Chapter One: 2000
15-16 April 2000: With the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns take DE Shaun Ellis of Tennessee, a pick regarded by many as a reach. With the #5 overall pick, the Baltimore Ravens trade with the New York Giants to select LB Brian Urlacher of New Mexico. With the #180 overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys select QB Tom Brady of Michigan.
January 27, 2001: RB Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams is named NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.
January 28, 2001: In the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens defeat the New York Giants 44-7. Ray Lewis is named Super Bowl MVP. Notably, Giants QB Kerry Collins is sacked by Ray Lewis, in the second quarter, with such force that he gets a concussion and a leg injury that, combined, takes him out for over a year, leaving the Giants without a quarterback for the rest of the game and the foreseeable future.
2000 NFL Season Standings:
NFC East
Giants: 13-3
Eagles: 11-5
Redskins: 8-8
Cowboys: 4-12
Cardinals: 3-13
AFC East
Colts: 11-5
Dolphins: 10-6
Jets: 9-7
Bills: 8-8
Patriots: 5-11
NFL Central
Vikings: 11-5
Packers: 10-6
Buccaneers: 9-7
Lions: 9-7
Bears: 4-12
AFC Central
Titans: 13-3
Ravens: 12-4
Steelers: 9-7
Jaguars: 7-9
Bengals: 5-11
Browns: 3-13
NFC West
Rams: 10-6
Saints: 10-6
Panthers: 6-10
49ers: 6-10
Falcons: 5-11
AFC West
Raiders: 12-4
Broncos: 11-5
Chiefs: 7-9
Seahawks: 6-10
Chargers: 1-15
January 27, 2001: RB Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams is named NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.
January 28, 2001: In the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens defeat the New York Giants 44-7. Ray Lewis is named Super Bowl MVP. Notably, Giants QB Kerry Collins is sacked by Ray Lewis, in the second quarter, with such force that he gets a concussion and a leg injury that, combined, takes him out for over a year, leaving the Giants without a quarterback for the rest of the game and the foreseeable future.
2000 NFL Season Standings:
NFC East
Giants: 13-3
Eagles: 11-5
Redskins: 8-8
Cowboys: 4-12
Cardinals: 3-13
AFC East
Colts: 11-5
Dolphins: 10-6
Jets: 9-7
Bills: 8-8
Patriots: 5-11
NFL Central
Vikings: 11-5
Packers: 10-6
Buccaneers: 9-7
Lions: 9-7
Bears: 4-12
AFC Central
Titans: 13-3
Ravens: 12-4
Steelers: 9-7
Jaguars: 7-9
Bengals: 5-11
Browns: 3-13
NFC West
Rams: 10-6
Saints: 10-6
Panthers: 6-10
49ers: 6-10
Falcons: 5-11
AFC West
Raiders: 12-4
Broncos: 11-5
Chiefs: 7-9
Seahawks: 6-10
Chargers: 1-15
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