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2000 Denver Broncos
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 485 points (30.3/g), 2nd of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 369 points (23.1/g), 23rd.
Differential of 116 points (7.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.2/g), 2nd.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (11-5-0)
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2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brian Griese* | 25 | 2 | 10 | 216 for 336, 2,688 yards, 19 td, 4 int, & 29 rushes for 102 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| QB | Gus Frerotte | 29 | 6 | 6 | 138 for 232, 1,776 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 22 rushes for 64 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Mike Anderson | 27 | Rook | 12 | 297 rushes for 1,487 yards, 15 td, & 23 catches for 169 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| FB | Howard Griffith | 33 | 7 | 14 | 5 rushes for 4 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 101 yards and 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 236th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Ed McCaffrey | 32 | 9 | 16 | 101 catches for 1,317 yards, 9 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| WR | Rod Smith* | 30 | 5 | 16 | 100 catches for 1,602 yards, 8 td, & 6 rushes for 99 yards and 1 td | |
| TE | Dwayne Carswell | 28 | 6 | 16 | 49 catches for 495 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Tony E. Jones | 34 | 12 | 16 | ||
| LG | Mark Schlereth | 34 | 11 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Lennie Friedman | 24 | Rook | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999 |
| C | Tom Nalen*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Dan Neil | 27 | 3 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
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| RT | Matt Lepsis | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Maa Tanuvasa | 30 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Keith Traylor | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Trevor Pryce* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Kavika Pittman | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Bill Romanowski | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| MLB | Al Wilson | 23 | 1 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | John Mobley | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Terrell Buckley | 29 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| SS | Billy Jenkins | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Eric Brown | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam | 30 | 7 | 0 | 18 of 24 field goals & 49 of 49 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 32 | 7 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Deltha O'Neal | 23 | Rook | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Deltha O'Neal | 23 | Rook | 0 | 46 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Mike Anderson | 27 | RB | 16 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | Utah | 9/21/1973 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| 92 | Lester Archambeau | 33 | DE | 3 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/27/1967 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 186th pick / 1990 |
| 3 | Scott Bentley | 26 | K | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/10/1974 | 3 | |
| 85 | Robert Brooks | 30 | WR | 4 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 6/23/1970 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1992 |
| 26 | Eric Brown | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/20/1975 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| 27 | Terrell Buckley | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Keith Burns | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| 59 | Glenn Cadrez | 30 | LB | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/2/1970 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 154th pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Cooper Carlisle | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 6 | |
| 86 | Byron Chamberlain | 29 | TE | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Missouri,Wayne State (NE) | 10/17/1971 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Desmond Clark | 23 | TE | 16 | 2 | 255 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 4/20/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| 48 | George Coghill | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/30/1970 | 2 | |
| 84 | Chris Cole | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 11/12/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000 |
| 46 | KaRon Coleman | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 5-7 | Stephen F. Austin | 5/22/1978 | Rook | |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 33 | DB | 13 | 11 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Terrell Davis | 28 | RB | 5 | 4 | 206 | 5-11 | Georgia,Long Beach State | 10/28/1972 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | 30 | K | 13 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | 29 | QB | 10 | 6 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| 64 | Lennie Friedman | 24 | G | 16 | 8 | 283 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/13/1976 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Olandis Gary | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia,Marshall | 5/18/1975 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 127th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Ian Gold | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| 14 | Brian Griese* | 25 | QB | 10 | 10 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| 29 | Howard Griffith | 33 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Illinois | 11/17/1967 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 236th pick / 1991 |
| 34 | Raymont Harris | 30 | RB | 3 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/23/1970 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | 33 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 281 | 6-6 | Washington | 9/22/1967 | 6 | |
| 17 | Jarious Jackson | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/3/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 214th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Billy Jenkins | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/8/1974 | 3 | |
| 60 | K.C. Jones | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/28/1974 | Rook | |
| 77 | Tony E. Jones | 34 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Western Carolina | 5/24/1966 | 12 | |
| 28 | Kenoy Kennedy | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| 78 | Matt Lepsis | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 2 | |
| 2 | Steve Lindsey | 26 | K | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 11/25/1974 | 1 | |
| 97 | Mike Lodish | 33 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/11/1967 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| 83 | Travis McGriff | 24 | WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Florida | 6/24/1976 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1999 |
| 82 | Billy Miller | 23 | TE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | USC | 4/24/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| 51 | John Mobley | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| 81 | Scottie Montgomery | 22 | WR | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 66 | Tom Nalen*+ | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | 27 | K | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 3/22/1973 | 4 | |
| 62 | Dan Neil | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1973 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Deltha O'Neal | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| 95 | Kavika Pittman | 26 | DE | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| 31 | Darryl Pounds | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nicholls State | 7/21/1972 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 68th pick / 1995 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce* | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Clemson,Michigan | 8/3/1975 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Montae Reagor | 23 | DT | 13 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/29/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 58th pick / 1999 |
| 53 | Bill Romanowski | 34 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/2/1966 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado,Colorado State | 6/9/1968 | 7 | |
| 58 | Steve Russ | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Air Force | 9/16/1972 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1995 |
| 69 | Mark Schlereth | 34 | G-C | 8 | 8 | 282 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/25/1966 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
| 42 | Detron Smith | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 2/25/1974 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 65th pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Rod Smith* | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 5 | |
| 33 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | DB | 16 | 6 | 188 | 5-9 | Florida | 3/29/1969 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| 35 | Jason Suttle | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 12/2/1974 | 1 | |
| 98 | Maa Tanuvasa | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 11/6/1970 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 |
| 70 | Trey Teague | 26 | C-T | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 12/27/1974 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 200th pick / 1998 |
| 94 | Keith Traylor | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Al Wilson | 23 | LB | 15 | 14 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 236.6 | 6-1.4 | 4.2 |