The 1999 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 62nd year with the National Football League and the fifth season in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rams finished the regular-season with a record of 13-3, and the NFC West Championship.
It was the team's first playoff appearance in St. Louis, their first since 1989, and their first division title since 1985.
The Rams were undefeated at home for the first time since 1973. On the road, the Rams were 5-3. In the post-season, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 49-37 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs and went on to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-6 in the NFC Championship Game. Both of those games were played in St. Louis. The Rams then won their first ever Super Bowl title, defeating the Tennessee Titans by a score of 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV. The game was played on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. It was also the franchise's first NFL World Championship since 1951, when the Rams played in Los Angeles. The Rams also became the first "dome-field" (indoor home games) team to win a Super Bowl.
It was the first season of the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" offense. The 1999 Rams remain one of only three teams in NFL history to score more than 30 points twelve separate times in a single season. On defense, the Rams recorded seven interceptions returned for touchdowns, third most in NFL history.
The Rams were the third St. Louis-based pro sports team to win a major pro sports championship, joining the Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the 1957-58 St. Louis (now Atlanta) Hawks of the NBA.
Quarterback Kurt Warner was the MVP in both the regular-season and in Super Bowl XXXIV.
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