Greatest Show on Turf offense

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The Greatest Show on Turf offense was the high-powered, fast-paced St. Louis Rams offensive system of the late 1990s and early 2000s that set numerous NFL records with its prolific passing attack.

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instanceOf American football offense
NFL offensive system
St. Louis Rams team era
appearedInSuperBowl Super Bowl XXXVI
basedInCity St. Louis NERFINISHED
basedInState Missouri
country United States
endSeason 2001 NFL season
eraStatus one of the most explosive offenses in NFL history
hasTeam St. Louis Rams
headCoach Dick Vermeil
Mike Martz
homeStadium Edward Jones Dome
Trans World Dome
influenced modern spread passing offenses in the NFL
keyAward Kurt Warner NFL MVP 1999
Kurt Warner NFL MVP 2001
Marshall Faulk NFL MVP 2000
league National Football League
nicknameOrigin reference to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus slogan "The Greatest Show on Earth"
notableFeature Hall of Fame skill-position players
high-scoring games
multiple 1,000-yard receivers
prolific passing offense
offensiveCoordinator Mike Martz
offensiveStyle pass-heavy
spread concepts
vertical passing attack
offensiveTackle Orlando Pace
peakYears 1999–2001
primaryQuarterback Kurt Warner
primaryRunningBack Marshall Faulk
primaryWideReceiver Az-Zahir Hakim
Isaac Bruce
Ricky Proehl
Torry Holt
seasonPointsRecordSet 1999
seasonPointsRecordValue 526 points
seasonYardsRecordSet 2000
seasonYardsRecordValue 7,335 total yards
startSeason 1999 NFL season
SuperBowlFinalScore 23–16
SuperBowlOpponent Tennessee Titans
SuperBowlSeason 1999 NFL season
SuperBowlXXXVIFinalScore 20–17 Patriots win
SuperBowlXXXVIOpponent New England Patriots
tempo fast-paced
wonSuperBowl Super Bowl XXXIV

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Mike Martz
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Mike Martz ("2001 St. Louis Rams offense")
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