A High-Octane Superdome Comeback! (Rams vs. Saints, 2000 NFC Wild Card)

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[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

Rams had the highest scoring offense while also giving up the most points that season. Sidenote...this was the Saints' first playoff win.

[@kevinstewart8054]

Interesting backstory as to why the saints chose to wear the white uniforms for this game. Kurt Warner had been plagued with concussions throughout the season and was sensitive to light, which is often a symptom of severe migraines. The Saints believed that the white jerseys would negatively affect Warner’s play.

[@christianraines3032]

Wow that is good to know. I had no idea that was why. That is very creative amd a differeny way to look at it.

[@отпирайте]

Kevin Stewart how many concussions did he have

[@tancredifalconeri7419]

@Adrian Flores Well he had 3 interceptions, who knows

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

They also had an actual voodoo ceremony at midfield before the game. Saints were pulling out all of the stops that day. :)

[@отпирайте]

RobdaVegasMailman yeah had snakes all that shit

[@Tacoz4lifee]

I can’t believe I haven’t heard more about this game before now, such a wild 4th quarter

[@SPTO]

This was a pretty entertaining game :)

[@NateIII11]

A liitle over 13 months later the Rams would return to the same venue and lose the Super Bowl to the New England led by a QB named Tom Brady. That would be one of the biggest upsets in Sports History. Could someone remind me what happened to both Franchises after that game along with the winning QB and coach?

[@sargonian12]

NateIII11 absolutely. Basically the Rams became the joke of the NFC west and struggled the whole 2000s and 2010s after warner left for Arizona and failed miserably with Jeff fisher and sam Bradford. The Rams were so bad they had to change scenery to an original home to reboot their franchise. Meanwhile, because the Rams lost to a 6th round QB and a new head coach formerly fired by Cleveland, that would ultimately spark the greatest dynasty professional football has ever seen, a dominant run of success over a span of 19 years and counting. And who knows, this Sunday, maybe all these years later, these two will have a chance at a rematch in Atlanta. What a story that would be.

[@maxwellwooley5937]

The patriots filmed the rams practice and plays before that super bowl

[@stealthiscool]

@Maxwell Wooley Literally didn't happen, the Boston Herald apologised for using alternative facts from an anonymous source to formulate a story yet you continue to reciprocate these falsities

[@maxwellwooley5937]

stealthiscool you don’t know that? Them saying it was false has zero determination of what actually happened. You probably think Barry bonds and mark mcgwire cranked 70+ home runs all natural too don’t you? 😂🤷‍♂️

[@stealthiscool]

Maxwell Wooley IT LITERALLY DIDNT HAPPEN! You’re utterly delusional, get a life and stop ignoring facts to justify your hatred www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bostonherald.com/2008/05/14/apology/amp/

[@andrewbsfootballarchives4247]

2000 Rams were the greatest offense that has ever been put on an NFL field. Half the 4th qtr gone, down 31-7, and they almost pull off one of the greatest playoff comebacks in history. I have no doubt that if they had won this game, they would have gotten through the Giants for the 2nd time that season and have no trouble dismantling the Vikings for the 3rd time in a one year period. They were absolute perfection. Bruce, Holt, Faulk, Warner, just unreal how they all worked together so efficiently. I'm a Broncos fan, 2013 Denver has nothing on this offense. They put up 35 points on Tampa Bay, in Tampa against that all time great defense! Enough said!

[@Riles3152]

I'm not sure about it being a forgone conclusion of them getting past those other NFC teams if they had gotten past the Saints. I agree the 2000 Rams offense was spectacular. "The greatest show on turf" at it's absolute peak. Even greater then the previous year when they won the SB and the year after when they got back to the SB and had probably there greatest overall team during that 3 year stretch. But there defense in 2000 was just about atrocious. Which is why they hired Lovie Smith in that off season to run the defense. There 2000 defense would have still eventually caused there down fall IMO.

[@ejacoby]

You really should consider the fact that they played their best in domes. January in New Jersey would have slowed them down. Even if they got to NFCC Giants would have won.

