# 2000 New York Jets season

The 2000 New York Jets season was the 41st season for the team, and the 31st in the National Football League. It was also their first under the ownership of Woody and Christopher Johnson, who purchased the team in January 2000 from the estate of former owner Leon Hess.
The team tried to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1999 under new head coach Al Groh, who became the successor for Bill Parcells after Bill Belichick abruptly resigned to take the same position with the New England Patriots. Although they managed to finish one game better than they had in 1999, their 9–7 record (including three losses to close the year) was not enough to make the playoffs.
Shortly after the season ended, Groh resigned as coach to take the head coaching position at the University of Virginia, his alma mater.
Shortly after that, Parcells stepped down as Director of Football Operations and retired from football. Like his previous retirement, it proved to be temporary: Parcells was back in the NFL in 2003 as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, where he would remain until 2006.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| DT Shane Burton (Bears) | FS Steve Atwater (retirement) |
| LS Bradford Banta (Colts) | WR Keyshawn Johnson (Buccaneers) |
| | LB Chad Cascadden (Patriots) |
| | DE Anthony Pleasant (49ers) |
| | LS John Hudson (Ravens) |
| | S Omar Stoutmire (Giants) |
| | QB Rick Mirer (49ers) |
| | CB Otis Smith (Patriots) |
| | DE Bobby Hamilton (Patriots) |

### NFL draft

2000 New York Jets draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 12 | Shaun Ellis * | DE | Tennessee | from Carolina via Washington and San Francisco |
| 1 | 13 | John Abraham * | LB | South Carolina | from San Diego via Tampa Bay |
| 1 | 18 | Chad Pennington | QB | Marshall | |
| 1 | 27 | Anthony Becht | TE | West Virginia | from Tampa Bay |
| 3 | 78 | Laveranues Coles * | WR | Florida State | |
| 5 | 143 | Windrell Hayes | WR | USC | |
| 6 | 179 | Tony Scott | CB | NC State | |
| 7 | 218 | Richard Seals | G | Utah | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Matt Farmer | Wide receiver | Air Force |
| Brian Gill | Defensive end | McNeese State |
| Jon Michals | Defensive end | Minnesota |
| Jake Moreland | Tight end | Western Michigan |
| Keith Short | Center | Virginia Tech |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | July 29 | New Orleans Saints | W 24–20 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium |
| 2 | August 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24–37 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field |
| 3 | August 12 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 0–10 | 1–2 | PSINet Stadium |
| 4 | August 18 | New York Giants | W 27–24 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium |

## Regular season
### Schedule

The Jets were ranked 12th in the NFL in total offense and finished tied with Philadelphia for 10th in total defense.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–16 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | New England Patriots | W 20–19 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 17 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–14 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–17 | 4–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | October 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–20 | 4–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 15 | at New England Patriots | W 34–17 | 5–1 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | Miami Dolphins | W 40–37 (OT) | 6–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–23 | 6–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 5 | Denver Broncos | L 23–30 | 6–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 12 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 15–23 | 6–4 | RCA Dome | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20–3 | 7–4 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | Chicago Bears | W 17–10 | 8–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–17 | 9–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–31 | 9–5 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
| 16 | December 17 | Detroit Lions | L 7–10 | 9–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 20–34 | 9–7 | PSINet Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

AFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Miami Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 323 | 226 | W1 |
| $^{(6)}$ Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 429 | 326 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 321 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 315 | 350 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 276 | 338 | L1 |

### Best performances

* Curtis Martin, Week 14, 203 Rushing Yards vs. Indianapolis (Franchise Record)
* Richie Anderson, Week 8, 109 Rushing Yards vs. Miami
* Richie Anderson, Week 15, 103 Rushing Yards vs. Oakland
* Wayne Chrebet, Week 8, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Miami
* Wayne Chrebet, Week 11, 140 Receiving Yards vs. Indianapolis
* Laveranues Coles, Week 9, 131 Receiving Yards vs. Buffalo
* Vinny Testaverde, Week 8, 378 Passing Yards vs. Miami Dolphins
* Vinny Testaverde, Week 17, 481 Passing Yards vs. Baltimore Ravens
* Dedric Ward, Week 1, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Green Bay
* Dedric Ward, Week 2, 100 Receiving Yards vs. New England

### Statistics

* NFL leader, passes attempted, 637 passes
* NFL leader (tied), times sacked, 20

## Awards and records

* Bryan Cox, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 14
* Mo Lewis, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 7
* Curtis Martin, AFC Offensive Player of the Month, September