1999 St. Louis Rams season

After a poor showing from the Rams offense in the previous 1998 season, Rams VP John Shaw suggested the Rams hire Redskins quarterbacks coach Mike Martz, and Vermeil and the team agreed. Martz advocated for the Rams to sign quarterback Trent Green from Washington, which the team did. This made Tony Banks expendable, and he was traded to the Ravens, which moved Kurt Warner from third-string to backup quarterback. VP Shaw also acquired Marshall Faulk from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for two draft picks.[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-01-25-0001250191-story,amp.html “Vermeil changes for better”], Baltimore Sun, January 25, 2000. The team also signed guard Adam Timmerman and linebacker Todd Collins, both of whom became starters.

{{main|1999 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1999

| teamname = St. Louis Rams

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 6

| player = Torry Holt

| position = Wide receiver

| college = NC State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 41

| player = Dré Bly

| position = Cornerback

| college = North Carolina

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 68

| player = Rich Coady

| position = Safety

| college = Texas A&M

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 101

| player = Joe Germaine

| position = Quarterback

| college = Ohio State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 145

| player = Cameron Spikes

| position = Guard

| college = Texas A&M

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 176

| player = Lionel Barnes

| position = Defensive end

| college = Louisiana–Monroe

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 252

| player = Rodney Williams

| position = Punter

| college = Georgia Tech

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = {{tooltip|Und|Undrafted}}

| pick = {{tooltip|Und|Undrafted}}

| player = James Hodgins

| position = Fullback

| college = San Jose State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1999_draft.htm |title=1999 St. Louis Rams draftees |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=October 6, 2014 }}

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1999

| team = St. Louis Rams

| front_office =

• Chairman – Georgia Frontiere
• Vice chairman – Stan Kroenke
• President – John Shaw
• Senior vice president – Jay Zygmunt
• General manager/President of football operations – Dick Vermeil
• Vice president of football operations – Lynn Stiles
• Senior vice president of administration – Bob Wallace
• Director of player personnel – John Becker

| head_coach =

• Head coach – Dick Vermeil
• Associate head coach / wide receivers – Al Saunders
• Assistant head coach / offensive line – John Matsko

| offensive =

• Offensive coordinator – Mike Martz
• Quarterbacks – John Ramsdell
• Running backs – Wilbert Montgomery
• Tight ends – Lynn Stiles
• Offensive line – Jim Hanifan
• Offensive assistant – Mike White

| defensive =

• Defensive coordinator – Peter Giunta
• Defensive coordinator / linebackers – John Bunting
• Defensive line – Carl Hairston
• Secondary – Steve Brown
• Defensive assistant – Sam Clark
• Defensive assistant – Todd Howard

| special_teams =

• Special teams – Frank Gansz

| strength =

• Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen
• Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc

}}

{{NFL final roster

|year=1999

|team=St. Louis Rams

|active=53

|inactive=4

|PS=3

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer| 9|Joe Germaine|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|16|Paul Justin}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Kurt Warner}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|28|Marshall Faulk}}

{{NFLplayer|42|James Hodgins|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Robert Holcombe|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Amp Lee}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Justin Watson|d=running back}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|80|Isaac Bruce}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Az-Zahir Hakim}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Torry Holt|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Tony Horne}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Ricky Proehl}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Chris Thomas|d=American football}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|84|Ernie Conwell}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Jeff Robinson|d=American football|LS}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Roland Williams}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|60|Mike Gruttadauria|C}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Andy McCollum|C}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Fred Miller|d=American football, born 1973|T}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Tom Nütten|G}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Orlando Pace|T}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Cameron Spikes|G|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Adam Timmerman|G}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Ryan Tucker|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Matt Willig|T}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|99|Ray Agnew|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Lionel Barnes|DE|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Kevin Carter|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|75|D'Marco Farr|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Nate Hobgood-Chittick|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Jay Williams|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Grant Wistrom|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Jeff Zgonina|DT}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|56|Charlie Clemons|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Todd Collins|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|London Fletcher|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Mike Jones|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Leonard Little|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Mike Morton|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Troy Pelshak|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Lorenzo Styles|MLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|20|Taje Allen|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Dré Bly|CB|rookie=y}}

• {{player|23}} Devin Bush SS

{{NFLplayer|24|Ron Carpenter|d=defensive back|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|38|Rich Coady|d=defensive back|SS|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Billy Jenkins|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Todd Lyght|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Keith Lyle|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Dexter McCleon|CB}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 2|Mike Horan|d=American football|P}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Jeff Wilkins|K}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|63|John Flannery|d=American football|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Trent Green|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Gaylon Hyder|rookie=y|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Willie Jones|d=offensive lineman|rookie=y|T|NF-Inj.}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Rick Tuten|P|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|--|Darrius Blevins|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Clifton Crosby|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Derrick Harris|RB}}

|Active=53|Inactive=5}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= September 12

|time= 12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= Ravens

|R1= 0 |R2= 3 |R3= 7 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 3 |H2= 14 |H3= 0 |H4= 10

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 62,100

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Tom White

|TV= CBS

|TVAnnouncers= Gus Johnson and Brent Jones

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909120ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/01/589/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 36-yard field goal, 8:56. Rams 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:38.

