2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 2000
record = 9-7
division_place = 3rd in AFC Central
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
pro bowlers = 1
playoffs = did not qualify
previous = 1999
next = 2001

The 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-10 record from 1999 in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. This season also marked the Steelers' last season at Three Rivers Stadium.

Regular Season

Schedule

Game Summaries

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

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Road=Ravens
R1=10
R2=3
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

Week 2 (Sunday September 10, 2000): Bye Week

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

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Browns
H1=14
H2=0
H3=3
H4=6"at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

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

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

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Road=Titans
R1=10
R2=0
R3=3
R4=10
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

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

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Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=10
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Jaguars
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=7"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 64,351
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)Steelers get first ever win in Jacksonville.

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

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Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Jets
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey"

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

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

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Road=Bengals
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=3
H4=2"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 59°F (Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 54,238
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

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

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Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=10
H3=3
H4=6"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

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

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=9
R4=0
Home=Ravens
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=0"at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland"

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

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

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Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Titans
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=6"at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee"

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

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

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Road=Eagles
R1=3
R2=7
R3=3
R4=10
R5=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=6
H3=7
H4=10
H5=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

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

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Road=Jaguars
R1=0
R2=17
R3=17
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=14"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 8:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 29°F (Clear)
* Game attendance: 50,925
* Referee:
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=10
R3=21
R4=3
Home=Bengals
H1=7
H2=7
H3=7
H4=7"at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"

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

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Raiders
R1=0
R2=17
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=3
H2=10
H3=7
H4=10"at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey"

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

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=17
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 39°F (Rain)
* Game attendance: 58,183
* Referee:
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=17
R3=0
R4=10
Home=Chargers
H1=14
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California"

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

Awards and Records

*Jason Gildon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection, [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362 ]

References