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Team Turk on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:39:46 PM
Rams oppose Detroit Lions.
Mike Martz returns to the place where he presided over "The Greatest Show on Turf" when the Detroit Lions visit the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
Considered one of the NFL's best offensive minds, Martz was the offensive coordinator for the Rams in their Super Bowl-winning season in 1999. The Rams racked up 526 points that season, the third-most all-time.
The following year, Martz was named head coach and compiled a record of 53-32 with four playoff appearances. He guided St. Louis to a conference title in his second season before losing to New England in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Martz missed the final 11 games of the 2005 season with a bacterial infection of a heart valve. In January, he was fired by the Rams.