Super Bowl XXXIV Champions

Lore & Background

The Rams entered the game with an NFC-best 13–3 regular-season record, led by The Greatest Show on Turf offense. Quarterback Kurt Warner, the first undrafted quarterback to win a Super Bowl, was named Super Bowl MVP after setting records with 414 passing yards and 45 pass attempts without an interception. The game is remembered for its final play, 'One Yard Short' or 'The Tackle,' in which Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson was tackled one yard short of the goal line by Rams linebacker Mike Jones as time expired.

In Their Own Story

The Georgia Dome hummed with electric tension as the clock ticked under two minutes. Steve McNair scrambled to his feet, eyes locked on the end zone, but Mike Jones exploded through the line like a freight train. The sack was violent and sudden; the ball popped loose, tumbling across the turf like a prize in a storm. Levon Kirkland dove, fingers digging into the leather as the crowd roared. In that split second of chaos, the Rams' dream became reality.

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 tied the game with 16 straight points, the first time a Super Bowl team erased a deficit of more than 10 points. The Rams regained the lead on Isaac Bruce's 73-yard touchdown. The Titans reached the Rams' 10-yard line with six seconds remaining but were stopped short.

Did You Know?

• Both teams were seeking their first Super Bowl title.
• The Rams' season marked the franchise's first playoff run since 1989 and first since moving from Los Angeles to St. Louis.
• The Titans were making their first playoff run since 1993 and first since moving from Houston to Tennessee.
• The game has been called the 'Dot-com Super Bowl' for the large amount of advertisements purchased by dot-com companies.
• Kurt Warner became the sixth player to win Super Bowl MVP and NFL MVP in a single season, a feat unrepeated for 23 seasons.