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| Date | January 30, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kurt Warner, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rams by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Faith Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Super Bowl IV participants: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bob McElwee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, and Edward James Olmos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels and Boomer Esiason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen Ratings | 43. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player or Super Bowl MVP, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's championship Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Spread betting is any of various types of Wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the Accuracy of the wager rather than a simple The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success Coin flipping or coin tossing is the practice of throwing a Coin in the air to resolve a Dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr (born May 20 1927 is the longtime former American football Head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer Robert "Bobby" Lee Bell Jr (born June 17, 1940) is a former collegiate and professional American football Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942 in Flint, Michigan) is a former professional American football Defensive back Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, in Clover Virginia) is a former American football middle- Linebacker who played for the Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton Ohio) is a Jurist and former professional American football player Jan Stenerud (born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian former football player for the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1979 Green Bay The Super Bowl officials are the officials chosen for the Super Bowl, the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL the largest Robert T "Bob" McElwee (born August 20, 1935 in Camden New Jersey) is a former American football official, who served for 41 years The following is a list of Super Bowl Halftime shows. Due to the large number of viewers that the Super Bowl generates a number of popular singers and musicians have Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7 1967 is an American Singer-songwriter, Contralto vocalist and actress. Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director The following is a list of Super Bowl broadcasters, that is all of the national American television and radio networks and sports announcers A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961) is a former American football Quarterback and current network Color commentator Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Super Bowl XXXIV featured the National Football Conference (NFC) champion St. Louis Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Tennessee Titans in an American football game to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 regular season. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Rams (16-3) defeated the Titans (16-4), 23–16, to capture their first Super Bowl win and their first NFL championship since 1951. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL [1] The game, played on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, was the fourth Super Bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games (the previous time this happened was Super Bowl XXVIII, and like this game was also played on January 30 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta). Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia, to decide [2]
The Rams entered their second Super Bowl in team history after posting an NFC-best 13-3 regular season record, and making their first playoff appearance in 10 years. The Titans also finished the regular season with a 13-3 record, but advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history after entering the playoffs as a wild-card team because they finished in second place in the AFC Central Division. The AFC Central was a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference from 1970 to 2001 [3]
The first two quarters of Super Bowl XXXIV were largely a defensive battle. Despite outgaining the Titans in total offensive yards in the first half, 294–89,[4] the Rams only held a 9–0 halftime lead off of three field goals. A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from St. Louis later scored their first touchdown midway through the third quarter to go up 16–0. Tennessee then responded by scoring 16 unanswered points to tie the game with 2:12 left in the game, the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points. However on their ensuing drive, Rams quarterback Kurt Warner completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Isaac Bruce to take the lead again. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10 1972 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the San Francisco The Titans then drove to the St. Louis 10-yard line with six seconds remaining, but on the final play of the game, Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Tennessee wide receiver Kevin Dyson one-yard short of the goal line to prevent a game-tying touchdown. This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American football Linebacker in A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975 in Logan, Utah) is a former American football Wide receiver of the National This play later became known as simply "The Tackle. The final play of Super Bowl XXXIV (also known as The Tackle and One Yard Short) happened in a game played between the St "[5]