[@kevonsidek9737]

The 2000 rams was the worst team outta their 3 years they went 10-6 after starting 6-0 and just barely made the playoffs

[@kevinpayton2664]

The Rams made a huge comeback in the game. They had all the momentum when Az-Hakim muffed the punt. Had he not muffed it, St. Louis could've won the game.

[@unlimitedpower978]

The first playoff win in the history of the Saints franchise, after being a team for nearly 40 years.

[@TheLocalLt]

The comeback attempt begins at 7:21 The real mind blowing insanity starts at 9:02

[@NFLVault]

Unfortunately, the tape we had did not have an opening intro. It just went straight to the kickoff. We also love those classic intros so anytime we have it we promise to use it!

[@TheLocalLt]

NFL Throwback that’s alright you can’t control that. Great vid!

[@WaveChronicles0]

Broke my heart when Az Hakim fumbled..broke my heart when Steve Smith took the slant for 6 in overtime..GSOT should’ve been the dynasty of all dynasties😢..#GoRams

[@daylite4591]

This is when football was football 😭

[@DubBeats]

2000 too 2009 football was lit…

[@ryanphilipp6845]

What happened to Az Hakim? Exceptional playmaker

[@vintageeagle8853]

Love this channel u definitely got my subscription

[@michaell874]

The Rams best no get into a shootout with the Saints. For them to win, they must control the ball, establish the run, and then mix up play action passes and runs inside and outside. For the Saints, they must have great games from their backfield. Brees will need to be in sync early, take a quick lead, then pass the ball effectively while slowly transitioning to the run game to wear down that Ram defense.

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

Proehl is the Robert Horry of football

[@lillianroux2284]

Brooks!

[@PharaohMan007]

I believe the 2000 season Superbowl had the Rams in it, so is this the 1999 season with the playoffs played in 2000?

[@Tone22845]

The rams SB was 99-00 season .This is 00-01 season

[@PACNYY]

Rams should be embarrassed to lose this game to Brooks.

[@NorCalRamsfan]

MRTUPAC 28 Earlier that year a guy named Elvis Gerbac dropped like 400 yards on them now that was embarrassing

[@TheLocalLt]

LA REPPIN Lakers/Rams #NOBANDWAGONS hey that’s former worlds sexiest athlete (by accident) Elvis Grbac to you!

[@steve822009]

“HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!”

[@racyards]

Hakim clucked off the game! Smoking too much weed!

[@cmarbormaster]

This channel is a national treasure. Never forget the past!

[@lampini]

The rams really almost had a 24 point comeback in 10 Minutes that’s insane

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

One of the most underrated playoff upsets in NFL history. They took out the DEFENDING CHAMPS ON TURF, the Rams offensive speciality during those years. They did so even before the Patriots on the very same field

[@kevonsidek9737]

This wasn’t a upset this year the rams went 10-6 this year the worst outta all their years

[@jcoolguy1548]

And this was also our first ever playoff win. And we were once in the same division as the Rams too. We also scored our first td ever against the Rams, which was also on our first play ever. And we also played the Rams during one of the most BS calls in sports history. We have some history with the Rams.

[@Calvin-dn7up]

​@@kevonsidek9737hush

[@Zmad724]

The Rams lost a little bit of juice that year, but that stretch with Warner, Faulk, Holt, Bruce, Proehl, and Williams was one of the best Offenses to watch ever. THE GREATEST SHOW ON TURF!

[@boogitybear2283]

Losing Dick Vermeil was a huge blow to the franchise.

[@oooops8883]

Or the Saints defense was an absolute dog that year. Put some respek on it

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

The first & only team to lead the in scoring and yards gained for 3 consecutive seasons!

[@iselin90]

even with 5 turnovers the Rams had a chance of winning this game

[@slimischillin7753]

Sounds like the chiefs for rams vs chiefs earlier this season

[@ghaniangangzter]

2018 Tampa Bay Bucs

[@nolaabroad1514]

That Rams offense was absolutely no joke and the Saints were decimated by injuries. But that was the Saints first ever playoff win after years of seemingly cursed playoff luck. We even had a voodoo priestess do the halftime show of that game to try to lift the curse... If the saints lost that game after being up 31-7 with 10 minutes left...then the franchise may never have recovered.

