NFL Super Bowl Winners

Super Bowl XXXIV played on January 30, 2000, was won by the Champions of the NFC the St Louis Rams who defeated the AFC Champions the Tennessee Titans at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia.

The St Louis Rams finished 1st in the 1999 NFC West Division coached by Dick Vermeil with a regular season record of 13-3-0. The Rams point scoring average had been 32.9 points per game which made their offense 1st best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 15.1 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 4th in the league.

The St Louis Rams postseason games began with the NFC Divisional Playoffs in which their opponents were the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings had finished 2nd in the 1999 NFC Central Division coached by Dennis Green with a regular season record of 10-6-0. The Vikings point scoring average had been 24.9 points per game which made their offense 5th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 20.9 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 18th in the league. The Minnesota Vikings had reached the playoffs as a Wild Card team and in their NFC Wild Card Game they had beaten the Dallas Cowboys by 27 points to 10.

In regular season the St Louis Rams and the Minnesota Vikings had not played against each other but the Rams were a superior team and not to be opposed.

The 1999 NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the St Louis Rams and the Minnesota Vikings was won by the Rams 49 points to 37.

The St Louis Rams next playoff game was the NFC Championship where their opponents were the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had finished 1st in the 1999 NFC Central Division coached by Tony Dungy with a regular season record of 11-5-0. The Buccaneers point scoring average had been 16.9 points per game which made their offense 27th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 14.7 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 3rd in the league.

In regular season the St Louis Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had not played against each other. The Rams were a better offensive team but in defense the Buccaneers just had the edge.

The 1999 Conference Championship was a tight game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did their best to shackle the St Louis Rams offense but at the end of the day they came up short. The Rams battled well to win the Championship narrowly by 11 points to 6.

The St Louis Rams opponents in Super Bowl XXXIV were the Tennessee Titans.

The Tennessee Titans had finished 2nd in the 1999 AFC Central Division coached by Jeff Fisher with a regular season record of 13-3-0. The Titans point scoring average had been 24.5 points per game which made their offense 7th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 20.2 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 15th in the league. The Tennessee Titans had reached the playoffs as a Wild Card team and in their AFC Wild Card Game they had beaten the Buffalo Bills by 22 points to 16.

The Tennessee Titans next playoff game was in the AFC Divisional Playoffs in which their opponents were the Indianapolis Colts.

The Indianapolis Colts had finished 1st in the 1999 AFC West Division coached by Jim Mora with a regular season record of 13-3-0. The Colts point scoring average had been 26.4 points per game which made their offense 3rd best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 20.8 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 17th in the league.

In regular season the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts had not played against each other. The two teams win records were identical 13-3-0 and their averages for points scored and conceded were grouped within quite a narrow margin of each other. A close game could be anticipated.

The Tennessee Titans won their 1999 AFC Divisional Playoff fixture against the Indianapolis Colts by 19 points to 16.

The Tennessee Titans next playoff game was the AFC Championship where their opponents were the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had finished 1st in the 1999 AFC Central Division coached by Tom Coughlin with a regular season record of 14-2-0. The Jaguars point scoring average had been 24.8 points per game which made their offense 6th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 13.6 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 1st in the league.

In regular season the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars had played against each other twice when the Titans had been something of a thorn in the side of the Jaguars as the out of 16 games the Jags had only been defeated twice and both times it had been at the hands of the Titans. The first time by 20 points to 19 and the second time by 41 points to 14.

In the 1999 Conference Championship it was the Tennessee Titans who for the third time, got the better of the Jacksonville Jaguars to win by 33 - 14.

Super Bowl XXXIV between the St Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans looked a fairly close contest. Although the Rams had better averages for points scored and conceded it was the Titans who had actually won their regular season clash narrowly by 24 points to 21. In addition both teams had identical 13-3-0 records proving themselves to be good winning teams.

However, it could not be ignored the fact that the Rams had been the better point scoring team and on average they had scored over 8 points more per game than the Titans all season. Plus the Rams had conceded on average over 5 points less per game.

It is easy to say now but the Rams did look the more likely to win.

Super Bowl XXXIV started fairly slowly. In the first quarter the only scoring was a St louis Rams field goal by Jeff Wilkins.

The second quarter was not much better with two field goals from the Rams both by Jeff Wilkins.

At half-time the Rams led 9 - 0.

Towards the end of the third quarter things livened up a bit.

First it was the Rams to score a touchdown contributed by Torry Holt along with a Jeff Wilkins kick.

Then the Titans woke themselves up a bit and got a touchdown scored by Eddie George but the pass failed when they attempted a 2 point conversion.

At the end of the third quarter it was the St Louis Rams who led by 16 points to 6.

The fourth quarter did see the Titans stagw something of a rally and following another touchdown by Eddie George, a successful Al Del Greco kick and an Al Del Greco field goal they had dragged themselves level with the Rams at 16 - 16.

With only 1 minute 54 seconds remaining on the clock it was the Rams who scored the winning points when they got a touchdown by Isaac Bruce plus a successful kick by Jeff Wilkins.

The St Louis Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV by 23 points to 16.

Kurt Warner the St louis Rams quarterback was named Super Bowl XXXIV Most Valuable Player after he completed 24 of 45 passes for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Note
The St Louis Rams playoff averages were 27.7 points scored per game (32.9 regular season) and an average of 19.7 points conceded per game (15.1 regular season).

The Tennessee Titans playoff averages (including Wild Card Game) were 22.5 points scored per game (24.5 regular season) and an average of 17.25 points conceded per game (20.2 regular season).

The Tennessee Titans playoff averages (not including Wild Card Game) were 22.7 points scored per game (24.5 regular season) and an average of 17.7 points conceded per game (20.2 regular season).

In Conclusion
A hard fought first victory in Super Bowl for the Rams

Tennessee Titans were defensively sound but scoring enough points against the top opposition proved too difficult.

Team	1	2	3	4	OT / Overtime	T / Total
St Louis Rams (NFC)	3	6	7	7	-	23
Tennessee Titans (AFC)	0	0	6	10	-	16