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Super Bowl XXXIV (34) St Louis VS Tennessee Recap
Super Bowl XXXIV St Louis 23, Tennessee 16 Recap
In one of the most exciting Super Bowl finishes ever, Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line as time expired, preserving the Rams' first-ever Super Bowl win. The Rams drove inside the Titans' 20 with each of their first six possessions, but were only able to come away with 3 field goals and 1 touchdown and a 16-0 lead.
The Titans 42-yard drive, their longest of the half, finished with an Al Del Greco missed 47-yard field goal attempt. Jeff Wilkins of St. Louis added 3 field goals and missed a 34-yard attempt while the Titans did not threaten the rest of the half. The Rams had only a 9-0 lead at the intermission despite outgaining the Titans in total yards by a wide margin (294-89). Tennessee again drove 43 yards this time with the opening kickoff of the second half, but Todd Lyght blocked Del Greco's 47-yard attempt to keep the score 9-0. Kurt Warner's ensuing drive was capped off by a 9-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt with 7:20 left in the third quarter to extend the Rams lead to 16-0. The Titans responded with two long touchdown drives in excess of seven minutes on each. Steve McNair's 23-yard scramble set up Eddie George's 1-yard run in the final minute of the third quarter. McNair's 2-point conversion pass to Frank Wycheck failed on the attempt. The Titan's defense forced a punt on the next series and the offense drove 79 yards in 13 plays, highlighted by 21-yard passes to Isaac Byrd and Jackie Harris. Eddie George finished off the drive with a 2-yard run to cut the deficit to 16-13 with 7:21 remaining. The Rams once again failed to move the chains. The Titans needed just 28 yards to set up Del Greco's game-tying 43-yard kick with 2:12 left. Warner then fired a deep pass down the right sideline to Bruce, who caught the ball at the Titan's 38 and outran the defense to the end zone to give the Rams a 23-16 lead with 1:54 left. The Titans drove downfield, McNair completed a 16-yard pass to Kevin Dyson to place Tennessee at the Rams' 10 with six seconds remaining. With no timeouts, McNair attempted a quick pass to a slanting Dyson, who caught the ball in stride at the Rams' 3. However, Jones reacted quickly and stepped up to tackle Dyson at the 1-yardline as time expired. Warner, who was named the game's most valuable player (MVP), went 24 of 45 for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards and 2 touchdowns. Bruce had 6 catches for 162 yards, and Holt had 7 for 109 yards. McNair was 22 of 26 for 214 yards. The Titans were the first team to come back from a 16-point deficit in a Super Bowl.
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More InformationSuperbowl LinksSuper Bowl Recap Team Statistics Player Statistics Drive Charts Team Rosters Select Another Year Quick FactsScore: Super Bowl XXXIVSt. Louis 23 Tennessee 16 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia January 30, 2000 Attendance: 72,625 MVP: Kurt Warner, Quarterback of the St Louis Rams Coaches STL Dick Vermeil TEN Jeff Fisher 
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