2000 New England Patriots season

The 2000 season was the New England Patriots' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st overall. They finished with a 5–11 record and in last place in the division.

## Final roster

|colspan="9" style="background-color: #0d254c; color: #d6d6d6; text-align: center;"|New England Patriots 2000 final roster|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Quarterbacks** * Michael Bishop * Drew Bledsoe * Tom Brady <sup>R</sup> * John Friesz **Running Backs** * Tony Carter * Kevin Faulk * Patrick Pass FB <sup>R</sup> * J. R. Redmond <sup>R</sup> * Harold Shaw FB * Jeff Paulk FB **Wide Receivers** * Troy Brown * Shockmain Davis <sup>UR</sup> * Terry Glenn * Curtis Jackson <sup>UR</sup> * Tony Simmons **Tight Ends** * Rod Rutledge * Jermaine Wiggins|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Offensive Linemen** * Bruce Armstrong T * Sale Isaia G * Adrian Klemm T <sup>R</sup> * Josh Rawlings T <sup>UR</sup> * Greg Robinson-Randall T <sup>R</sup> * Grey Ruegamer C * Grant Williams T * Damien Woody C **Defensive Linemen** * Chad Eaton DT * Reggie Grimes DT <sup>UR</sup> * Bobby Hamilton DE * Garrett Johnson DT <sup>UR</sup> * Willie McGinest DE * David Nugent DE <sup>R</sup> * Chuck Osborne DT * Greg Spires DE * Henry Thomas DT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Linebackers** * Tedy Bruschi OLB * Antico Dalton OLB * Rob Holmberg ILB * Olrick Johnson OLB * Ted Johnson ILB * Marc Megna OLB * Chris Slade OLB **Defensive Backs** * Tony George SS * Antwan Harris CB <sup>R</sup> * Tebucky Jones FS * Antonio Langham CB * Lawyer Milloy SS * Kato Serwanga CB * Otis Smith CB * Matt Stevens SS * Larry Whigham FS **Special Teams** * Lee Johnson P * Lonie Paxton LS <sup>UR</sup> * Adam Vinatieri K|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Reserve Lists** : _data possibly incomplete_ * _Joe Andruzzi G_ <small>(IR)</small> * _Terrance Beadles G_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> * _Matt Chatham OLB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> * _Robert Edwards RB_ <small>(NF-Inj.)</small> * _Chris Eitzmann TE_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> * _Andy Katzenmoyer ILB_ <small>(IR)</small> * _Max Lane OT_ <small>(IR)</small> * _Ty Law CB_ <small>(Susp.)</small> * _Dane Looker WR_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> * _Brandon Mitchell DT_ <small>(IR)</small> * _Lance Scott C_ <small>(IR)</small> **Practice Squad** : _data possibly incomplete_ * _Brad Costello P_ * _Adam Davis G_ <sup>UR</sup> * _Tony Gaiter WR_ * _Rob Gatrell C_ <sup>UR</sup> * _Maugaula Tuitele ILB_ <sup>UR</sup> <small>**Notations**</small> * <small>R: 2000 Rookie</small> * <small>UR: 2000 Undrafted Rookie</small> * <small>_Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster._</small>|

### Preseason

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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||vs. San Francisco 49ers|**W** 20–0|1–0|Fawcett Stadium <small>(Canton, Ohio)</small>||||||||
||at Detroit Lions|**W** 13–10|2–0|Pontiac Silverdome||||||||
||at Washington Redskins|**L** 20–30|2–1|FedExField||||||||
|August 20|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|**L** 21–31|2–2|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
||Carolina Panthers|**W** 29–21|3–2|Foxboro Stadium||||||||

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Stadium|
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|September 3|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|**L** 16–21|0–1|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
||at **New York Jets**|**L** 19–20|0–2|Giants Stadium||||||||
|September 17|Minnesota Vikings|**L** 13–21|0–3|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|September 24|at **Miami Dolphins**|**L** 3–10|0–4|Pro Player Stadium||||||||
|October 1|at Denver Broncos|**W** 28–19|1–4|Mile High Stadium||||||||
|October 8|**Indianapolis Colts**|**W** 24–16|2–4|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|October 15|**New York Jets**|**L** 17–34|2–5|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|October 22|at **Indianapolis Colts**|**L** 23–30|2–6|RCA Dome||||||||
|colspan="5" align="center"|_Bye_|||||||||||
|November 5|**Buffalo Bills**|**L** 13–16|2–7|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|November 12|at Cleveland Browns|**L** 11–19|2–8|Cleveland Browns Stadium||||||||
|November 19|Cincinnati Bengals|**W** 16–13|3–8|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|November 23|at Detroit Lions|**L** 9–34|3–9|Pontiac Silverdome||||||||
||Kansas City Chiefs|**W** 30–24|4–9|Foxboro Stadium||||||||
|December 10|at Chicago Bears|**L** 17–24|4–10|Soldier Field||||||||
|December 17|at **Buffalo Bills**|**W** 13–10|5–10|Ralph Wilson Stadium||||||||
|December 24|**Miami Dolphins**|**L** 24–27|5–11|Foxboro Stadium||||||||

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: New England Patriots
- **year**: 2000
- **record**: 5–11
- **division place**: 5th AFC East
- **coach**: Bill Belichick
- **owner**: Robert Kraft
- **stadium**: Foxboro Stadium
- **playoffs**: _Did not qualify_
- **pro bowlers**: _None_
- **ap all-pros**: _None_
- **uniform**:
- **shortnavlink**: Patriots seasons