NFL Primetime 1999 Championship Playoff Sunday (ESPN January 23rd, 2000)

Chris Berman and Tom Jackson host ESPN NFL Primetime from the new ESPN Zone in Atlanta for Championship Sunday. The Steve McNair, Eddie George and the Tennessee Titans shocked the world again by beating the 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars 33-14, while Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and the St. Louis Rams barely edged Warren Sapp and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-6.
The Jacksonville Jaguars had been one of the NFL's best teams in the 1999 season, pacing the AFC with a 14-2 record. However, both of those losses came at the hands of their opponents in the AFC Championship Game, the Tennessee Titans. The Titans would prove up to the task of beating their division rival once again as the Titans scored a resounding 33-14 victory. The Titans advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history by forcing six turnovers and a safety.
McNair completed 14 of 23 passes for 112 yards, a touchdown, and an interception, and rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Mason returned four kickoffs for 174 yards and two punts for 14 yards. Taylor rushed for 110 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards. This would be the Jags' last home playoff game until 2017.
In a hard-fought defensive struggle in which both teams combined for only 512 yards and lost a total of five turnovers, Rams quarterback Kurt Warner's 11-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl with 4:44 left in the game was just enough to edge out Tampa Bay.
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[@gatienlaurol5793]

Never realized that this broadcast featured a story on Derrick Thomas. He would pass not too long after this broadcast. May he be remembered with reverence.

[@Diljabar]

Only one team could stop the Jags that season... and it was the Titans, thrice.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

And we were all worse off for it. 99 Titans one of the most overrated SB teams ever

[@encycl07pedia-]

@C. K. The Titans had a great defense. That being said, I think the Bucs had a better one. It's a shame the Emanuel catch was reversed.

[@supertaints1710]

Yes. And that season the Rams played the AFC Central where the Jags were... although being 6 teams at the time, Jags and Rams did not meet in the regular season... could have been interesting.

[@josephsarto689]

Rams would have destroyed the jags. Jags were the softest 14-2 team ever

[@marvinlynch1305]

Around the 10 min mark Derrick Thomas hospitalized after 1 car accident...felt chills reading that

[@crawford371]

15-0 vs everyone else 0-3 vs the titans

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Steve McNair my favorite QB of all time and doesn’t get the appreciation when mentioning QBs in NFL history

[@Gaben420]

when I think of top qbs in the early 2000s hes always up there , one of the greats!

[@gregoryviktor3794]

Before Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson, there was Steve McNair. From little-known Alcorn State to a starter in Super Bowl XXXIV and NFL MVP in 2003.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

@@gregoryviktor3794 💯💯

[@drewdrewski4188]

McNair is 2nd only to Favre when it comes to the toughest QBs in NFL history.

[@bles05]

McNair in college at Alcorn St, almost won the Heisman..never seen anything like those highlights

[@ricotheofficial]

If anyone notice in all these old prime time videos.... Jacksonville (at the start of their team history) was a powerhouse team in the NFL, not even five years old.

[@encycl07pedia-]

Yeah, a powerhouse that STILL hasn't even been to a Super Bowl. They also weren't screwed over like other expansion teams like the 1976 Bucs.

[@gregoryviktor3794]

Tom Coughlin was an underrated head coach and Mark Brunell had a cannon for an arm.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Jaguars- 13 turnovers in 15 games against the rest of the NFL. 3 of those were in 1 game, so it was essentialy 10 turnovers in 14 other games.

[@lucyloo2228]

I’m 2 years late but jags had 13 turnovers vs the Titans in 3 games and 13 turnovers against the other 15 teams for a total of 26 turnovers all season.

[@supertaints1710]

Jacksonville should have saved some of those 62 points vs Miami for this game.

[@cellslave]

Bucs V Rams ... that was the true Superbowl that year! That Bucs D was legendary!!! And not just for one year......1997-2002 LEGENDARY!!!!!

[@mrmajikjr]

"Looking for a man named Brady, Kyle Brady. Ex-Jet, now good"

[@NYG5]

Will someone on the Jags tackle McNair lmao

[@jonvisser1509]

Trent Dilfer lol coming out trying scuffle that dude was such a joke

[@jasonwalker9091]

1st time the Bucs and Rams met in the Championship nfc game since 1979 the " Houlians " Stadium.