Warner, who completed 24 out of 45 passes for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns, was named the Most Valuable Player. The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player or Super Bowl MVP, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's championship His 414 passing yards and 45 pass attempts without an interception were both Super Bowl records. [6] Warner became the sixth player to win both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the Super Bowl MVP award during the same season. The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities most notably the Associated Press, to the player who is considered most valuable He follows Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Emmitt Smith and Steve Young. Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys Steve Young (born Jon Steven Young on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City Utah) is a former Quarterback for the NFL's [7]
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The Rams, who shocked the NFL in 1999 with an NFC-best 13-3 regular season record, were making their first playoff appearance in 10 years and only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history. The 1999 St Louis Rams season was the team's 62nd year with the National Football League and the 5th season in St [8] They were led by undrafted quarterback Kurt Warner, who was originally the backup to Trent Green, lost to an injury suffered in the preseason. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback Trent Jason Green (born July 9, 1970 in) is an American football Quarterback for the St Warner previously played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europa based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. NFL Europa was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. [9]
In his first NFL season in 1998, Warner had played only one game and threw just 11 passes. But in 1999, he had one of the most spectacular seasons ever at his position by recording a passer rating of 109. Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers 2, completing 65. 1 percent of his passes for 4,353 yards, 41 touchdowns, and just 13 interceptions, earning him the NFL Most Valuable Player Award. The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities most notably the Associated Press, to the player who is considered most valuable Warner was not the only player on the team that was recording significant statistics. Running back Marshall Faulk, in his first year with the Rams after spending 5 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to He scored 12 touchdowns, rushed for 1,381 yards, and recorded a team leading 87 receptions for 1,048 yards. In all, Faulk gained over 2,000 yards (2,429, the NFL record for yards from scrimmage in a single season) for the second year in a row, and became just the second running back ever to gain over 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in one season (Roger Craig was the first). [10]
Warner also had several other weapons to throw to in addition to Faulk. Veteran receiver Isaac Bruce was the top Rams receiver with 77 receptions for 1,165 yards and 12 touchdowns. Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10 1972 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the San Francisco On the other side of the field, rookie wide receiver Torry Holt recorded 52 receptions, 788 yards, and 6 touchdowns. Torrance "Torry" Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Gibsonville North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL Even the team's third wide receiver, Az-Zahir Hakim, was a big contributor by catching 36 passes for 677 yards and 8 touchdowns, while also returning punts for 461 yards and another touchdown. Az-Zahir Ali Hakim (born June 3, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football Wide receiver who is currently The Rams' offensive line was led by Pro Bowlers Orlando Pace and Adam Timmerman. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975 in) is an American football Offensive tackle for the St Adam Larry Timmerman (born August 14, 1971 in Cherokee Iowa) is a former American football guard in the National Football League Timmerman was a recent acquisition from the Green Bay Packers who had previously assisted them to a championship win in Super Bowl XXXI. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National On special teams, receiver Tony Horne returned 30 kickoffs for 892 yards and 2 touchdowns, giving him an NFL leading 29. Tony Horne is a former professional football player in the National Football League. 7 yards per return average. [11]
Overall, St. Louis' offense led the league in total yards gained (6,639), scoring (526 points), and passing touchdowns (42).
The Rams' defense lead the league in fewest rushing yards allowed (1,189) and fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (4), while giving up just 242 points. Overall, the defense ranked 4th in the league in fewest total yards allowed (5,056). [10] Their line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive end Kevin Carter and defensive end Grant Wistrom. Grant Alden Wistrom, (born July 3, 1976 in Joplin Missouri) is a former American Football Defensive end who played for the Carter led the team with 17 sacks; while Wistrom recorded 8. 5 sacks and 2 interceptions, returning both for touchdowns for a combined total of 131 yards. Behind him, the Rams had 3 linebackers: London Fletcher (66 tackles and 3 sacks), Mike Jones (4 interceptions for 96 return yards and 2 touchdown, and 2 fumble recoveries for 51 return yards and 1 touchdown), and Todd Collins (72 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions for 16 yards). London Levi Fletcher-Baker (born May 19, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football Linebacker Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American football Linebacker in Todd Collins (born May 27, 1970) is a former National Football League Linebacker. The defense was led by Pro Bowler Todd Lyght (6 interceptions), Dexter McCleon (4 interceptions), and Dre' Bly (3 interceptions). Todd William Lyght (born February 9, 1969 in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) is a former professional American football player Dexter Keith McCleon (born October 9, 1973 in Meridian Mississippi) is an American football safety who currently is a Free Donald André Bly (born May 22, 1977 in Chesapeake Virginia) better known as Dré Bly, is an American football player [12]
