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HERE WE COME. SUPERBOWL XXXIV

DV AND MARTZ BEFORE THE SUPERBOWL. EACH GIVING A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO THE OTHER.

SUPERMAN GETS PSYCHED DURING FAITH HILL'S RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

"JUST GET OUT OF MY WAY, HERE I COME"

HOLT CATCHES THE BALL AGAINST HIS FACEMASK FOR A TD.

TORY HOLT SCORES A TD IN SUPERBOWL XXXIV.

"HEY COACH, YOU KNOW I'M OPEN"  " WE GOTTA GET YOU THE BALL"

KURT DROPS BACK WITH THE PRESSURE FROM THE RUSH IN HIS FACE AND THROWS THE SUPERBOWL WINNING TD TO ISSAC BRUCE.

DV SAID, "WE GOTTA GET IKE THE BALL," THE WINNING TD.

IKE GOES IN FOR THE WINNING SUPERBOWL TD.

THE "TACKLE" BY MIKE JONES. This picture can be purchased @ www.merlin-net.com

"THE TACKLE". NO TIME LEFT ON THE CLOCK. "THE RAMS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS!" RAMS 23 - TITANS 16 "I didn't see the ball" Rams linebacker Mike Jones reflects on the most famous tackle in Super Bowl historyBy Mike Jones as told to Vahe Gregorian NFL Insider Nine years ago, after completing his career as a running back at the University of Missouri, Mike Jones discovered that he was unwanted by the NFL. On draft weekend, 1991, he suffered the indignity of having his best friends gather at his home in Kansas City, only to go unselected in thedraft. He released his frustrations that day with a punishing workout. And he eventually landed a job as a fiery special-teams player for the Los Angeles Raiders. Only through years of perseverance did he later blossom into a starting linebacker, first for the Raiders, then for the St. Louis Rams. But even in St. Louis he probably was better known for his numerous community-service efforts than for his on-field exploits. Then came Super Bowl XXXIV, when Jones made national headlines with one of the most memorable defensive plays in NFL history. He preserved the Rams' 23-16 victory over Tennessee with a game-ending tackle of Kevin Dyson at the Rams' one-yard line. For Jones, the moments that preceded that dramatic play are both vivid and happily blurred. We join him in progress, just before a 73-yard touchdown reception by Isaac Bruce put the Rams ahead with 1:54 to play. "I was sitting on the bench trying to get rested when I saw the ball thrown up in the air and Isaac make the catch. My teammates must have thought I was crazy because they were jumping up and down and I just sat there and watched it like any other play. "I was already looking ahead, and I was thinking, 'I'd better get myself back together.' I didn't want to exert myself too much. "When our defense took the field, we had the Titans pinned inside their 20. I thought we would hold them three-and-out. All year, we stopped opponents that way on their last drive. But on third-and-seven, the Titans got a first down. After that, we'd do something good for a couple of plays, but then we'd get a penalty. "I was watching this happen and thinking, 'Man, isn't this game ever going to end?' On each snap, I kept thinking that we'd stop them. But they'd always seem to get a first down. It was like the Series from Hell. "No play was worse than the next-to-last one, when their quarterback, Steve McNair, scrambled around for what seemed like 25 seconds. We chased him all over the place, then he escaped. "I didn't really feel tired until after that play. Everyone felt it then. By this time, they were at our 10-yard line, and there were only five seconds left. "I knew there probably was time for only one more play. I was keying on the tight end, but when Dyson went in motion, we changed our call to what they probably wanted - man-for-man coverage. When Dyson motioned back out, we went back to the original call. "The tight end and Dyson both released upfield, with Dyson behind him in sort of a trail technique. They were hoping I'd follow the tight end, and they'd come back underneath with the wide receiver. But I saw him out of the corner of my eye. I didn't see the ball, but I saw his eyes get big so I knew the ball was coming. "At first, I thought I had him for a kill shot. I thought I had a better angle than I actually did. And I underestimated how fast he is. Running backs usually run that route, and they aren't as fast as receivers. But I think I surprised him, too. He didn't know how close I was. If he had seen me sooner, I think he would have changed his angle. "I knew as soon as I hit him that he wasn't going to get in, unless his upper body was six feet long. If it looked as if he was close to getting away, that was just because I hadn't brought my other arm around yet to wrap him up."People have told me it was a textbook tackle. I don't know about that. But the one thing I've learned is you've got to get the guy down. First, you wrap. Second, you get him on the ground. After the play ended, I looked up and saw double zeroes on the clock. "I always thought I'd be turning back flips if my team won the Super Bowl. Instead, I acted more like a zombie. All I wanted to do was lie there and go to sleep."When I got up, I felt like I was in a daze. It was like I closed my eyes one second, and when I opened them back up, everywhere I looked there was confetti falling to the ground." {posted 04/22/00}

WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT ON TOP. This picture can be purchased @ www.merlin-net.com

IS THIS KID HAPPY?

DV POINTING TO D'MARCO FARR, AND CONGRATULATING HIM.

HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! This picture can be purchased @ www.merlin-net.com

DV CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF HIMSELF IN THIS SILVER TROPHY.

HUGS OF JOY. KURT SAYING, WE DID IT COACH.

MAN, REMEMBER THIS, WERE WE HAPPY OR WHAT?

GRANDPA, WE'VE WON THE SUPERBOWL!

BOB-N-WEAVE. NOBODY CAN TAKE THIS AWAY.

AND THIS IS THE CINDERELLA STORY OF THE 1999-2000 SEASON OF THE ST. LOUIS RAMS, AS IKE HOLDS UP THE LOMBARDI TROPHY.

BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SILVER TROPHY!

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