Second quarter

• STL – Roland Williams 6-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:28. Rams 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:19.
• BAL – Matt Stover 25-yard field goal, 6:00. Rams 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:22.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:33. Rams 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:27.

Third quarter

• BAL – Brandon Stokley 28-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Matt Stover kick), 0:15. Rams 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:49.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 51-yard field goal, 8:56. Rams 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:21.
• STL – Torry Holt 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:40. Rams 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:15.

|stats=

;Top passers

• BAL – Scott Mitchell – 17/40, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 28/44, 309 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

;Top rushers

• BAL – Priest Holmes – 12 rushes, 52 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 19 rushes, 54 yards

;Top receivers

• BAL – Justin Armour – 4 receptions, 76 yards
• STL – Isaac Bruce – 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

}}

Quarterback Kurt Warner threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns in his first NFL start. The Rams pass defense notched five sacks and two interceptions against Ravens quarterback Scott Mitchell.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 3: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= September 26

|time= 12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= Falcons

|R1= 0 |R2= 0 |R3= 7 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 7 |H2= 21 |H3= 7 |H4= 0

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 63,253

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Ron Blum

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Kenny Albert, Tim Green and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909260ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/03/621/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:47. Rams 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 10:13.

Second quarter

• STL – Torry Holt 38-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:53. Rams 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:06.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 46-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:24. Rams 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:07.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:35. Rams 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.

Third quarter

• ATL – Brian Kozlowski 1-yard pass from Tony Graziani (Morten Andersen kick), 7:32 Rams 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 7:28.
• STL – Kurt Warner 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:54. Rams 35–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:38.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays

|stats=

;Top passers

• ATL – Tony Graziani – 14/22, 152 yards, TD
• STL – Kurt Warner – 17/25, 275 yards, 3 TD

;Top rushers

• ATL – Byron Hanspard – 17 rushes, 50 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 17 rushes, 105 yards

;Top receivers

• ATL – Bob Christian – 5 receptions, 37 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD

}}

Kurt Warner was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, completing 17 of 25 passes for 275 yards, three touchdown passes and also ran for another. Warner threw his first touchdown pass on the first play of the second quarter, hooking up with Torry Holt on a 38-yard strike. After an interception by safety Todd Lyght, Warner hit Isaac Bruce with a 46-yard touchdown. Bruce caught three passes for 68 yards. Marshall Faulk broke off with a 58-yard run down to the Falcons' 22-yard line. Three plays later, Warner's 17-yard scoring pass to Faulk gave the Rams a 28–0 lead. Faulk had his first 100-yard game for the Rams with 172 yards from scrimmage. After the Falcons got their only points midway through the third quarter. Warner broke loose for a 5-yard touchdown run as the Rams have their first win against Atlanta since 1996.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 4: St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

|date= October 3

|time= 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= Rams

|R1= 7 |R2= 14 |R3= 14 |R4= 3

|home= Bengals

|H1= 3 |H2= 0 |H3= 0 |H4= 7

|stadium= Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

|attendance= 45,481

|weather= {{convert|62|F|C|1}} relative humidity 57%, no wind

|referee= Phil Luckett

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910030cin.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/04/645/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• CIN – Doug Pelfrey 26-yard field goal, 8:05. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:49.
• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 9-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:35. Rams 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:30.

Second quarter

• STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:38. Rams 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:59.
• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 51-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:05. Rams 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:21.

Third quarter

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 84-yard punt return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 12:59. Rams 28–3.
• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 18-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:32. Rams 35–3. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 19-yard field goal, 10:42. Rams 38–3. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 5:14.
• CIN – Akili Smith 1-yard run (Doug Pelfrey kick), 2:26. Rams 38–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:51.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 17/21, 310 yards, 3 TD
• CIN – Jeff Blake – 12/23, 114 yards

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 11 rushes, 23 yards
• CIN – Corey Dillon – 15 rushes, 39 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Isaac Bruce – 6 receptions, 152 yards
• CIN – Darnay Scott – 6 receptions, 61 yards

}}

With this win the Rams moved to 3–0 in Kurt Warner's first three games as starting quarterback

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 5: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= October 10

|time= 12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= 49ers

|R1= 3 |R2= 14 |R3= 3 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 21 |H2= 7 |H3= 7 |H4= 7

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 65,872

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Bill Carollo

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910100ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/05/660/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Isaac Bruce 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:42. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:56.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:26. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:37.
• SF – Wade Richey 42-yard field goal, 1:34. Rams 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:52.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 45-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:12. Rams 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:22.

Second quarter

• SF – Lawrence Phillips 2-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 12:24. Rams 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:48.
• STL – Jeff Robinson 22-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:09. Rams 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 5:49.
• SF – Junior Bryant defensive fumble recovery in end zone (Wade Richey kick), 1:59. Rams 28–17.

