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2000 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 20th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 18th.
 Differential of -35 points (-2.2/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 7.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 10th.

Coached by Wade Phillips (8-8-0)

2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Rob Johnson 27 5 11 175 for 306, 2,125 yards, 12 td, 7 int, & 42 rushes for 307 yards and 1 td

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995

QB Doug Flutie 38 14 5 132 for 231, 1,700 yards, 8 td, 3 int, & 36 rushes for 161 yards and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985

RB Sammy Morris 23 Rook 8 93 rushes for 341 yards, 5 td, & 37 catches for 268 yards and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000

RB Shawn Bryson 24 Rook 7 161 rushes for 591 yards, 0 td, & 32 catches for 271 yards and 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999

WR Eric Moulds* 27 4 16 94 catches for 1,326 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996

WR Peerless Price 24 1 16 52 catches for 762 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999

WR Jeremy McDaniel 24 1 6 43 catches for 697 yards, 2 td
TE Sheldon Jackson 24 1 8 5 catches for 36 yards, 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 230th pick / 1999

TE Jay Riemersma 27 3 12 31 catches for 372 yards, 5 td

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996

LT John Fina 31 8 14 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992

LG Ruben Brown* 28 5 16

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995

C Jerry Ostroski 30 6 16 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992

RG Jamie Nails 23 3 16 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997

RT Marcus Spriggs 26 3 11

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997

RT Robert Hicks 26 2 7

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998

 Defensive Starters
LDE Phil Hansen 32 9 8 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991

LDE Shawn Price 30 7 6 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
NT Ted Washington* 32 9 16 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991

RDE Marcellus Wiley 26 3 15 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997

LOLB Keith Newman 23 1 16 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999

LILB John Holecek 28 5 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995

RILB Sam Cowart* 25 2 12 5.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998

ROLB Sam Rogers 30 6 11 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994

LCB Antoine Winfield 23 1 11 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999

LCB Chris Watson 23 1 5 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1999

RCB Ken Irvin 28 5 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995

SS Henry Jones 33 9 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991

FS Keion Carpenter 23 1 12 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Steve Christie 33 10 0 26 of 35 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points
P Chris Mohr 34 11 0 95 punts for a 38.5 average, 1 blocked

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989

PR Chris Watson 23 1 5 33 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1999

KR Chris Watson 23 1 5 44 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1999

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ethan Albright 29 G-C-T 16 0 283 6-5 North Carolina 5/1/1971 5
Avion Black 23 WR 2 0 185 5-11 Tennessee State 4/24/1977 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 121st pick / 2000

Ruben Brown* 28 G 16 16 300 6-3 Pittsburgh 2/13/1972 5

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995

Shawn Bryson 24 RB 16 7 228 6-1 Tennessee 11/30/1976 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999

Jon Carman 24 T 3 0 335 6-7 Georgia Tech 1/14/1976 Rook
Keion Carpenter 23 DB 12 12 205 5-11 Virginia Tech 10/31/1977 1
Kwame Cavil 21 WR 16 0 202 6-2 Texas 5/3/1979 Rook
Steve Christie 33 K 16 0 195 6-0 William & Mary 11/13/1967 10
Bobby Collins 24 TE 12 2 246 6-4 North Alabama 8/26/1976 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 122nd pick / 1999

Bill Conaty 27 C 16 0 306 6-2 Virginia Tech 3/8/1973 3
Sam Cowart* 25 LB 12 12 245 6-2 Florida State 2/26/1975 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998

John Fina 31 T 14 14 300 6-5 Arizona 3/11/1969 8

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992

Erik Flowers 22 DE-LB 16 0 273 6-4 Arizona State 3/1/1978 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2000

Doug Flutie 38 QB 11 5 180 5-10 Boston College 10/23/1962 14

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985

Jay Foreman 24 LB 15 3 240 6-1 Nebraska 2/18/1976 1

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999

Donovan Greer 26 DB 13 0 178 5-9 Texas A&M 9/11/1974 3
Phil Hansen 32 DE 10 8 278 6-5 North Dakota State 5/20/1968 9

