| 2000 Cleveland Browns season | |
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| Owner | Al Lerner |
| General manager | Dwight Clark |
| Head coach | Chris Palmer |
| Offensive coordinator | Pete Carmichael |
| Defensive coordinator | Romeo Crennel |
| Home field | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Local radio | WTAM · WMJI |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–13 |
| Division place | 6th AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None |
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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 |
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| QBDoug Pederson (Eagles) | RBTerry Kirby (Raiders) |
| DTOrpheus Roye (Steelers) | DEJohn Thierry (Packers) |
| RBErrict Rhett (Ravens) | TScott Rehberg (Bengals) |
| DEKeith McKenzie (Packers) | GOrlando Bobo (Ravens) |
| GEverett Lindsay (Ravens) | CBRyan McNeil (Cowboys) |
| TRoman Oben (Giants) | SMarquez Pope (Raiders) |
| TLomas Brown (Giants) |
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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| 1 | 1 | Courtney Brown | Defensive end | Penn State |
| 2 | 32 | Dennis Northcutt | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 3 | 63 | Travis Prentice | Running back | Miami (Ohio) |
| 3 | 79 | JaJuan Dawson | Wide receiver | Tulane |
| 4 | 95 | Lewis Sanders | Cornerback | Maryland |
| 4 | 110 | Aaron Shea | Tight end/Fullback | Michigan |
| 5 | 130 | Anthony Malbrough | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 146 | Lamar Chapman | Defensive back | Kansas State |
| 6 | 183 | Spergon Wynn | Quarterback | Southwest Texas State |
| 6 | 206 | Brad Bedell | Offensive lineman | Colorado |
| 7 | 207 | Manuia Savea | Offensive lineman | Arizona |
| 7 | 209 | Eric Chandler | Defensive lineman | Jackson State |
| 7 | 225 | Rashidi Barnes | Safety | Colorado |
| Player | Position | College |
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| Noel LaMontagne | Guard | Virginia |
| Shaun O'Hara | Center | Rutgers |
| Kevin Thompson | Quarterback | Penn State |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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| 1 | July 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–22 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | August 12 | atChicago Bears | L 6–19 | 1–1 | Soldier Field |
| 3 | August 19 | Washington Redskins | L 0–24 | 1–2 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 4 | August 26 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 33–34 | 1–3 | Lambeau Field |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | September 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–27 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 | Recap |
| 2 | September 10 | atCincinnati 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 | atOakland 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 | atArizona Cardinals | L 21–29 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,148 | Recap |
| 7 | October 15 | atDenver Broncos | L 10–44 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 75,811 | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | atPittsburgh 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 | atTennessee Titans | L 10–24 | 3–9 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,498 | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | atBaltimore Ravens | L 7–44 | 3–10 | PSINet Stadium | 68,361 | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | atJacksonville 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 |
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| (1) Tennessee Titans | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 346 | 191 | W4 | ||
| (4) Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 333 | 165 | W7 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 255 | W2 | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 367 | 327 | L2 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 185 | 359 | L1 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 419 | L5 | ||
Week 6: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
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