2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
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| Head coach | Bill Cowher |
| General manager | Kevin Colbert |
| Owner | The Rooney Family |
| Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | OLB Jason Gildon |
| AP All-Pros | none |
| Team MVP | Jerome Bettis |
| Team ROY | Dan Kreider |
The 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 68th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
The season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1999 in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. While Pittsburgh did improve to 9–7 and had their first winning season since 1997, it was not enough for the team to qualify for the playoffs. This season also marked the Steelers' last at Three Rivers Stadium.
Coach Bill Cowher named Kent Graham as the team's starting quarterback for the season, but after an after 1-3 start, Graham got hurt, and Kordell Stewart, who was a backup, took over the starting job.
Notable additions include Plaxico Burress, Dan Kreider, Marvel Smith and Clark Haggans.
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Steelers get first ever win in Jacksonville.
During the game, rookie WR Plaxico Burress caught a third down pass and went down without being touched. He spiked the football to celebrate, but since he was never touched down, the ball remained live (in play) and the Jaguars recovered the fumble.
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