2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
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2000 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Head coach | Gunther Cunningham |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | QB Elvis Grbac TE Tony Gonzalez G Will Shields |
The 2000 Kansas City Chiefs season was the second and final season led by head coach Gunther Cunningham. Cunningham was fired following a 7–9 record and third-place finish in the AFC West and was replaced by Dick Vermeil. Quarterback Elvis Grbac was released at the end of the season. The team played the season without 9 time Pro Bowl Linebacker and team captain Derrick Thomas because of his death on February 8 of the same year.
Contents
Offseason
NFL draft
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2000 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 21 | Sylvester Morris | Wide receiver | Jackson State | |
2 | 54 | William Bartee | Defensive back | Oklahoma | |
3 | 85 | Greg Wesley | Defensive back | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
4 | 115 | Frank Moreau | Running back | Louisville | |
5 | 153 | Dante Hall * | Wide receiver | Texas A&M | |
5 | 162 | Pat Dennis | Defensive back | Louisiana–Monroe | |
6 | 188 | Darnell Alford | Guard | Boston College | |
7 | 208 | Desmond Kitchings | Wide receiver | Furman | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
2000 Kansas City Chiefs staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Kickoff (CDT) | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||||
1 | August 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–14 | 0–1 | Adelphia Coliseum | WDAF | 68,016 | |
2 | August 13 | 7:30 p.m. | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–33 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | WDAF | 76,682 | |
3 | August 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 22–26 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | WDAF | 75,120 | |
4 | August 25 | 6:30 p.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–37 | 0–4 | Raymond James Stadium | WDAF | 64,267 |
Regular season
In 2000, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.
Week | Date | Kickoff (CDT) | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||||
1 | September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Indianapolis Colts | L 14–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | 78,357 | |
2 | September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | L 14–17 (OT) | 0–2 | Adelphia Coliseum | CBS | 68,203 | |
3 | September 17 | 3:05 p.m. | San Diego Chargers | W 42–10 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | 77,604 | |
4 | September 24 | 3:15 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | W 23–22 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | CBS | 74,596 | |
5 | October 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | W 24–17 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | ABC | 78,502 | |
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | 79,025 | |
8 | October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | St. Louis Rams | W 54–34 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | FOX | 79,142 | |
9 | October 29 | 3:15 p.m. | at Seattle Seahawks | W 24–19 | 5–3 | Husky Stadium | CBS | 62,141 | |
10 | November 5 | 3:15 p.m. | at Oakland Raiders | L 31–49 | 5–4 | Network Associates Coliseum | CBS | 62,428 | |
11 | November 12 | 3:05 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–21 | 5–5 | 3Com Park | CBS | 68,002 | |
12 | November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo Bills | L 17–21 | 5–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | 78,457 | |
13 | November 26 | 3:15 p.m. | at San Diego Chargers | L 16–17 | 5–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | CBS | 47,228 | |
14 | December 4 | 8:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | L 24–30 | 5–8 | Foxboro Stadium | ABC | 60,292 | |
15 | December 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | W 15–14 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | FOX | 77,481 | |
16 | December 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Denver Broncos | W 20–7 | 7–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | 78,406 | |
17 | December 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–29 | 7–9 | Georgia Dome | CBS | 41,017 |
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(2) Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 | W1 | ||
(5) Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 | W1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 | L1 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 | L1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 | L4 |
Awards and records
- Tony Gonzalez, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[2]
- Elvis Grbac, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[2]
- Will Shields, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[2]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362