2000 St. Louis Rams season

The 2000 season was the St. Louis Rams' 63rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth in St. Louis. For the first time in franchise history, the Rams entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions. The Rams finished the regular-season with a record of 10–6 but would go on to lose to the New Orleans Saints 31–28 in the wild-card round of the playoffs. They led the NFL in scoring for a second straight year with 540 points. The Rams became the first team in NFL history to score more than 500 points on offense, while allowing more than 450 points on defense.^[1]

2000 St. Louis Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
General manager	Mike Martz and Charley Armey
Head coach	Mike Martz
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Jackson
Defensive coordinator	Peter Giunta
Home stadium	Trans World Dome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 28–31
All-Pros	RB Marshall Faulk (1st team) OT Orlando Pace (2nd team) PR Az-Zahir Hakim (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	QB Kurt Warner RB Marshall Faulk WR Isaac Bruce WR Torry Holt OT Orlando Pace
← 1999 Rams seasons 2001 →

Running back Marshall Faulk was named the MVP of the regular season. It was the second straight time a Rams player was named MVP.

After the resignation of Dick Vermeil, who had been the Rams' head coach through St. Louis' 1999 championship season, Mike Martz took over as head coach, and attempted to defend the Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV title. The Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" continued its offensive dominance, scoring 33.7 points per game.

Statistically, Football Outsiders calculates that the 2000 Rams had the most efficient rushing attack of any single-season NFL team from 1993 to 2010.^[2] The 2000 Rams are one of only three teams in NFL history to score 35 points or more nine times in a single season.^{[3][note 1]} The Denver Broncos did it 10 times in 2013. The Rams' offense offset the team's defensive struggles: St. Louis' 471 points allowed in 2000 is the most ever surrendered by an NFL team with a winning record.^[4] The Rams had the best offense in the league, but had the worst defense in the league.

The season saw the Rams change their logo and uniforms. The team traded their blue and yellow uniforms for "New Century gold" and "Millennium blue" ones. St. Louis' new logo depicted a charging blue ram with a gold outline, matching the ram's horn. This logo would be in use for the rest of their tenure in St. Louis. After the season, Tommy Barnhardt retired.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
C Steve Everitt (Eagles)	C Mike Gruttadauria (Cardinals)
	QB Paul Justin (Cowboys)
	T Fred Miller (Titans)
	LB Charlie Clemons (Saints)
	DE Jay Williams (Panthers)
	S Billy Jenkins (Broncos)
	T Matt Willig (49ers)

NFL draft

Main article: 2000 NFL draft

2000 St. Louis Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31	Trung Canidate	Running back	Arizona
5	139	Brian Young	Defensive tackle	UTEP
Made roster

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Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Mark Chicarelli	Running back	Northern Colorado
Derek Fox	Safety	Penn State
Alex Hass	Tight end	Minnesota
Bill Marsaut	Tackle	Iowa State
Corte McGuffey	Quarterback	Northern Colorado

Staff

2000 St. Louis Rams staff

Front office Chairman – Georgia Frontiere Vice chairman – Stan Kroenke President – John Shaw President of football operations – Jay Zygmunt General manager – Mike Martz and Charley Armey (Martz has final say on personnel decisions) Senior vice president of administration – Bob Wallace Director of scouting – Lawrence McCutcheon Administrator of pro personnel – Jack Faulkner Head coaches Head coach – Mike Martz Associate head coach / wide receivers – Al Saunders Assistant head coach / offensive line – John Matsko Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/running backs – Bobby Jackson Quarterbacks – John Ramsdell Tight ends – Wilbert Montgomery Offensive line – Jim Hanifan Offensive assistant – Ken Zampese

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Peter Giunta Defensive line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Steve Brown Defensive assistant – Sam Clark Defensive assistant – Howard Tippett Special teams coaches Special teams – Larry Pasquale Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Roster

2000 St. Louis Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  9 Joe Germaine 10 Trent Green 13 Kurt Warner Running backs (RB) 43 Chad Dukes 28 Marshall Faulk 42 James Hodgins FB 25 Robert Holcombe 33 Justin Watson FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Darrius Blevins 80 Isaac Bruce 81 Az-Zahir Hakim 88 Torry Holt 82 Tony Horne 87 Ricky Proehl 89 Chris Thomas Tight ends (TE) 84 Ernie Conwell 45 Jeff Robinson LS 86 Roland Williams

