The 2000 season was the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

' 80th in the

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(NFL) and their 82nd overall. It was the first season for which

Mike Sherman Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954) is an American gridiron football coach and former player who most recently was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the head coach of the Green B ...

was the head coach of the team. Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history. The Packers finished 9–7, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Both the Packers' total offense and total defense ranked 15th in the league.

Offseason

2000 NFL draft

With their first pick (14th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft, the Packers selected future all-pro tight end

Bubba Franks Daniel Lamont "Bubba" Franks (born January 6, 1978) is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Green Bay ...

. Later in the draft, they selected future long-time starting tackles

Chad Clifton Jeffrey Chad Clifton (born June 26, 1976) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and wa ...

and

Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher (; born June 17, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle who spend his entire 11-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 20 ...

, as well as pro bowl defensive end

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila Muhammed-Kabeer Olanrewaju Gbaja-Biamila, Sr. (; born September 24, 1977), nicknamed "KGB", is a former American football defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State ...

. '' Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the

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during their NFL career. ''

Notable transactions

* March 31, 2000 – The New Orleans Saints send their 3rd round Pick and K. D. Williams to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Quarterback Aaron Brooks and Tight End

Lamont Hall James Lamont Hall is a teacher and former professional American football player who played tight end for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints.

Undrafted Free Agents

James Norton-Wide Receiver West Virginia University

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

The Packers finished in third place in the

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division with a 9–7 record, ahead of the

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due to a divisional tiebreaker. This is to date the last season the Packers finished above .500 and missed the playoffs.

Game summaries

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Standings

Best performances

* Brett Favre, Week 5, 333 Passing Yards vs. Chicago * Brett Favre, Week 12, 301 Passing Yards vs. Indianapolis * Antonio Freeman, Week 7, 116 receiving yards vs. San Francisco * Antonio Freeman, Week 10, 118 receiving yards vs. Minnesota * Ahman Green, Week 12, 153 rushing yards vs. Indianapolis * Ahman Green, Week 15, 118 rushing yards vs. Detroit * Ahman Green, Week 16, 161 rushing yards vs. Minnesota * Bill Schroeder, Week 12, 155 receiving yards vs. Indianapolis * Bill Schroeder, Week 14, 119 receiving yards vs. Chicago

Awards and records

* Na'il Diggs, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 203 * Brett Favre, NFC leader, passing attempts (580) *

Ryan Longwell Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974Ryan Longwell
NFLPA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 3 * Ryan Longwell, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 16''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 202 *

Ryan Longwell Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974Ryan Longwell
NFLPA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

, NFC leader, field goals made (33) *

Ryan Longwell Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974Ryan Longwell
NFLPA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

, NFC leader, field goals attempted (38) * Allen Rossum, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 12 *

Darren Sharper Darren Mallory Sharper (born November 3, 1975) is an American convicted serial rapist and a former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football at William & Mary and was selected ...

, NFL leader, interceptions (9) *

, All-NFL Team (selected by Associated Press and ''Pro Football Weekly'') *

, Associated Press All-Pro selection *

, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro selection

References

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