2000 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 2000 10–6 2nd NFC West Mike Martz Bobby Jackson Peter Giunta Mike Martz and Charley Armey Georgia Frontiere Trans World Dome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Saints) 28–31 QB Kurt WarnerRB Marshall FaulkWR Isaac BruceWR Torry HoltOT Orlando Pace Rams seasons RB Marshall Faulk (1st team)OT Orlando Pace (2nd team)PR Az-Zahir Hakim (1st team) thumb|right | alt=Script logo for the NFL franchise St. Louis Rams. | Script logo for the NFL franchise St. Louis Rams. 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, and started 6–0 for the second straight season. 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. They allowed more than 30 points in seven of their games and less than 20 points only once all season, a 16–3 loss to the Carolina Panthers in week 14.Sports Illustrated 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 33.8 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.Final 2010 DVOA Ratings The 2000 Rams are one of only three teams in NFL history to score 35 points or more nine times in a single season.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 35, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.The other two are the 1948 49ers and the 2011 Packers 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.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the Regular Season, team with winning record, sorted by descending Points Allowed. 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, Ray Agnew, Todd Collins, Steve Everitt, D'Marco Farr, and Pete Stoyanovich decided they had played their final NFL games. Troy Pelshak and Fernando Smith did, too, but they left St. Louis in the middle of the season, to go to Jacksonville for Pelshak, and back to Minnesota for Smith. Offseason Additions SubtractionsC 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 2000 NFL draft 2000 St. Louis Rams 1 31 Trung Canidate Running back Arizona yes 5 139 Brian Young Defensive tackle UTEP yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2000_draft.htm 2000 St. Louis Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 2000 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark ChicarelliRunning backNorthern ColoradoDerek FoxSafetyPenn StateAlex HassTight endMinnesotaBill MarsautTackleIowa StateCorte McGuffeyQuarterbackNorthern Colorado Staff 2000 St. Louis Rams 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 coach – Mike Martz Associate head coach / wide receivers – Al Saunders Assistant head coach / offensive line – John Matsko Offensive coordinator/running backs – Bobby Jackson Quarterbacks – John Ramsdell Tight ends – Wilbert Montgomery Offensive line – Jim Hanifan Offensive assistant – Ken Zampese Defensive coordinator – Peter Giunta Defensive line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Steve Brown Defensive assistant – Sam Clark Defensive assistant – Howard Tippett Special teams – Larry Pasquale Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Roster St. Louis Rams 2000 53 5 4  9 Joe Germaine 10 Trent Green 13 Kurt Warner 43 Chad Dukes American football 28 Marshall Faulk 42 James Hodgins FB 25 Robert Holcombe 33 Justin Watson running back FB 83 Darrius Blevins 80 Isaac Bruce 81 Az-Zahir Hakim 88 Torry Holt 82 Tony Horne 87 Ricky Proehl 89 Chris Thomas American football 84 Ernie Conwell 45 Jeff Robinson American football LS 86 Roland Williams 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 y 68 Pete Swanson American football G 62 Adam Timmerman G 50 Ryan Tucker T 99 Ray Agnew DT 93 Kevin Carter American football 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 American football, born 1977 DT y 90 Jeff Zgonina DT 54 Todd Collins OLB linebacker 56 Dustin Cohen OLB y 59 London Fletcher MLB 52 Mike Jones OLB linebacker 53 Keith Miller American football y MLB 51 Lorenzo Styles OLB 20 Taje Allen CB 32 Dré Bly CB 27 Matt Bowen American football y SS 23 Devin Bush Sr. CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 21 Dexter McCleon CB 22 Jacoby Shepherd y CB 30 Shevin Smith FS  4 John Baker punter P y 14 Jeff Wilkins K -- Matt Beck y OLB IR 24 Trung Canidate RB IR y 38 Rich Coady defensive back S IR 72 Andrew Kline G IR y 71 Kaulana Noa G IR y -- Jonathan Brown gridiron football DE -- James Kidd wide receiver WR -- Mike Newell offensive lineman C -- Anthony White running back y RB 53 52000 St. Louis Rams Statistics & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record VenueRecap 1 August 5, 2000 Oakland Raiders W 31–17 1–0 Trans World Dome Recap 2 August 14, 2000 at Tennessee Titans L 3–30 1–1 Adelphia Coliseum Recap 3 August 19, 2000 Buffalo Bills L 27–31 1–2 Trans World Dome Recap 4 August 24, 2000 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–17 2–2 Texas Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record VenueRecap 1 September 4, 2000 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, 2000 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, 2000 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Denver Broncos at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 4 8:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 7 10 10 9 Rams 7 14 14 6 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 65,956 indoors (dome) Gerry Austin ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 10 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT Rams 3 10 7 17 Seahawks 3 7 10 14 Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington 64,869 Overcast, 62 F C 1 Larry Nemmers Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 17 12:00 p.m. CDT 49ers 7 10 0 7 Rams 3 14 7 17 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 65,945 indoors (dome) Bernie Kukar Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 24 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Rams 3 14 10 14 Falcons 7 6 0 7 