Team previews 2000

NFL team previews 2000

By the staff of Pro Football Weekly
As published in print Aug. 21, 2000

Redskins DE
Bruce Smith

Would you like to know how your team stacks up against its rivals for the upcoming NFL season? If so, Pro Football Weekly has the perfect solution.

The PFW staff has analyzed each team as it prepares for the start of the regular season. The result: 31 in-depth season preview stories that tell you who the likely starters and backups will be at a position and then grades the talent level at that position.

Simply click on a team from the list below to see how it sizes up for the 2000 season. The teams are listed in their predicted order of finish, as voted by Pro Football Weekly's editors and team reporters.

AFC East

1.	Indianapolis Colts
2.	Buffalo Bills
3.	New York Jets
4.	Miami Dolphins
5.	New England Patriots

AFC Central

1.	Tennessee Titans
2.	Jacksonville Jaguars
3.	Baltimore Ravens
4.	Pittsburgh Steelers
5.	Cincinnati Bengals
6.	Cleveland Browns

AFC West

1.	Denver Broncos
2.	Seattle Seahawks
3.	Oakland Raiders
4.	Kansas City Chiefs
5.	San Diego Chargers

NFC East

1.	Washington Redskins
2.	Dallas Cowboys
3.	New York Giants
4.	Philadelphia Eagles
5.	Arizona Cardinals

NFC Central

1.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2.	Green Bay Packers
3.	Chicago Bears
4.	Detroit Lions
5.	Minnesota Vikings

NFC West

1.	St. Louis Rams
2.	Carolina Panthers
3.	Atlanta Falcons
4.	New Orleans Saints
5.	San Francisco 49ers

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