Jan. 31, 2000 SportsLine wire reports

ST. LOUIS -- A rally and parade were planned for downtown St. Louis on Monday to honor the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams.

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The Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 Sunday to win the city's first-ever NFL championship and the first championship of any kind since the Cardinals won the 1982 World Series.

To honor the Rams, a parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. CT downtown. Following the parade, a rally will take place at Kiener Plaza. Rams players and coaches were expected to speak at the rally. Following the rally, the city will set off about $15,000 worth of fireworks.

Even before the Super Bowl began Sunday, city officials were ready to celebrate. Blue and gold bunting was placed atop lamp posts lining the parade route. Rams banners flew along the route as well.

The events were planned by St. Louis 2004, a civic group seeking wide-ranging improvements to the region over the next four years.

The total cost of the celebration was not immediately known. The tab will be divided among several St. Louis civic and corporate sponsors.