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Steve Everitt C 67 Andy McCollum C 61 Tom Nütten G 76 Orlando Pace T 73 Cameron Spikes G 70 John St. Clair T 68 Pete Swanson G 62 Adam Timmerman G 50 Ryan Tucker T Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Ray Agnew DT 93 Kevin Carter DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 94 Gaylon Hyder DT 91 Leonard Little DE 77 Sean Moran DE 98 Grant Wistrom DE 66 Brian Young DT 90 Jeff Zgonina DT

Linebackers (LB) 54 Todd Collins OLB 56 Dustin Cohen OLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 52 Mike Jones OLB 53 Keith Miller MLB 51 Lorenzo Styles OLB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Taje Allen CB 32 Dré Bly CB 27 Matt Bowen SS 23 Devin Bush Sr. CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 21 Dexter McCleon CB 22 Jacoby Shepherd CB 30 Shevin Smith FS Special teams (ST)  4 John Baker P 14 Jeff Wilkins K

Practice squad -- Jonathan Brown DE -- James Kidd WR -- Mike Newell C -- Anthony White RB Reserve -- Matt Beck OLB (IR) 24 Trung Canidate RB (IR) 38 Rich Coady S (IR) 72 Andrew Kline G (IR) 71 Kaulana Noa G (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 reserve, 4 practice squad

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 5	Oakland Raiders	W 31–17	1–0	Trans World Dome	Recap
2	August 14	at Tennessee Titans	L 3–30	1–1	Adelphia Coliseum	Recap
3	August 19	Buffalo Bills	L 27–31	1–2	Trans World Dome	Recap
4	August 24	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	2–2	Texas Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 4	Denver Broncos	W 41–36	1–0	Trans World Dome	Recap
2	September 10	at Seattle Seahawks	W 37–34	2–0	Husky Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	San Francisco 49ers	W 41–24	3–0	Trans World Dome	Recap
4	September 24	at Atlanta Falcons	W 41–20	4–0	Georgia Dome	Recap
5	October 1	San Diego Chargers	W 57–31	5–0	Trans World Dome	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 15	Atlanta Falcons	W 45–29	6–0	Trans World Dome	Recap
8	October 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–54	6–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–24	7–1	3Com Park	Recap
10	November 5	Carolina Panthers	L 24–27	7–2	Trans World Dome	Recap
11	November 12	at New York Giants	W 38–24	8–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 20	Washington Redskins	L 20–33	8–3	Trans World Dome	Recap
13	November 26	New Orleans Saints	L 24–31	8–4	Trans World Dome	Recap
14	December 3	at Carolina Panthers	L 3–16	8–5	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
15	December 10	Minnesota Vikings	W 40–29	9–5	Trans World Dome	Recap
16	December 18	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 35–38	9–6	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
17	December 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–21	10–6	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 1: Denver Broncos at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	10	10	9	36
Rams	7	14	14	6	41

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 65,956
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter DEN – Brian Griese 8-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 10:03. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:14. STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 86-yard punt return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:05. Tied 7–7. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 32-yard field goal, 13:42. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:23. STL – Marshall Faulk 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:53. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:49. DEN – Rod Smith 25-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 3:50. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:03. STL – Ricky Proehl 7-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:38. Rams 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:12. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 9:19. Rams 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:41. STL – Marshall Faulk 72-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:09. Rams 28–20. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 1:10. STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 80-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:02. Rams 35–20. Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:23. DEN – Desmond Clark 7-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 0:51. Rams 35–27. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:11. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 7:32. Rams 35–30. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:27. DEN – Terrell Buckley 32-yard interception return (run failed), 6:35. Broncos 36–35. STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard rush (pass failed), 2:58. Rams 41–36. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 19/29, 307 yards, 2 TD STL – Kurt Warner – 25/35, 441 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers DEN – Olandis Gary – 13 rushes, 80 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 14 rushes, 78 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 7 receptions, 115 yards STL – Torry Holt – 6 receptions, 103 yards

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	7	17	37
Seahawks	3	7	10	14	34