Third quarter

• SF – Wade Richey 43-yard field goal, 1:42. Rams 28–20. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:41.
• STL – Tony Horne 97-yard kickoff return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:25. Rams 35–20. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:17.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Isaac Bruce 42-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:11. Rams 42–20. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:07.

|stats=

;Top passers

• SF – Jeff Garcia – 22/36, 233 yards, 3 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 20/23, 323 yards, 5 TD, INT

;Top rushers

• SF – Charlie Garner – 13 rushes, 52 yards
• STL – Justin Watson – 11 rushes, 46 yards

;Top receivers

• SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 60 yards
• STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TD

}}

The Rams got off to a strong start with Kurt Warner throwing touchdown passes to Isaac Bruce on each of the team's first three possessions. Isaac Bruce totaled 134 receiving yards and four touchdowns during the game. This game ended the Rams’ 17-game losing streak against the 49ers that began in 1990. It was also the Rams' first home win against the 49ers since 1986, when they were located in Los Angeles.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 6: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

|date= October 17

|time= 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= Rams

|R1= 14 |R2= 14 |R3= 6 |R4= 7

|home= Falcons

|H1= 0 |H2= 10 |H3= 0 |H4= 3

|stadium= Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance= 51,973

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Ron Blum

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger and Mike Goldberg

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910170atl.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/06/672/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Isaac Bruce 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:20. Rams 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:40.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 6-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:03. Rams 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:18.

Second quarter

• ATL – Bob Christian 13-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 11:19. Rams 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:10.
• STL – Tony Horne 101-yard kickoff return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:59. Rams 21–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:20.
• STL – Grant Wistrom 91-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:42. Rams 28–7.
• ATL – Morten Andersen 19-yard field goal, 0:32, Rams 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 22-yard field goal, 12:42. Rams 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 7:26. Rams 34–10. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:53.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:26. Rams 41–10. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:45.
• ATL – Morten Andersen 25-yard field goal, 4:25. Rams 41–13. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 6:01.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 13/20, 111 yards, TD
• ATL – Chris Chandler – 10/18, 168, TD, INT

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 18 rushes, 181 yards, TD
• ATL – Ken Oxendine – 9 rushes, 32 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Issac Bruce – 6 receptions, 48 yards, TD
• ATL – Terance Mathis – 7 receptions, 45 yards

}}

Faulk gained 181 rushing yards, and the Rams defense generated two interceptions and four sacks. The Rams moved to 5–0 with this win over the 1998 NFC champions.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 7: Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= October 24

|time= 12:00 p.m. CDT

|road= Browns

|R1= 3 |R2= 0 |R3= 0 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 14 |H2= 7 |H3= 3 |H4= 10

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 65,866

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Walt Coleman

|TV= CBS

|TVAnnouncers= Gus Johnson and Brent Jones

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910240ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/07/681/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Roland Williams 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:34. Rams 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:26.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:49. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:33.
• CLE – Phil Dawson 47-yard field goal, 0:17. Rams 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:32.

Second quarter

• STL – Roland Williams 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:59. Rams 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:18.

Third quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 3:13. Rams 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:33.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 33-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:50. Rams 31–3. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:57.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 36-yard field goal, 4:06. Rams 34–3. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:38.

|stats=

;Top passers

• CLE – Tim Couch – 22/40, 185 yards, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 23/29, 203 yards, 3 TD

;Top rushers

• CLE – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 6 rushes, 27 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 16 rushes, 133 yards, TD

;Top receivers

• CLE – Leslie Shepherd – 6 receptions, 85 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 9 receptions, 67 yards

}}

Marshall Faulk ran for 133 yards, and the Rams defense racked up three turnovers. The Rams ran their record to 6–0 against the revived Cleveland franchise.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 8: St. Louis Rams at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

|date= October 31

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Rams

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=14 |R4=7

|home=Titans

|H1=21 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=0

|stadium= Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

|attendance= 66,415

|weather= Sunny, {{convert|76|F|C|1}}

|referee= Bob McElwee

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910310oti.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/08/701/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• TEN – Lorenzo Neal 1-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 8:28. Titans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:32.
• TEN – Eddie George 17-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick), 2:41. Titans 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:08.
• TEN – Steve McNair 10-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 1:24. Titans 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:24.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays

Third quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 57-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:33. Titans 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:27.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 3-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:55. Titans 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:30.
• TEN – Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal, 4:18. Titans 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:37.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Amp Lee 15-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:14. Titans 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 29/46, 328 yards, 3 TD
• TEN – Steve McNair – 13/29, 186 yards, 2 TD

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 16 rushes, 90 yards
• TEN – Eddie George – 17 rushes, 68 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
• TEN – Jackie Harris – 3 receptions, 44 yards

}}

Despite a second half comeback, 21 unanswered first half points by Titans, due in part to two first-quarter fumbles by Kurt Warner in the Rams’ own half that Tennessee converted into touchdowns, enables them to inflict the Rams’ first defeat in a Super Bowl preview. Rams right offensive tackle Fred Miller had a miserable game, committing five false starts and two holding penalties.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions – Game summary

|date= November 7

|time= 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Rams

|R1=2 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=15

|home=Lions

|H1=0 |H2=10 |H3=11 |H4=10

|stadium= Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

|attendance= 73,224

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Johnny Grier

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911070det.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/09/716/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Greg Hill tackled in end zone by London Fletcher for a safety, 6:58. Rams 2–0.

