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On January 30, 2000, the St. Louis Rams defeated
the Tennessee Titans in the Super Bowl, on the heels of a
1999 regular season which saw them win 13 out of 16 games.
Injured starting quarterback Trent Green was replaced by former
Iowa Barnstormers Arena Football League star Kurt Warner,
who led the team to its first winning season since moving
from L.A. (and, indeed, the franchise's first such campaign
since 1990).
In
the 2000 regular season, the Rams finished 10-6, losing the
National Football Conference's Western Division title on tie-breakers
to the New Orleans Saints (who had also won ten games); the
Rams went on to lose to the Saints in the first round of the
playoffs, for which they did qualify as a wild card. In 2001,
the Rams went 14-2 (including a spectacular 8-0 on the road)
and again reached the Super Bowl, this time losing to the
New England Patriots on Adam Vinatieri's last-second field
goal.
In
2002, the Rams disappointed with a 7-9 final record (after
starting out 0-5), but uncovered a future superstar in the
person of Marc Bulger, who filled in for injured quarterback
Kurt Warner and won every game in which he both started and
finished. The 2003 Rams had a regular-season record of 12-4
and won their division once again, but lost to the Carolina
Panthers in the second round of the playoffs after having
earned a bye in the first round.
In
June 2004, Warner was released by the Rams and signed a free
agent contract with the New York Giants, leaving the starting
quarterback job to Bulger.
In
January 2005, the Rams became the first team in NFL history
without a winning record in the regular season to win a playoff
game.
Founded: 1937
Formerly known as: Cleveland Rams (1937-1945),
Los Angeles Rams (1946-1994; in Los Angeles 1946-1978 and
Anaheim 1979-1994).
Home stadium: Edward Jones Dome (formerly
the Trans World Dome)
Uniform colors: Navy blue and Old Gold
Helmet design: Golden ram horns on a blue
background
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