| Team: | Cleveland Browns |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Owner: | Al Lerner |
| General Manager: | Dwight Clark |
| Coach: | Chris Palmer |
| Off Coach: | Pete Carmichael |
| Def Coach: | Romeo Crennel |
| Stadium: | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Radio: | WTAM WMJI |
| Record: | 3–13 |
| Division Place: | 6th AFC Central |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | None |
| Shortnavlink: | Browns seasons |
The 2000 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 48th season with the National Football League and 52nd overall. It was the second season of the "New Browns", which returned to the NFL in 1999.
Kicker Phil Dawson was the Browns’ leading scorer with 59 points.[1] The Browns total offense ranked 31st (last) in the league, while their total defense ranked 26th in the league.[2] The 2000 Browns’ 161 points scored (10.06 per game) is the third-fewest ever by a team in a 16-game schedule, tied with the 1998 Eagles and behind the 1992 Seahawks and 1991 Colts.[3] Additionally, their four games without scoring is the most in the NFL since the 1977 Buccaneers failed to score six times;[4] by contrast the 2016 and 2017 Browns went a combined 1–31 but never failed to score a point in any game. The 1999 Browns scored 217 points, or 3.50 more per game than in 2000.
| Additions | Subtractions | |
|---|---|---|
| QB Doug Pederson (Eagles) | RB Terry Kirby (Raiders) | |
| DT Orpheus Roye (Steelers) | DE John Thierry (Packers) | |
| RB Errict Rhett (Ravens) | T Scott Rehberg (Bengals) | |
| DE Keith McKenzie (Packers) | G Orlando Bobo (Ravens) | |
| G Everett Lindsay (Ravens) | CB Ryan McNeil (Cowboys) | |
| T Roman Oben (Giants) | S Marquez Pope (Raiders) | |
| T Lomas Brown (Giants) |
| Kyle Allamon | Tight end | Texas Tech | |
| Jeff Dyra | Tackle | Northwestern | |
| Jeff Kerr | Linebacker | East Carolina | |
| Noel LaMontagne | Guard | Virginia | |
| Shaun O'Hara | Center | Rutgers | |
| Kevin Thompson | Quarterback | Penn State |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–22 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | |
| 2 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–19 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | ||
| 3 | Washington Redskins | L 0–24 | 1–2 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | ||
| 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 33–34 | 1–3 | Lambeau Field |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–27 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 10 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–7 | 1–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | 64,006 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–20 | 2–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,018 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 24 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–36 | 2–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | 45,702 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 1 | Baltimore Ravens | L 0–12 | 2–3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,018 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 8 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 21–29 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,148 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–44 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 75,811 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–22 | 2–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 57,659 | Recap | |
| 9 | October 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–12 | 2–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,118 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 5 | New York Giants | L 3–24 | 2–8 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,718 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 12 | New England Patriots | W 19–11 | 3–8 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,618 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 19 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–24 | 3–9 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,498 | Recap | |
| 13 | November 26 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 7–44 | 3–10 | PSINet Stadium | 68,361 | Recap | |
| 14 | December 3 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 0–48 | 3–11 | Alltel Stadium | 51,262 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–35 | 3–12 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,318 | Recap | |
| 16 | December 17 | Tennessee Titans | L 0–24 | 3–13 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,318 | Recap | |
| 17 | Bye | |||||||