Second quarter

• DET – Germane Crowell 4-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 14:19. Lions 7–2. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:11.
• STL – Jeff Robinson 6-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:32. Rams 9–7. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:47.
• DET – Jason Hanson 29-yard field goal, 6:51. Lions 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:41.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 34-yard field goal, 0:41. Rams 12–10. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

• DET – Cory Schlesinger 3-yard pass from Gus Ferotte (Germane Crowell–Gus Ferotte pass), 9:20. Lions 18–12. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:59.
• DET – Jason Hanson 43-yard field goal, 4:49. Lions 21–12. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:16.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 75-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:06. Lions 21–19. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
• DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal, 6:10. Lions 24–19. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:56.
• STL – Ryan Tucker 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Kurt Warner–Isaac Bruce pass), 2:42. Rams 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:28.
• DET – Johnnie Morton 12-yard pass from Gus Ferotte (Jason Hanson kick), 0:28. Lions 31–27. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:14.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 25/42, 305 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• DET – Gus Ferotte – 12/16, 209 yards, 2 TD

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 11 rushes, 15 yards
• DET – Greg Hill – 11 ruses, 3 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 10 receptions, 78 yards
• DET – Germane Crowell – 8 receptions, 163 yards, TD

}}

Hoping to rebound from the loss to Tennessee, the Rams rallied from a nine point second-half deficit in Detroit to take a 27–24 lead over the Lions with 2:42 remaining in regulation. However, Gus Frerotte would lead the Lions down the field to reclaim the lead, converting a 4th-and-26 with a 57-yard pass to Germane Crowell along the way. Detroit then took a 31–27 lead on a Johnnie Morton touchdown reception with 28 seconds remaining. The Rams failed to respond, as Ron Rice would intercept Kurt Warner on the final drive, sealing St. Louis's second straight loss.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 10: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= November 14

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road= Panthers

|R1= 7 |R2= 3 |R3= 0 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 14 |H2= 7 |H3= 7 |H4= 7

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 65,965

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Phil Luckett

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911140ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/10/721/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• CAR – Wesley Walls 14-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick), 9:38. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:22.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 22-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
• STL – Todd Lyght 57-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:15. Rams 14–7.

Second quarter

• STL – Roland Williams 19-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:31. Rams 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:16.
• CAR – John Kasay 24-yard field goal, 0:44. Rams 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:33.

Third quarter

• STL – Mike Jones 37-yard defensive fumble return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:25. Rams 28–10.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 18-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:11. Rams 35–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:18.

|stats=

;Top passers

• CAR – Steve Beuerlein – 24/39, 286 yards, TD, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 19/29, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT

;Top rushers

• CAR – Fred Lane – 13 rushes, 54 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD

;Top receivers

• CAR – Muhsin Muhammad – 9 receptions, 125 yards
• STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 11: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

|date= November 21

|time= 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST

|road=Rams

|R1=3 |R2=10 |R3=10 |R4=0

|home=49ers

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium= 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

|attendance= 68,193

|weather= Sunny and brezzy, {{convert|55|F|C|1}}

|referee= Tony Corrente

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911210sfo.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/11/746/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 40-yard field goal, 4:47. Rams 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:29.

Second quarter

• SF – Fred Beasley 1-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 8:13. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:02. Rams 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:11.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

• STL – Mike Jones 44-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:41. Rams 20–7.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 23–7. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 22/40, 201 yards, TD, INT
• SF – Steve Stenstrom – 7/12, 108 yards, INT

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 21 rushes, 126 yards
• SF – Charlie Garner – 16 rushes, 77 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Isaac Bruce – 11 receptions, 93 yards, TD
• SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 120 yards

}}

With this win the Rams swept the 49ers for the first time since the 1980 season nineteen years previously.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 12: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= November 28

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Saints

|R1=3 |R2=9 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Rams

|H1=7 |H2=8 |H3=7 |H4=21

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 65,864

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Bill Carollo

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911280ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/12/757/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Torry Holt 25-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:58. Rams 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:02.
• NO – Doug Brien 51-yard field goal, 6:37. Rams 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 3:39.

Second quarter

• NO – Doug Brien 42-yard field goal, 14:56. Rams 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:03.
• NO – Doug Brien 45-yard field goal, 9:08. Saints 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:09.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Marshall Faulk run), 7:15. Rams 15–9. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:53.
• NO – Doug Brien 35-yard field goal, 0:07. Rams 15–12. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:10.

