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NFL Confirms, Rams Did Indeed Win the Super Bowl
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NEW YORK - To most Americans the stories seemed too fantastical to be true. But an extensive investigation by NFL officials has confirmed the fact that was once believed to just be urban legend: The St. Louis Rams were indeed Super Bowl Champions for this year.
Paul Tagliubue in a press conference confirmed to reporters that the Rams had indeed defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in the Super Bowl. Even more surprising was that they also confirmed that Kurt Warner was named Super Bowl MVP. Many doubted even the existence of Warner placing him alongside such mythical personages as Santa Claus and Peter Pan.
"We have reviewed tapes from NFL films for the entire season and the video evidence is indeed incontrovertible," explained Tagliabue. "The tapes clearly show the Rams winning a large majority of their games during the regular season and then winning all through the playoffs and finally in the Super Bowl. All that and the fact that several, several million people saw the game on TV. Also when we went looking for the Lombardi Trophy the Rams had it. So all that was enough to convince us that the rumors of the Rams victory was indeed true."
The NFL decided to look into the matter after reports of the Rams victory began circulating over the Internet. The NFL offices started receiving hundreds of phone calls a day from people around the world wondering if this remarkable story was true.
Socioliogy Professor Niles Ashburn of Case Western Reserve University, specializes in modern urban myth and the mass communication, "The Internet is an amazing forum for spreading information as well as dis-information. So when a fantastic story that would normally be dismissed out of hand is put out on the Internet, it spreads rapidly and quickly becomes national in scope and importance. In this case the story of the Rams winning the Super Bowl had all the telltale signs of a falsity being promoted as truth."
Ashburn, however, is not surprised that the tale is indeed true, noting that he watched the game along with a dozen family members and friends at a party with plenty of chips, dip, beer, soda, and some "kick-ass" chili.
Equally shocking was the NFL confirmation of the existence of Rams quarterback Kurt Warner. Incredulous reporters wondered how this man could exist when they had not heard of him even one year earlier. The Commissioner was adamant and unwavering in his and the league's position that the MVP award was not given to some figment of their collective imagination.
©2000 Copyright David Oliver. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: These stories are not true. No really. It's all just a joke, you know for fun.
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