1. Kurt
Warner: Was the MVP of the regular season and Super Bowl.
He
set the Super Bowl record with 414 yards and also threw 2 TDs.
He started the season with 3 TDs in the first three career
starts, an NFL record.
Warner finished the season with the 3rd most TDs ever
with 41 and a 109.3 rating, the 4th best ever in a season.
He also led the league in completions % at 65.1, and yards
per attempt. He was 2nd in the NFL yards with 4,325 and 4th
in completions.
During
the regular season Warner finished with nine 300 yard games and nine 3 TD
games.
In his first playoff start, he torched Minnesota for five
scores on a 27-33 effort and 391 yards. (143 rating).
He
threw the go ahead TD to Ricky Proehl in the NFC title game, an 11-6 over
Tampa Bay.
He led the Rams to a 16-0 led in the Super Bowl. Then with
the game tied, Warner gave the Rams the lead with less than two minutes to play
on a 73 yard bomb to Issac Bruce.
St. Louis went 13-3 and were NFC West champs. The “Greatest Show on Turf”
lead the NFL in scoring at nearly 33 PPG and won games by an average of 17.8
points per game to complete worst to champions run.
2. Marshall Faulk: Was the
Offensive Player of the Year.
He
was a consensus All-Pro and a Pro Bowler.
On his way
to a record 2,429 yards from scrimmage in a season, Marshall became the
second player ever (Roger Craig), to have over 1,000 yards rushing and receiving
in a season.
He lead the
league averaging 5.5 yards per carry, score 12 TDs and had 87 receptions.
Faulk compiled seven 100 yard games rushing
and 200 yard effort in air vs. Chicago.
He hit the end zone twice, including a 41
yard catch and run, in the Rams 49-37 rout of the Vikings in the divisional
round.
He
had five
catches for 90 yards in Super Bowl.
1999
was the first year Faulk joined the Rams.
He was in
the top 6 in the league in carries, rushing yards, total TDs, and yards
from scrimmage.
George went to the Pro Bowl, was 2nd
team All-Pro and all-AFC.
His breakout performance came
against the 13-3 Colts in the divisional round. His 68 yard burst put the
Titans up 13-9 in the 3rd quarter. They would never give up the
lead and go on to upset Indy 19-16.
George finished with 168 yards in
the game.
In
the Super Bowl his 2 TD runs pulled Tennessee within 16-13 after trailing
16-0 in the 4th quarter.
He had 130 total yards in the game.
The Titans went 13-3 and beat all
three division champions in the AFC before falling to the Rams in their first
Super Bowl appearance.