Third quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 6-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:08. Rams 22–12. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Robert Holcombe 3-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 12:15. Rams 29–12. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:28.
• STL – Torry Holt 20-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 6:36. Rams 36–12. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:32.
• STL – James Hodgins 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:14. Rams 43–12. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:58.

|stats=

;Top passers

• NO – Billy Joe Hobert – 23/41, 254 yards, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 15/27, 213 yards, 2 TD

;Top rushers

• NO – Lamar Smith – 18 rushes, 54 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 18 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD

;Top receivers

• NO – Andre Hastings – 9 receptions, 113 yards
• STL – Torry Holt – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 13: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

|date= December 5

|time= 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Rams

|R1=14 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=13

|home=Panthers

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium= Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte

|attendance= 62,285

|weather= Cloudy, {{convert|72|F|C|1}}

|referee= Larry Nemmers

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts and Rich Brenner

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912050car.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/13/773/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Roland Williams 14-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:12. Rams 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:48.
• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 48-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:41. Rams 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:55.

Second quarter

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 49-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:27. Rams 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:03.
• CAR – Wesley Walls 15-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick), 0:41. Rams 21–7. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 3:46.

Third quarter

• CAR – Donald Hayes 36-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick), 5:13. Rams 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:39.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 44-yard field goal, 14:50. Rams 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:23.
• CAR – Patrick Jeffers 71-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick), 14:31. Rams 24–21. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:19.
• STL – Dre Bly 53-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:48. Rams 31–21.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 3:39. Rams 34–21. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:17.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 22/31, 351 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• CAR – Steve Beuerlein – 21/42, 266 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 22 rushes, 118 yards
• CAR – Tim Biakabutuka – 11 rushes, 42 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim – 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
• CAR – Patrick Jeffers – 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD

}}

The Rams won their tenth game and clinched the NFC West Division title for the first time since 1985.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 14: St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

|date= December 12

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road= Rams

|R1= 7 |R2= 17 |R3= 3 |R4= 3

|home= Saints

|H1= 6 |H2= 8 |H3= 0 |H4= 0

|stadium= Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

|attendance= 46,838

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Bob McElwee

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Thom Brennaman, Jeff Lageman and Jim Gallagher

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912120nor.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/14/791/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NO – Doug Brien 29-yard field goal, 10:41, Saints 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:19.
• STL – Robert Holcombe 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:39. Rams 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:02.
• NO – Doug Brien 26-yard field goal, 1:29, Rams 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:10.

Second quarter

• NO – Cam Cleeland 2-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Billy Joe Hobert–Eddie Kennison pass), 9:09. Saints 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:46.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 40-yard field goal, 7:24. Saints 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:45.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 4-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 3:28. Rams 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:55.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 30-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:51. Rams 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 30-yard field goal, 5:40. Rams 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:42.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 38-yard field goal, 2:29. Rams 30–14. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:22.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 21/31, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
• NO – Billy Joe Hobert – 12/28, 188 yards, TD, 3 INT

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 29 rushes, 154 yards, TD
• NO – Wilmont Perry – 14 rushes, 54 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Torry Holt – 6 receptions, 113 yards
• NO – Keith Poole – 3 receptions, 83 yards

}}

The Rams pass defense pressured the Saints offense, racking up three interceptions and six sacks. The Rams clinched a first-round bye for the first time under the playoff format adopted in 1990.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 15: New York Giants at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= December 19

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road= Giants

|R1= 0 |R2= 0 |R3= 3 |R4= 7

|home= Rams

|H1= 3 |H2= 7 |H3= 7 |H4= 14

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 66,065

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Gerry Austin

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912190ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/15/802/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 3:24. Rams 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:41.

Second quarter

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 3-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:31. Rams 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:10.

Third quarter

• NYG – Cary Blanchard 23-yard field goal, 10:08. Rams 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:52.
• STL – Devin Bush 45-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:25. Rams 17–3.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 65-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:58. Rams 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:52.
• STL – Mike Jones 22-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:10. Rams 31–3.
• NYG – Ike Hilliard 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:48. Rams 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:22.

|stats=

;Top passers

• NYG – Kerry Collins – 21/37, 273 yards, TD, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 18/32, 319 yards, 2 TD

;Top rushers

• NYG – Joe Montgomery – 12 rushes, 41 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 16 rushes, 68 yards

;Top receivers

• NYG – Amani Toomer – 9 receptions, 162 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 6 receptions, 97 yards

}}

With a 12–2 record with two games remaining, the Rams clinched home field advantage for the first time since 1978.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= December 26

|time= 12:00 p.m. CST

|road= Bears

|R1= 0 |R2= 0 |R3= 6 |R4= 6

|home= Rams

|H1= 0 |H2= 17 |H3= 14 |H4= 3

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 65,941

|weather= indoors (dome)

|referee= Tom White

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Kenny Albert, Tim Green and Pete Peterson

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912260ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/16/815/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays

Second quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 48-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:36. Rams 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 3:10.
• STL – Roland Williams 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 2:11. Rams 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 4:07.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 38-yard field goal, 0:44. Rams 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

• STL – Isaac Bruce 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:59. Rams 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
• STL – Grant Wistrom 40-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:08. Rams 31–0.
• CHI – Bobby Engram 8-yard pass from Shane Matthews (kick failed, wide left), 3:00 Rams 31–6. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:08.

