2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Head coach	Bill Cowher
General manager	Kevin Colbert
Owner	The Rooney Family
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	OLB Jason Gildon
AP All-Pros	none
Team MVP	Jerome Bettis
Team ROY	Dan Kreider

The 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 68th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1999 in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. While Pittsburgh did improve to 9–7 and had their first winning season since 1997, it was not enough for the team to qualify for the playoffs. This season also marked the Steelers' last at Three Rivers Stadium.

Coach Bill Cowher named Kent Graham as the team's starting quarterback for the season, but after an after 1-3 start, Graham got hurt, and Kordell Stewart, who was a backup, took over the starting job.

Personnel

Staff

2000 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President and General Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
Director of Business – Mark Hart
Business Accounting Coordinator – Jim Ellenberger
Office/Ticket Coordinator – Geraldine Glenn
Accounting Manager – Jodie Spagnolli
Communications Coordinator – Ron Wahl
Public Relations/Media Manager – David Lockett
Website/Network Administrator – Kim Smith
Director of Marketing – Tony Quatrini
Merchandising Manager – Tim Carey
Client Services Administrator – Amy Cotropia
Marketing Manager – Lynne Molyneaux
Luxury Suite Manager – Lisa Weinzetl
Marketing Assistant – John Simpson
Marketing Assistant – John Wodarek
Ticket Manager – Brian Bonifate
Stadium Project Manager – Heidi Edwards
Football Operations
Director of Football Operations – Kevin Colbert
College Scouting Coordinator – Bill Baker
Pro Scouting Coordinator – Doug Whaley
Pro/College Scout – Phil Kreidler
College Scout – Mark Gorscak
College Scout – Bob Lane
College Scout – Bruce McNorton
College Scout – Dan Rooney
College Scout – Bill Nunn
BLESTO Scout – Kelvin Fisher

Head coaches

Head Coach – Bill Cowher

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride
Wide Receivers – Bob Bratkowski
Running Backs – Dick Hoak
Tight Ends – Mike Mularkey
Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
Offensive Line Assistant – Irv Eatman

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Tim Lewis
Linebackers – Mike Archer
Defensive Line – John Mitchell
Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Jay Hayes
Administrative Assistant – Lou Spanos
Administrative Assistant – Mike Miller

Strength and conditioning

Conditioning Coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
Medical Staff
Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty
Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
Neurological Surgeon – Dr. Joseph Maroon
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
Training Staff
Head Athletic Trainer – John Norwig
Assistant Athletic Trainer – Ryan Grove
Football Staff
Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs
Equipment Manager - Rodgers Freyvogel
Field Manager – Rich Baker
Field/Equipment Assistant – Paul Gallagher
Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney
Video Assistant – Andy Lizanich
Video Assistant – Rob Brakel
Photographers – Mike Fabus

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Notable additions include Plaxico Burress, Dan Kreider, Marvel Smith and Clark Haggans.

Roster

2000 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

11 Kent Graham
10 Kordell Stewart

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

57 John Fiala ILB
92 Jason Gildon OLB
53 Clark Haggans OLB
50 Earl Holmes ILB
90 Donnel Thompson LB
99 Levon Kirkland ILB
55 Joey Porter OLB
56 Mike Vrabel OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

80 Plaxico Burress WR (IR)
45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala RB (IR)
85 Cory Geason TE (IR)
38 Jon Witman FB (IR)

Practice squad

19 Demetrius Brown WR
83 Kamil Loud WR
17 Tee Martin 3rd QB
60 Oliver Ross T/G

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Rookies in italics
53 Active, 4 Inactive, 4 Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Jul. 30	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	8:00 p.m.	KDKA	W 38–10	1–0
2	Sat. Aug. 5	Miami Dolphins	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	KDKA	W 13–10	2–0
3	Thu. Aug. 10	Carolina Panthers	Three Rivers Stadium	7:30 p.m.	KDKA	W 13–0	3–0
4	Sat. Aug. 19	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, Mexico)	8:00 p.m.	CBS	L 24–23	3–1
5	Fri. Aug. 25	at Washington Redskins	FedEx Field	8:00 p.m.	KDKA	L 17–10	3–2

