2000 Chicago Bears season

2000 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Dick Jauron
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1

The 2000 Chicago Bears season was their 81st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a disappointing 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

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	College
1	9	Brian Urlacher	S	New Mexico
2	39	Mike Brown	S	Nebraska
3	69	Dez White	WR	Georgia Tech
3	87	Dustin Lyman	TE	Wake Forest
4	125	Reggie Austin	DB	Wake Forest
6	170	Frank Murphy	WR	Kansas State
6	174	Paul Edinger	K	Michigan State
7	223	James Cotton	DE	Ohio State
7	254	Michael Green	S	Northwestern State

Michael Green was Mr. Irrelevant.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	at Minnesota Vikings	L 30–27	FOX 12:00pm	64,104
2	September 10, 2000	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 41–0	FOX 12:00pm	65,569
3	September 17, 2000	New York Giants	L 14–7	FOX 3:15pm	66,944
4	September 24, 2000	Detroit Lions	L 21–14	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
5	October 1, 2000	at Green Bay Packers	W 27–24	FOX 3:15pm	59,869
6	October 8, 2000	New Orleans Saints	L 31–10	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
7	October 15, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	L 28–16	ESPN 7:30pm	66,944
8	October 22, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–9	FOX 12:00pm	65,553
9	Bye
10	November 5, 2000	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–24	CBS 12:00pm	66,944
11	November 12, 2000	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–3	FOX 12:00pm	72,420
12	November 19, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13–10	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
13	November 26, 2000	at New York Jets	L 17–10	FOX 12:00pm	77,354
14	December 3, 2000	Green Bay Packers	L 28–6	ESPN 7:30pm	56,146
15	December 10, 2000	New England Patriots	W 24–17	CBS 12:00pm	66,944
16	December 17, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–0	FOX 3:05pm	68,306
17	December 24, 2000	at Detroit Lions	W 23–20	FOX 12:00pm	71,957

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Minnesota Vikings	11	5	0	.688	397	371	L3
⁽⁵⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	0	.625	388	269	L1
Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	353	323	W4
Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	307	307	L1
Chicago Bears	5	11	0	.313	216	355	W1

Roster

Chicago Bears 2000 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

84 John Allred
45 Scott Dragos
89 Dustin Lyman
85 Alonzo Mayes
85 Kaseem Sinceno

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

59 Rosevelt ColvinOLB
55 Sean Harris ILB
53 Warrick Holdman OLB
92 Barry Minter LB
62 Robert NewkirkLB
56 Jim Nelson LB
91 Khari Samuel LB
54 Brian Urlacher ILB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Awards and records

Mike Brown, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
Paul Edinger, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
Brian Urlacher, NFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[2]
Brian Urlacher, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month, October
Brian Urlacher, Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, Football Digest Defensive Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, Pro Football Writers of America Defensive Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, Sports Illustrated Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, Sporting News Defensive Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, USA Today Defensive Rookie of the Year ^[3]
Brian Urlacher, PFW/Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team

References

↑ 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.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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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East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
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