Fourth quarter

• CHI – Bobby Engram 4-yard pass from Shane Matthews (pass failed), 11:18 Rams 31–12. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:29.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 5:05. Rams 34–12. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:58.

|stats=

;Top passers

• CHI – Shane Matthews – 23/39, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 24/35, 334 yards, 3 TD, INT

;Top rushers

• CHI – James Allen – 6 rushes, 30 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 10 rushes, 54 yards

;Top receivers

• CHI – Bobby Engram – 13 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 12 receptions, 204 yards, TD

}}

Marshall Faulk racked up 204 receiving yards, in addition to 54 rushing yards on 10 carries. With this victory, the Rams set single-season franchise records for most home wins with 8 and most overall wins with 13 (a record they would break two years later). Additionally, the Rams finished with a perfect home record for the first time since the 1973 season.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 17: St. Louis Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

|date= January 2

|time= 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Rams

|R1=7 |R2=10 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Eagles

|H1=3 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=14

|stadium= Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|attendance= 60,700

|weather= Partly sunny & mild, {{convert|54|F|C|1}}

|referee= Mike Carey

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Kenny Albert and Tim Green

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001020phi.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/reg/17/834/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 8-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:42. Rams 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:08.
• PHI – David Akers 46-yard field goal, 7:27. Rams 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 2:15.

Second quarter

• STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:57. Rams 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:25.
• PHI – Torrance Small 63-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 10:14. Rams 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:43.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 6:20. Rams 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27.
• PHI – Duce Staley 3-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 0:32. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

• PHI – Mike Mamula 41-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 12:15. Eagles 24–17.
• STL – Torry Holt 15-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:22. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.

Fourth quarter

• PHI – Chad Lewis 5-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Norm Johnson kick), 10:55. Eagles 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:11.
• PHI – Al Harris 17-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 1:16. Eagles 38–24.
• STL – Torry Holt 63-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:59. Eagles 38–31. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:17.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 12/24, 141 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• PHI – Donovan McNabb – 15/32, 179 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

;Top rushers

• STL – Robert Holcombe – 15 rushes, 86 yards
• PHI – Duce Staley – 18 rushes, 44 yards

;Top receivers

• STL – Torry Holt – 5 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
• PHI – Torrance Small – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

}}

The Rams traveled to Philadelphia for their season finale against the struggling Eagles. The Rams rested a number of starters for much of the game, having already clinched homefield playoffs. Despite dominating Philadelphia offensively, St. Louis was doomed by a seven-turnover afternoon, with three lost fumbles and four interceptions, two of which were returned for Eagles touchdowns. The Rams lost to the Eagles, 38–31, snapping their seven-game win streak. St. Louis nevertheless finished as the top seed in the NFC playoffs with a 13–3 record.

{{1999 NFC West standings}}

File:SuperBowXXXIVKurtWarner.jpg

Warner was the backup quarterback for the St. Louis Rams during the 1998 regular season and the 1999 preseason. When starting quarterback Trent Green was injured in a preseason game, Warner took over as the starter. With the support of running back Marshall Faulk and wide receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Az-Zahir Hakim and Ricky Proehl, Warner completed one of the top seasons by a quarterback in NFL history by throwing for 4,353 yards with 41 touchdown passes and a completion rate of 65.1 percent. The Rams' high-powered offense was nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf" and registered the first in a string of three consecutive 500-point seasons, an NFL record. Warner threw three touchdown passes in each of the first three games in the 1999 season, his first three NFL starts. He is the only NFL quarterback in history to accomplish that feat, and only the second other than Dan Marino to do it in his first two NFL starts.

Warner really drew attention, however, in the season's fourth game against the San Francisco 49ers, who had been NFC West Division champs for 12 of the previous 13 seasons. The Rams had lost 17 of their previous 18 meetings with the 49ers and had a 3–0 record along with the 49ers’ 3–1 record. Warner threw three touchdown passes on the Rams' first three possessions of the game and four in the first half to propel the Rams to a 28–10 halftime lead on the way to a 42–20 victory. Warner finished the game with five touchdown passes, giving him 14 in four games and, more importantly, the Rams a 4–0 record. After many years of defeats and losing records, football experts finally had to take notice.

Warner's breakout season from a career in anonymity was so unexpected that Sports Illustrated featured him on their October 18 cover with the caption “Who IS this guy?”{{Cite web |url=http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1999/1018.html |title=SI.com – Oct. 18, 1999 |access-date=2008-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612064524/http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1999/1018.html |archive-date=2007-06-12 |url-status=dead }} He was named the 1999 NFL MVP at the season's end.

In the NFL playoffs, Warner led the Rams to a Super Bowl XXXIV victory against the Tennessee Titans. He threw for two touchdowns and a then Super Bowl record 414 passing yards, including a 73-yard touchdown to Isaac Bruce when the game was tied with just over two minutes to play. Warner also set a Super Bowl record by attempting 45 passes without a single interception.

Warner was awarded the 1999 Super Bowl MVP, becoming one of only seven players to win both the league MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards in the same year. The others are Bart Starr in 1966, Terry Bradshaw in 1978, Joe Montana in 1989, Emmitt Smith in 1993, Steve Young in 1994, and Patrick Mahomes in 2023.

