Was there anything more exciting during the 1999 season than watching the Rams' grocery-clerk led offense? The Rams scored 526 points during their 13-3 regular season, an average of almost 33 points per game. Kurt Warner threw 41 TD passes on his way to a 109.2 QB rating, and Marshall Faulk ran for 1,381 yards (an average of 5.5 yards per carry) and caught 87 passes for another thousand yards?

 

  Kurt Warner led a Rams offense that averaged nearly 33 points a game in 1999.

 The defense wasn't too shabby, either, allowing only 15 points per game, fourth in the NFL. In the playoffs, the Rams proved they could win high-scoring ballgames (they beat the Vikings 49-37 in the divisional playoff), low-scoring ballgames (they beat the Bucs 11-6 for the NFC title), and a rare the-hell-with-the-dip Super Bowl over the Titans 23-16.

 

                                              
                                                  
                       “The Tackle”

On the final play of the game, St. Louis linebacker Mike Jones tackled Tennessee wide receiver Kevin Dyson one-yard short of the goal line to prevent a game-tying touchdown. This play later became known as simply "The Tackle." 

Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, who completed 24 out of 45 passes for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns, was named the Super Bowl MVP. His 414 passing yards and 45 pass attempts without an interception were both Super Bowl records.

 Faulk was the consummate professional. After a rough end to his career in Indianapolis (including a threat of a contract hold out due to “misunderstandings” with Colts brass), Faulk arrived in St. Louis and promptly became the catalyst for the “Greatest Show on Turf.” Faulk holds the record for yards from scrimmage in a season and set the record for touchdowns in a season (since eclipsed). In what may have been the best three consecutive seasons in NFL history (he totaled 4,122 rushing yards in a pass-happy offense, 59 touchdowns, 251 receptions and 2,643 receiving yards in that span of 44 games), Faulk was named MVP once and NFL Offensive Player of the Year three times. (As an aside, Faulk also won his team MVP award the two years that Kurt Warner won the league MVP.) For his career, Faulk collected 12,279 rushing yards (9th all-time), 767 receptions (16th all-time, 84 behind the top 10, all 10 being receivers), 6,875 receiving yards (tops among backs) and 136 touchdowns (4th all-time). Faulk also pops up on more obscure record lists, such as most consecutive games with a reception to start a career (146).

The numbers don’t speak to the man, though. Faulk was the prototype for the do-everything back all the rage in the NFL today - Faulk was lining up as a slot receiver before Reggie Bush was even in high school. And Faulk was one of the classiest players in the league, donating $500,000 to area children’s charities (and $20,000 for every touchdown to his own foundation) and displaying a work ethic rarely seen in athletes of his stature.

Even as he was ravaged by injuries, Faulk remained a contributor to his team’s success, whether playing on the field or playing as one of football’s best role models. After his reconstructive knee surgery, Faulk was asked by an NBC Sunday Night Football analyst if he was “retired or not.” Faulk replied that he was still a Ram and would be a Ram for the rest of his life. You just can’t teach an attitude like that.

If there’s still any doubt about Faulk’s merits, I’d like to point to one game in particular: Super Bowl XXXIV. Jeff Fischer and the Tennessee Titans, intent on limiting Faulk’s touches, held him to just 17 rushing yards. No matter: Faulk busted out for 90 receiving yards on only 5 catches and was one of the major reasons the Rams prevailed in one of the best Super Bowls in recent memory.

 Sir Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10, 1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,  He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (33rd overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft. He went to Memphis State. He is one of the few players to achieve the goal of twelve thousand (12000) yards receiving. He is known for his fast first step, ability to change direction, and is considered the most precise route runner in the league. Bruce is one of the most respected receivers in the history of the NFL. He's nicknamed "The Reverend" because he wishes to become one after he finishes his football career. Married in 2006. He is the last "LA Ram" on the roster, a connection to the franchise when it was formerly in Los Angeles, California.

 Bruce and teammate Torry Holt became only the second WR duo from the same team to each gain over 1400 yards in the same season for the St Louis Rams (see Herman Moore and Brett Perriman). On October 1, 2006, Isaac Bruce moved past Larry Centers to become 9th in all-time receptions with 833 catches. Bruce recorded one of his best seasons in recent past in 2006 eclipsing the 1,000 yard mark for the 10th time in his career.

 2006 - Achieved 13,376 receiving yards and 887 receptions, putting him at 7th place for all-time wide receiver receptions and 7th for total yardage.

 Caught Kurt Warner's 77 yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXIV to give the Rams a 23-16 lead, which turned out to be the game winner.

 When he makes a big play, it is custom for Rams fans to yell "Bruuuuuuce". To the uninitiated fan, it may sound like he is being booed.

 Holt was the sixth overall draft pick in the 1999 NFL draft and the first selection made by the St. Louis Rams. In his rookie season he posted 53 receptions, 788 total yards and six touchdowns on the way to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship. Since then Holt has consistently reached at least 1,300 yards every season through 2005. Holt's streak was broken in 2006, due to injuries to himself and other teammates that hindered the offense for parts of the year.

 On October 15th, 2006, Holt became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 receiving yards, doing so in the sixth game of his eighth season.