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Super Bowl power rankings: Which winner is the greatest?

By Cody Williams

St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)
St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 30: Kurt Warner #13 of St. Louis Rams turns to hand the ball off to Marshall Faulk #28 against the Tennessee Titans during Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Ram won the game 23-16. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 30: Kurt Warner #13 of St. Louis Rams turns to hand the ball off to Marshall Faulk #28 against the Tennessee Titans during Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Ram won the game 23-16. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

11. 1999 St. Louis Rams (SB XXXIV)

Affectionately and aptly nicknamed The Greatest Show on Turf, the St. Louis Rams in the late 1990s and early 2000s were one of the most potent offensive teams that the NFL has ever seen under the genius of offensive coordinator Mike Martz. However, it was the first year of their run under that moniker that they peaked in terms of their success and entertainment and that was able to get to the big game and win to establish them as an all-time great team.

Averaging an absolutely absurd 32.9 points per game, the offense of the 1999 Rams is obviously where it begins. Kurt Warner was unreal as he threw for 41 touchdowns on the season, while having a slew of greats in Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, and Isaac Bruce around him certainly didn’t hurt the cause. The defense quietly was no slouch either as they ranked as the fourth-best scoring defense in the league. What’s unreal on their 13-3 regular season is their 17.8 points per game differential that they posted on the year, just an absolutely absurd mark.

It was their defense that came up in the right place at the right time to qualify them for this list, too. The Rams fought through their first two playoff games, including a battle in the NFC title game against the vaunted Buccaneers defense, but it’s the tackle of Tennessee Titans receiver Kevin Dyson just short of the goal line in the Super Bowl to seal the victory that is remembered about this Rams team in the playoffs. That lasting image doesn’t affect their greatness, though, which was undeniable before and after that play.

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