The Titans advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history. The 1999 Tennessee Titans season was the Titans' 40th season and their 30th in the National Football League. From 1960 to 1996, the team was known as the Houston Oilers, an original charter member of the American Football League (AFL). Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 Houston, Texas businessman Bud Adams owned the Oilers since its inception and guided the team through the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams Jr (born 1923 in Bartlesville Oklahoma) is a businessman who owns the Tennessee Titans franchise in the National Football The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues [13]
But by 1995, Adams was lured to move his team from Houston to a new stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Although this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before Houston crowds in 1996. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in Memphis Tennessee, United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The 1997 NFL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end However, the renamed Tennessee Oilers also played before sparse Memphis crowds, and thus spent the 1998 season playing at Nashville's Vanderbilt Stadium. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. After the new Adelphia Coliseum, now known as LP Field, was completed in 1999, the team's name was changed to Tennessee Titans. LP Field is a football Stadium in Nashville Tennessee, United States, used primarily as the home stadium of the NFL 's Tennessee [14]
The 1999 Titans were led by quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George. Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973) nicknamed Air McNair, is a former American football Quarterback in the National Edward Nathan George Jr (born September 24, 1973) is a former American football Running back of the NFL. McNair had missed 5 games due to injuries during the season, but he was still able to put up solid numbers, throwing for 2,179 yards and 12 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions. Despite his injury problems, McNair finished the season as the second leading rusher on the team with 337 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns. George also had an outstanding season, rushing for 1,304 yards, and catching 47 passes for 458 yards (his receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns were all career highs). In all, George scored a grand total of 13 rushing and receiving touchdowns, and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the 3rd consecutive year. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL [15]
Another contributor on the Titans offense was fullback Lorenzo Neal, who frequently served as George's lead blocker and was widely considered one of the best blocking backs in the league. Lorenzo LaVonne Neal (born December 27, 1970 in Hanford California) is an American football fullback for the Baltimore Ravens The team did not have any outstanding deep threats, but wide receivers Yancey Thigpen recorded 38 receptions for 648 yards, Kevin Dyson had 54 receptions for 658 yards, and tight end Frank Wycheck gained 69 receptions for 641 yards. Yancey Dirk Thigpen (born August 15, 1969 in Tarboro North Carolina) is a former professional American Football Wide receiver who Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975 in Logan, Utah) is a former American football Wide receiver of the National Francis John Wycheck (born October 14, 1971 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former American football Tight end in the NFL Up front, their line was anchored by Pro Bowl tackle Bruce Matthews. Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8 1961 in Raleigh North Carolina) played American football as an Offensive lineman in the [16]
Tennessee's defense was also extremely effective. Pro Bowl defensive end Jevon Kearse anchored the line and recorded 14. Jevon Kearse (born September 3, 1976, in Fort Myers Florida) nicknamed " The Freak," is an American football Defensive 5 sacks and a fumble recovery and was the Defensive Rookie of the Year. The linebacking core was led by Eddie Robinson, who recorded 64 tackles and 6 sacks. There are a number of noted individuals named Eddie Robinson: Eddie Robinson (football coach, a former American football coach at Grambling State University Their secondary was led by defensive back Samari Rolle, who led the team with 4 interceptions. Samari Toure Rolle (rolle (born August 10 1976 in Miami Florida) is an American football Cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens [17]
The Titans finished the regular season with a 13-3 record (including a home win over the Rams), but finished second behind the 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Central. The AFC Central was a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference from 1970 to 2001 The Jaguars' only two losses were to the Titans, but Tennessee's three losses forced them to enter the playoffs as a wild-card team. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play [18]
Playing in his first ever NFL playoff game, Warner threw for 395 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 1 interception, as the Rams defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 49-37. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Bruce caught 4 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. Faulk gained 101 combined rushing/receiving yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Although Vikings quarterback Jeff George threw for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 of his scores occurred late in the fourth quarter after the Rams had already put the game away. Jeffrey Scott George (born December 8, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football Quarterback in the National [19]
The Rams then narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11-6 in a hard fought defensive struggle. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The first half ended with the Rams leading 5-3 on a Jeff Wilkins field goal and after a bad snap by the Buccaneers went through their own end zone for a safety. For the American basketball player see Jeff Wilkins (basketball. Tampa Bay then scored a field goal in the third quarter to take the lead. But Warner threw a 30-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to receiver Ricky Proehl with 4:14 left in the game. Richard Scott Proehl (born March 7, 1968 in Bronx New York) is a former American football Wide receiver in the National Football [20]
Meanwhile, the Titans started out their postseason by narrowly defeating the Buffalo Bills, 22-16, on a famous, trick kickoff return play that became known in NFL Lore as the Music City Miracle. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb National Football League lore is a collection of information that NFL fans retain and share The Music City Miracle is one of the most famous and exciting plays in the history of the NFL. Tennessee jumped to a 12-0 first half lead with an Al Del Greco field goal, a safety by Kearse, and a McNair touchdown run. Albert Louis Del Greco (born March 2, 1962, in Providence, Rhode Island) is a former American football Placekicker and However, Buffalo came back to take the lead, 13-12 with Antowain Smith's 2 touchdown runs in the second half (the two-point conversion after Smith's second touchdown failed). Antowain Drurell Smith (born March 14, 1972 in Millbrook, Alabama) is a former American Football Running back in the In the fourth quarter, the Titans regained the lead after Del Greco kicked his second field goal. With under 15 seconds left in the game, Bills kicker Steve Christie made what seemed to be the game-winning 51-yard field goal to give his team the lead, 16-15. } Geoffrey Stephen Christie (born November 13, 1967 in Hamilton Ontario) was a Canadian - American football Placekicker in However, Neal received the ensuing kickoff and handed the ball off to Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball to Dyson on the other side of the field, who eventually ran 75 yards to the end zone for the game winning touchdown. [21]
The Titans then defeated the Indianapolis Colts 19-16. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. After both teams exchanged field goals in the first half, George scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to give his team a 13-9 lead. Del Greco then kicked 2 more field goals in the final period to put the game away. George finished the game with a franchise playoff record 162 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Del Greco made 4 field goals. [22]
The Titans then eliminated Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-14, in the AFC Championship Game. The Jaguars finished the 1999 regular season with a league best 14-2 record, and advanced to the AFC title game after crushing the Miami Dolphins, 62-7, and limiting future Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino to just 11 of 25 completions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Daniel Constantine Marino Jr (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a Polish - Italian American Hall of However, Tennessee's defense dominated the Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game, forcing 6 turnovers. [1] Jacksonville lead 14-10 at halftime, but the Titans then scored 23 unanswered points on 2 touchdown runs by McNair, a safety, and Derrick Mason's 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Derrick James Mason (born January 17, 1974 in Detroit Michigan) is an American football Wide receiver plays for the Baltimore Although McNair passed for only 112 passing yards and one touchdown with one interception, he rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 carries. George rushed for 86 yards and caught 3 passes for 19 yards. [23]
ABC televised the game in the United States with play-by-play announcer Al Michaels and color commentator Boomer Esiason. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961) is a former American football Quarterback and current network Color commentator Chris Berman from Disney-owned corporate sibling ESPN hosted all the events. Christopher ("Boomer" James Berman (born May 10, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American sportscaster ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Berman was joined by fellow ESPN analyst Steve Young, while ESPN's Mike Tirico was on hand for the post-game presentation of the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Steve Young (born Jon Steven Young on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City Utah) is a former Quarterback for the NFL's Michael Jonathon Tirico (born December 13, 1966) is the lead broadcaster for ESPN 's presentation of Monday Night Football, and for The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the Trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League 's annual championship game the Super Bowl Lesley Visser served as a field reporter. Lesley Visser (born September 11, 1953 in Quincy Massachusetts) is an American Sportscaster It was also the first Super Bowl to be aired in high definition. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition [24]
The pregame show featured a tribute to "The Great American Music of the 20th Century". Narrated by The Smothers Brothers, the show highlighted some of the unique American musical styles such as Gospel, Big Band, Classical, Country and Rock. The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and- Comedy team consisting of the brothers Tom ("Tommy" and Dick Smothers. Singers Tina Turner and Travis Tritt along with the Georgia Tech Marching Band and the Georgia Mass Choir performed during the show. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American James Travis Tritt (born February 9 1963 in Marietta Georgia) is a Grammy award -winning American Country music artist and occasional actor more The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in
Country singer Faith Hill then sang the national anthem. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Bowl IV, the following participants of the game were featured during the coin toss ceremony: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud. Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Coin flipping or coin tossing is the practice of throwing a Coin in the air to resolve a Dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr (born May 20 1927 is the longtime former American football Head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer Robert "Bobby" Lee Bell Jr (born June 17, 1940) is a former collegiate and professional American football Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942 in Flint, Michigan) is a former professional American football Defensive back Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, in Clover Virginia) is a former American football middle- Linebacker who played for the Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton Ohio) is a Jurist and former professional American football player Jan Stenerud (born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian former football player for the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1979 Green Bay [25]
The halftime show was produced by Disney and titled "Tapestry of Nations" after the Epcot parade of the same name. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. The Tapestry of Nations was a Parade at the Epcot Theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, that ran around the The show, narrated by actor Edward James Olmos, was inspired by Walt Disney World's millennium celebration. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels It featured a full symphony orchestra; a multi-generational, 80-person choir; and singers Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7 1967 is an American Singer-songwriter, Contralto vocalist and actress. [26]
This game is often referred to as the "dot-com" Super Bowl since it was held during the height of the dot-com bubble, and several internet companies purchased television commercials. The " dot-com bubble " (or sometimes the " IT bubble " was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2001 (with a climax on March 10 Pets.com famously paid millions for an advert featuring a sock puppet. Petscom is a former dot-com enterprise that ceased operations in November 2000 A sock puppet is a Puppet made from a Sock (or similar garment which is placed over the hand of a Puppeteer. The web site advertisers and their fates were as follows:
The two teams' defenses seemed to dominate most of the first half. History The privately held company Oxygen Media was founded in 1998 by Geraldine Laybourne, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and producers Marcy Petscom is a former dot-com enterprise that ceased operations in November 2000 The Rams started the game out strong by taking the opening kickoff and marching to the Tennessee 17-yard line. But on third down, safety Blaine Bishop pressured quarterback Kurt Warner to throw an incomplete pass. Blaine Elwood Bishop (born July 24, 1970 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a former professional American football safety in the NFL Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback Then the ensuing field goal attempt failed when punter/holder Mike Horan fumbled the snap. The Titans responded by moving the ball to the St. Louis 29-yard line, aided with running back Eddie George's 32-yard reception. Edward Nathan George Jr (born September 24, 1973) is a former American football Running back of the NFL. But they also came up empty after kicker Al Del Greco missed a 47-yard field goal attempt. Albert Louis Del Greco (born March 2, 1962, in Providence, Rhode Island) is a former American football Placekicker and
For the rest of the half, the Titans were forced to punt on all of their possessions. In contrast, the Rams were able to reach inside the Tennessee 20-yard line on all 4 of their remaining drives before halftime, but on each one, the Titans defense forced St. Louis to settle for field goal attempts from kicker Jeff Wilkins, who was successful in making 3 of them, but missed one attempt from 34 yards. For the American basketball player see Jeff Wilkins (basketball. The Rams ended up leading at halftime, 9-0, but their scoring margin over the Titans seemed somewhat small considering they drove into scoring range on every one of their first half possessions and outgained Tennessee in total yards, 294-89.
Both teams' offenses started to get going in the second half. The Titans took the opening kickoff of the third period and drove 43 yards to the St. Louis 29-yard line. But Tennessee remained scoreless after defensive back Todd Lyght blocked Del Greco's 47 yard field goal attempt. Todd William Lyght (born February 9, 1969 in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) is a former professional American football player After that, Rams quarterback Kurt Warner threw a 31-yard strike to Isaac Bruce and a 16-yard completion to tight end Ernie Conwell before finishing the 68-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt, giving St. Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10 1972 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the San Francisco Ernest Harold Conwell (born August 17, 1972) is a former American football Tight end in the National Football League. Torrance "Torry" Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Gibsonville North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL Louis a 16-0 lead. On the completion to Conwell, Titans cornerback Blaine Bishop made the tackle, but suffered a spinal injury and had to leave the game. Blaine Elwood Bishop (born July 24, 1970 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a former professional American football safety in the NFL The game was delayed for several minutes while Bishop was being treated.
Tennessee wide receiver Derrick Mason returned the ensuing kickoff 35 yards to the 34-yard line. Derrick James Mason (born January 17, 1974 in Detroit Michigan) is an American football Wide receiver plays for the Baltimore From there, 5 runs by George and two completions from quarterback Steve McNair to tight end Frank Wycheck advanced the ball to the St. Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973) nicknamed Air McNair, is a former American football Quarterback in the National Francis John Wycheck (born October 14, 1971 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former American football Tight end in the NFL Louis 29-yard line. Then McNair scrambled 23 yards to the 2-yard line, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by George 2 plays later. The touchdown cut the Titans' deficit to 16-6 after McNair's pass to Wycheck on the two-point conversion attempt fell incomplete.
The Titans first score sparked them to rally. After forcing the Rams to punt on their ensuing possession, a pair of 21-yard completions from McNair to wide receivers Jackie Harris and Isaac Byrd aided a 13-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by George's 2-yard touchdown run to cut the score, 16-13. The Tennessee defense then forced the Rams to a three-and-out, and Horan's 30-yard punt gave them the ball back at their 47-yard line. Three and out is an American Football term used to describe a game situation where the team on their first drive of the series with the ball is unable to get a first down on The Titans offense then drove only 28 yards on their ensuing possession, but it was close enough for Del Greco to attempt a 43-yard field goal. This time, Del Greco's kick was good, tying the score 16-16 with just 2:12 left in the game. The 16-point deficit was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points, but the Titans only tied the game and never gained the lead.
However on the Rams' first play of their ensuing drive, Warner threw a long pass that was caught by Bruce at the Titans' 38-yard line, who then ran it all the way into the end zone for a 73-yard touchdown completion to give St. Louis a 23-16 lead. [28]
The Titans took over the ball at their own 10-yard line with 1:54 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. McNair started out the drive with a pair of completions to Mason and Wycheck for gains of 9 and 7 yards to reach the 28-yard line. Then after throwing an incompletion, defensive back Dre' Bly's 15-yard facemask penalty while tackling McNair on a 12-yard scramble gave the Titans a first down at the St. Donald André Bly (born May 22, 1977 in Chesapeake Virginia) better known as Dré Bly, is an American football player Louis 45-yard line. On the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left. McNair then ran for 2 yards, followed by a 7-yard completion to wide receiver Kevin Dyson. Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975 in Logan, Utah) is a former American football Wide receiver of the National Three plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams' defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a first down at the Rams 10-yard line. Tennessee then used up their final timeout with just 6 seconds left in the game, giving them a chance for one last play. McNair threw a short pass to Kevin Dyson down the middle, which looked certain to tie up the game, until Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Dyson at the one-yard line as time expired. Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American football Linebacker in Dyson tried to stretch his arm and the football across the goal line, but he had already gone down, so it was too late. This final play has gone down in NFL history as simply "The Tackle". The final play of Super Bowl XXXIV (also known as The Tackle and One Yard Short) happened in a game played between the St
