# 2000 Green Bay Packers season

The 2000 season was the Green Bay Packers' 80th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 82nd overall. It was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team. Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history. The Packers finished 9–7, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Both the Packers' total offense and total defense ranked 15th in the league.

## Offseason
### 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.
| Additions | Subtractions |
| RB Ahman Green (Seahawks) | DE Vaughn Booker (Bengals) |
| DT Russell Maryland (Raiders) | LB Anthony Davis (Ravens) |
| CB Allen Rossum (Eagles) | TE Jeff Thomason (Eagles) |
| DE John Thierry (Browns) | LB George Koonce (Seahawks) |
| TE Ryan Wetnight (Bears) | LB Jim Nelson (Bears) |
| QB Danny Wuerffel (Saints) | WR Desmond Howard (Lions) |
| LB Nate Wayne (Broncos) | DE Keith McKenzie (Browns) |
| LB Mike Morton (Rams) | CB Fred Vinson (Seahawks) |

### 2000 NFL draft

With their first pick (14th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft, the Packers selected future all-pro tight end Bubba Franks. Later in the draft, they selected future longtime starting tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, as well as pro bowl defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.
2000 Green Bay Packers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 14 | Bubba Franks * | Tight end | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 44 | Chad Clifton * | Offensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 3 | 74 | Steve Warren | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
| 4 | 98 | Na'il Diggs | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 4 | 114 | Anthony Lucas | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 4 | 126 | Gary Berry | Safety | Ohio State |
| 5 | 149 | Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila * | Defensive end | San Diego State |
| 5 | 151 | Joey Jamison | Wide receiver | Texas Southern |
| 7 | 224 | Mark Tauscher | Offensive Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 229 | Ron Moore | Defensive tackle | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| 7 | 242 | Charles Lee | Wide receiver | Central Florida |
| 7 | 249 | Eugene McCaslin | Linebacker | Florida |
| 7 | 252 | Rondell Mealey | Running back | LSU |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted Free Agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Bobby Brown | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| Kenny Coutain | Wide receiver | Memphis |
| Herbert Goodman | Running back | Graceland |
| Damian Johnson | Safety | Alabama State |
| Kevin Johnson | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| Adam Newman | Tight end | Boston College |
| Bradley Pittman | Cornerback | Southern |
| David Purnell | Punter | Northwest Missouri State |
| Travis Williams | Wide receiver | Navy |

## Preseason

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

## Regular season
### Schedule

The Packers finished in third place in the NFC Central division with a 9–7 record, ahead of the Detroit Lions due to a divisional tiebreaker. This is to date the last season the Packers finished above .500 and missed the playoffs.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3 | New York Jets | L 16–20 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 59,870 |
| 2 | September 10 | at Buffalo Bills | L 18–27 | 0–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | 72,722 |
| 3 | September 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 6–3 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 59,869 |
| 4 | September 24 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 29–3 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 69,568 |
| 5 | October 1 | Chicago Bears | L 24–27 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | 59,869 |
| 6 | October 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–31 | 2–4 | Pontiac Silverdome | 77,549 |
| 7 | October 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31–28 | 3–4 | Lambeau Field | 59,870 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | October 29 | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–28 | 3–5 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,740 |
| 10 | November 6 | Minnesota Vikings | W 26–20 (OT) | 4–5 | Lambeau Field | 59,854 |
| 11 | November 12 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 15–20 | 4–6 | Raymond James Stadium | 65,621 |
| 12 | November 19 | Indianapolis Colts | W 26–24 | 5–6 | Lambeau Field | 59,869 |
| 13 | November 27 | at Carolina Panthers | L 14–31 | 5–7 | Ericsson Stadium | 73,295 |
| 14 | December 3 | at Chicago Bears | W 28–6 | 6–7 | Soldier Field | 66,944 |
| 15 | December 10 | Detroit Lions | W 26–13 | 7–7 | Lambeau Field | 59,854 |
| 16 | December 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 33–28 | 8–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,183 |
| 17 | December 24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–14 (OT) | 9–7 | Lambeau Field | 59,692 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Packers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 1, 2000
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,869
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
CHI – Cade McNown – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD
GB – Brett Favre – 31/48, 333 yards, 3 TD, 1 int
Top rushers
CHI – James Allen – 24 rushes, 72 yards
GB – Dorsey Levens – 11 rushes, 24 yards
Top receivers
CHI – Marcus Robinson – 2 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Vikings | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Packers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: November 6, 2000
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,854
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Gary Anderson 30-yard field goal, 8:25. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36.
Second quarter
GB – Ryan Longwell 24-yard field goal, 14:53. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 8:32.
MIN – Cris Carter 12-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 10:03. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:50.
GB – Ahman Green 5-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:51. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:12.
MIN – Gary Anderson 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
GB – Ryan Longwell 31-yard field goal, 8:48. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:22.
MIN – Robert Smith 45-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 4:00. Vikings 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:48.
GB – Ahman Green 2-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:32. Tied 20–20. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:28.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Overtime
GB – Antonio Freeman 43-yard pass from Brett Favre, 11:21. Packers 26–20. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:39.
Top passers
MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 17/34, 276 yards, 2 TD, 3 int
GB – Brett Favre – 17/36, 235 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
MIN – Robert Smith – 24 rushes, 122 yards
GB – Ahman Green – 23 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIN – Randy Moss – 6 receptions, 130 yards
GB – Antonio Freeman – 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: November 19, 2000
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 27 °F (−3 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,869
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
IND – Peyton Manning – 25/44, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT
GB – Brett Favre – 23/36, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
IND – Edgerrin James – 17 rushes, 71 yards
GB – Ahman Green – 24 rushes, 153 yards
Top receivers
IND – E. G. Green – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD
GB – Bill Schroeder – 8 receptions, 155 yards :

## Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |

### 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
* 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
* 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
* 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