Detroit Lions
2000 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Lions 2000 Season Recap

The Lions get off to a fast start winning 5 of their first 7. However after back to back loses head coach Bobby Ross suddenly resigns, and linebackers coach/asst. head coach Gary Moeller takes over. Under Moeller the Lions win their first 3 games, and look like a lock for the playoffs with n 8-4 record. However, the Lions would lose 3 of their final 4 games and would wind up on the outside looking in.Moeller would himself be let go after the season when new club president Matt Millen takes over and hires Marty Mornhinweg too lead the Lions into the future.

2000 Lions

2000 Detroit LionsLions

Missed Playoffs

9-7 (.563)

4th place in NFL NFC Central

Head Coach

Gary Moeller (4-3-0)
Bobby Ross (5-4-0)

General Manager

Chuck Schmidt

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Silverdome

Attendance

606,716 total
75,840 per game

2000 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 20 Stockar McDougle T

2 50 Barrett Green LB

3 81 Reuben Droughns RB

5 145 Todd Franz DB

6 181 Quinton Reese DE

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