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2000 New England Patriots
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (17.2/g), 25th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 338 points (21.1/g), 17th.
Differential of -62 points (-3.9/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 18th.
Coached by Bill Belichick (5-11-0)
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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 | Drew Bledsoe | 28 | 7 | 16 | 312 for 531, 3,291 yards, 17 td, 13 int, & 47 rushes for 158 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Kevin Faulk | 24 | 1 | 9 | 164 rushes for 570 yards, 4 td, & 51 catches for 465 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| RB | J.R. Redmond | 23 | Rook | 5 | 125 rushes for 406 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 126 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 76th pick / 2000 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 28 | 6 | 6 | 37 rushes for 90 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Troy Brown | 29 | 7 | 15 | 83 catches for 944 yards, 4 td, & 6 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Terry Glenn | 26 | 4 | 16 | 79 catches for 963 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Rod Rutledge | 25 | 2 | 11 | 15 catches for 103 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Eric Bjornson | 29 | 5 | 6 | 20 catches for 152 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Bruce Armstrong | 35 | 13 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
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| LG | Joe Andruzzi | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Damien Woody | 23 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
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| RG | Sale Isaia | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Grant Williams | 26 | 4 | 8 | ||
| RT | Max Lane | 29 | 6 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brandon Mitchell | 25 | 3 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
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| LDE | Willie McGinest | 29 | 6 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| NT | Chad Eaton | 28 | 4 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| NT | Henry Thomas | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Bobby Hamilton | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LOLB | Willie McGinest | 29 | 6 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Chris Slade | 29 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| RILB | Ted Johnson | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| RILB | Rob Holmberg | 29 | 6 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 217th pick / 1994 |
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| ROLB | Tedy Bruschi | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ty Law | 26 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Otis Smith | 35 | 9 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Antonio Langham | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Tebucky Jones | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri | 28 | 4 | 0 | 27 of 33 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Lee Johnson | 39 | 15 | 0 | 89 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Troy Brown | 29 | 7 | 15 | 39 punt returns for a 12.9 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Faulk | 24 | 1 | 9 | 38 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Jason Andersen | 25 | G | 7 | 0 | 319 | 6-6 | BYU | 9/3/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 211th pick / 1998 |
| 63 | Joe Andruzzi | 25 | G | 11 | 11 | 312 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/23/1975 | 2 | |
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | 35 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| 7 | Michael Bishop | 24 | QB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/15/1976 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 227th pick / 1999 |
| 86 | Eric Bjornson | 29 | TE | 8 | 6 | 236 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/15/1971 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington State | 2/14/1972 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 7 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| 82 | Chris Calloway | 32 | WR | 7 | 2 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| 30 | Tony Carter | 28 | RB | 16 | 6 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 6 | |
| 58 | Matt Chatham | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 6/28/1977 | Rook | |
| 93 | Antico Dalton | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Hampton | 12/31/1975 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 199th pick / 1999 |
| 84 | Shockmain Davis | 23 | WR | 12 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Angelo State (TX) | 8/20/1977 | Rook | |
| 90 | Chad Eaton | 28 | DT-NT | 14 | 13 | 303 | 6-5 | Washington State | 4/6/1972 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| 46 | Chris Eitzmann | 23 | TE | 5 | 1 | 255 | 6-5 | Harvard | 4/1/1977 | Rook | |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 64 | Derrick Fletcher | 25 | T-G | 2 | 2 | 348 | 6-6 | Baylor | 9/9/1975 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 154th pick / 1999 |
| 37 | Chris Floyd | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Michigan | 6/23/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 81st pick / 1998 |
| 17 | John Friesz | 33 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/19/1967 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| 41 | Tony George | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/10/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 91st pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Terry Glenn | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/23/1974 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| 97 | Reggie Grimes | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Alabama | 11/7/1976 | Rook | |
| 91 | Bobby Hamilton | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 7/1/1971 | 4 | |
| 23 | Antwan Harris | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Virginia | 5/29/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 187th pick / 2000 |
| 29 | Raymont Harris | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/23/1970 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| 50 | Rob Holmberg | 29 | LB | 16 | 5 | 230 | 6-3 | Navy,Penn State | 5/6/1971 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 217th pick / 1994 |
| 72 | Sale Isaia | 28 | G | 16 | 14 | 320 | 6-5 | UCLA | 6/13/1972 | 4 | |
| 82 | Curtis Jackson | 27 | WR | 5 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Texas | 9/22/1973 | Rook | |
| 60 | Garrett Johnson | 25 | NT | 8 | 2 | 295 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1975 | Rook | |
| 10 | Lee Johnson | 39 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 15 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| 51 | Olrick Johnson | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 8/20/1977 | 1 | |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | 28 | LB | 13 | 11 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | 26 | DB | 15 | 9 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Andy Katzenmoyer | 23 | LB | 8 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/2/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1999 |
| 70 | Adrian Klemm | 23 | G-T | 5 | 4 | 310 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 5/21/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Max Lane | 29 | T-G | 6 | 5 | 315 | 6-6 | Navy | 2/22/1971 | 6 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Antonio Langham | 28 | DB | 15 | 7 | 181 | 6-0 | Alabama | 7/31/1972 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Ty Law | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | 29 | DE-LB | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| 99 | Marc Megna | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Richmond | 7/30/1976 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 183rd pick / 1999 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| 98 | Brandon Mitchell | 25 | DE-DT | 11 | 9 | 290 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1975 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| 92 | David Nugent | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Purdue | 10/27/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 201st pick / 2000 |
| 35 | Patrick Pass | 23 | FB | 5 | 2 | 217 | 5-10 | Georgia | 12/31/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000 |
| 46 | Jeff Paulk | 24 | FB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 4/26/1976 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1999 |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | 22 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento State | 3/13/1978 | Rook | |
| 77 | Greg Randall | 22 | T | 12 | 4 | 322 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 6/23/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 127th pick / 2000 |
| 21 | J.R. Redmond | 23 | RB | 12 | 5 | 215 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 9/28/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 76th pick / 2000 |
| 67 | Grey Ruegamer | 24 | C-G | 6 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 6/11/1976 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1999 |
| 83 | Rod Rutledge | 25 | TE | 16 | 11 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| 31 | Kato Serwanga | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | California,Pacific,Sacramento State | 7/23/1976 | 1 | |
| 44 | Harold Shaw | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 9/3/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 176th pick / 1998 |
| 81 | Tony Simmons | 26 | WR | 12 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Chris Slade | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/30/1971 | 7 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | 35 | DB | 16 | 14 | 198 | 5-11 | Missouri,Southern | 10/22/1965 | 9 | |
| 94 | Greg Spires | 26 | DE | 16 | 2 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/12/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| 26 | Matt Stevens | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 6/14/1973 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Henry Thomas | 35 | DT-NT | 16 | 5 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| 96 | Maugaula Tuitele | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 4 | |
| 25 | Larry Whigham | 28 | DB | 14 | 4 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Monroe | 6/23/1972 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994 |
| 85 | Jermaine Wiggins | 25 | TE | 4 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | Rook | |
| 76 | Grant Williams | 26 | T | 15 | 8 | 320 | 6-7 | Louisiana Tech | 5/10/1974 | 4 | |
| 65 | Damien Woody | 23 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 247.6 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |