Super Bowl XXXIV
Super Bowl XXXIV (or Super Bowl 34) was a Super Bowl game between the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 regular season. The Rams won against the Titans 23–16. The game was played on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It is best remembered for the final play of the game, where Mike Jones of St Louis tackled Kevin Dyson of Tennessee at the one yard line as time ran out, thus stopping Tennessee from scoring a touchdown that could have tied the game.
The game[change | change source]
Both teams did not play well early on in the game. St. Louis went inside the "Red zone" (the final 20 yards) of Tennessee's half six times in the first half, but only scored four times - three field goals, and one touchdown. They missed one field goal try, and had to abort another due to a bad snap. Tennessee also missed a field goal in the fist half. This gave St Louis a 16-0 lead at half time. In the second half, Tennessee fought back, with two Touchdowns - but only scored the extra point on one of them, and then tied the game with a field goal. St. Louis then scored in just one play to take the lead again, 23-16, with fewer than two minutes left. With only one time-out remaining, Tennessee tried to drive into the End zone to score a touchdown that could have tied the game if they made the extra point. However, after using their time-out with just six seconds left, the final play had Kevin Dyson tackled at the one yard line. The time ran out, and St. Louis won the game.
Most Valuable Player (MVP)[change | change source]
St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Team statistics[change | change source]
| 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 |
Player statistics[change | change source]
| 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
Starting players[change | change source]
| St. 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 |
Game officials[change | change source]
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- Umpire: Ron Botchan
- Head Linesman: Earnie Frantz
- Line Judge: Byron Boston
- Field Judge: Al Jury
- Side Judge: Tom Fincken
- Back Judge: Bill Leavy
- Alternate Referee: Walt Coleman
- Alternate Umpire: Bob Wagner