2000 St. Louis Rams season

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2000 St. Louis Rams season
Head Coach Mike Martz
Home Field Trans World Dome
Results
Record 10-6
Place 2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish L Wild Card
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 6th 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.

Runningback Marshall Faulk was named the MVP of the regular season. It was the second straight time a Rams player was named MVP.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

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

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

NFC West
Team 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

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[edit] Schedule

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

[edit] 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) [2]
  • Kurt Warner, 441 passing yards vs. the Denver Broncos, (achieved on September 4) [3]

[edit] Statistics

  • Led NFL, Average Yards per play (7.0 yards) [4]
  • Led NFL, Combined Net Yards Gained (7,075 Yards) [5]
  • Led NFL, First Downs, Passing (247 First Downs) [6]
  • Led NFL, Net Yards, (5,232)
  • Led NFL, Passes Completed (380 Passes) [7]
  • Led NFL, Passing Offense [8]
  • Led NFL, Passing Touchdowns (37)[9]
  • Led NFL, Percentage of Passes Completed (64.7 %) [10]
  • Led NFL, Rushing Touchdowns (26)[11]
  • Led NFL, Third Down Efficiency (47.5 % of third downs converted) [12]
  • Led NFL, Total Offense [13]
  • Led NFL, Total Touchdowns (67)[14]
  • Led NFL, Two-Point Conversions (tied), 4 [15]
  • Led NFL, Yards Gained per Completed Pass (14.5 yards) [16]

[edit] Postseason

[edit] 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

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.

[edit] 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) [17]
  • Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Most Valuable Player [18]
  • Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year [19]
  • Marshall Faulk, Football Digest Player of the Year[20]
  • Marshall Faulk, College and Pro Football Newsweekly Offensive Player of the Year [21]
  • Marshall Faulk, Miller Lite Player of the Year [22]
  • Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 3 [23]
  • Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 7 [24]
  • Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 17 [25]
  • Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, October [26]
  • Marshall Faulk, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December [27]
  • Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Writers of America Most Valuable Player [28]
  • Marshall Faulk, Sporting News Player of the Year [29]
  • Marshall Faulk, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year [30]
  • London Fletcher, NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 15 [31]
  • Trent Green, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 11 [32]
  • Trent Green, NFC Passer Rating Leader, (101.8 rating) [33]
  • Az-Zahir Hakim, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) [34]
  • Az-Zahir Hakim, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Week 9 [35]
  • Az-Zahir Hakim, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team [36]
  • Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Week 5 [37]
  • Kurt Warner, NFC Offensive Player of the Month, September [38]

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