Those three years together guarantee the Kurt Warner-Marshall Faulk offense a permanent place in NFL history, but what makes the 2000 season stand out is that ... an average of 5.3 per carry ...

That being the offense figuring out how to capitalize on big plays ... Here is what the offense did with those four opportunities: 3 plays for 9 yards, punt. 5 plays for 19 yards, punt.

Detroit had chances late, but could not get out of their own way ... on the next drive after the offense cut it to three. Washington drove 70 yards over 15 plays to take more than eight minutes ...

Boise State was projected as the best Group of 5 team and backed that up, and playoff surprise SMU started out ranked higher ... 2023's national title run. Iowa's offense was projected 114th ...