clear control of the ball. 2000 deaths Pro Football Hall of Fame members Tom Fears Fears played 9 seasons as an end for the Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1970. He was a 3-time NFL champion (1951, 1962, 1965), he was named First-team All-Pro in 1950, and was a member of the 1950s All-Decade Team. He was the first Mexican born player inducted into the Hall of Fame. He died January 4, aged 77 Derrick Thomas Thomas played 11 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a 6-time All-Pro selection (1st team 1990–1992, 2nd team 1993, 1994, 1996) and a 9-time Pro Bowl selection (1989–1997). He was named to the 1990s All-Decade Team. He owns NFL record for sacks in a game with 7, which he achieved in 1990. He was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. He died February 8, aged 33. Tom Landry Landry was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He won 2 Super Bowls VI and XII. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. He died February 12, aged 75. Others Tony Adamle Tom Day Steve Furness John Garlington John Hock Don Kindt Fred Lane Woodley Lewis Bill Munson Hampton Pool Tobin Rote Dan Turk Eric Turner Regular season Scheduling formula Highlights of the 2000 season included: Thanksgiving: Two games were played on Thursday, November 23, featuring New England at Detroit and the Minnesota at Dallas, with Detroit and Minnesota winning. Final regular season standings Tiebreakers Green Bay finished ahead of Detroit in the NFC Central based on better division record (5–3 to Lions' 3–5). New Orleans finished ahead of St. Louis in the NFC West based on better division record (7–1 to Rams' 5–3). Tampa Bay was the second NFC Wild Card based on head-to-head victory over St. Louis (1–0). Playoffs AFC Wild-Card playoffs: Miami 23, Indianapolis 17 (OT); Baltimore 21, Denver 3 Divisional playoffs: Oakland 27, Miami 0; Baltimore 24, Tennessee 10 AFC Championship: Baltimore 16, Oakland 3 at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California, January 14, 2001 NFC Wild-Card playoffs: New Orleans 31, St. Louis 28; Philadelphia 21, Tampa Bay 3 Divisional playoffs: Minnesota 34, New Orleans 16; N.Y. Giants 20, Philadelphia 10 NFC Championship: N.Y. Giants 41, Minnesota 0 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, January 14, 2001 Super Bowl Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore (AFC) 34,