This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2000 New England PatriotsW2000 New England Patriots↗

NFL · AFC East · 5–11 (.312) · 5th in division · PF 276 · PA 338 · Coach Bill Belichick

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Team leaders

Passing (yds)

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1035	1056
EPA per play	-0.10	-0.01
Pass EPA per play	-0.05	+0.08
Rush EPA per play	-0.17	-0.11
Success rate	37.5%	40.6%
Pass rate	58.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.04, success rate 40.1%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2000-09-03	1	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–21	0–1	Foxboro Stadium
2000-09-11	2	@ New York Jets	L 19–20	0–2	Giants Stadium
2000-09-17	3	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 13–21	0–3	Foxboro Stadium
2000-09-24	4	@ Miami Dolphins	L 3–10	0–4	Pro Player Stadium
2000-10-01	5	@ Denver Broncos	W 28–19	1–4	Mile High Stadium
2000-10-08	6	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 24–16	2–4	Foxboro Stadium
2000-10-15	7	vs New York Jets	L 17–34	2–5	Foxboro Stadium
2000-10-22	8	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 23–30	2–6	RCA Dome
2000-11-05	10	vs Buffalo Bills	L 13–16 OT	2–7	Foxboro Stadium
2000-11-12	11	@ Cleveland Browns	L 11–19	2–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2000-11-19	12	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–13	3–8	Foxboro Stadium
2000-11-23	13	@ Detroit Lions	L 9–34	3–9	Pontiac Silverdome
2000-12-04	14	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–24	4–9	Foxboro Stadium
2000-12-10	15	@ Chicago Bears	L 17–24	4–10	Soldier Field
2000-12-17	16	@ Buffalo Bills	W 13–10 OT	5–10	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2000-12-24	17	vs Miami Dolphins	L 24–27	5–11	Foxboro Stadium

