Photos: Looking back at Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta

Atlanta Falcons

Photos: Looking back at Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta

Sign workers unveil a countdown clock to Atlanta's SuperBowl XXXIV outside Turner Field Friday 5/21/99. (DAVID TULIS/Staff)

Toni Braxton performs during the Halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIV in the georgia dome on Sunday, January 30,2000. (AJC Staff/BRANT SANDERLIN)

Downtown Atlanta is aglow as Super Bowl XXXIV festivities get into high gear with the arrival of the Bud One Airship Wednesday evening, January 26, 2000, which will help broadcast coverage for ABC Sports on Sunday, January 30, 2000. (DAVID TULIS/AJC staff)

The commissioner of tailgating Joe Cahn atop his RV outside the Georgia Dome, site of the 2000 Superbowl. RICH ADDICKS/STAFF

This is a detail of the sports board for the 2000 Super Bowl at the Mirage hotel and casino on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, shot Sunday 1/23/2000. (PHOTO BY BITA HONARVAR/AJC STAFF)

Halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIV in the Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 30, 2000. (SPECIAL/KENNY IRBY)

Tennessee's Terry Killens can't bear to watch as the St. Louis Rams celebrate their Super Bowl win Sunday, 1/30/00 at the Georgia Dome in Super Bowl XXXIV. Rams won 23-16 after Tennessee made a last-ditch, near goal-line effort. (PHOTO BY RENEE HANNANS/STAFF)

Rams #58 LB Mike Morton films the celebration of St Louis' win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV in the Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 30, 2000. (AJC Staff/BRANT SANDERLIN)

Rams' quarterback Kurt Warner is surrounded by the press during media day for Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome Tuesday 1/25/00. (DAVID TULIS/Staff)

Wheaties announces it will issue a special-edition commemorative box honoring the World Champion St. Louis Rams following their victory over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV Sunday in Atlanta. The 18-ounce Rams boxes will be available throughout the greater St. Louis metropolitan area beginning next week. It marks the first time in franchise history that the Rams have been honored by Wheaties. Players featured on the box include wide receiver Isaac Bruce, running back Marshall Faulk, defensive end Kevin Carter, cornerback Todd Lyght, and tackle Orlando Pace. For a limited time and in limited quantities, fans outside of the St. Louis area can purchase the new Rams Wheaties box online at www.generalmills.com. (Business Wire photo)

Titan fans Jumaane & brother, Omari Davis [cq] of Nashville, TN., watch the Super Bowl at the CNN Center. They counldn't get tickets to the game. (WILLIAM BERRY/staff)

Magic Johnson talks with Nikkole Denson, director of business/legal affairs of Magic Johnson Enterprises, Inc. Thursday night, January 27, 2000 at a SuperBowl party at the Biltmore. (LEVETTE BAGWELL/AJC STAFF)

Christina Aguilera and Enrique Iglesias perform during the Halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIV in the georgia dome on Sunday, January 30,2000. (AJC Staff/BRANT SANDERLIN)

Drummers during the halftime show Sunday, 1/30/00 at the Georgia Dome in Super Bowl XXXIV. (PHOTO BY CURTIS COMPTON/STAFF)

Recording artists Phil Collins (L) and Toni Braxton (R) share a lighter moment during the E*Trade Super Bowl XXXIV Half Time Show press conference explaining the show's theme, 'Tapestry of Nations,' Thursday 1/27/00. Larger than life puppets will lead Super Bowl fans into the millennium spirit during the show. (DAVID TULIS/Staff)

Malcolm Thomas, 2, Lawrenceville, poses for his parents at the NFL Experience on Friday, 1/28/00, at the Georgia World Congress Center. RICH ADDICKS/STAFF

Rams Kurt Warner, the MVP of the game, celebrates winning Super Bowl XXXIV in the Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 30,2000. (AJC Staff/DAVID TULIS)

Super Bowl merchandiser Curt Zupi with a selection of Super Bowl items in his temporary store in downtown Atlanta at 84 Peachtree Street. (Kimberly Smith/staff)

A band of crazy football fans from throughout the NFL roam the streets of Atlanta (here on Peachtree near Underground) looking for people willing to do something crazy for a Supebowl ticket. Here they stopped traffic hoping this motorist had a good idea. He didn't so they moved on. The group was picked by Cuervo Nation, who is giving away ten tickets, to be the scouts looking for crazed people. From right to left, Mary Linsner of Chicago, Patrick Olsen of Minneapolis, Debra Barnall of Cleveland, and John 'Big Dawg' Thompson of Cleveland. All of these people are serious fans in their NFL town. RICH ADDICKS/STAFF

Atlantan George Hemans cq celebrates winning a Superbowl ticket after swimming the length of the fountain at Underground in his street clothes, 1/27/00. Ten Superbowl tickets are being given to fans, by Cuervo Nation, who are willing to do something outrageous. A band of eight hardcore football fans from throughout the NFL were roaming the streets of Atlanta Thursday looking for people willing to go the extra mile for a ticket. Hemans, who is rooting for St. Louis, said the adrenalin kept him warm. RICH ADDICKS/STAFF

Super Bowl ticket holder Babette Huitt , of Concorde, NC., tries her hand at 'Arm Chair Quarterbacking' a contest set-up outside the World Of Coca-Cola in Underground Atlanta. Contestants had four tries to throw a football from a armchair into cut-out holes on a make believe football action mural. Prizes included t-shirts, beverage can holders, Super Bowl pennants, and caps. Huitt is backing the Titans. (JOEY IVANSCO//staff photo).

Tennessee's Terry Killens can't bear to watch as the St. Louis Rams celebrate their Super Bowl win Sunday, 1/30/00 at the Georgia Dome in Super Bowl XXXIV. Rams won 23-16 after Tennessee made a last-ditch, near goal-line effort. (PHOTO BY RENEE HANNANS/STAFF)

The St Louis Rams #98 DE Grant Winstrom hoists the trophy with #22 Billy Jenkins in celebration of St Louis' win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV in the Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 30, 2000. (AJC Staff/BRANT SANDERLIN)

St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil carries his grandson, Christopher, on his shoulders after the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

St. Louis Rams record-setting quarterback Kurt Warner celebrates following a close win over the Tennessee Titans Sunday, 1/30/00 at the Georgia Dome in Super Bowl XXXIV. Rams won 23-16 after Tennessee made a last-ditch, near goal-line effort. (PHOTO BY DAVID TULIS/STAFF)

1/25

Sign workers unveil a countdown clock to Atlanta's SuperBowl XXXIV outside Turner Field Friday 5/21/99. (DAVID TULIS/Staff)

Today's Gallery Headlines

Turning Point UGA

PHOTOS: Vice president comes to Athens for Turning Point

guidestones podcast gallery

PHOTOS: On the road with the "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" podcast

Midtown Green rendering

PHOTOS: Renderings of Midtown Green, a planned Atlanta urban park

Mayor State of City

AJC photos of the month for March

More Galleries

Atlanta Falcons vs Seattle Seahawks

PHOTOS: Falcons fall again Sunday, this time to Seahawks

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

PHOTOS: Panthers defeat Falcons in overtime

APTOPIX Falcons Colts Football

PHOTOS: Falcons work overtime in Germany before losing

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

PHOTOS: Falcons fall at home to Dolphins