[@phillyeaglesforlife5127]

@@slimischillin7753 And the Steelers who had 6 turnovers against the Browns in week 1 and still managed to not lose the game, though it did end in a tie

[@phillyeaglesforlife5127]

@@nolaabroad1514 Not only was it their first ever playoff win, but it was also head coach Jim Haslett's only playoff win which is pretty impressive because Marvin Lewis spent 16 years with Cincinnati (which is 10 more years than Haslett's tenure with the Saints) and finished 0-7 in the playoffs, and btw if the Saints lost this game I don't think that would've affected their future because Aaron Brooks would only have four more good seasons before getting benched and released after the 2005 season which is when they got Drew Brees and Sean Payton to become what they are today

[@untexan]

It was terrifying how fast the Rams got back in this game. If they don’t muff the punt there’s about a 100% chance they go down the field again and win it.

[@jyu467]

The 2000 Rams were actually the best offense of the Greatest Show on Turf, but the worst team overall. Their defense was absolutely putrid that year.

[@maxwellwooley5937]

jyu467 then the next year they had the number one ranked defense after they hired Locke smith

[@unlimitedpower978]

What about them made them have such a terrible defense? Like they are a top 10 squad in both 99 and 01, but in '00 they are bottom feeders in defensive stats. I mean they bring in Aeneas Williams for 01 but that's enough for THAT big of a change?

[@jyu467]

@@unlimitedpower978 It was coaching. Dick Vermeil retired as head coach after the Rams won the Superbowl in 1999. Martz took over as head coach in 2000. Martz was an offensive genius but had no clue when it came to defense. The hiring of Lovie Smith as defensive coordinator in 2001 stabilized the defense.

[@silverwheel]

@@unlimitedpower978 A lot of the '99 guys hit the wall hard in 2000. Rams D had a lot of veterans who had played pretty well in the preceding years (which ultimately didn't matter in their overall record in '97 and '98 because those teams were comically bad at quarterback and running back). Todd Lyght was a Pro Bowler in '99, unplayable in 2000. Mike Jones and D'Marco Farr also fell off pretty severely. Kevin Carter basically sulked his way through the year over his contract status. The team would have 8 new defensive starters in the 2001 season. Martz actually did quite a bit to stabilize the defense in the middle of the '00 season, coaxing Bud Carson out of retirement as a "consusltant," but it was basically a defacto firing of DC Peter Giunta - Carson would be calling the plays from the booth within a few weeks of his hiring. A part of the '99 team that doesn't get much notice was that they technically had co-defensive coordinators that year - John Bunting designed the blitz packages while Peter Giunta dealt with the coverage schemes and called the plays on gameday. Bunting left after the '99 season, and Giunta, left on his own, was calling almost exclusively soft zones during the first 7 games in 2000. Thus Martz coaxing Bud Carson back into coaching to basically replace Giunta in all but name only. That year's team had personnel problems that couldn't be fixed in season, but Carson did get a couple of decent defensive performances out of them in games they really needed to stay in the playoff hunt.

[@bootitup6927]

If I remember correctly the saints had a voodoo performance at midfield before kickoff.

[@отпирайте]

Soufflé Samuel they did with snakes and shit

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

Your memory is correct. I was there to see it. There's a long held rumor that the Saints were cursed because the Superdome was built on the site of an old cemetery...which is partially true. The actual stadium isn't but the nearby parking garage on Girod Street is.

[@datboiique4370]

I love my city

[@JD-mz1rl]

@@RobdaVegasMailman they sold their soul to get that 2009 nfc championship victory, they'll be cursed until at least Peyton and everyone related to that game is gone, and mn wins a title

[@joshingram071]

This was also their first ever post season victory in franchise history. Then got bombed on by Culpepper & the Viks the following week

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

Too much cynacism in the comments. Why not admire the crazy final minutes of this classic?