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (16.7 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,869
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SEA – Kris Heppner 19-yard field goal, 6:00. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:53. STL – Jeff Wilkins 48-yard field goal, 0:32. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 5:28. Second quarter SEA - Jay Bellamy 84-yard interception return (Kris Heppner kick), 6:58. Seahawks 10–3. STL – Jeff Wilkins 48-yard field goal, 3:11. Seahawks 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:47. STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:17. Rams 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 1:36. Third quarter SEA – Ricky Watters 3-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 9:56. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:04. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:41. Rams 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:15. SEA – Kris Heppner 43-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 4:21. Fourth quarter STL – Roland Williams 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:32. Rams 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48. SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Kris Heppner kick), 7:40. Tied 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:52. STL – Devin Bush 15-yard fumble recovery (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:12. Rams 34–27. SEA – Darrell Jackson 34-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Kris Heppner kick), 2:05. Tied 34–34. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:07. STL – Jeff Wilkins 27-yard field goal, 0:23. Rams 37–34. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:42. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 35/47, 386 yards, TD, INT SEA – Jon Kitna – 21/30, 245 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD SEA – Ricky Watters – 16 rushes, 59 yards, 2 TD Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 6 receptions, 101 yards SEA – Sean Dawkins – 6 receptions, 70 yards

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	0	7	24
Rams	3	14	7	17	41

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 65,945
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Fred Beasley 29-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Wade Richey kick), 14:29. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:06. STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 11:00. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:29. Second quarter SF – Wade Richey 21-yard field goal, 10:45. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:15. STL – Tony Horne 18-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:57. SF – Charlie Garner 20-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Wade Richey kick), 2:14. 49ers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:55. STL – Isaac Bruce 78-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:21. Third quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:28. Rams 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:03. Fourth quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 25-yard field goal, 14:57. Rams 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:54. SF – Terrell Owens 12-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Wade Richey kick), 12:02. Rams 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. STL – Marshall Faulk 4-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:39. Rams 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:42. Rams 41–24. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:45. Top passers SF – Jeff Garcia – 21/34, 290 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT STL – Kurt Warner – 23/34, 394 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Charlie Garner – 15 rushes, 87 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 25 rushes, 134 yards, 3 TD Top receivers SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD STL – Isaac Bruce – 8 receptions, 188 yards, TD

Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	14	10	14	41
Falcons	7	6	0	7	20

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 58,761
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ATL – Jamal Anderson 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:52. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:54. STL – Jeff Wilkins 30-yard field goal, 6:33. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:02. Second quarter STL – Isaac Bruce 14-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:14. Rams 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:45. ATL – Morten Andersen 37-yard field goal, 2:37. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:55. STL – Torry Holt 80-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:14. Rams 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:23. ATL – Morten Andersen 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:14. Third quarter STL – Keith Lyle 94-yard fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:58. Rams 24–13. STL – Jeff Wilkins 30-yard field goal, 9:33. Rams 27–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter STL – Torry Holt 85-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:55. Rams 34–13. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 0:55. ATL – Reggie Kelly 37-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 9:36. Rams 34–20. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:19. STL – Isaac Bruce 66-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:15. Rams 41–20. Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:21. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 12/19, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT ATL – Chris Chandler – 21/35, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 20 rushes, 78 yards ATL – Jamal Anderson – 14 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 3 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD ATL – Terance Mathis – 8 receptions, 82 yards

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 5: San Diego Chargers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	7	14	31
Rams	17	13	17	10	57

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,010
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 51-yard field goal, 12:28. Rams 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:32. STL – Isaac Bruce 9-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:38. Rams 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:25. STL – Marshall Faulk 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:44. Rams 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:38. SD – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 0:40. Rams 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:04. Second quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 21-yard field goal, 11:59. Rams 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:41. SD – Jermaine Fazande 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 6:35. Rams 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:24. STL – Torry Holt 7-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:41. Rams 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:54. STL – Jeff Wilkins 31-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 30–10. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 0:53. Third quarter SD – Fred McCrary 3-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 12:00. Rams 30–17. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:00. STL – Isaac Bruce 12-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:57. Rams 37–17. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 1:03. STL – Jeff Wilkins 33-yard field goal, 8:15. Rams 40–17. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:30. STL – Marshall Faulk 48-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:00. Rams 47–17. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal, 11:36. Rams 50–17. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:57. SD – Terrell Fletcher 6-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:42. Rams 50–24. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:54. STL – Justin Watson 12-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:19. Rams 57–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. SD – Trevor Gaylor 62-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (John Carney kick), 1:52. Rams 57–31. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:27. Top passers SD – Jim Harbaugh – 27/40, 348 yards, 2 TD, INT STL – Kurt Warner – 24/30, 390 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SD – Jermaine Fazande – 8 rushes, 19 yards, TD STL – Justin Watson – 14 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Jeff Graham – 7 receptions, 107 yards STL – Isaac Bruce – 9 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD

The Rams opened their offense with Kurt Warner throwing 14 consecutive passes.

Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	7	0	8	29
Rams	7	22	8	8	45

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,019
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Pete Peterson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ATL - Darrick Vaughn 96-yard kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick), 14:44. Falcons 7–0. STL - Tony Horne 103-yard kickoff return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:24. Tied 7–7. ATL – Terance Mathis 16-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 10:14. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:10. Second quarter STL – Tony Horne 3-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Keith Lyle–London Fletcher pass), 14:55. Rams 15–14. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:47. STL – Justin Watson 2-yard run (run failed), 3:16. Rams 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 6:29. ATL – Jamal Anderson 4-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:56. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:20. STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Marshall Faulk run), 0:03. Rams 29–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:53. Third quarter STL – Robert Holcombe 12-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Marshall Faulk run), 6:57. Rams 37–21. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter ATL – Tim Dwight 16-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Jamal Anderson run), 4:27. Rams 37–29. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:43. STL – Marshall Faulk 3-yard run (Kurt Warner–Roland Williams pass), 1:09. Rams 45–29. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:18. Top passers ATL – Chris Chandler – 18/30, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT STL – Kurt Warner – 24/40, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Jamal Anderson – 14 rushes, 64 yards, TD STL – Marshall Faulk – 25 rushes, 208 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Jamal Anderson – 4 receptions, 67 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 7 receptions, 78 yards

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	14	14	6	34
Chiefs	20	7	13	14	54

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Overcast, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 79,142
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter KC – Frank Moreau 2-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:04. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:33. KC – Todd Peterson 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:03. KC – Todd Peterson 20-yard field goal, 4:33. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:41. KC – Mike Cloud 6-yard return of blocked punt (Todd Peterson kick), 2:56. Chiefs 20–0. Second quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:43. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:13. KC – Tony Gonzalez 9-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 6:49. Chiefs 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:54. STL – Torry Holt 18-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:15. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:34. Third quarter KC – Derrick Alexander 30-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Todd Peterson kick), 13:30. Chiefs 34–14. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:30. STL – Roland Williams 31-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:50. Chiefs 34–21. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:40. KC – Kimble Anders 6-yard run (pass failed), 1:26. Chiefs 40–21. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:29. STL – Isaac Bruce 22-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:18. Chiefs 40–28. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:08. Fourth quarter KC – Kimble Anders 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 10:51. Chiefs 47–28. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:47. KC – Troy Drayton 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:27. Chiefs 54–28. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. STL – Isaac Bruce 4-yard pass from Trent Green (pass failed), 2:53. Chiefs 54–34. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:34. Top passers STL – Trent Green – 15/21, 205 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Elvis Grbac – 18/30, 266 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 17 rushes, 67 yards, TD KC – Kimble Anders – 13 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD KC – Derrick Alexander – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 9: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	10	10	34
49ers	7	10	7	0	24

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (15.6 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,109
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Charlie Garner 4-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 13:25. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:35. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:03. Second quarter SF – Wade Richey 44-yard field goal, 13:01. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:28. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:54. Rams 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 3:21. SF – Terrell Owens 53-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Wade Richey kick), 1:44. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:10. Third quarter STL – Pete Stoyanovich 48-yard field goal, 12:50. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:10. SF – Terrell Owens 17-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Wade Richey kick), 8:10. 49ers 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:40. STL – Marshall Faulk 19-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:38. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:32. Fourth quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 16-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:21. Rams 31–24. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:37. STL – Pete Stoyanovich 46-yard field goal, 3:45. Rams 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:21. Top passers STL – Trent Green – 22/39, 310 yards, 2 TD, INT SF – Jeff Garcia – 26/44, 243 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 19 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD SF – Charlie Garner – 10 rushes, 28 yards, TD Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 8 receptions, 129 yards SF – Terrell Owens – 8 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 10: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	7	3	11	27
Rams	7	3	14	0	24

