The Story of the Tennessee Titans

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The Story of the Tennessee Titans — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS The Music City Miracle 9 A Brilliant Beginning 17 New Moon Rising 24 New Home New Name 37 A Titanic Effort 41 GRIDIRON GREATS From Another Planet 11 Full Moon 14 Human Weed Whacker 19 A One-Man Air Force 26 Getting His Kicks 32 Marcus the Magnificent 44 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48

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The Story of the Tennessee Titans — page 4 — TENNESSEE Titans Wide receiver Kevin Dyson THE MUSIC CITY MIRACLE One of the most exciting plays in NFL National Football League history came near the end of a playoff game in January 2000 The Tennessee Titans hosted the Buffalo Bills at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville The Titans led 12 0 at halftime The Bills came back to take a 13 12 lead in the fourth quarter With two minutes left Tennessee kicked a field goal The Titans regained the lead Then Buffalo kicked a field goal with just 16 seconds remaining The Bills were up 16 15 The teams lined up for the kickoff Do the Titans have a miracle left in them asked the TV announcer If they do they need it now The Bills decided to do a pooch kick It was higher and shorter than usual Titans running back Lorenzo Neal received the kick on the 25-yard line He 9

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