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The Longest Yard

83NFLThe Longest Yard

Date

1/30/2000

Location

Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Ga.

Moment

Trailing by seven with six seconds left in the Super Bowl against the St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair fired a pass to receiver Kevin Dyson, who caught the ball at the four-yard line, but was immediately hit by Ramns linebacker Mike Jones and dragged down at the one yard-line as time expired.

Impact

The Rams, which featured a high-powered offense known as "The Greatest Show on Turf," ironically got their Super Bowl victory thanks to that defensive play. Mike Jones played for several more years before retiring after the 2002 season. The Rams' MVP quarterback Kurt Warner threw for 414 yards and became the sixth player to win both the NFL MVP and the Super Bowl MVP.

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