Roster (76)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	Michael Bishop	QB	6-2	215	Kansas State		ACT
11	Drew Bledsoe	QB	6-5	238	Washington State		ACT
12	Tom Brady	QB	6-4	225	Michigan	0	ACT
17	John Friesz	QB	6-4	220	Idaho		ACT
21	J.R. Redmond	RB	5-11	215	Arizona State		ACT
29	Raymont Harris	RB	6-0	230	Ohio State		CUT
30	Tony Carter	RB	6-0	235	Minnesota		ACT
33	Kevin Faulk	RB	5-8	202	LSU		ACT
35	Patrick Pass	RB	5-10	217	Georgia		ACT
37	Chris Floyd	RB	6-2	235	Michigan		TRD
44	Harold Shaw	RB	6-0	230	Southern Mississippi		ACT
46	Jeff Paulk	RB	6-0	240	Arizona State		ACT
47	Robert Edwards	RB	5-11	220	Georgia		RES
1	Tony Hamler	WR	6-0	185	Morehouse College		RES
80	Troy Brown	WR	5-10	196	Marshall; Lees-McRae College		ACT
81	Tony Simmons	WR	6-1	212	Wisconsin		ACT
82	Chris Calloway	WR	5-10	180	Michigan		CUT
82	Curtis Jackson	WR	5-10	194	Texas		ACT
84	Shockmain Davis	WR	6-0	205	Angelo State University		ACT
87	Dane Looker	WR	6-0	194	Washington; Western Washington University		RES
88	Terry Glenn	WR	5-11	196	Ohio State		ACT
46	Chris Eitzmann	TE	6-4	250	Harvard		RES
83	Rod Rutledge	TE	6-5	265	Alabama		ACT
85	Chris Fontenot	TE	6-4	250	McNeese State		TRC
85	Jermaine Wiggins	TE	6-2	260	Georgia; Marshall		ACT
86	Eric Bjornson	TE	6-4	240	Washington		CUT
23	Antwan Harris	DB	5-9	194	Virginia		ACT
24	Ty Law	DB	5-11	200	Michigan		SUS
25	Larry Whigham	DB	6-2	218	Louisiana-Monroe; Pearl River		ACT
26	Matt Stevens	DB	6-0	205	Appalachian State		ACT
31	Kato Serwanga	DB	6-0	201	California; University of U. of Pacific; Sacramento State		ACT
34	Tebucky Jones	DB	6-2	220	Syracuse		ACT
36	Lawyer Milloy	DB	6-0	211	Washington		ACT
38	Antonio Langham	DB	6-0	190	Alabama		ACT
41	Tony George	DB	5-11	205	Florida		ACT
45	Otis Smith	DB	5-11	198	Missouri; Taft College		ACT
55	Willie McGinest	DL	6-5	270	USC		ACT
60	Garrett Johnson	DL	6-3	298	Illinois		ACT
71	Chuck Osborne	DL	6-2	290	Arizona		ACT
90	Chad Eaton	DL	6-5	303	Washington State		ACT
91	Bobby Hamilton	DL	6-5	285	Southern Mississippi		ACT
92	David Nugent	DL	6-4	295	Purdue		ACT
94	Greg Spires	DL	6-1	265	Florida State		ACT
95	Henry Thomas	DL	6-2	275	LSU		ACT
97	Reggie Grimes	DL	6-4	290	Alabama		ACT
98	Brandon Mitchell	DL	6-3	290	Texas A&M		RES
0	John Eskridge	LB	6-3	230	Missouri State		RES
50	Rob Holmberg	LB	6-3	240	Penn State; Navy		ACT
51	Olrick Johnson	LB	6-0	245	Florida A&M		ACT
52	Ted Johnson	LB	6-4	253	Colorado		ACT
53	Chris Slade	LB	6-5	250	Virginia		ACT
54	Tedy Bruschi	LB	6-1	247	Arizona		ACT
58	Matt Chatham	LB	6-4	250	South Dakota		RES
58	Ula Tuitele	LB	6-1	250	Colorado State		CUT
59	Andy Katzenmoyer	LB	6-3	260	Ohio State		RES
66	Lonie Paxton	LB	6-2	270	Sacramento State		ACT
93	Antico Dalton	LB	6-1	240	Hampton		ACT
99	Marc Megna	LB	6-2	245	Richmond		ACT
61	Adam Davis	OL	6-4	300	Oklahoma State		CUT
62	Josh Rawlings	OL	6-3	305	Minnesota		ACT
63	Joe Andruzzi	OL	6-3	315	Southern Connecticut State		RES
63	Lance Scott	OL	6-3	300	Utah		CUT
64	Derrick Fletcher	OL	6-6	350	Baylor		TRC
65	Damien Woody	OL	6-3	327	Boston College		ACT
67	Jason Andersen	OL	6-6	315	BYU		TRT
67	Grey Ruegamer	OL	6-4	299	Arizona State		ACT
68	Max Lane	OL	6-6	310	Navy		RES
70	Adrian Klemm	OL	6-4	318	Hawaii		ACT
71	Todd Rucci	OL	6-5	305	Penn State		CUT
72	Sale Isaia	OL	6-5	320	UCLA		ACT
75	Terrance Beadles	OL	6-3	300	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff		RES
76	Grant Williams	OL	6-7	320	Louisiana Tech		ACT
77	Greg Randall	OL	6-5	322	Michigan State; Coffeyville CC		ACT
78	Bruce Armstrong	OL	6-4	295	Louisville		ACT
4	Adam Vinatieri	SPEC	6-0	212	South Dakota State	4	ACT
10	Lee Johnson	SPEC	6-2	202	BYU		ACT

Biggest contracts on the books in 2000

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Ty Law	CB	1999	6	$44.1M	$7.3M	$14.2M	12.8%
Drew Bledsoe	QB	1995	6	$40.5M	$6.7M	$12.9M	18.2%
Adam Vinatieri	K	1999	3	$2.5M	$833,333	$900,000	1.5%
Tom Brady	QB	2000	3	$864,500	$288,167	$38,500	0.5%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

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Team leaders

Efficiency (EPA)

Schedule (16 games)

Roster (76)