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Top 12 most shocking Super Bowl moments

By Jeffery Reynolds

Jan 26, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A general view of the Super Bowl XLIX signage at the entrance of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A general view of the Super Bowl XLIX signage at the entrance of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Titans Come Up One Yard Short

Super Bowl XXXIV was one of the most thrilling endings in the history of the game. The matchup between two of the most productive offenses in the league, led to a last second ending that left the audience shocked

The St. Louis Rams of 1998-1999 made one of the most improbable runs to a championship in NFL history. Dick Vermeil and his septuagenarian coaching staff were predicted to have one of the worst teams in the league that year, even before starting quarterback Trent Green went down with a preseason knee injury. Enter Kurt Warner, the complete unknown who joined the Rams from the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.

Behind Warner, the massive production of running back Marshall Faulk and the third best defense in the NFL, the St. Louis Rams produced an unexpected 13-3 record, record setting offensive numbers and a Super Bowl berth.

The Titans were enjoying their first season with the new name after two seasons as the Tennessee Oilers. They fielded a potent offensive attack of their own, behind dual threat quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George.

One of the most evenly matched Super Bowls, it included several rallies and comeback drives. The Rams built a 16-0 lead in the third quarter before the Titans rallied to get to within 3. Steve McNair was then able to engineer another field goal drive to tie it up at 16 with 2:12 to go.

On the first play of the next drive, Warner hit Isaac Bruce for a 73 yard touchdown for a 23-16 lead, setting up the shocking final drive.

McNair took over with 1:48 and drove all the way to the 10 yard line with 6 seconds left. The final play of the game was the most dramatic in Super Bowl history. McNair hit a wide open Kevin Dyson at around the 5 yard line for what appeared to be a winning score … only to be tackled by a fast-closing middle linebacker, Mike Jones. Dyson rolled to the ground, arm outstretched, with the ball a yard short of the goal line as time expired.

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