2000 Kansas City Chiefs season

2000 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Gunther Cunningham
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 Kansas City Chiefs season was the second and final season led by head coach Gunther Cunningham. Cunningham was fired following a 7–9 record and third-place finish in the AFC West and was replaced by Dick Vermeil. Quarterback Elvis Grbac was released at the end of the season. The team played the season without 9 time Pro Bowl Linebacker and team captain Derrick Thomas because of his death on February 8 of the same year.

Offseason

NFL draft

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

^[1]

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 – 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 Backs – Willie Shaw 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

Regular season

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	August 5	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–14	0–1	Adelphia Coliseum	WDAF		68,016
2	August 13	7:30 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–33	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	WDAF		76,682
3	August 19	7:30 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 22–26	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	WDAF		75,120
4	August 25	6:30 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–37	0–4	Raymond James Stadium	WDAF		64,267

Regular season

In 2000, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	September 3	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts	L 14–27	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS		78,357
2	September 10	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	L 14–17 (OT)	0–2	Adelphia Coliseum	CBS		68,203
3	September 17	3:05 p.m.	San Diego Chargers	W 42–10	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS		77,604
4	September 24	3:15 p.m.	at Denver Broncos	W 23–22	2–2	Mile High Stadium	CBS		74,596
5	October 2	8:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks	W 24–17	3–2	Arrowhead Stadium	ABC		78,502
6	Bye
7	October 15	12:00 p.m.	Oakland Raiders	L 17–20	3–3	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS		79,025
8	October 22	12:00 p.m.	St. Louis Rams	W 54–34	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX		79,142
9	October 29	3:15 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24–19	5–3	Husky Stadium	CBS		62,141
10	November 5	3:15 p.m.	at Oakland Raiders	L 31–49	5–4	Network Associates Coliseum	CBS		62,428
11	November 12	3:05 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–21	5–5	3Com Park	CBS		68,002
12	November 19	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills	L 17–21	5–6	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS		78,457
13	November 26	3:15 p.m.	at San Diego Chargers	L 16–17	5–7	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS		47,228
14	December 4	8:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots	L 24–30	5–8	Foxboro Stadium	ABC		60,292
15	December 10	12:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers	W 15–14	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX		77,481
16	December 17	12:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos	W 20–7	7–8	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS		78,406
17	December 24	12:00 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	L 13–29	7–9	Georgia Dome	CBS		41,017

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

Awards and records

• Tony Gonzalez, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[2]
• Elvis Grbac, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[2]
• Will Shields, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[2]

References

1. "2000 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

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