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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.
He was selected by the Colts as the second overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft; he was with the Colts for five seasons and played the last eight seasons of his career with the Rams. Faulk was a member of the Greatest Show on Turf, a name given to the St. Louis Rams team that appeared in two Super Bowls and won 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]
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After the resignation of Dick Vermeil, who had been the Rams' head coach through St. Louis' 1999 championship season, Mike Martz took over as head coach, and attempted to defend the Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV title. The Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" continued its offensive dominance, scoring 33.7 points per game.
Faulk helped form the “Greatest Show on Turf” in St. Louis, won one Super Bowl and went to another with the Rams. The Colts made the playoffs in 11 of the next 12 seasons and also won a Super ...
Jerry Rice went from turf to the dance floor as the first NFL player to ... he stepped in as quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, and led the "Greatest Show on Turf" to an incredible Super Bowl ...
By that time the Rams would be based in Los Angeles after relocating from St. Louis in 2016. The Rams, however, would win Super Bowl LVI, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals. This was also the final season with the Rams as "The Greatest Show on Turf" as Kurt Warner struggled the following