2000 St. Louis Rams season
| 2000 St. Louis Rams season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Martz |
| Owner | Georgia Frontiere |
| Home field | Trans World Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 31–28 |
| Pro Bowlers | 5 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | DEN | Griese 8-yard run (Elam kick) | Broncos 7–0 | |
| 1 | STL | Hakim 86-yard punt return (Wilkins kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| 2 | DEN | Elam 32-yard field goal | Broncos 10–7 | |
| 2 | STL | Faulk 5-yard run (Wilkins kick) | Rams 14–10 | |
| 2 | DEN | R. Smith 25-yard pass from Griese (Elam kick) | Broncos 17–14 | |
| 2 | STL | Proehl 7-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick) | Rams 21–17 | |
| 3 | DEN | Elam 38-yard field goal | Rams 21–20 | |
| 3 | STL | Faulk 72-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick) | Rams 28–20 | |
| 3 | STL | Hakim 80-yard pass from Warner (Wilkins kick) | Rams 35–20 | |
| 3 | DEN | D. Clark 7-yard pass from Griese (Elam kick) | Rams 35–27 | |
| 4 | DEN | Elam 36-yard field goal | Rams 35–30 | |
| 4 | DEN | Buckley 32-yard interception return (two-point conversion failed) | Broncos 36–35 | |
| 4 | STL | Holcombe 1-yard run (pass failed) | Rams 41–36 | |
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.
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 1993–2010. 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 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 season saw the Rams change their logo and add a new color scheme of navy and gold, replacing blue and yellow. They also donned new uniforms. Although the Rams, as of now, moved back to Los Angeles, the logo is still in use.
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.
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