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,048
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (KDNL/ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter CAR – Joe Nedney 35-yard field goal, 10:59. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:23. STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 14-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:25. Rams 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:06. CAR – Joe Nedney 45-yard field goal, 0:11. Rams 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:14. Second quarter STL – Pete Stoyanovich 28-yard field goal, 10:38. Rams 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:33. CAR – Casey Crawford 16-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Joe Nedney kick), 5:55. Panthers 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:13. Third quarter CAR – Joe Nedney 24-yard field goal, 9:53. Panthers 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:07. STL – Isaac Bruce 4-yard pass from Trent Green (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:19. Rams 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34. STL – Justin Watson 3-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:26. Rams 24–16. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter CAR – Donald Hayes 13-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Steve Beuerlein run), 10:43. Tied 24–24. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:10. CAR – Joe Nedney 46-yard field goal, 0:40. Panthers 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 5:51. Top passers CAR – Steve Beuerlein – 15/25, 214 yards, 2 TD, INT STL – Trent Green – 29/42, 431 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAR – Tim Biakabutuka – 19 rushes, 77 yards STL – Justin Watson – 12 rushes, 12 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 6 receptions, 83 yards STL – Az-Zahir Hakim – 8 receptions, 147 yards, TD

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week 11: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	14	10	0	38
Giants	0	7	10	7	24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Partly Sunny, 54 °F (12.2 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,174
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Roland Williams 1-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:33. Rams 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05. STL – Torry Holt 5-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 1:55. Rams 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:27. Second quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 13-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 12:42. Rams 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:19. STL – Ricky Proehl 8-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 5:43. Rams 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:59. STL – Trent Green 18-yard run (Jeff Hall kick), 2:41. Rams 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:05. Third quarter NYG – Ike Hilliard 46-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 13:58. Rams 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:02. NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 11:34. Rams 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07. STL – Jeff Hall 50-yard field goal, 7:20. Rams 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:14. STL – Isaac Bruce 34-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 2:24. Rams 38–17. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:39. Fourth quarter NYG – Ike Hilliard 34-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brad Daluiso kick), 8:26. Rams 38–24. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:16. Top passers STL – Trent Green – 27/45, 272 yards, 4 TD, INT NYG – Kerry Collins – 17/34, 240 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers STL – Justin Watson – 17 rushes, 62 yards NYG – Ron Dayne – 9 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD NYG – Ike Hilliard – 5 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 12: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	10	12	8	33
Rams	10	3	7	0	20

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,087
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Jeff Hall 30-yard field goal, 10:21. Rams 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:39. STL – Marshall Faulk 19-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 9:35. Rams 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07. WSH – Eddie Murray 37-yard field goal, 0:43. Rams 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:26. Second quarter STL – Jeff Hall 43-yard field goal, 6:45. Rams 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 8:58. WSH – James Thrash 19-yard pass from Jeff George (Eddie Murray kick), 3:50. Rams 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:55. WSH – Eddie Murray 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:31. Third quarter WSH – Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Jeff George (kick failed, hit left upright), 9:19. Redskins 19–13. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:41. STL – Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 5:13. Rams 20–19. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:06. WSH – Irving Fryar 34-yard pass from Jeff George (pass failed), 0:25. Redskins 25–20. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:48. Fourth quarter WSH – Eddie Murray 41-yard field goal, 11:43. Redskins 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:42. WSH – Eddie Murray 39-yard field goal, 10:38. Redskins 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:52. WSH – Trent Green sacked in the end zone by Bruce Smith for a safety, 3:44. Redskins 33–20. Top passers WSH – Jeff George – 24/34, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT STL – Trent Green – 23/38, 366 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers WSH – Stephen Davis – 19 rushes, 85 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 9 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers WSH – Albert Connell – 5 receptions, 96 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 13: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	14	3	7	31
Rams	7	3	7	7	24