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991

Robert Hicks 26 T 14 7 338 6-7 Mississippi State 11/17/1974 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998

Raion Hill 24 DB 16 0 200 6-0 LSU 9/2/1976 Rook
Ray Hill 25 DB 5 0 182 6-0 Michigan State 8/7/1975 2
John Holecek 28 LB 16 16 240 6-2 Illinois 5/7/1972 5

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995

Ken Irvin 28 DB 16 16 182 5-11 Memphis 7/11/1972 5

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995

Sheldon Jackson 24 TE 16 8 250 6-3 Nebraska 7/24/1976 1

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 230th pick / 1999

Rob Johnson 27 QB 12 11 204 6-4 USC 3/18/1973 5

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995

Fred Jones 23 LB 15 0 247 6-2 Colorado 10/18/1977 Rook
Henry Jones 33 DB 16 16 197 5-11 Illinois 12/29/1967 9

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991

Leif Larsen 25 DT 7 0 295 6-4 Texas-El Paso 4/3/1975 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 194th pick / 2000

Jonathan Linton 26 RB 14 2 234 6-1 North Carolina 11/7/1974 2

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 131st pick / 1998

Jeremy McDaniel 24 WR 16 6 197 6-0 Arizona 5/2/1976 1
Chris Mohr 34 P 16 0 215 6-5 Alabama 5/11/1966 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989

Corey Moore 23 LB 9 4 225 5-11 Virginia Tech 3/20/1977 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 89th pick / 2000

Sammy Morris 23 RB 12 8 220 6-0 Texas Tech 3/23/1977 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000

Eric Moulds* 27 WR 16 16 210 6-2 Mississippi State 7/17/1973 4

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996

Jamie Nails 23 G 16 16 335 6-6 Florida A&M 6/3/1977 3

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997

Keith Newman 23 LB 16 16 248 6-2 North Carolina 1/19/1977 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 119th pick / 1999

Jerry Ostroski 30 G-T-C 16 16 320 6-3 Tulsa 7/12/1970 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992

Joe Panos 29 G-C 13 0 300 6-3 Wisconsin,Wisconsin-Whitewater 1/24/1971 6

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994

DaShon Polk 23 LB 5 0 242 6-2 Arizona 3/13/1977 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 251st pick / 2000

Daryl Porter 26 DB 16 0 188 5-9 Boston College 1/16/1974 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 186th pick / 1997

Peerless Price 24 WR 16 16 190 5-11 Tennessee 10/27/1976 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999

Shawn Price 30 DE-DT 13 6 290 6-4 Pacific 3/28/1970 7
Jay Riemersma 27 TE 12 12 255 6-5 Michigan 5/17/1973 3

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996

Sam Rogers 30 LB 11 11 245 6-3 Colorado 5/30/1970 6

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994

Antowain Smith 28 RB 11 3 232 6-2 Houston 3/14/1972 3

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997

Marcus Spriggs 26 T-G 16 11 310 6-3 Houston 5/30/1974 3

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997

Travares Tillman 23 DB 15 4 190 6-1 Georgia Tech 10/8/1977 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000

Alex Van Pelt 30 QB 1 0 220 6-1 Pittsburgh 5/1/1970 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993

Ted Washington* 32 NT-DT 16 16 365 6-5 Louisville 4/13/1968 9

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991

Chris Watson 23 DB 16 5 192 6-1 Eastern Illinois 6/30/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1999

Marcellus Wiley 26 DE 16 15 275 6-4 Columbia 11/30/1974 3

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997

Pat Williams 28 DT 16 4 315 6-3 Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M 10/24/1972 3
Antoine Winfield 23 DB 11 11 190 5-9 Ohio State 6/24/1977 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1999

Kenyatta Wright 22 LB 16 1 240 6-0 Oklahoma State 2/19/1978 Rook
Team Total 26.4 16 244.5 6-1.9 3.3