Super Bowl XXXIV

Lore & Background

The Rams entered 1999 having been among the league's stragglers for a decade. The franchise moved to a taxpayer-funded stadium in St. Louis, Missouri for the 1995 season. Little was expected of the Rams for 1999; ESPN The Magazine's 1999 NFL preview predicted they would be the worst team in the NFL. The Rams shocked the NFL with an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record and outscored their opponents 526–242. The Rams' high-powered offense was nicknamed 'The Greatest Show on Turf'. Super Bowl XXXIV is best remembered for its final play, in which the Titans reached the Rams' 10-yard line with six seconds remaining, but linebacker Mike Jones tackled wide receiver Kevin Dyson one yard short of the goal line. The play became known as 'One Yard Short' and 'The Tackle'.

In Their Own Story

The air inside the Georgia Dome hummed with a tense electricity as the clock ticked under two minutes. Kurt Warner, his voice hoarse from shouting audibles, scanned the field one last time before snapping the ball to Marshall Faulk. The stadium roared as Faulk burst through a gap, but it was the silence that followed the final whistle that mattered most. As confetti rained down on the gridiron, Warner looked toward the Los Angeles section of the crowd, knowing this wasn't just a win; it was the reclamation of a legacy.

Reader's Guide

The Rams scored three field goals by halftime and added a third-quarter touchdown to take a 16–0 lead. The Titans responded with 16 straight points to tie the game near the end of regulation. On their ensuing drive, the Rams regained the lead with wide receiver Isaac Bruce's 73-yard touchdown. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, the first undrafted quarterback to win a Super Bowl, was named Super Bowl MVP after setting Super Bowl records for passing yards (414) and pass attempts without an interception (45).

Did You Know?

• The game has been called the 'Dot-com Super Bowl' for the large amount of advertisements purchased by dot-com companies.
• Warner became the sixth player to win Super Bowl MVP and NFL MVP in a single season, a feat that would go unrepeated for 10 seasons until Tom Brady matched it in 2010.
• The Rams' offense led the league in total yards gained (6,639), scoring (526 points), and passing touchdowns (42).
• This was the Rams' first playoff appearance since 1989 and only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history.