As I continue to run through a recap of the 1999 season, I forgot to do some midseason check-ins. I really like totals, even partial totals if that makes sense, and the midway point is a good time to start to evaluate where everything stands.
Funny enough, in 1999 the St. Louis Rams didn’t stand in first place after eight games.
The Rams 6-2 record was surprising and more than respectable, but the Jaguars and Dolphins were 7-1, plus five others teams were 6-2. Today we think back to 1999 and believe that “the Greatest Show on Turf” was remarkably better than their competition — and that did prove to be true — but any number of things could have veered them off course and made the ‘99 Rams as forgettable as the ‘99 Jaguars.