[@melvinshine9841]

It would've been real interesting if the Ravens had played the Rams in the Super Bowl instead of the Giants.

[@JackRule16]

Acting like they'd beat the Giants...

[@TheKEITHD07]

Or the Vikings

[@blakfloyd]

@@JackRule16 I don't think he's implying any of that. Not sure if you're a Giants fan or not but defending the honor of a team that got destroyed in that SB seems kinda silly.

[@ViolentSaint01]

Rams would have gotten beat too. Stop it.

[@NYG5]

The Rams didn't have the defense that year. A much more interesting matchup would have been if the Rams played as good in 2000 as they did in 2001

[@gvincent7162]

Basically every Rams game was like this in 2000. 471 points allowed the most ever by a winning team. The Saints had their number for whatever reason. Beat them twice in this season then again during the Rams' 14-2 season.

[@madrecka]

Rams were 10-6 or 11-5 in 2000. In 2001 Rams 14-2.

[@wjc9600]

@@madrecka Yeah Saints and the Rams were 10-6 in the 2000 season and due to tiebreakers, Saints won the division. They did beat them twice this season. The 1st time I believe Trent Green was QB for the Rams and the Saints beat them in St. Louis and of course they beat them in this playoff game. If Saints had a healthy Ricky Williams and Joe Horn, they would have made a deeper playoff run.

[@aaronveegee]

Didnt the Rams beat the Saints the week prior just to get into the playoffs?

[@Titanbrotha00]

@@aaronveegee yeah in the RS finale in NOLA... Faulk rushed for over 200yds in that game. The Saints were determined not to allow that to happen again the following week in the playoffs.

[@Caelest]

As a Saints fan, there are 4 words we will never forget "HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!!" b/c i sure as hell know if he doesnt, we dont win...the Rams were unstoppable for nearly the entire 4th quarter.

[@jcoolguy1548]

Fr. Even though I wasn't born until 2003, this will always be one of my favorite Saints moments.

[@gregakagreat]

Great game... Aaron Brooks was something serious.

[@unlimitedpower978]

He was pretty solid. He was just really bad in the 05 season, and sadly that's tainted people's memory of him.

[@CrysisOwnsHalo]

@Adrian Flores Russell Wilson?

[@lillianroux2284]

@@unlimitedpower978 Haslett ruined him. If you recall Haslett wanted him to be a pocket passer and that wasn't who Aaron was!! He was talented.

[@unlimitedpower978]

@@lillianroux2284 Though to be fair, I'm almost willing to not put that entirely on Haslett because it was just part of NFL orthodoxy. If you want success, you want a prolific pocket passer. The league has changed a lot since then. Aaron Brooks coming into the NFL today would probably be better off than the era in which he did. Haslett was wrong, yeah, but it's not a trait unique to Haslett, that was the formula for winning in the NFL in that era.

[@griffinkimball3089]

Brooks was solid. His un doing really was the 05 season. Yall can go look at his stats, he was a top 10 qb in 01,02,03,04. He was just a little to hot and cold, and king of the 8-8! He went either 7-9,8-8, or 9-7 until the Katrina season. I guess people said he would smile after INTS and that really pissed people off, but i dont know, i didnt think much of it. Plus the saints D was not great during his time. Overall i average/solid qb, but nothing more.

[@lightyagami3492]

Oh how history could have been different had Hakim not muffed that punt

[@Mattnova_116]

That was his achilles-heel weakness. Cost him his job.

[@brianswanson2080]

@@Mattnova_116 I was working at Winn Dixie in New Orleans, night shift at the Seafood Department I was listening to the play by play on radio with Jim Henderson and Hookie Gajun. When the Saints were up 31-7 I felt secure we were going to win our first playoff game; then out of nowhere the "greatest show on turf" started plating and Kurt got so hot that I was really worried and sick to my stomach that the Saints would piss away a 24 point playoff lead at home.. This just goes to show how great that team was and if they don't turn the ball over they probably walk out of the dome with a win, even if they had 5 turnovers.

