2000 Kansas City Chiefs season

2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerCarl Peterson
Head coachGunther Cunningham
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
1
  • TE Tony Gonzalez (1st team)

The 2000 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 31st in the National Football League (NFL), their 41st overall and their second and final season under head coach Gunther Cunningham. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1999 and finished the season 7–9, marked by a series of on and off-field struggles and incidents.

In the offseason, 9-time Pro Bowl linebacker, team captain, and fan favorite Derrick Thomas died. He was the first of three active NFL players to die in the 2000 offseason, along with Raiders safety Eric Turner (cancer) and Panthers running back Fred Lane (homicide). He died of a pulmonary embolism that occurred due to becoming paralyzed following a January car accident.

In the Week 10 game against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac set a franchise record for passing yards in a single game with 504.

The Chiefs gave the San Diego Chargers their only victory of the season, losing to them in Week 13.

After the season, Warren Moon, who had been in the NFL since 1984, retired.

Offseason

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Additions Subtractions
P Todd Sauerbrun (Bears) C Jeff Smith (Jaguars)
TE Troy Drayton (Dolphins) LB Derrick Thomas (Car Crash)
DT Steve Martin (Eagles) WR Joe Horn (Saints)
LB Lewis Bush (Chargers) CB Cris Dishman (Vikings)
TE Jason Dunn (Eagles) WR Andre Rison (Raiders)
DT Tom Barndt (Bengals)
T Glenn Parker (Giants)
DE Leslie O'Neal (retirement)

Draft

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2000 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

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Undrafted free agents

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2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Arland Bruce Wide receiver Minnesota
Brian Hinton Cornerback Southeast Missouri State
Jonathan Jackson Linebacker Oregon State
Percy King Safety Ohio State
Norris McCleary Defensive tackle East Carolina
Brock McGrew Wide receiver North Texas
Kirk McMullen Tight end Pittsburgh
Andre O'Neal Linebacker Marshall
Joe Perez Wide receiver Murray State
Josh Rawlings Tackle Minnesota

Personnel

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Staff / Coaches

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2000 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Roster

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2000 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 5 at Tennessee Titans L 10–14 0–1 Adelphia Coliseum Recap
2 August 13 San Francisco 49ers L 10–33 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 August 19 Jacksonville Jaguars L 22–26 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 August 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–37 0–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Tennessee Titans

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Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 0010
Titans 0 14 0014

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,016
  • Referee: Tom White
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 14 16 0333
Chiefs 0 0 7310

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 91 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,682
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 3: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 10 31326
Chiefs 3 3 31322

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,120
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 0714
Buccaneers 7 13 71037

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,267
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 3 Indianapolis Colts L 14–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 10 at Tennessee Titans L 14–17 (OT) 0–2 Adelphia Coliseum Recap
3 September 17 San Diego Chargers W 42–10 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 24 at Denver Broncos W 23–22 2–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
5 October 2 Seattle Seahawks W 24–17 3–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7 October 15 Oakland Raiders L 17–20 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
8 October 22 St. Louis Rams W 54–34 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 October 29 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–19 5–3 Husky Stadium Recap
10 November 5 at Oakland Raiders L 31–49 5–4 Network Associates Coliseum Recap
11 November 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 5–5 3Com Park Recap
12 November 19 Buffalo Bills L 17–21 5–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 November 26 at San Diego Chargers L 16–17 5–7 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
14 December 4 at New England Patriots L 24–30 5–8 Foxboro Stadium Recap
15 December 10 Carolina Panthers W 15–14 6–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 17 Denver Broncos W 20–7 7–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 24 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–29 7–9 Georgia Dome Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 1: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 71327
Chiefs 0 7 7014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

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Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 7 07014
Titans 0 7 07317

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 0 0010
Chiefs 0 14 141442

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,604
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: at Denver Broncos

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 7923
Broncos 3 9 10022

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 5: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 3017
Chiefs 0 7 71024

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 7: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 31020
Chiefs 0 17 0017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,025
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Mark May and Marcus Allen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: vs. St. Louis Rams

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Week 8: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 14 14634
Chiefs 20 7 131454

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 14 0324
Seahawks 3 7 0919

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,141
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 71431
Raiders 14 14 71449

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,428
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Quarterback Elvis Grbac threw for 504 yards, setting the franchise record for most passing yards in a game.

Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 077
49ers 0 21 0021

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 0 01421
Chiefs 0 3 7717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 3 10016
Chargers 7 7 0317

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear and sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,228
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The loss dropped the Chiefs to 5–7. Additionally, this would be the only game the Chargers would win all season. The Chiefs failed to score an offensive touchdown, with the team's only touchdown coming on a Marvcus Patton pick six in the third quarter.

Week 14: at New England Patriots

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Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 01424
Patriots 10 10 7330

at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear and cold, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,292
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

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Week 15: Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 7014
Chiefs 0 3 3915

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 16: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 007
Chiefs 3 0 71020

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 9 °F (−13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,406
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 0613
Falcons 7 6 61029

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 41,017
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

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AFC West
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

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.