The 2000 Denver Broncos season was the team's 41st year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League . It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium .
The Broncos rebounded from their previous output, winning 11 games and finished 2nd in the AFC West. Denver's season ended with a 21-3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wildcard round. The Ravens won the Super Bowl that year.
With Terrell Davis still struggling with injuries, Denver turned to rookie Mike Anderson . Anderson had a successful rookie campaign and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year following the season.
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
Personnel [ edit ]
2000 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 4, 2000
at St. Louis Rams
L 41–36
65,595
2
September 10, 2000
Atlanta Falcons
W 42–14
75,466
3
September 17, 2000
at Oakland Raiders
W 33–24
62,078
4
September 24, 2000
Kansas City Chiefs
L 23–22
74,596
5
October 1, 2000
New England Patriots
L 28–19
75,684
6
October 8, 2000
at San Diego Chargers
W 21–7
56,079
7
October 15, 2000
Cleveland Browns
W 44–10
75,811
8
October 22, 2000
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 31–21
61,603
9
Bye
10
November 5, 2000
at New York Jets
W 30–23
78,305
11
November 13, 2000
Oakland Raiders
W 27–24
75,951
12
November 19, 2000
San Diego Chargers
W 38–37
75,218
13
November 26, 2000
at Seattle Seahawks
W 38–31
68,661
14
December 3, 2000
at New Orleans Saints
W 38–23
64,900
15
December 10, 2000
Seattle Seahawks
W 31–24
75,218
16
December 17, 2000
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20–7
78,406
17
December 23, 2000
San Francisco 49ers
W 38–9
76,098
Standings [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ]
Awards and records [ edit ]
Mike Anderson, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [ 1]
Mike Anderson, NFL Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game for a Rookie, 251 yards (December 3, 2000) [ 2]
Gus Frerotte , Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Game, 462 yards (November 19, 2000) [ 1]
Ed McCaffrey , Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 101 receptions [ 1]
Trevor Pryce, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 3]
Rod Smith, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,[ 3]
Rod Smith , Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,602 receiving yards- [ 1]
Milestones [ edit ]
QB Brian Griese named to the Pro Bowl.
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Key personnel
Retired numbers
Ring of Fame
Media
League championships (2)
Conference championships (7)
Other titles
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