The finish
Isaac Byrd’s 16-yard punt return gave the Titans good field position at the Bills’ 45-yard line with 6:15 remaining. On the second play of the drive, the Titans got a break when a Steve McNair pass bounced off linebacker John Holecek’s arm and into the hands of Frank Wycheck. Five carries from Eddie George for 17 yards set up a 36-yard field goal by Del Greco, giving the Titans a 15–13 lead with 1:48 to go. On the ensuing drive, Johnson led a five-play drive to the Titans’ 24-yard line. On one play, Johnson lost a shoe in a scramble, and with the clock running, he had no time to put it back on. With only one shoe, Johnson rolled out and hit Peerless Price on an out pattern, and he broke a tackle and got out of bounds at the 24 yard line with 20 seconds left. Phillips sent out the field goal unit. Special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven wanted the Bills to run another play so they could kick the field goal with less time on the clock, but was overruled. With 16 seconds remaining in the game, Steve Christie made a 41-yard field goal to put Buffalo in the lead, 16–15.