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,064
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Hall kick), 2:43. Rams 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:49. NO – Brian Milne 4-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 0:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:24. Second quarter NO – Jerald Moore 3-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 10:28. Saints 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09. NO – Aaron Brooks 2-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 1:55. Saints 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:24. STL – Jeff Hall 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:55. Third quarter NO – Doug Brien 30-yard field goal, 9:27. Saints 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:33. STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 35-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 6:50. Saints 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter STL – Ricky Proehl 19-yard pass from Trent Green (Jeff Hall kick), 11:06. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:59. NO – Aaron Brooks 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 3:50. Saints 31–24. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 7:16. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 17/29, 190 yards, TD, 2 INT STL – Trent Green – 20/41, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NO – Jerald Moore – 18 rushes, 61 yards, TD STL – Marshall Faulk – 8 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers NO – Joe Horn – 7 receptions, 77 yards STL – Torry Holt – 6 receptions, 89 yards

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

Week 14: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	0	3
Panthers	0	0	7	9	16

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy skies, 34 °F (1.1 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,358
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 38-yard field goal, 9:59. Rams 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:01. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter CAR – Jimmy Hitchcock 88-yard interception return (Joe Nedney kick), 5:19. Panthers 7–3. Fourth quarter CAR – Joe Nedney 20-yard field goal, 10:18. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:29. CAR – Joe Nedney 23-yard field goal, 4:13. Panthers 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 5:49. CAR – Joe Nedney 37-yard field goal, 1:57. Panthers 16–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:02. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 18/36, 189 yards, 4 INT CAR – Steve Beuerlein – 20/30, 195 yards, 2 INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 15 rushes, 94 yards CAR – Brad Hoover – 22 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 6 receptions, 74 yards CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 10 receptions, 95 yards

Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	14	8	29
Rams	14	6	13	7	40

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: December 10
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 66,273
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:56. Rams 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:04. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:54. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:03. Second quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 26-yard field goal, 13:48. Rams 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:52. MIN – Johnny McWilliams 22-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 7:14. Rams 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:34. STL – Jeff Wilkins 19-yard field goal, 1:11. Rams 20–7. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:03. Third quarter MIN – Daunte Culpepper 8-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:20. Rams 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:40. STL – Marshall Faulk 5-yard run (pass failed), 8:19. Rams 26–14. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:01. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:36. Rams 33–14. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05. MIN – Cris Carter 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick), 0:32. Rams 33–21. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter STL – Justin Watson 6-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:10. Rams 40–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:22. MIN – Randy Moss 32-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Daunte Culpepper–Randy Moss pass), 2:27. Rams 40–29. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:50. Top passers MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 21/33, 221 yards, 3 TD STL – Kurt Warner – 27/32, 346 yards Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 15 rushes, 67 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 25 rushes, 135 yards, 4 TD Top receivers MIN – Cris Carter – 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD STL – Torry Holt – 9 receptions, 172 yards

Week 16: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 16: St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	7	14	35
Buccaneers	10	14	7	7	38

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cold, light breeze, clear 49 °F (9.4 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,653
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter TB – Martín Gramatica 35-yard field goal, 13:08. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:53. STL – Marshall Faulk 2-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:25. Rams 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:41. TB – Warrick Dunn 2-yard run (Martín Gramatica kick), 0:40. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:45. Second quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 16-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:00. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:40. TB – Keyshawn Johnson 8-yard pass from Shaun King (Martín Gramatica kick), 4:02. Buccaneers 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:58. TB – Keyshawn Johnson 17-yard pass from Shaun King (Martín Gramatica kick), 1:00. Buccaneers 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:49. Third quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 27-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:20. Buccaneers 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:40. TB – Warrick Dunn 52-yard run (Martín Gramatica kick), 0:00. Buccaneers 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:20. Fourth quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 9-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:53. Buccaneers 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:07. STL – Torry Holt 72-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:18. Rams 35–31. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:55. TB – Warrick Dunn 1-yard run (Martín Gramatica kick), 0:48. Buccaneers 38–35. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 20/32, 316 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT TB – Shaun King – 18/38, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 79 yards, 3 TD NYG – Warrick Dunn – 22 rushes, 145 yards, 3 TD Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 9 receptions, 165 yards, TD TB – Keyshawn Johnson – 7 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD

Week 17: at New Orleans Saints

Week 17: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	9	7	26
Saints	0	7	0	14	21

