2000 St. Louis Rams season
Head Coach
Mike Martz
Home Field
Trans World Dome
Results
Record
10-6
Place
2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish
Lost Wild Card
Pro Bowlers
5
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]
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Preseason
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Kickoff
Game site
TV
Record
Attendance
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
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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 38-35
8:00 p.m.
Raymond James Stadium
ABC
9-6
65,653
17
December 24, 2000
New Orleans Saints
W 26-21
12:00 p.m.
Louisiana Superdome
FOX
10-6
64,900
Postseason
18
December 30, 2000
New Orleans Saints
L 31-28
3:15 p.m.
Louisiana Superdome
ABC
10-7
64,900
Standings [ ]
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) [3]
Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4) [3]
Statistics [ ]
Led NFL, Average Yards per play (7.0 yards) [4]
Led NFL, Combined Net Yards Gained (7,075 Yards) [4]
Led NFL, First Downs, Passing (247 First Downs) [4]
Led NFL, Net Yards, (5,232)
Led NFL, Passes Completed (380 Passes) [4]
Led NFL, Passing Offense [4]
Led NFL, Passing Touchdowns (37)[4]
Led NFL, Percentage of Passes Completed (64.7 %) [4]
Led NFL, Rushing Touchdowns (26)[4]
Led NFL, Third Down Efficiency (47.5 % of third downs converted) [4]
Led NFL, Total Offense [4]
Led NFL, Total Touchdowns (67)[4]
Led NFL, Two-Point Conversions (tied), 4 [4]
Led NFL, Yards Gained per Completed Pass (14.5 yards) [4]
Playoffs [ ]
NFC Wildcard Game [ ]
New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28
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) [5]
Marshall Faulk , Associated Press Most Valuable Player [6]
Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year [6]
Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year[6]
Marshall Faulk, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year [6]
Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year [6]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 3 [5]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7 [5]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17 [5]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October [5]
Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December [5]
Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player [6]
Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year [6]
Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year [6]
London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 15 [5]
Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 11 [5]
Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating) [7]
Az-Zahir Hakim , All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [5]
Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 9 [5]
Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [8]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 5 [5]
Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September [5]
References [ ]
↑ Sports Illustrated
↑ Final 2010 DVOA Ratings
↑ 3.0 3.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 439
↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 215
↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 202
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 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
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