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 58,761 indoors (dome) Bill Carollo Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: San Diego Chargers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary October 1 12:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 3 7 7 14 Rams 17 13 17 10 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,010 indoors (dome) Bob McElwee CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams – Game summary October 15 12:00 p.m. CDT Falcons 14 7 0 8 Rams 7 22 8 8 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,019 indoors (dome) Jeff Triplette Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Pete Peterson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 22 12:00 p.m. CDT Rams 0 14 14 6 Chiefs 20 7 13 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,142 Overcast, 64 F C Mike Carey Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 29 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Rams 7 7 10 10 49ers 7 10 7 0 3Com Park, San Francisco, California 68,109 Mostly cloudy, 60 F C 1 Ed Hochuli Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary November 5 7:30 p.m. CST Panthers 6 7 3 11 Rams 7 3 14 0 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,048 indoors (dome) Bob McElwee KDNL/ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants – Game summary November 12 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST Rams 14 14 10 0 Giants 0 7 10 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,174 Partly Sunny, 54 F C 1 Bernie Kukar Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams – Game summary November 20 8:00 p.m. CST Redskins 3 10 12 8 Rams 10 3 7 0 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,087 indoors (dome) Ron Blum ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary November 26 12:00 p.m. CST Saints 7 14 3 7 Rams 7 3 7 7 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,064 indoors (dome) Gerry Austin Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers – Game summary December 3 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Rams 3 0 0 0 Panthers 0 0 7 9 Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 73,358 Cloudy skies, 34 F C 1 Tony Corrente Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams – Game summary December 10 3:15 p.m. CST Vikings 0 7 14 8 Rams 14 6 13 7 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 66,273 indoors (dome) Ron Winter Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson Recap, Game Book 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary December 18 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. CST Rams 7 7 7 14 Buccaneers 10 14 7 7 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 65,653 Cold, light breeze, clear 49 F C 1 Johnny Grier ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson Recap, Game Book 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 STL – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 79 yards, 3 TD TB – 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 St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 24 12:00 p.m. CST Rams 7 3 9 7 Saints 0 7 0 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 64,900 indoors (dome) Phil Luckett Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book 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 Postseason 2000–01 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card December 30, 2000 at New Orleans Saints (3) L 28–31 0–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap Game summaries NFC Wild Card Game: at (3) New Orleans Saints St. Louis Rams 2000 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) St. Louis Rams at (3) New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 30 3:00 p.m. CST Rams 7 0 0 21 Saints 0 10 7 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 64,900 Played indoors, domed stadium Gerry Austin ABC Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson Recap, Game Book 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)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 439 Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4) Statistics Led NFL, average yards per play (7.0)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215 NFL record, combined net yards gained (7,075) NFL record, passing yards, (5,232)July 2021 Led NFL, first downs, passing (247) Led NFL, passes completed (380) Led NFL, passing offense Led NFL, passing touchdowns (37) Led NFL, percentage of passes completed (64.7%) Led NFL, rushing touchdowns (26) Led NFL, third down efficiency (47.5%) Led NFL, total offense Led NFL, total touchdowns (67) Led NFL, two-point conversions (4, tied) Led NFL, yards gained per completed pass (14.5) 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)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202 Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201 Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, college and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 3 Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 7 Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 17 Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, week 15 Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 11 Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450 Az-Zahir Hakim, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, week 9 Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203 Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 5 Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September Notes note References 30em http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=STL&season=2000&seasonType=REG http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=STL&season=2000&seasonType=PRE http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2000.htm St. Louis Rams Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Louis Category:2000 in St. Louis