[@blakebortles6098]

16:28 an bucs vs titans super bowl ? lol the nfl said FUCK THAT

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Frfr

[@matthewwhittington-jk9ep]

3 years after they left houston

[@jfromdetroit9341]

Didn't it later come out that Tennessee somehow got Jacksonville playbook. That's how they beat them 3 times. Look it up

[@scizorbullet8185]

Gregg williams taunted wynn when they were on the same coaching staff that he had their playbook in thus game. Probably real considering it's fucking gregg williams.

[@Tom-sj1pt]

I believe that was Tennessee against Baltimore in 2000

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Los Angeles Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers last game at Anaheim Stadium 1999 NFC Championship perfect home game record 10 wins undefeated

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jeffery Robertson I realised this was the Day that Derrick Thomas got into a car accident in Snowy Conditions going to the Rams game and he passed away few weeks or days later (RIP) That was a shock to me.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Jason WAlker Derrick Thomas is a true Alabama Crimson Tide Legend

[@jasonwalker9091]

Jeffery Robertson #58 Even I wasn't a Chiefs fans growing up but next to Neil Smith he was one of my favorite players growing up.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Jason WAlker Derrick Thomas was picked by Kansas City Chiefs in 1989

[@ManiaxOnYTZeus]

Los Angeles Rams? Anaheim Stadium? I thought it was St. Louis Rams and the TWA Dome?

[@Joeywatts1500]

Do you have the one with the review of superbowl 34

[@jasonwalker9091]

7:20 Hear the cheering most people wanted Jacksonville not go to the Super Bowl UH OH!!!! No Super Bowl! Lol.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

And instead we got stuck with the boring Titans

[@brianwolf6166]

TB MLB Hardy Nickerson was a great linebacker ... HOF ?

[@walterlv01]

The '99 Jaguars played one of the weakest schedules in NFL history and were probably the worst 14-2 team ever. Did not beat a team with a winning record in the regular season and the Miami team they demolished in the divisional round had gone just 2-6 down the stretch so they were on a downward spiral at the time too. The only good team they played all season was the Titans and they lost all 3 times - not even coming close in the last two matchups. If they'd played even an average NFL schedule they were probably an 11-5 team at best.

[@gatienlaurol5793]

The 99 Jags had a positive point differential of 179 with the 7th rank offense and 4th ranked defense. Their 14-2 record was fully justified.

[@steven2212]

Shawn King was not a good QB...if TB had a better qb, they would have won two more SB's.

[@tuckerworthington6133]

Jacksonville had a successful season

[@chrisuncleahmad]

That Titans team was such a bore. Other than Eddie George and Steve McNair, how did such a bland faceless nameless team go 13-3? Seriously, watching paint dry was more fun than watching Tennessee.

[@jonmartin2913]

Defense

[@migueljusamazin]

I was sold on the titans team that year, I remember they got shut out by the dolphins that year

[@etchosts8162]

Defense baby

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@migueljusamazin They got blown out by the Ravens and lost to the 4-12 49ers. TEN was lucky.

[@stevenkeith6883]

@@chrisuncleahmad they also beat the eventual superbowl champs in the regular season and almost beat them again in the superbowl.. the fkk u talkin about

[@chrisuncleahmad]

99 Titans the most overrated SB team ever. They were McNair, George and not much else.

[@stevenkeith6883]

Frank Wycheck, derrekMason, Bruce matthews, kevin Dyson wasnt too bad... Jevon Kearse and a top ranked defense

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

Defense was top 5 and Jevon Kearse broke rookie record for sacks in season 14.5 oh by the way,we best “The Greatest Show on Turf.” earlier that year in Nashville 21-14,overrated more like underrated,beat Jags who had an 14-2 regular season record,3 times,unheard of in football..we just didn’t close the deal in the Super Bowl

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Darrell Jackson how many of those wins cane against crappy teams? Felt like they played the Bengals 8 times

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

C. K. Gota play who on ya schedule 🤣

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@KingDizzleLTDinc. And outside of the jags/rams, the titans might as well have been playing a college schedule.

[@Clinton_Gore96]

A jags bucs Superbowl would've been amazing