St. Louis Rams This is the first of three
plays nominated as the most memorable play in team history. St. Louis Rams In
the next two days, we’ll feature Isaac Bruce's 73-yard touchdown catch that
provided the winning points in Super Bowl XXXIV and Ricky Proehl's 30-yard
touchdown catch to beat Tampa Bay in the NFC Championship Game. St. Louis Rams
Please vote for your choice as the Rams' most memorable play. St. Louis Rams While the Greatest Show
on Turf stole most of the headlines in the Rams' storybook 1999 season, it was
somewhat fitting that Super Bowl XXXIV would fall on the shoulders of an
underrated defense. St. Louis Rams More specifically, the game would come down
to the ability of solid, if unspectacular, linebacker Mike Jones to make a
tackle as time expired and preserve a championship. St.
Louis Rams Tennessee
coach Jeff Fisher used his final timeout with six seconds remaining as his team
desperately drove the length of the field in search of a tie or, possibly, the
win. St. Louis Rams Quarterback Steve McNair marched the Titans down the field
in short order and had an exhausted Rams defense on its heels at the St. Louis 10. St. Louis
Rams The Titans were out of timeouts, and the ensuing play was nearly certain
to be the last of the game. St. Louis Rams Before the snap, receiver Kevin
Dyson motioned left and back to the right, where he stepped in behind tight end
Frank Wycheck, allowing him a free release at the snap. Wycheck ran directly at
Jones with Dyson breaking for an inside slant route. The hope for the Titans
was Jones would stay with Wycheck, allowing Dyson an easy catch and run for the
touchdown. St. Louis
Rams Jones stayed with Wycheck for a moment but quickly realized what was
happening. St. Louis Rams Upon safety help arriving on Wycheck, Jones turned
his attention to Dyson, whom McNair hit in stride at the 5. Jones converged on
Dyson as he moved toward the end zone and the sure-tackling Jones wrapped him
up and brought him down as he stretched toward the goal line. Dyson came up a
yard short, St. Louis Rams time ran out and the Rams celebrated as world
champions. There's really no debate that this is one of the most memorable
plays in Rams history and for the league as a whole. St. Louis Rams It doesn't
get more dramatic than sealing a victory in the Super Bowl as time expires.
Plays can be memorable for many reasons, St. Louis Rams including their
greatness, their place in history and what they mean in telling the story of a
franchise. In this case, St. Louis Rams the play simply known as "The
Tackle" represents everything a memorable play should be, St. Louis Rams.