{{main| 1999–2000 NFL playoffs}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=NFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Minnesota Vikings at (1) St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= January 16, 2000

|time= 11:30 a.m. CST

|road= Vikings

|R1= 3 |R2= 14 |R3= 0 |R4= 20

|home= Rams

|H1= 14 |H2= 0 |H3= 21 |H4= 14

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 66,194

|weather= Played indoors, domed stadium

|referee= Walt Coleman

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Pat Summerall, John Madden, D. J. Johnson and Ron Pitts

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001160ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/post/02/915/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• MIN – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 9:23. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:37.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 77-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 9:02. Rams 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:21.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 41-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:19. Rams 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:55.

Second quarter

• MIN – Cris Carter 22-yard pass from Jeff George (Gary Anderson kick), 9:53. Rams 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 3:42.
• MIN – Leroy Hoard 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 2:40. Vikings 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:43.

Third quarter

• STL – Tony Horne 95-yard kickoff return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 14:42. Rams 21–17. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:18.
• STL – Marshall Faulk 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:28. Rams 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:59.
• STL – Jeff Robinson 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 0:22. Rams 35–17. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Ryan Tucker 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:36. Rams 42–17. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:33.
• STL – Roland Williams 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 8:13. Rams 49–17. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:01.
• MIN – Jake Reed 4-yard pass from Jeff George (Leroy Hoard run), 4:56. Rams 49–25. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:17.
• MIN – Randy Moss 44-yard pass from Jeff George (pass failed), 3:48. Rams 49–31. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:08.
• MIN – Randy Moss 2-yard pass from Jeff George (pass failed), 0:31. Rams 49–37. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 2:09.

|stats=

;Top passers

• MIN – Jeff George – 29/50, 423 yards, 4 TD, INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 27/33, 391 yards, 5 TD, INT

;Top rushers

• MIN – Robert Smith – 20 rushes, 64 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 11 rushes, 21 yards, TD

;Top receivers

• MIN – Randy Moss – 9 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD
• STL – Isaac Bruce – 4 receptions, 133 yards, TD

}}

As expected, this match between the two high powered offenses produced a lot of points (86), and yards (880, 475 by St. Louis, 405 by Minnesota). But after falling behind 17–14, St. Louis stormed to victory with 35 consecutive second half points to open a 49–17 lead early in the fourth quarter. Warner threw for 391 yards and five touchdown passes to five different receivers, and Bruce accounted for 133 receiving yards.

It was also the first NFL Playoff game ever played in St. Louis. The Rams go to the NFC Championship game to the Buccanneers and won 11-6, and win Super Bowl XXXIV to the Titans 23-16.

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|state=autocollapse

|title=NFC Championship: (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at (1) St. Louis Rams – Game summary

|date= January 23, 2000

|time= 3:00 p.m. CST

|road= Buccaneers

|R1= 3 |R2= 0 |R3= 3 |R4= 0

|home= Rams

|H1= 3 |H2= 2 |H3= 0 |H4= 6

|stadium= Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance= 66,396

|weather= Played indoors, domed stadium

|referee= Bill Carollo

|TV= Fox

|TVAnnouncers= Pat Summerall, John Madden, D. J. Johnson and Ron Pitts

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001230ram.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/post/03/918/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• TB – Martin Gramatica 25-yard field goal, 12:22. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:23.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 24-yard field goal, 4:17. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:05.

Second quarter

• STL – Tony Mayberry fumble out of bounds in the end zone for a safety, 14:55. Rams 5–3.

Third quarter

• TB – Martin Gramatica 23-yard field goal, 10:38. Buccaneers 6–5. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:32.

Fourth quarter

• STL – Ricky Proehl 30-yard pass from Kurt Warner (pass failed), 4:44. Rams 11–6. Drive: 6 play, 47 yards, 3:17.

|stats=

;Top passers

• TB – Shaun King – 13/29, 163 yards, 2 INT
• STL – Kurt Warner – 26/43, 258 yards, TD, 3 INT

;Top rushers

• TB – Mike Alstott – 12 rushes, 39 yards
• STL – Marshall Faulk – 17 rushes, 44 yards

;Top receivers

• TB – Jacquez Green – 4 receptions, 59 yards
• STL – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD

}}

The Rams and Buccaneers, a rematch of the 1979 NFC Championship game, would slug it out for most of the game, with the Buccaneers defense holding the Rams highly-potent offense in check.

Tampa Bay, weak on offense, could only muster 163 passing yards all game against the Rams defense, with the Rams defense notching two interceptions and five sacks.

The Buccaneers would only muster two field goals, and gave up a costly safety in the second quarter when a bad snap from center Tony Mayberry went over the head of rookie quarterback Shaun King and out of the end zone. Despite this, the Buccaneers nursed an unusual 6–5 lead into the 4th Quarter. The Rams broke open a defense dominated game when Kurt Warner threw a touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl, his first and only touchdown catch of the season, with 4:44 left in the game.

