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2000 Chicago Bears season
OwnerVirginia Halas McCaskey
Head coachDick Jauron
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton
Defensive coordinatorGreg Blache
Home stadiumSoldier Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersBrian Urlacher, LB

The 2000 season was the Chicago Bears' 81st in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their 6–10 from 1999, finishing with a 5–11 record under head coach Dick Jauron. The season saw the addition of rookie sensation Brian Urlacher who would win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.

The Bears in 2000 played an NFL record 13 games against opponents that ended the season with a winning record, including four in their own division twice each; the Bears had a record of 4–9 against these teams.[1]

Offseason

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AdditionsSubtractions
DE Phillip Daniels (Seahawks)WR Curtis Conway (Chargers)
WR Eddie Kennison (Saints)LB Ricardo McDonald (Broncos)
CB R. W. McQuarters (49ers)TE Ryan Wetnight (Packers)
CB Thomas Smith (Bills)P Todd Sauerbrun (Chiefs)
S Shawn Wooden (Dolphins)DT Shane Burton (Jets)
DB Ray McElroy (Colts)LB Keith Burns (Broncos)
DT Brad Culpepper (Buccaneers)

NFL draft

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2000 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Brian Urlacher * †  Linebacker New Mexico
2 39 Mike Brown *  Safety Nebraska
3 69 Dez White  Wide receiver Georgia Tech
3 87 Dustin Lyman  Tight end Wake Forest
4 125 Reggie Austin  Cornerback Wake Forest
6 170 Frank Murphy  Wide receiver Kansas State
6 174 Paul Edinger  Kicker Michigan State
7 223 James Cotton  Defensive end Ohio State
7 254 Michael Green  Safety Northwestern State Mr. Irrelevant
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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2000 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Derrick Foster Running back Texas A&M–Kingsville
Marlion Jackson Running back Saginaw Valley State
Ahmad Merritt Wide receiver Wisconsin
Damon Nivens Tackle Southern
Gannon Shepard Tackle Duke
Brad Williams Guard Notre Dame

Staff

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2000 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

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2000 Chicago Bears 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 (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 15 reserve, 4 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 5 at New York Giants W 20–8 1–0 Giants Stadium
2 August 12 Cleveland Browns W 19–6 2–0 Soldier Field
3 August 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–24 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium
4 August 25 Tennessee Titans L 28–34 2–2 Soldier Field

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,104
2 September 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–41 0–2 Raymond James Stadium 65,569
3 September 17 New York Giants L 7–14 0–3 Soldier Field 66,944
4 September 24 Detroit Lions L 14–21 0–4 Soldier Field 66,944
5 October 1 at Green Bay Packers W 27–24 1–4 Lambeau Field 59,869
6 October 8 New Orleans Saints L 10–31 1–5 Soldier Field 66,944
7 October 15 Minnesota Vikings L 16–28 1–6 Soldier Field 66,944
8 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 1–7 Veterans Stadium 65,553
9 Bye
10 November 5 Indianapolis Colts W 27–24 2–7 Soldier Field 66,944
11 November 12 at Buffalo Bills L 3–20 2–8 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,420
12 November 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 3–8 Soldier Field 66,944
13 November 26 at New York Jets L 10–17 3–9 Giants Stadium 77,354
14 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 6–28 3–10 Soldier Field 56,146
15 December 10 New England Patriots W 24–17 4–10 Soldier Field 66,944
16 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–17 4–11 3Com Park 68,306
17 December 24 at Detroit Lions W 23–20 5–11 Pontiac Silverdome 71,957

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 1: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 6 7727
Vikings 6 3 71430

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

First quarter

  • MIN – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:44.
  • CHI – John Allred 18-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 3:58. Bears 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:18.
  • MIN – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 1:16. Bears 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:42.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 29-yard field goal, 5:19. Bears 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:38.
  • MIN – Gary Anderson 45-yard field goal, 1:51. Bears 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:28.
  • CHI – Paul Edinger 49-yard field goal, 0:16. Bears 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

  • CHI – Marcus Robinson 48-yard pass from Cade McNown (Paul Edinger kick), 10:10. Bears 20–9. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:50.
  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 5:24. Bears 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 7-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 10:59. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 3:15.
  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 4:35. Vikings 30–20. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:30.
  • CHI – Cade McNown 8-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 1:17. Vikings 30–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CHI – Cade McNown – 10 rushes, 87 yards, TD
  • MIN – Robert Smith – 14 rushes, 109 yards

Top receivers

Week 3: vs New York Giants

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Week 3: Chicago Bears vs New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 7014
Bears 0 7 007

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:26. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/33, 251 yards, TD
  • CHI – Cade McNown – 23/36, 202 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 17 rushes, 86 yards, TD
  • CHI – James Allen – 10 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

  • NYG – Tiki Barber – 6 receptions, 58 yards
  • CHI – Marcus Robinson – 9 receptions, 84 yards

Week 4: vs Detroit Lions

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Week 4: Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 0721
Bears 0 0 14014

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 24, 2000
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 5: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 7 7327
Packers 0 3 71424

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 7: vs Minnesota Vikings

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Week 7: Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 14 7728
Bears 6 3 0716

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

First quarter

  • CHI – Dez White 25-yard pass from Cade McNown (run failed), 3:46. Bears 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 3:13.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 8:58. Bears 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:46.
  • MIN – Robert Smith 72-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 8:35. Bears 9–7. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:23.
  • MIN – Cris Carter 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 5:26. Vikings 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

  • MIN – Matthew Hatchette 24-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 10:01. Vikings 21–9. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:59.

Fourth quarter

  • CHI – James Allen 6-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 14:56. Vikings 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:15.
  • MIN – Randy Moss 7-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 9:26. Vikings 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:30.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 10: vs Indianapolis Colts

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Week 10: Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 7 7327
Bears 0 3 71424

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 5, 2000
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,944
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Standings

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NFC Central
 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Minnesota Vikings 1150.688397371L3
(5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1060.625388269L1
Green Bay Packers 970.563353323W4
Detroit Lions 970.563307307L1
Chicago Bears 5110.313216355W1

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, only in games against teams with winning record for season, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
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