After the game, many sports writers commented on Warner's rise from an unknown backup to a Super Bowl MVP, but Warner himself wasn't impressed by it. "How can you be in awe of something that you expect yourself to do?" Warner pointed out. "People think this season is the first time I touched a football; they don't realize I've been doing this for years -- just not on this level, because I never got the chance. Sure, I had my tough times, but you don't sit there and say, 'Wow, I was stocking groceries five years ago, and look at me now. ' You don't think about it, and when you do achieve something, you know luck has nothing to do with it. "[29]
Bruce caught 6 passes for 162 yards (3rd highest) and a touchdown, an average of 27 yards per catch. Holt had 7 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. (Bruce and Holt became the fourth pair of teammates to each have over 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl, joining: Super Bowl XIII, the Steelers' John Stallworth and Lynn Swann, Super Bowl XVI, the Bengals' Cris Collinsworth and Dan Ross, and Super Bowl XXVI, the Redskins' Gary Clark and Art Monk). Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National Johnny Lee Stallworth (Born July 15, 1952, in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a retired Wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H Gary C Clark (born May 1, 1962 in Radford, Virginia) is a former professional American football Wide receiver who played James Arthur "Art" Monk (born December 5, 1957 in White Plains, New York) is a former American football Wide receiver [30]
Rams starting running back Marshall Faulk was held to just 17 rushing yards, but gained 90 receiving yards on 5 receptions. McNair set a Super Bowl record for rushing yards by a quarterback, recording 64 yards on 8 carries. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL He also completed 22 out of 36 passes for 214 yards. George finished the game with 95 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. Harris was the top receiver for Tennessee with 7 catches for 64 yards. Mason returned 5 kickoffs for 122 yards, and caught 2 passes for 18 yards. [31]
| St. Louis Rams | Tennessee Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Third down efficiency | 5/12 | 6/13 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total yards | 436 | 367 |
| Passing yards | 407 | 208 |
| Passing – Completions-attempts | 24-45 | 22-36 |
| Rushing yards | 29 | 159 |
| Rushing attempts | 13 | 36 |
| Yards per rush | 2. 2 | 4. 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-60 | 7-45 |
| Sacks-against | 1-7 | 1-6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
| Rams Passing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Kurt Warner | 24/45 | 414 | 2 | 0 |
| Rams Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Rams Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Torry Holt | 7 | 109 | 1 | 32 |
| Isaac Bruce | 6 | 162 | 1 | 73 |
| Marshall Faulk | 5 | 90 | 0 | 52 |
| Titans Passing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Steve McNair | 22/36 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| Titans Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Eddie George | 28 | 95 | 2 | 13 |
| Titans Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Jackie Harris | 7 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
*Completions/Attempts aCarries bLong play cReceptions
| St. Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who Torrance "Torry" Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Gibsonville North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10 1972 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the San Francisco Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973) nicknamed Air McNair, is a former American football Quarterback in the National Edward Nathan George Jr (born September 24, 1973) is a former American football Running back of the NFL. Jackie Bernard Harris (born January 4, 1968 in Pine Bluff Arkansas) is a former American football Tight end in the NFL Francis John Wycheck (born October 14, 1971 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former American football Tight end in the NFL Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975 in Logan, Utah) is a former American football Wide receiver of the National Louis | Position | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | ||
| Torry Holt | WR | Kevin Dyson |
| Orlando Pace | LT | Brad Hopkins |
| Tom Nütten | LG | Bruce Matthews |
| Mike Gruttadauria | C | Kevin Long |
| Adam Timmerman | RG | Benji Olson |
| Fred Miller | RT | Jon Runyan |
| Roland Williams | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| Isaac Bruce | WR | Isaac Byrd |
| Kurt Warner | QB | Steve McNair |
| Marshall Faulk | RB | Eddie George |
| Robert Holcombe | FB-TE | Jackie Harris |
| DEFENSE | ||
| Kevin Carter | LE | Jevon Kearse |
| Ray Agnew | LDT | Josh Evans |
| D'Marco Farr | RDT | Jason Fisk |
| Grant Wistrom | RE | Kenny Holmes |
| Mike Jones | LOLB | Eddie Robinson |
| London Fletcher | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| Todd Collins | ROLB | Joe Bowden |
| Todd Lyght | LCB | Denard Walker |
| Dexter McCleon | RCB | Samari Rolle |
| Billy Jenkins | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| Keith Lyle | FS | Anthony Dorsett |
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