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 3	Baltimore Ravens	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 16–0	0–1
2	Sun. Sep. 10	Bye
3	Sun. Sep. 17	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 23–20	0–2
4	Sun. Sep. 24	Tennessee Titans	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 23–20	0–3
5	Sun. Oct. 1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 24–13	1–3
6	Sun. Oct. 8	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 20–3	2–3
7	Sun. Oct. 15	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 15–0	3–3
8	Sun. Oct. 22	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	4:05 p.m.	CBS	W 22–0	4–3
9	Sun. Oct. 29	at Baltimore Ravens	PSInet Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 9–6	5–3
10	Sun. Nov. 5	at Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 9–7	5–4
11	Sun. Nov. 12	Philadelphia Eagles	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	L 26–23 OT	5–5
12	Sun. Nov. 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	Three Rivers Stadium	8:30 p.m.	ESPN	L 34–24	5–6
13	Sun. Nov. 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 48–28	6–6
14	Sun. Dec. 3	Oakland Raiders	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 21–20	7–6
15	Sun. Dec. 10	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	L 30–10	7–7
16	Sat. Dec. 16	Washington Redskins	Three Rivers Stadium	12:30 p.m.	FOX	W 24–3	8–7
17	Sun. Dec. 24	at San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	4:05 p.m.	CBS	W 34–21	9–7

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 3, 2000): vs. Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	10	3	3	0	16
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (Mostly Sunny)
Game attendance: 55,049
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Week 3 (Sunday September 17, 2000): at Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	10	0	20
Browns	14	0	3	6	23

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 73,018
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Week 4 (Sunday September 24, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	10	0	3	10	23
Steelers	3	3	0	14	20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 60 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 51,769
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Week 5 (Sunday October 1, 2000): at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	10	7	0	24
Jaguars	3	3	0	7	13

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 64,351
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Steelers get first ever win in Jacksonville.

During the game, rookie WR Plaxico Burress caught a third down pass and went down without being touched. He spiked the football to celebrate, but since he was never touched down, the ball remained live (in play) and the Jaguars recovered the fumble.

Week 6 (Sunday October 8, 2000): at New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	7	0	10	20
Jets	0	3	0	0	3

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,441
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator)

Week 7 (Sunday October 15, 2000): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	7	3	3	2	15

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: 59 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 54,238
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Week 8 (Sunday October 22, 2000): vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	0	0
Steelers	3	10	3	6	22

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:05 PM EDT
Game weather: 70 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,659
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Week 9 (Sunday October 29, 2000): at Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	9	0	9
Ravens	0	6	0	0	6

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 69,405
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Week 10 (Sunday November 5, 2000): at Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7
Titans	0	3	0	6	9

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 68,498
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Week 11 (Sunday November 12, 2000): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	3	7	3	10	3	26
Steelers	0	6	7	10	0	23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 42 °F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 56,702
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Tim Green (color commentator)

Week 12 (Sunday November 19, 2000): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	17	17	0	34
Steelers	7	3	0	14	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 8:30 PM EST
Game weather: 29 °F (Clear)
Game attendance: 50,925
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)

Week 13 (Sunday November 26, 2000): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	14	10	21	3	48
Bengals	7	7	7	7	28

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 63,925
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Charles Mann (color commentator)

Week 14 (Sunday December 3, 2000): vs. Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	17	0	3	20
Steelers	7	0	7	7	21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 31 °F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 54,881
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Daryl Johnston (color commentator)

Week 15 (Sunday December 10, 2000): at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	7	10
Giants	3	10	7	10	30

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 78,164
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Week 16 (Saturday December 16, 2000): vs. Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	0	0	3
Steelers	0	17	0	7	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game weather: 39 °F (Rain)
Game attendance: 58,183
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers: (FOX) Dick Stockton (play by play), Matt Millen (color commentator)

This was the last game at Three Rivers Stadium.

Week 17 (Sunday December 24, 2000): at San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	17	0	10	34
Chargers	14	0	7	0	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game time: 4:05 PM EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,809
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽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

References

↑ 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "2000 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Founded in 1933 Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Based and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise	History All-Time Team Seasons Logos and uniforms Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Statistics

Stadiums	Home fields: Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities: Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade "Right Here, Right Now" "Renegade" "Here We Go" "Black and Yellow" YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Conference championships (8)	1974 1975 1978 1979 1995 2005 2008 2010

League championships (6)	1974 (IX) 1975 (X) 1978 (XIII) 1979 (XIV) 2005 (XL) 2008 (XLIII)

Retired numbers	70 75

Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

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Championship seasons in bold

2000 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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