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Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, who completed 24 out of 45 passes for 414 yards and
2 touchdowns, was named the Super Bowl MVP. His 414 passing yards and 45 pass
attempts without an interception were both Super Bowl records. Warner became the
6th player to win both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the Super Bowl
MVP award during the same season. He follows Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana,
Emmitt Smith and Steve Young. NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXXIV to Atlanta during their October 31, 1996, meetings at New Orleans. This was Atlanta's second time hosting the game; the city previously hosted Super Bowl XXVIII on January 30, 1994. |
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Super Bowl XXXIV |
Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game played on January 30, 2000, at the
Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to decide the National Football League (NFL)
champion following the 1999 regular season. This 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). The National Football Conference (NFC) champion St. Louis Rams (16-3) defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Tennessee Titans (16-4), 23–16. This was the Rams' first Super Bowl win and their first NFL championship since 1951. On the final play of the game, St. Louis linebacker Mike Jones tackled Tennessee wide receiver Kevin Dyson one-yard short of the goal line to prevent a game-tying touchdown. This play later became known as simply "The Tackle." |
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The halftime show was produced by Disney and titled "Tapestry of Nations" after the
Epcot parade of the same name. The show, narrated by actor Edward James Olmos,
was inspired by Walt Disney World's millennium celebration. It featured a full
symphony orchestra; a multi-generational, 80-person choir; and singers Phil
Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton. 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. Pets.com famously paid millions for an advert featuring a sock puppet. |
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Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line as time expired, preserving the
Rams' first-ever Super Bowl title. The Rams drove inside the Titans' 20 with each
of their first six possessions, but compiled just 3 field goals and 1 touchdown
to take a 16-0 lead. Holder Mike Horan's bobbled snap averted a 35-yard field-goal
attempt to conclude the Rams' first drive. The Titans responded with a 42-yard drive, their longest of the half, but Al Del Greco missed a 47-yard attempt. Jeff Wilkins added 3 field goals and missed a 34-yard attempt while the Titans did not threaten the rest of the half, giving the Rams a 9-0 lead at the intermission despite outgaining the Titans in total yards (294-89). Tennessee drove 43 yards with the second half's opening kickoff, but Todd Lyght blocked Del Greco's 47-yard attempt to keep the Titan's off the board. Kurt Warner's 31-yard pass to Isaac Bruce keyed the ensuing drive that was capped by Warner's 9-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt with 7:20 left in the third quarter to give the Rams a 16-0 lead. The Titans responded with touchdown drives in excess of seven minutes on each of their next two possessions. 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 was incomplete, but the Titan's defense forced a punt and the offense drove 79 yards in 13 plays, highlighted by 21-yard passes to Isaac Byrd and Jackie Harris, and capped by George's 2-yard run to cut the deficit to 16-13 with 7:21 remaining. The Rams once again failed to get a first down, and following a punt, the Titans needed just 28 yards to set up Del Greco's game-tying 43-yard kick with 2:12 left. On the next play from scrimmage, Warner fired a deep pass down the right sideline to Bruce, who caught the ball at the Titan's 38, cut toward the inside, and outran the defense to the end zone to give the Rams a 23-16 lead with 1:54 left. The Titans drove downfield, and McNair avoided a sack and 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, was 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. |
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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 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al Michaels and Boomer Esiason Nielsen Ratings 43.3 Market share 63 Cost of 30-second commercial US$1.9 million |
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