[@jgrj52]

People forget how amazing that saints defense was

[@danielc3321]

Back in those day I feel like there were only 3 possible results when Warner dropped back to pass: sack, interception, 65 yard TD pass.

[@terucks]

I remember this game like yesterday on December 30, 2000 on a Saturday afternoon! I really wanted the Saints to win because I hated the Rams winning last season of the game (week 17) at New Orleans to clinch the playoffs. The Aaron Brooks era wasn't bad! He was a solid QB, who can beat quality opponents (like Tampa Bay at their prime); but somehow always flounder against terrible teams they should have beaten. For Example: Check out the 2002 and 2003 New Orleans Saints team. I would even put the '04 team in there too. Bad losses to mediocre teams cost them a chance to contend for the title.

[@flahgdoe4558]

Yeah that 2002 season was so disappointing. Starting off 7-2 only to miss the playoffs with losses to bad teams like the Browns and Panthers

[@jakerojas4756]

Loved those saints. L. Glover, Sammy knight, Kyle Turley, Joe horn, Deuce, Ricky

[@michaeloro8978]

Aaron Brooks sadly the most disrespected player in Saints history. What a beast

[@unlimitedpower978]

Yea man. He was solid. Not like he was a top 5 in the league kind of guy, but he was good and actually, digging into his stats, had loads of comeback, game-winning drives, at least by how pro-football-reference counts them. His 05 season was super bad and that sadly is how lots of Saints fans remember him.

[@bonemack]

@@unlimitedpower978 And the fans sleep on the fact that Brooks held many of the team passing records before Breeze. My feeling was always that Brooks had an injury in 03 or 04 after which he was not the same. Still Team Hall of Famer for this win if nothing else.

[@mikerusso703]

SmackBone who is Breeze??? never heard of him

[@lillianroux2284]

I agree his passer rating of 78.6 earned him a Saints hall of fame spot!

[@behindthefern2846]

I miss when both wild card games were on ABC or NBC rather than ESPN. ESPN took the joy out of wild card weekend.

[@TheLocalLt]

Alfonso Fernandez ESPN and ABC are the same thing. ABC only has one game these days anyway. Fox did the WC Saturday night game this year

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

The Rams-Saints rivalry in 2000 and 2001 is one of the most underrated NFL rivalries.

[@zachrizzo6525]

Talk about underrated: how bout Cardinals-Panthers?

[@DanielSong39]

Rams-Buccaneers from 1999-2001 was pretty great too!

[@J69user]

Rams vs Bucs has been a rivalry since the 1979 NFC Championship game.

[@tymikelmusic]

Who also remembers Dennis Miller doing MNF😂

[@justincross1247]

why does 2000 look like 1980 now?

[@dQwgbutter]

I wish Jim Henderson's call on the botched punt was played instead

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

HAKIM DROPS THE BALL! THERE IS A GOD AFTER ALL! :)

[@larrychandler3565]

The Rams should have won multiple super bowls with the offense they had

[@javena45]

but defence wins championships!!

[@matthewdowling6549]

Well, they had a chance, but Tom. Fuckin'. Brady.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@@matthewdowling6549 not once but twice! 36 and 53! brady and the patriots own the rams!

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

@@1990Thunderbolt Maybe in 2018 but in 2001....nah. #Spygate

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@@Crunch_Buttsteak sorry not sorry 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆💍💍💍💍💍💍 the rams can't relate! #patsnation! #gopats!!!!

[@td4lyfe]

After being a losing team from 93 to 99, the Saints needed 2 have this unforgettable Y2K season. Plus needed 2 break that habit of not winning in the post season. THANK U AZ HAKIM 4 DROPPING THAT FOOTBALL. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jyu467]

I honestly feel Warner could have been Drew Brees had he not had all those injuries.

[@Slylok226]

Or made it to the NFL before he was 50.

[@gunnervictorika9859]

Damn right !!! and even better

[@zanedegonia5705]

The memory of that fumble by Hakim. Man like it was yesterday. Time has flown by.

