Tag: music city miracle

Titans’ Treylon Burks makes franchise history, but get ready to feel old

Treylon Burks and the Titans made franchise history upon his being drafted by the team on Thursday night.

The Tennessee Titans’ first pick in the 2022 NFL draft was Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks — and with that selection, Burks and the Titans made franchise history.

According to Titans media relations director Dwight Spradlin (via Jim Wyatt of Titans Online), Burks is the first Tennessee draft pick to be born after the “Music City Miracle.”

The Arkansas product, 22, was born on March 23, 2000, over two months after one of the greatest plays in NFL history that took place in the AFC wild card game against the Buffalo Bills on January 8, 2000.

Feel old yet?

For a young man, Burks will have a lot on his shoulders going into 2022, as the Titans will need him to step up in a big way after trading their No. 1 receiver, A.J. Brown, to the Philadelphia Eagles for a pair of picks.

Based on pre-draft scouting reports, there are plenty of reasons for optimism that Burks can at least approach what Tennessee needs from him in Year 1.

[lawrence-related id=87985,87965,87959]

[listicle id=87975]

Titans unsuccessfully try to re-do the Music City Miracle

The Titans tried to re-do one of the more famous plays in NFL history on Monday night. But the Music City Miracle re-boot was not a success.

On January 8, 2000, the Tennessee Titans had an amazing special teams play in which tight end Frank Wycheck threw the ball across the field to receiver Kevin Dyson on a kickoff return, and Dyson ran the ball 75 yards for a touchdown. The play, dubbed the “Music City Miracle,” propelled the Titans past the Bills, 22-16, and became one of the most famous (or infamous, depending on which side you were on) plays in NFL history. There was some controversy as to whether the pass from Wycheck to Dyson was a forward pass, which would have been illegal, and would have cancelled the touchdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuHffewDHpk

On Monday night, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel decided to try and resuscitate the “Miracle,” with less than spectacular results. With 3:08 left in the first quarter of the Tennessee-Buffalo game, Bills punter Matt Haack booted the ball from his own 13-yard line to the Tennessee 34-yard line. Receiver Chester Rogers then tried to lateral the ball to safety Chris Jackson, but to no positive effect. Rogers was immediately busted for an illegal forward pass, and the subsequent five-yard penalty pushed the Titans back to their own 29-yard line.

And with that, any attempt at a “Music City Miracle” re-boot was quashed.

NFL playoffs: 20 years ago, the Tennesee Titans experienced a Music City Miracle

The 20th anniversary of the Music City Miracle between the Titans and Bills is upon us.

The date: Jan. 8, 2000. The place: then known as Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, TN. The scene: An AFC Wild-Card game between the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans. The result: The wildest of wild Wild-Card finishes.

Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport

The Bills

Buffalo came into the game with an 11-4 record. Wade Phillips started Rob Johnson, rather than Doug Flutie, who had started 15 games and led the Bills into the playoffs. Flutie had gone 10-5 as a starter but threw 16 interceptions against 19 touchdowns. With a playoff berth decided, Phillips decided to let Johnson start the Week 17 game against the AFC East division champion, the Colts. Johnson went 24-of-32 for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 31–6 win. The following day, Phillips told Johnson he would start in their first round playoff game against the Titans. Years later, Phillips claimed that it was not his decision to start Johnson, and that owner Ralph Wilson had ordered him to do so.

Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10, Page 11, Page 12, Page 13, Page 14, Page 15, Page 16