The game received "universal acclaim" according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.

[1] Chris Charla of NextGen called it "A visual masterpiece, and a great football game that will, and should, sell systems.

"[12] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on January 20, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 34 out of 40.

[5] The Rookie of GamePro said in one review, "If you own a Dreamcast and love football, you'd be an absolute fool to pass up this game.

Even though you won't find a franchise mode in this year's version, NFL 2K is a deep football sim that'll satisfy any pigskin junkie.