[@unlimitedpower978]

And Al Michaels and (I think???) Chris Collinsworth were so excited for the Saints too.

[@zanedegonia5705]

@@unlimitedpower978 I think it's Chargers QB great Dan Fouts

[@unlimitedpower978]

@@zanedegonia5705 Oh yeah you are very correct. Don't think Collinsworth was doing commentary work yet. Would have also been noted after Madden retired that Michaels and C-worth had worked together before, but alas, twas not the case as you pointed out.

[@vintageeagle8853]

@@unlimitedpower978 announcers was al Michaels, dan fouts, dennis miller

[@jackmehoff5816]

Same here, That sticks out in my head like it was yesterday. I was a teenager. Now I'm telling my kid about how good the Rams were

[@Simeautomatic100]

Man that's crazy looking at the saints and the superdome before katrina hit years later!! Many things may have changed throughout the years but the atmosphere will never change!! Great upload

[@NicholasLashway]

I’m assuming this game is why offsides on the kicking team doesn’t give them another chance at an onside kick

[@martinyoungs8511]

Puzzling as to how the Rams defense was so bad in 2000 with most of the same players from the 1999 team that actually had a really good defense.

[@Pancakes26]

This win by the Saints ruined a possible Rams vs Ravens Super Bowl, thanks Saints.......

[@jazzyprince3335]

You are welcome.....

[@NorCalRamsfan]

Rams would have beaten Baltimore damn you saints

[@jyu467]

@@NorCalRamsfan I doubt it. The Ravens defense was too amazing

[@jazzyprince3335]

@@NorCalRamsfan :)

[@blakfloyd]

@@NorCalRamsfan You must think the Saints were way better than the 2000 Ravens then since if the Saints had to nearly choke just for the Rams to avoid getting crushed by the Saints what do you think the Ravens would've done to the Rams?

[@chrisrinderle7017]

“There is a god after all!”

[@Phinal_Flash]

This was the Saints' first playoff win, right?

[@hays1874]

Phinal Flash #FireCleteBlakeman yes I believe so

[@whodatsay]

Yes I was at this game

[@dillpickle7358]

Phinal Flash #FireCleteBlakeman yea it was our super bowl basically

[@asadfalconsfan1851]

Dill Pickle trash lmao

[@andrewlarson7]

That Guy says the guy who’s team hasn’t won a Super Bowl yet

[@xeverwilliams815]

St Louis Rams were heavily favored to win this game, as a fan way back before they were St Louis to now back in LA. That was a huge win for them, broke our backs with that muff. Outstanding game nevertheless. Huge game this season that we lost now a even bigger one coming Saturday. Awesome story, it is time to nut up or shut up. Win at all costs go LA Rams!

[@therealjaystone2344]

Xever Williams Saints now are better than they were as now they are the heavily favorites to go to the super bowl.

[@horror7927]

I remember this game like if it were yesterday I was 16 and It was our very first playoff win, hell it felt like we won the superbowl. All my family and I felt like we finally broke a voodoo curse or some shit until the following week when Randy Moss and the Vikings beat us so bad like as if we weren't even suppose to be there lol. And It was all downhill from there tho Aaron Brooks was a one season wonder and we went back to the lowest of lows in the NFL. But then came Mickey Loomis and enter Payton and Brees who would then bring us to heights we only dreamed of. But I will always love the black and gold like my parents before me and my children after me. #WHODATNATION until I die

[@samdoggtheinfamous253]

Ric Dweld question is will history repeat itself since this time your team is playing the rams for the rights to go to Super Bowl 53. I’m pulling for you guys though.

[@empoweredcrb23]

Saint was dookie but had talent compared to now but dam I was only few years behind you

[@bobbythespaceghost9934]

Saints fan here. I was in Misawa, Japan in the Air Force when I saw this at the bar, eating breakfast. Legendary moment as a Saints fan.

[@lamarvinson]

Bruh...Im from VA and was pulling for Aaron Brooks like hell! People forget that's Mike Vick's cousin.

