THE TACKLE The St Louis Rams defense needed one more stop One more big play and they would be Super Bowl champions The Rams were playing the Tennessee Titans on January 30 2000 St Louis was leading 23 16 But the Titans were driving Quarterback Steve McNair led them down the field Tennessee made it to the 10 yard line with five seconds left Rams defenders were exhausted They had chased the scrambling McNair all game But St Louis needed its defense to make one more play FAST FACT The Rams moved to St Louis in 1995 The team went 22 42 in its first four seasons there
Rams defenders kept Titans quarterback Steve McNair on the run during most of the Super Bowl
On the last play of the game McNair spotted wide receiver Kevin Dyson breaking open across the middle of the field Dyson caught the ball at the 4 yard line and turned toward the end zone Linebacker Mike Jones was the only Ram near him Jones lunged and grabbed Dyson's legs Dyson reached for the goal line Jones held tight The ball stopped a yard short St Louis had won Jones's tackle had secured the Rams first Super Bowl victory Kevin Dyson stretches for the goal line as Mike Jones holds on tight
Rams wide receiver Ricky Proehl and his son Austin celebrate the team's Super Bowl victory over Tennessee 0 00 Air Lines FAST FACT Mike Jones was one of the Rams most dependable defenders from 1997 2000 He started 64 consecutive regular season games in his four years with the team
