# 2000 St. Louis Rams season

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. 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.
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 33.7 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 to 2010. The 2000 Rams are one of only three teams in NFL history to score 35 points or more nine times in a single season. 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. 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 add a new color scheme of navy and gold, replacing blue and yellow, donning new uniforms in the process. The Rams' new logo consisted of a charging blue ram outlined in gold with a matching gold outline. It would be their logo for 16 years.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| C 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 St. Louis Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 31 | Trung Canidate | Running back | Arizona |
| 5 | 139 | Brian Young | Defensive tackle | UTEP |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted Free Agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Mark Chicarelli | Running back | Northern Colorado |
| Derek Fox | Safety | Penn State |
| Alex Hass | Tight end | Minnesota |
| Bill Marsaut | Tackle | Iowa State |
| Corte McGuffey | Quarterback | Northern Colorado |

### Staff
## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 5 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–17 | 1–0 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| 2 | August 14 | at Tennessee Titans | L 3–30 | 1–1 | Adelphia Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | August 19 | Buffalo Bills | L 27–31 | 1–2 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| 4 | August 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 24–17 | 2–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 4 | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | 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 | 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: September 4
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 65,956
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (16.7 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,869
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Rams | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 65,945
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 58,761
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Rams | 17 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 57 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,010
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Rams | 7 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 45 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,019
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Pete Peterson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| Chiefs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 54 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,142
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (15.6 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,109
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,048
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (KDNL/ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 54 °F (12.2 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,174
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| Rams | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,087
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,064
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy skies, 34 °F (1.1 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,358
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| Rams | 14 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 66,273
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cold, light breeze, clear 49 °F (9.4 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,653
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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
TB – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 79 yards, 3 TD
NYG – 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 64,900
* Referee: Phil Luckett
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ New Orleans Saints | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 354 | 305 | L1 |
| $^{(6)}$ St. Louis Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 540 | 471 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 310 | 310 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 388 | 422 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 252 | 413 | W1 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Wild Card | December 30 | at New Orleans Saints (3) | L 28–31 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### NFC Wild Card Game: at (3) New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Saints | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
* Game attendance: 64,900
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
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)
* Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4)

## Statistics

* Led NFL, average yards per play (7.0)
* NFL record, combined net yards gained (7,075)
* NFL record, passing yards, (5,232)
* 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)
* Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player
* 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)
* 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
* Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 5
* Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September