The 2000 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 31st in the National Football League (NFL), their 41st overall and their second and final season under head coach Gunther Cunningham. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1999 and finished the season 7–9, marked by a series of on and off-field struggles and incidents.
2000 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Carl Peterson |
Head coach | Gunther Cunningham |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3 |
AP All-Pros | 1
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In the offseason, 9-time Pro Bowl linebacker, team captain, and fan favorite Derrick Thomas died. He was the first of three active NFL players to die in the 2000 offseason, along with Raiders safety Eric Turner (cancer) and Panthers running back Fred Lane (homicide). He died of a pulmonary embolism that occurred due to becoming paralyzed following a January car accident.
In the Week 10 game against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac set a franchise record for passing yards in a single game with 504.
The Chiefs gave the San Diego Chargers their only victory of the season, losing to them in Week 13.
2000 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 21 | Sylvester Morris | Wide receiver | Jackson State | |
2 | 54 | William Bartee | Defensive back | Oklahoma | |
3 | 85 | Greg Wesley | Defensive back | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
4 | 115 | Frank Moreau | Running back | Louisville | |
5 | 153 | Dante Hall * | Wide receiver | Texas A&M | |
5 | 162 | Pat Dennis | Defensive back | Louisiana–Monroe | |
6 | 188 | Darnell Alford | Guard | Boston College | |
7 | 208 | Desmond Kitchings | Wide receiver | Furman | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Front office
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 5 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–14 | 0–1 | Adelphia Coliseum | Recap |
2 | August 13 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–33 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 19 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 22–26 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 25 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–37 | 0–4 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Titans | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 3 | Indianapolis Colts | L 14–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 10 | at Tennessee Titans | L 14–17 (OT) | 0–2 | Adelphia Coliseum | Recap |
3 | September 17 | San Diego Chargers | W 42–10 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 24 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–22 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 2 | Seattle Seahawks | W 24–17 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | Bye | |||||
7 | October 15 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 22 | St. Louis Rams | W 54–34 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
9 | October 29 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 24–19 | 5–3 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 5 | at Oakland Raiders | L 31–49 | 5–4 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
11 | November 12 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–21 | 5–5 | 3Com Park | Recap |
12 | November 19 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–21 | 5–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | November 26 | at San Diego Chargers | L 16–17 | 5–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 4 | at New England Patriots | L 24–30 | 5–8 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 10 | Carolina Panthers | W 15–14 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 17 | Denver Broncos | W 20–7 | 7–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 24 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–29 | 7–9 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Titans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Broncos | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
Chiefs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 54 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
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Quarterback Elvis Grbac threw for 504 yards, setting the franchise record for most passing yards in a game.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
49ers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
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Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
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The loss dropped the Chiefs to 5–7. Additionally, this would be the only game the Chargers would win all season. The Chiefs failed to score an offensive touchdown, with the team's only touchdown coming on a Marvcus Patton pick six in the third quarter.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Patriots | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(2) Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 | W1 | ||
(5) Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 | W1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 | L1 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 | L1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 | L4 |