[@johnhernandez7594]

Being a Saints fan is never easy, but it is worth it, my dad took me to this game I was either 8 or 9 years old I’m 28 now, crazy memories, the saints were trying to give the game away, thank god for that botched punt reception

[@juanreyesjr580]

Brooks was nice for a hot second. Oh and Marshall Faulk was a bad man always !!!

[@lampini]

This was the saints first ever playoff win…they were founded in 1967, 33 years before this game

[@a55tech]

Warner over Brady any day.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

lmfao

[@ChiefCedricJohnson]

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

[@Marc-zp6uq]

Saints fan for 25 years. I missed this one. Realized I was out of state during U.S. Army training.

[@jjb1908]

I'm going to be honest here, as a Saints fan, this game was an absolute fluke for Aaron Brooks. The Vikings exposed his true self the next week. A lot of Saints fans had dreams about winning the Super Bowl after this game, but the Vikings smacked us back to reality the next week. Makes sense because the Vikings were a far better team than we were

[@lampini]

This was the saints first ever playoff win…they were founded in 1967, 33 years before this game

[@Sirknicksalot_]

Great game!! I remember being so happy the Rams lost this game. As a Vikings fan, I was scared of those Rams teams. Of course it didn't matter in the end... sigh

[@deanladue3151]

As a fellow Viking fan, even if the Rams pulled it off I don't think they would've beaten the Vikings at the Metrodome. Their defense was very suspect, Warner had taken another beating from the Saints 'D' and the Vikings were coming off a 1st round bye. Moss, Carter, Smith, and Culpepper would've been too much for them.

[@Sirknicksalot_]

@@deanladue3151 maybe , but I remember them killing the Vikings earlier. It would have been close.

[@Steve00077]

I think the Rams were a horrible matchup for the Vikings and it showed in 1999 and 2000. The Vikings secondary was terrible and the pass rush wasn’t good enough. The Vikings defense was at its worst at the end of the season too, getting lit up by Warner, Favre, Manning and Kerry Collins. Even Shaun King lit them up twice and the Bucs had a 41 point game against them. The Bucs! Vikings did play better at home and their only hope was to catch the Rams D on a bad day. Maybe Minnesota didn’t show the Rams everything when they played during the season.

[@Steve00077]

I think the most disappointing thing about the regular season game in 2000 was the Vikings offense had a disappointing game against the Rams defense. The Rams were up 33-14 in the 3rd quarter in that game. Bud Carson was brought in as a defensive consultant and it improved the defense significantly. Also the Vikings only had 8 interceptions that year. That’s it. Warner had zero in the game against them. To beat the Rams you needed to force turnovers.

[@stealthiscool]

This Rams team might be one of the most odd in NFL history. Their offense was still historically great (like in 1999 and 200) but it was coupled with a historically bad defense the kicker is how this was sandwiched in between two seasons where they had a top 5 defense in the league, bizarre

[@drakesmith4857]

I feel like when on aaron brooks had a bit of DeShaun watson to his game bouncing around in the pocket moving around slinging darts across the field

[@BallSoHardWill1994]

6:10 that was awesome. Brooks was throwing mad darts out there. Crazy that this is almost 20 years ago

[@simpsonsfan09]

The Saints' first playoff win ever. Only took them 34 years.

[@jonseversike]

I miss those rams uniforms

[@TheLocalLt]

They blow. The LA ones are way cooler and they never should have changed. Plus the Super Bowl they won in St Louis was in the LA uniforms

[@gunnervictorika9859]

Me too

[@frankfurlacker5219]

I remember watching this game and eating delicious KFC. Haha

[@xmikejohnson914x]

20 years today 😩

[@lxfenix]

Its easy to forget that before Drew Brees, Aaron Brooks was the best quarterback in Saints history.

[@thenobleone-3384]

Wow what happened to Aaron Brooks. He is just like Jameis

[@17th_Luv]

Omg i just realized this was 19 YEARS AGO!

