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"The Greatest Show on Turf" was a nickname for the high-flying offense of the St. Louis Rams during the 1999, 2000, and 2001 National Football League (NFL) seasons. The offense was designed by attack-oriented offensive coordinator (during the 1999 season) and head coach (during the 2000 and 2001 seasons) Mike Martz who mixed an aerial attack and a run offense in an Air Coryell-style offense.
Michael Martz (born May 13, 1951) is an American football coach. Best known for his coaching tenure with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL), he served as the offensive coordinator for the Rams' Greatest Show on Turf offense in 1999 that led the franchise to its first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXIV.
It was the first season of the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" offense. The 1999 Rams remain one of only five teams in NFL history to score more than 30 points twelve separate times in a single season. [note 1] [2] On defense, the Rams recorded seven interceptions returned for touchdowns, third most in NFL history. [3]
Former Rams assistant Al Saunders doesn’t bristle at the comparison between the ’18 Chiefs and ’99 Rams. “Oh, gosh no,” Saunders said. “That would be like Van Gogh saying, ‘Gosh, I ...
Led by the Greatest Show on Turf offense, the Rams entered their second Super Bowl appearance with an NFC-best 13–3 regular-season record. It was the franchise's first playoff run and first season with a winning record since 1989 and first since moving from Los Angeles to St. Louis .
It felt right for a country reeling from the 9/11 terrorist attacks that the team named the Patriots would win the next Super Bowl, knocking off the Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf.” It was New ...
That offense – aptly called “The Greatest Show on Turf” – threw the ball up and down the field with authority. The Rams were averaging 10 yards per pass attempt during their streak.
That season began a three-year run of success with The Greatest Show on Turf offense, which included a franchise-best 14–2 record in 2001 en route to a Super Bowl XXXVI appearance. Following their 2002 Super Bowl defeat to the New England Patriots, the Rams struggled for their remaining years in St. Louis. By the time they moved back to Los ...