Music City Miracle

The Music City Miracle is a famous, controversial play in the NFL Playoffs involving the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills that took place on January 8, 2000 (following the 1999 regular season) in Nashville, Tennessee.

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NFL - Tennessee Titans - Buffalo Bills - January 8 - 2000 - 1999 - Nashville - Tennessee

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Steve Christie, the Bills' kicker, had just kicked a 51 yard field goal to put Buffalo up 16-15 with only 16 seconds remaining in the game. When Christie kicked-off the ball, Titans player Lorenzo Neal received the kickoff. Neal then handed the ball off to Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball across the whole field to another Titans player, Kevin Dyson, who then ran for a 75 yard touchdown.

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Steve Christie - Frank Wycheck - Lateraled - Kevin Dyson

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The play was reviewed by referee Phil Luckett, as the pass may have seemed to be forward, and thus illegal. However, replays were found to be inconclusive and the call on the field was upheld as a touchdown. But after the game, many Bills players and fans continued to insist that it was indeed an illegal forward pass.

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The victory, in front of a franchise-record crowd at The Coliseum, allowed the Tennessee franchise to advance to the AFC Division Playoffs for the first time since 1993. Subsequent victories over the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars sent the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV to face the St. Louis Rams, where they lost by seven points in what many regard as one of the greatest Super Bowl games ever.

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The Coliseum - 1993 - Indianapolis Colts - Jacksonville Jaguars - Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis Rams

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