10C FAST FACT Nashville is often called Music City because it is the unofficial capital of the country industry music
MUSIC CITY MIRACLE The Tennessee Titans were playing in their new city with their new nickname in their new stadium But they were locked in an old fashioned defensive struggle in the National Football League NFL playoffs It was the first game of the 1999 playoffs The Titans and Buffalo Bills were slugging it out in Nashville Tennessee Running back Eddie George 27 and the rest of the Titans had their hands full with the Bills defense in the playoffs 1999
The teams traded field goals late in the fourth quarter The second one gave the Bills a 16 15 lead with only 16 seconds left The Titans last hope was to make something happen on the kickoff return Fullback Lorenzo Neal caught the ball He handed it off to tight end Frank Wycheck Then Wycheck turned and threw a lateral across the field to wide receiver Kevin Dyson Dyson took off down the sideline 75 yards for the game winning touchdown Titans 22 Bills 16 The play became known as the Music City Miracle It was the first playoff win for the Titans in their new home Their last playoff victory had come in 1991 when they were the Houston Oilers But there were even bigger wins to come FAST FACT Officials reviewed the play and determined it was legal But many Bills players still believe Wycheck's throw was a forward pass which would have illegal been
Kevin Dyson 87 gets an escort from his teammates as he races to the end zone to beat the Bills Buffalo