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: indoors (dome)
• Game attendance: 64,900
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Marshall Faulk 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:15. Rams 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:45. Second quarter NO - Darrin Smith 41-yard interception return (Doug Brien kick), 10:29, Tied 7-7. STL – Jeff Wilkins 19-yard field goal, 1:18. Rams 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 9:11. Third quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 39-yard field goal, 11:41. Rams 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:19. STL – Marshall Faulk 9-yard run (run failed), 2:45. Rams 19–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16. Fourth quarter NO – Willie Jackson 28-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 9:21. Rams 19–14. Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 2:15. STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:27. Rams 26–14. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:54. NO – Joe Horn 22-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 2:24. Rams 26–21. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:23. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 12/17, 133 yards, TD, INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 16/31, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 32 rushes, 220 yards, 2 TD NO – Jerald Moore – 4 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 5 receptions, 121 yards NO – Joe Horn – 5 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	354	305	L1
(6) St. Louis Rams	10	6	0	.625	540	471	W1
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	310	310	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	388	422	L1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	252	413	W1

Postseason

Main article: 2000–01 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	December 30	at New Orleans Saints (3)	L 28–31	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Game: at (3) New Orleans Saints

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) St. Louis Rams at (3) New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	21	28
Saints	0	10	7	14	31

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
• Game attendance: 64,900
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter STL – Isaac Bruce 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:58. Rams 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:55. Second quarter NO – Robert Wilson 12-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 14:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:02. NO – Doug Brien 33-yard field goal, 1:30, Saints 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:51. Third quarter NO – Willie Jackson 10-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 8:40. Saints 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter NO – Willie Jackson 49-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 13:22. Saints 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:55. NO – Willie Jackson 16-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick), 11:57. Saints 31–7. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:05. STL – Ricky Proehl 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (run failed), 9:36. Saints 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:21. STL – Marshall Faulk 25-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:52. Saints 31–20. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:48. STL – Kurt Warner 5-yard run (Kurt Warner–Marshall Faulk pass), 2:36. Saints 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:07. Top passers STL – Kurt Warner – 24/40, 365 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 16/29, 266 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Marshall Faulk – 14 rushes, 24 yards NO – Terry Allen – 16 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD NO – Willie Jackson – 6 receptions, 142 yards, 3 TD

The Saints won their first playoff game in their 34-year history with quarterback Aaron Brooks' 266 passing yards and four touchdowns, by holding off the defending champion Rams, who scored three touchdowns in the final quarter. Overall, the Rams committed five turnovers while the Saints committed none. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner lost four turnovers (three interceptions and a fumble), while running back Marshall Faulk, who shredded the Saints with 220 rushing yards when they played against them in the regular season, was held to a season low of 24 yards on the ground.

Best performances

• Marshall Faulk, October 15, 208 rushing yards vs. Atlanta Falcons
• Marshall Faulk, December 24, 220 rushing yards vs. New Orleans Saints
• Trent Green, 431 passing yards vs. the Carolina Panthers, (achieved on November 5)^[7]
• Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4)^[7]

Statistics

• Led NFL, average yards per play (7.0)^[8]
• NFL record, combined net yards gained (7,075)^[8]
• NFL record, passing yards, (5,232)^{[citation needed]}
• Led NFL, first downs, passing (247)^[8]
• Led NFL, passes completed (380)^[8]
• Led NFL, passing offense^[8]
• Led NFL, passing touchdowns (37)^[8]
• Led NFL, percentage of passes completed (64.7%) ^[8]
• Led NFL, rushing touchdowns (26)^[8]
• Led NFL, third down efficiency (47.5%)^[8]
• Led NFL, total offense^[8]
• Led NFL, total touchdowns (67)^[8]
• Led NFL, two-point conversions (4, tied)^[8]
• Led NFL, yards gained per completed pass (14.5)^[8]

Awards and records

• Marshall Faulk, NFL MVP
• Marshall Faulk, Associated Press MVP
• Marshall Faulk, Associated Press All-Pro
• Marshall Faulk, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
• Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 3 ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7 ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17 ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December ^[9]
• Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year ^[10]
• Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year ^[10]
• London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 15 ^[9]
• Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 11 ^[9]
• Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating) ^[11]
• Az-Zahir Hakim, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[9]
• Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 9 ^[9]
• Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team ^[12]
• Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 5 ^[9]
• Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September ^[9]

Notes

1. The other two are the 1948 49ers and the 2011 Packers