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Third-quarter decision proves costly

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Sunday, September 8, 2002

DENVER -- Rams coach Mike Martz spent the offseason being criticized for not running the ball enough in the Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. Martz opened the 2002 by ignoring the ground and calling one too many offensive plays in a 23-16 loss to the Broncos. Sunday's criticism was going for a fourth-and-1 at the Broncos 9 near the end of the third quarter. At the time, the Rams had all the momentum. Broncos quarterback Brian Griese had thrown two interceptions, one that set up a short touchdown ...

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