Editing Super Bowl XXXIV (section)

===Playoffs===
{{further|1999–2000 NFL playoffs}}
Playing in his first ever NFL playoff game, Warner threw for 395 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 1 interception, as the Rams defeated the [[1999 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], 49–37 in St. Louis, by scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half. Bruce caught 4 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. Faulk gained 101 combined rushing/receiving yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Although Vikings quarterback [[Jeff George]] threw for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns, three of his scores occurred late in the 4th quarter, after the Rams had already put the game away.<ref>Brenner (2000) page 7-8</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams - January 16th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001160ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The Rams then narrowly defeated the [[1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], 11–6 at home, in a hard-fought defensive struggle in the [[NFC Championship Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams - January 23rd, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001230ram.htm |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The first half ended with the Rams leading 5–3 on a [[Jeff Wilkins]] field goal and after a bad snap by the Buccaneers went through their own end zone for a safety. Tampa Bay then scored a field goal in the 3rd quarter to take the lead. But Warner threw a 30-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to receiver [[Ricky Proehl]] with 4:44 left in the game.<ref>Brenner (2000) page 8</ref>

Meanwhile, the Titans started out their postseason by narrowly defeating the [[1999 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], 22–16 in Nashville, on a famous, trick kickoff return play that became known in NFL lore as the [[Music City Miracle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans - January 8th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001080oti.htm |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Tennessee jumped to a 12–0 halftime lead with an [[Al Del Greco]] field goal, a safety by Kearse, and a McNair touchdown run. However, Buffalo came back to take the lead, 13–12 with [[Antowain Smith]]'s two touchdown runs in the second half (the two-point conversion after Smith's second touchdown failed). In the 4th quarter, the Titans regained the lead after Del Greco kicked his second field goal. With 16 seconds left in the game, Bills kicker [[Steve Christie]] made what seemed to be the game-winning 41-yard field goal to give his team the lead, 16–15. However, Neal received the ensuing kickoff and handed the ball off to Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball to Dyson on the other side of the field, who eventually ran 75 yards to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.<ref>Fisher (2001) pg. 28</ref> The play was reviewed to determine whether Wycheck had lateraled the ball to Dyson or made an illegal forward pass. Referee [[Phil Luckett]] upheld the original call on the field of a touchdown, giving Tennessee the win.

The Titans then defeated the [[1999 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]], 19–16 in Indianapolis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts - January 16th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001160clt.htm |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After both teams exchanged field goals in the first half, George scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to give his team a 13–9 lead. Del Greco then kicked two more field goals in the 4th quarter to put the game away. George finished the game with a franchise playoff record 162 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Del Greco made four field goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=football_dynamic&id=174 |title=The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts |access-date=March 29, 2008 |work=[[Colts.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325115257/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=football_dynamic&id=174 |archive-date=March 25, 2008 }}</ref>

The Titans then eliminated the [[1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]], 33–14, in the [[AFC Championship Game]] at Jacksonville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - January 23rd, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001230jax.htm |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Jaguars finished the 1999 regular season with a league-best 14–2 record, and advanced to the AFC title game after crushing the [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] 62–7 and limiting future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Dan Marino]] to just 11 of 25 completions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions. However, Tennessee's defense dominated the Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game, forcing 6 turnovers.<ref name="Michael" /> Jacksonville led 14–10 at halftime, but the Titans then scored 23 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by McNair, a safety, and [[Derrick Mason]]'s 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Although McNair passed for only 112 yards and one touchdown with one interception, he rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 carries. George rushed for 86 yards and caught 3 passes for 19 yards.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2000/playoffs/conf_afc/news/2000/01/23/titans_jaguars_ap/ |title=McNair, Titans rush into Super Bowl with win over Jags |access-date=March 29, 2008 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 6, 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202112709/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2000/playoffs/conf_afc/news/2000/01/23/titans_jaguars_ap |archive-date=February 2, 2003 }} Unfortunately for the Titans, they lost star Safety [[Marcus Robertson]] to a broken ankle.</ref>