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2000 St. Louis Rams season

Head coach

Mike Martz

Home field

Trans World Dome

Results

Record

10-6

Division Place

2nd NFC West

Playoff finish

Lost Wild Card

Pro Bowlers

Uniform

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
1999		2001

The 2000 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 63rd year with the National Football League and the sixth season in St. Louis. The Rams finished the regular-season with a record of 10-6 but would go on to lose to the New Orleans Saints 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]

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's 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 1993-2010.^[2] The team holds the record for most passing yards in a season, with 5,232, as well as total yards, with 7,075. 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]^[4]

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
3 Playoffs
- 3.1 NFC Wildcard Game
4 Awards and records
5 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
31	St. Louis Rams	Trung Canidate	Running Back	Arizona

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Record	Attendance
Preseason
HOF	Bye
1	August 5, 2000	Oakland Raiders	W 31-17	7:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome		1-0	64,125
2	August 14, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 30-3	6:00 p.m.	Adelphia Coliseum	ABC	1-1	68,072
3	August 19, 2000	Buffalo Bills	L 31-27	7:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome		1-2	64,900
4	August 24, 2000	Dallas Cowboys	W 24-17	7:20 p.m.	Texas Stadium	ESPN	2-2	57,261
Regular season
Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Record	Attendance
1	September 4, 2000	Denver Broncos	W 41-36	8:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ABC	1-0	65,956
2	September 10, 2000	at Seattle Seahawks	W 37-34	3:15 p.m.	Husky Stadium	FOX	2-0	64,869
3	September 17, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	W 41-24	12:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	3-0	65,945
4	September 24, 2000	at Atlanta Falcons	W 41-20	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Dome	FOX	4-0	58,761
5	October 1, 2000	San Diego Chargers	W 57-31	12:00 p.m	Trans World Dome	CBS	5-0	66,010
6	Bye
7	October 15, 2000	Atlanta Falcons	W 45-29	12:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	6-0	66,019
8	October 22, 2000	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 54-34	12:00 p.m.	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX	6-1	79,142
9	October 29, 2000	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34-24	3:15 p.m.	3Com Park	FOX	7-1	68,109
10	November 5, 2000	Carolina Panthers	L 27-24	7:30 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ESPN	7-2	66,048
11	November 12, 2000	at New York Giants	W 38-24	3:15 p.m.	Giants Stadium	FOX	8-2	78,174
12	November 20, 2000	Washington Redskins	L 33-20	8:00 p.m.	Trans World Dome	ABC	8-3	66,087
13	November 26, 2000	New Orleans Saints	L 31-24	3:05 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	8-4	66,064
14	December 3, 2000	at Carolina Panthers	L 16-3	12:00 p.m.	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	8-5	73,358
15	December 10, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	W 40-29	3:15 p.m.	Trans World Dome	FOX	9-5	66,273
16	December 18, 2000	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 38-35	8:00 p.m.	Raymond James Stadium	ABC	9-6	65,653
17	December 24, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	W 26-21	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana Superdome	FOX	10-6	64,900
Postseason
18	December 30, 2000	at New Orleans Saints	L 31-28	3:15 p.m.	Louisiana Superdome	ABC	10-7	64,900

Standings

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

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) ^[5]
Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4) ^[5]

Statistics

Led NFL, Average Yards per play (7.0 yards) ^[6]
NFL record, Combined Net Yards Gained (7,075 Yards) ^[6]
NFL record, Passing Yards, (5,232)
Led NFL, First Downs, Passing (247 First Downs) ^[6]
Led NFL, Passes Completed (380 Passes) ^[6]
Led NFL, Passing Offense ^[6]
Led NFL, Passing Touchdowns (37)^[6]
Led NFL, Percentage of Passes Completed (64.7 %) ^[6]
Led NFL, Rushing Touchdowns (26)^[6]
Led NFL, Third Down Efficiency (47.5 % of third downs converted) ^[6]
Led NFL, Total Offense ^[6]
Led NFL, Total Touchdowns (67)^[6]
Led NFL, Two-Point Conversions (tied), 4 ^[6]
Led NFL, Yards Gained per Completed Pass (14.5 yards) ^[6]

Playoffs

NFC Wildcard Game

New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28

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

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
Game attendance: 64,900
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson

The Saints won their first playoff game in their 34-year history with quarterback Aaron Brooks' 266 passing yards and four touchdowns, and by holding off the defending champion Rams, who scored three touchdowns in the final quarter. 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.

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) ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year^[8]
Marshall Faulk, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 3 ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7 ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17 ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December ^[7]
Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year ^[8]
Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year ^[8]
London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 15 ^[7]
Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 11 ^[7]
Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating) ^[9]
Az-Zahir Hakim, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) ^[7]
Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 9 ^[7]
Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team ^[10]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 5 ^[7]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September ^[7]

References

^ Sports Illustrated
^ Final 2010 DVOA Ratings
^ 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
^ ^a ^b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 439
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 215
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 201
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 203

v d e St. Louis Rams

Formerly the Cleveland Rams and the Los Angeles Rams • Founded in 1936 • Based in St. Louis, Missouri

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Culture	History of the NFL in Los Angeles • Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Missouri Governor's Cup • San Francisco 49ers

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Retired Numbers	7 • 28 • 29 • 74 • 75 • 78 • 85

Head Coaches	Wetzel • Bezdek • Lewis • Clark • Donelli • Walsh • Snyder • Shaughnessy • Stydahar • Pool • Gillman • Waterfield • Svare • Allen • Prothro • Knox • Malavasi • Robinson • Brooks • Vermeil • Martz • Vitt • Linehan • Haslett • Spagnuolo

League Championships (3)	1945 • 1951 • 1999

NFL Championship Appearances (5)	1945 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1955

Super Bowl Appearances (3)	XIV • XXXIV • XXXVI

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Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: West Division

2000 NFL season v d e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
	Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
	NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
		Tennessee
2000 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXXV

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