2000 NAFL season (Jayverse)

The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League.

Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000. It would be the last NFL season to date to start on Labor Day weekend. It would also be the last time until 2015 that CBS televised the late afternoon games in Week 1. This was because both Week 1 of the NFL season and CBS’ coverage of the U.S. Open tennis finals would take place on the same day beginning next season.

Top Draft Choices
Denver Broncos draft Deltha O'Neal (CB)

Calgary Stampeders draft Ibrahim Tounkara (WR)

Charlotte Panthers draft Rashard Anderson (CB)

Chicago Bears draft Brian Urlacher (LB)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats draft Mike Juhasz (WR)

Washington Sentinels draft Chris Samuels (T)

Dallas Texans draft Dwayne Goodrich (SS)

Atlanta Falcons draft Thomas Jones (RB)

Kansas City Colts draft Sylvester Morris (WR)

Pittsburgh Steelers draft Plaxico Burress (WR)

Boston Patriots draft Adrian Klemm (G)

Baltimore Ravens draft Jamal Lewis (RB)

San Antonio Dreadnoughts draft Tom Brady (QB)

Arizona Firebirds draft Travis Claridge (G)

Detroit Lions draft Stockar McDougle (T)

Los Angeles Rams draft Trung Canidate (RB)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft Cosey Coleman (G)

San Francisco 49ers draft Julian Peterson (LB)

Indianapolis Racers draft Rob Morris (LB)

Saskatchewan Roughriders draft Tyson St. James (LB)

New Orleans Saints draft Darren Howard (DE)

Miami Dolphins draft Todd Wade (T)

Winnipeg Bombers draft Markus Howell (WR)

Cincinnati Chargers draft Peter Warrick (WR)

Minnesota Vikings draft Chris Hovan (DT)

Honolulu Raiders draft Sebastian Janikowski (K)

Nashville Titans draft Keith Bulluck (LB)

New York Giants draft Ron Dayne (RB)

Vancouver Lumberjacks draft Adriano Belli (DT)

Jacksonville Sharks draft R. Jay Soward (WR)

Seattle Orcas draft Shaun Alexander (RB)

San Diego Destroyers draft Rogers Beckett (FS)

New York Jets draft Shaun Ellis (DE)

Toronto Huskies draft Donnavan Carter (LB)

Cleveland Browns draft Courtney Brown (DE)

St. Louis Stallions draft Jacoby Shepherd (SS)

Philadelphia Eagles draft Corey Simon (DT)

Edmonton Elks draft Tim Bakker (C)

Buffalo Bills draft Erik Flowers (DE)

Green Bay Packers draft Bubba Franks (TE)

Denver Broncos draft Ian Gold (LB)

Chicago Bears draft Mike Brown (SS)

Birmingham Vulcans draft Marcus Washington (LB)

Washington Sentinels draft LaVar Arrington (LB)

Kansas City Colts draft Dante Hall (WR)

Pittsburgh Steelers draft Marvel Smith (T)

Baltimore Ravens draft Adalius Thomas (LB)

Orlando Wizards draft Laveranues Coles (WR)

Oakland Invaders draft Shane Lechler (P)

Cincinnati Bengals draft Neil Rackers (K)

San Diego Destroyers draft Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (DE)

New York Jets draft John Abraham (DE)

Toronto Huskies draft Chad Clifton (T)

Standings
NFC East: Hartford Breakers (21-9), New York Giants (20-10), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (19-11), Montreal Alouettes (17-13), Toronto Huskies (15-15), Jacksonville Sharks (15-15), Quebec City Voyageurs (15-15), Baltimore Orioles (15-15), Philadelphia Eagles (14-16), Washington Sentinels (11-19), Charlotte Panthers (9-21)

NFC Central: Mexico City Diablos (19-11), Green Bay Packers (19-11), Nashville Titans (18-12), St. Louis Stallions (17-13), New Orleans Saints (17-13), Kansas City Colts (17-13), Austin Armadillos (17-13), Detroit Lions (16-14), Dallas Texans (13-17), Indianapolis Racers (11-19), Chicago Bears (8-22)

NFC West: Portland Storm (19-11), Sacramento Condors (19-11), Las Vegas Gamblers (19-11), Denver Broncos (17-13), San Francisco 49ers (16-14), Edmonton Elks (15-15), Los Angeles Rams (13-17), Vancouver Lumberjacks (13-17), Seattle Orcas (10-20), Calgary Stampeders (9-21), Arizona Firebirds (9-21)

AFC East: Ottawa Canadians (19-11), Halifax Schooners (17-13), New York Jets (16-14), Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (16-14), Brooklyn Barons (14-16), Buffalo Bills (14-16), Orlando Wizards (14-16), Boston Patriots (12-18), Atlanta Falcons (12-18), Miami Dolphins (9-21), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-21)

AFC Central: Houston Oilers (21-9), Cleveland Browns (21-9), San Antonio Dreadnoughts (19-11), Winnipeg Bombers (18-12), Memphis Steamers (15-15), Saskatchewan Roughriders (15-15), Cincinnati Chargers (14-16), Birmingham Vulcans (14-16), Minnesota Vikings (13-17), Pittsburgh Steelers (12-18), Oklahoma City Outlaws (8-22)

AFC West: Tucson Wranglers (20-10), Reno Aces (19-11), San Diego Destroyers (19-11), New Mexico Rattlers (17-13), San Jose Surge (16-14), Oakland Invaders (16-14), Central Valley Coyotes (15-15), Honolulu Raiders (14-16), Salt Lake City Pioneers (13-17), Spokane Shock (9-21), Southern California Sun (8-22)

Playoffs
NFC Semi-Final: Mexico City def. Hartford 33-28, NY Giants def. Portland 34-6

AFC Semi-Final: Houston def. Reno 31-17, Tucson def. Cleveland 23-9

NFC Championship: Mexico City def. NY Giants 17-10

AFC Championship: Tucson def. Houston 38-17

Super Bowl XXXV (at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL): Mexico City def. Tucson 23-10

Pro Bowl (at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT): NFC def. AFC 27-17

League Leaders
Passing Yards - Bruce Walker (Cleveland) 9,408

Passing Touchdowns - Bruce Walker (Cleveland) 85

Passing Rating - Bruce Walker (Cleveland) 114.9

Rushing Yards - Ricky Watters (Arizona) 3,101

Receiving Yards - Randy Moss (Winnipeg) 3,775

Total Points - John Roush (Seattle) 269

Tackles - Chad Brown (Mexico City) 223

Sacks - Christopher Duckworth (Las Vegas) & Richard Jackson (Orlando) 28

Interceptions - Jaime Johnson (Houston) 14