2000 Green Bay Packers season

Head coach

Mike Sherman

General manager

Ron Wolf

Home field

Lambeau Field

Results

Record

9–7

Division place

3rd NFC Central

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Pro Bowlers

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1999		2001 >

The 2000 Green Bay Packers season was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team.^[1] Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history.^[2] The Packers finished 9–7, failing to qualify for the playoffs.^[3] The Packers total offense ranked 15th in the league, and their total defense ranked 15th in the league.^[4]

Offseason 1
- 2000 NFL draft 1.1
- Notable transactions 1.2
Personnel 2
- Staff 2.1
- Roster 2.2
Preseason results 3
Regular season 4
- Schedule 4.1
- Game summaries 4.2
  - Week 1 4.2.1
  - Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings 4.2.2
Standings 5
- Best performances 5.1
Awards and records 6
References 7

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]

2000 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	14	Bubba Franks	TE	Miami
2	44	Chad Clifton	T	Tennessee
3	74	Steve Warren	NT	Nebraska
4	98	Na'il Diggs	OLB	Ohio State
4	114	Anthony Lucas	WR	Arkansas
4	126	Gary Berry	FS	Ohio State
5	149	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	San Diego State
5	151	Joey Jamison	WR	Texas Southern
7	224	Mark Tauscher	T	Wisconsin
7	229	Ron Moore	DT	N.W. Oklahoma
7	242	Charles Lee	WR	Central Florida
7	249	Eugene McCaslin	LB	Florida
7	252	Rondell Mealey	RB	Louisiana State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Notable transactions

March 31, 2000 – The New Orleans Saints send their 3rd round Pick and K. D. Williams to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Quarterback Aaron Brooks and Tight End Lamont Hall.^[6]

Personnel

Staff

^[7]

Roster

Preseason results

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
August 4, 2000	New York Jets	W 37–24	Lambeau Field	1–0	59,585
August 13, 2000	at Denver Broncos	L 20–26	Mile High Stadium	1–1	75,367
August 21, 2000	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	Pro Player Stadium	1–2	60,287
August 26, 2000	Cleveland Browns	W 34–33	Lambeau Field	2–2	59,687

Regular season

Schedule

The Packers finished with a 9–7 record in 3rd place in the NFC Central division, ahead of the 9–7 Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker.^[3]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	New York Jets	L 16–20	Lambeau Field	0–1	59,870
2	September 10, 2000	at Buffalo Bills	L 18–27	Ralph Wilson Stadium	0–2	72,722
3	September 17, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	W 6–3	Lambeau Field	1–2	59,869
4	September 24, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals	W 29–3	Sun Devil Stadium	2–2	69,568
5	October 1, 2000	Chicago Bears	L 24–27	Lambeau Field	2–3	59,869
6	October 8, 2000	at Detroit Lions	L 24–31	Pontiac Silverdome	2–4	77,549
7	October 15, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–28	Lambeau Field	3–4	59,870
8	Bye
9	October 29, 2000	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–28	Pro 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 15–20	Raymond James Stadium	4–6	65,621
12	November 19, 2000	Indianapolis Colts	W 26–24	Lambeau Field	5–6	59,869
13	November 27, 2000	at Carolina Panthers	L 14–31	Ericsson Stadium	5–7	73,295
14	December 3, 2000	at Chicago Bears	W 28–6	Soldier Field	6–7	66,944
15	December 10, 2000	Detroit Lions	W 26–13	Lambeau Field	7–7	59,854
16	December 17, 2000	at Minnesota Vikings	W 33–28	Hubert 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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vikings	3	10	7	0	0	20
• Packers	0	10	10	0	6	26

Date: Monday, November 6
Location: Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 49°F, wind 17 mph
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Vikings	Gary Anderson 30-yard field goal	Vikings 3–0

2	Packers	Ryan Longwell 24-yard field goal	Tie 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 Favre	Packers 26–20

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 3
Ryan 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 Selection
Darren Sharper, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Selection

References

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