The Buccaneers would mount a drive on their final possession, however a replay overturned what appeared to be a 2nd down reception by Buccaneers wide receiver Bert Emanuel which would have set up a 3rd down and 10. Emanuel dove for a catch and clasped the ball between two hands, then upon falling, the ball touched the turf while in Emanuel's hands. The ruling on the field was a completed catch, but was overturned on review because the ball had touched the ground before Emanuel was deemed in possession of it. Following this, the Buccaneers threw incomplete passes on 3rd and 4th down and the Rams were able to kneel out the clock.

This was the Rams’ first NFC Championship win since the 1979 season.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/playoffs.htm |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Rams go to Super Bowl XXXIV to the Titans 23-16.

{{main|Super Bowl XXXIV}}

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Super Bowl XXXIV: (N1) St. Louis Rams vs. (A4) Tennessee Titans – Game summary

|date= January 30, 2000

|time= 6:25 p.m. EST/5:25 p.m. CST

|road= Rams

|R1= 3 |R2= 6 |R3= 7 |R4= 7

|home= Titans

|H1= 0 |H2= 0 |H3= 6 |H4= 10

|stadium= Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance= 72,625

|weather= Played indoors, domed stadium

|referee= Bob McElwee

|TV= ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser and Lynn Swann

|reference= [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001300oti.htm Recap], [https://www.nflgsis.com/1999/post/04/919/Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 27-yard field goal, 3:00. Rams 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:48.

Second quarter

• STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 4:16. Rams 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:13.
• STL – Jeff Wilkins 28-yard field goal, 0:15. Rams 9–0. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:23.

Third quarter

• STL – Torry Holt 9-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:20. Rams 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:59.
• TEN – Eddie George 1-yard run (pass failed), 0:15. Rams 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:06.

Fourth quarter

• TEN – Eddie George 2-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 7:21. Rams 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:15.
• TEN – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal, 2:12. Tied 16–16. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 4:05.
• STL – Isaac Bruce 73-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:54. Rams 23–16. Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:18.

|stats=

;Top passers

• STL – Kurt Warner – 24/45, 414 yards, 2 TD
• TEN – Steve McNair – 22/36, 214 yards

;Top rushers

• STL – Marshall Faulk – 10 rushes, 17 yards
• TEN – Eddie George – 28 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD

;Top receivers

• STL – Issac Bruce – 6 receptions, 162 yards, TD
• TEN – Jackie Harris – 7 receptions, 64 yards

}}

The first half of Super Bowl XXXIV had been uncharacteristically low-scoring for St. Louis, as they scored only three Jeff Wilkins field goals in the first half. The Rams finally got into the end zone in the third quarter, with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Warner to Torry Holt, giving St. Louis a 16–0 lead. Tennessee, however, scored 16 unanswered points with two Eddie George touchdown runs (1- and 2-yards respectively, the first with a failed two-point conversion attempt), and a 43-yard Al Del Greco field goal.

On St. Louis’ first play from scrimmage after Tennessee's tying field goal, Warner threw a 73-yard touchdown to Isaac Bruce to take a 23–16 lead with just under two minutes left in the game, which would give Tennessee one more chance to tie the game with a touchdown.

The Titans took over the ball at their own 10-yard line with 1:54 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. McNair started out the drive with a pair of completions to Mason and Wycheck for gains of 9 and 7 yards to reach the 28-yard line. Then after throwing an incompletion, defensive back Dre' Bly’s 15-yard facemask penalty while tackling McNair on a 12-yard scramble gave the Titans a first down at the St. Louis 45-yard line. On the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left. McNair then ran for 2 yards, followed by a 7-yard completion to wide receiver Kevin Dyson. Three plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams’ defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a first down at the Rams 10-yard line.

Tennessee then used up their final timeout with just 6 seconds left in the game, giving them a chance for one last play. McNair threw a short pass to Kevin Dyson down the middle, which looked certain to tie up the game until Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Dyson at the one-yard line as time expired. Dyson tried to stretch his arm and the football across the goal line, but he had already gone down, so it was too late. This final play has gone down in NFL history as simply “The Tackle”. Rams win their first Super Bowl title, and in 2000 lost to their division rival Saints in the Wild Card 31-28.

• Led NFL in total yards (400.8 yards per game)
• Led NFL in passing yards (272.1 yards per game)
• Led NFL in scoring (32.9 points per game)
• Led NFL in rushing defense (74.3 yards per game)
• Led NFL (tied with JAX) in sacks (57)

• Kurt Warner, Bert Bell Award{{cite web|url=http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm |title=Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients |access-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm |archive-date=2009-06-19 }}
• Kurt Warner, NFL MVP
• Kurt Warner, Super Bowl Most Valuable Player
• Dick Vermeil, Coach of the Year
• Marshall Faulk, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award (Rams MVP)
• Marshall Faulk, Offensive Player of the Year
• Torry Holt, Rams Rookie of the Year

{{reflist|group=note}}

• http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=STL&season=1999&seasonType=REG
• http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=STL&season=1999&seasonType=PRE
• http://rams1999season.com

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