2000 Kansas City Chiefs season

2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head coach	Gunther Cunningham
General manager	Carl Peterson
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 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.

The beginning of the season was marked on a somber note, as 9 time Pro Bowl Linebacker, team captain, and fan favorite Derrick Thomas died during the offseason. He was paralyzed in a January 23 automobile accident. In the accident, he was speeding on an icy Kansas City interstate while not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from his vehicle. He died the morning of February 8 of a pulmonary embolism.

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 on November 26, 16–17.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2000 Kansas City Chiefs draft
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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Personnel

Staff

**2000 Kansas City Chiefs staff**

	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum Director of pro personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head coach – Gunther Cunningham Assistant head coach/defensive backs – Willie Shaw Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye Quarterbacks – Tom Clements Running backs – Al Lavan Wide receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Keith Rowen Offensive line – Mike Solari Offensive assistant/quality control – Jim Hostler			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive line – Bob Karmelowicz Assistant defensive line – Tom Pratt Linebackers – Joe Vitt Defensive assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Fish

Roster

**2000 Kansas City Chiefs final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 18 Elvis Grbac 1 Warren Moon Running backs 38 Kimble Anders 30 Donnell Bennett FB 34 Mike Cloud 20 Dante Hall RB/WR 46 Frank Moreau 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers 82 Derrick Alexander 81 Kevin Lockett 84 Sylvester Morris 80 Larry Parker Tight ends 87 Troy Drayton 89 Jason Dunn 88 Tony Gonzalez		Offensive linemen 72 Darnell Alford G 69 Jeff Blackshear G 61 Tim Grunhard C 66 Victor Riley T 68 Will Shields G 70 Marcus Spears T 76 John Tait T 54 Brian Waters C 60 Donald Willis G Defensive linemen 93 John Browning DE 99 Duane Clemons DE 98 Eric Hicks DE 90 Steve Martin DT 75 Norris McCleary DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Derrick Ransom DT 92 Dan Williams DT 96 Tyrone Williams DE		Linebackers 51 Lewis Bush ILB 59 Donnie Edwards OLB 55 Ron George OLB 57 Mike Maslowski MLB 53 Marvcus Patton ILB 56 Gary Stills MLB Defensive backs 35 Larry Atkins FS 24 William Bartee CB 41 Pat Dennis CB 23 Carlton Gary CB 40 James Hasty CB 27 Bracy Walker SS 44 Eric Warfield CB 25 Greg Wesley SS 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 2 Todd Peterson K 5 Todd Sauerbrun P		Reserve lists 57 Rob Murphy G (IR) 52 Andre O'Neal OLB (IR) 97 Ty Parten DE (IR) 12 Joe Perez WR (IR) 79 Dave Szott G (IR) Practice squad 65 John Blick T 94 Kendrick Gholston DE 17 Ricky Hall WR 50 Casey Tisdale LB 62 Noel Scarlett DT Rookies in italics

Schedule

Preseason

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

Regular season

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.

Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

Week Ten: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	10	7	14	31
Raiders	14	14	7	14	49

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 5
Game time: 12:15 p.m. CST/10:15 a.m. PST
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), wind 7 mph
Game attendance: 62,428
Referee: Ron Winter
TV: CBS
Box score

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Andre Rison 10-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Shane Lechler kick), 9:37. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55.
OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Shane Lechler kick), 1:03. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:43.

Second quarter

KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:47. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:16.
OAK – Andre Rison 6-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Shane Lechler kick), 7:40. Raiders 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:07.
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 1-yard run (Shane Lechler kick), 3:21. Raiders 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:17.
KC – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 0:27. Raiders 28–10. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

OAK – Rickey Dudley 20-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Shane Lechler kick), 4:49. Raiders 35–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:51.
KC – Derrick Alexander 9-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 1:07. Raiders 35–17. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:42.

Fourth quarter

KC – Derrick Alexander 48-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 8:19. Raiders 35–24. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 0:51.
OAK – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Shane Lechler kick), 3:53. Raiders 42–24. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:26.
KC – Elvis Grbac 3-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:47. Raiders 42–31. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:06.
OAK – Randy Jordan 43-yard run (Shane Lechler kick), 1:37. Raiders 49–31. Drive: 1 play, 43 yards, 0:10.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 39/53, 504 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OAK – Rich Gannon – 20/31, 242 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

KC – Kimble Anders – 2 rushes, 20 yards
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley – 20 rushes, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Derrick Alexander – 9 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Tim Brown – 5 receptions, 74 yards

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

Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	3	10	0	16
Chargers	7	7	0	3	17

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 26
Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 8 mph
Game attendance: 47,228
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Box score

Game information

First quarter

KC – Todd Peterson 39-yard field goal, 6:34. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:36.
SD – Freddie Jones 20-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (John Carney kick), 4:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:11.

Second quarter

SD – Freddie Jones 7-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (John Carney kick), 13:12. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.
KC – Todd Peterson 34-yard field goal, 4:32. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, 3:32.

Third quarter

KC – Marvcus Patton 24-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:58. Chargers 14–13.
KC – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 1:51. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:40.

Fourth quarter

KC – John Carney 52-yard field goal, 2:14. Chargers 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:24.

Top passers

KC – Warren Moon – 12/31, 130 yards, INT
SD – Ryan Leaf – 17/30, 177 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

KC – Tony Richardson – 9 rushes, 52 yards
SD – Terrell Fletcher – 14 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

KC – Derrick Alexander – 4 receptions, 67 yards
SD – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 48 yards

The loss dropped the Chiefs to 5–7. Additionally, this would be the only the 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.

Standings

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

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20010414020055/http://www.kcchiefs.com/snr/schedule.asp?SchedYear=2000

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

Kansas City Chiefs
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