[@blakfloyd]

*18

[@17th_Luv]

@@blakfloyd 🤔

[@CrysisOwnsHalo]

@@17th_Luv 2000 season, 2001 playoffs

[@17th_Luv]

@@CrysisOwnsHalo im counting years bro. Its noting serious.

[@ballthemblack]

Me and my brother rejoiced so hard when we saw that game live. Great 1st playoff win for the Saints and yrs later led to a 1st super bowl win

[@colonelkfc33]

Aaron Brooks could slang it

[@michaelparker6240]

Aaron Brooks threw two passes in this game that were favre like.. man that dude could whip it

[@aikhis]

i remember this game with such fondness because of the looks on all the bandwagon rams fans when they lost. they could not believe it, they though this was going to be a gimme walk-over game. Not one of them remained a Rams fan in the long run. You can even hear these announcer sounded like they wanted to be on that bandwagon too.

[@shvedja]

2:10 a blatant hold by No. 40, should have called it back, just like they called back the huge run by Faulk couple of plays back

[@brettbanta2100]

Man, those Rams teams were potent back then

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Rams had a chance to win this game dispite all those turnovers

[@matthewshortle5274]

The Saints first ever playoff win.

[@agoo7581]

I always wondered what Aaron Brooks might have been with a competent coach or in today's era where qb coaching is a lot better. Also surreal to remember a time where Jim Haslett was a "rising star".

[@longassjimmy6790]

Rams all day! That was my squaaad!! 😣

[@chuyozuna2398]

Damn dude at the end straight up choked

[@Boomzxlla]

Mardi grass turf

[@nathans6852]

You guys should do The duel between wilson and watson from last year

[@vince2370]

Back then,the Saints always played the Rams tough

[@terrylouis9183]

Division rivalries back then.

[@dasboons56]

I'm just trying to figure out why the Saints were wearing their away jerseys at home..

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

The home team can chose to wear what ever jersey they want at home.

[@dasboons56]

I know, but what possible reason could they have for not wearing those sweet ass black jerseys?

[@christianraines3032]

A guy in the comments section said it was because of Kurt Warners Concussions and his sensitivity to light.

[@raymcg06]

Nothing like "old commentary"...at the 6:10 mark the cry of "TAUNTING!" screams of No Fun League 😄

[@Yono84]

Vikings demolished the Saints after this game. Moss; 2 catches..120 yards 2 touchdowns. #Skol

[@tylerlarsen1842]

Randy Moss was the best receiver when it came to the deep ball. Like, his yards per catch was absolutely absurd in some games, like the 2000 Divisional game.

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

So...Vikings beat the Saints, then get annihilated in the NFC Championship the following week. Where have we seen that before? :)~

[@deanladue3151]

Another factor was Culpepper, whereas Kurt Warner was not a mobile QB, Daunte Culpepper was mobile and deceptively fast. And gashed the Saints D on a couple of big runs.

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Then the Vikings got dimolished 41- by the giants in the title game sadly

[@Skazellino]

No bounty, no cheating, no bad ref calls, no bullshit, just plain and simple clean whip ass.

[@lightspretty1795]

WHO DAT!

[@supapsych191]

When you think about it. It was the SAINTS vs the SAINTS back then. Lol

[@K9Saint]

#WHODAT!!!

[@ciao_abhi]

LOL this rams comeback was similar to the one in 2018 vs the saints

[@inosurrender8327]

probably but it was identical to the one vs the Eagles where the Rams had played shit until the fourth quarter but our punt returner lost control of the ball in his hands and was recovered by the Eagles.

[@Ballay05]

First playoff win for Saints. Brutal final 10 min. God bless Milne

[@JonathanBresnihan77]

I remember this matchup as vividly as I do Super Bowl XXXVI. The two worst moments in sports gor me personally. Hakim should NEVER have been allowed on Special Teams

[@JStantonX]

I’d say that this was the best offense during the Greatest Show on Turf era. Their defense was horrible which why they had to play in so many shootouts in 2000. And Marshall Faulk truly carrying the team made the offense more efficient.