Redskins W 15–10 2–0 74,159
3 September 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–31 2–1 76,928
4 September 24 at Chicago Bears W 21–14 3–1 66,944
5 October 1 Minnesota Vikings L 24–31 3–2 76,438
6 October 8 Green Bay Packers W 31–24 4–2 77,549
7 Bye
8 October 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–14 5–2 65,557
9 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 18–30 5–3 56,971
10 November 5 Miami Dolphins L 8–23 5–4 77,813
11 November 12 Atlanta Falcons W 13–10 6–4 74,309
12 November 19 at New York Giants W 31–21 7–4 77,897
13 November 23 New England Patriots W 34–9 8–4 77,923
14 November 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–24 8–5 64,214
15 December 10 at Green Bay Packers L 13–26 8–6 59,854
16 December 17 at New York Jets W 10–7 9–6 77,513
17 December 24 Chicago Bears L 20–23 9–7 71,957
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 6

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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