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January 8 Football Fix

By Pigskin Dispatch January 1, 2026 1 min read

“I’ve seen a lot of them, but I haven’t seen one like that before.” – Buffalo Bills Head Coach Wade Phillips

The Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, Florida ยท Sunday, January 09, 2000
Dysons’ Miracle return via Newspapers.com

The Miracle That Wasn’t

 Factoid/Lore: On January 8, 2000, the Tennessee Titans defeated the Buffalo Bills with the “Music City Miracle”โ€”a lateral play on the final kickoff. The controversy still lives today: Titans players claim the pass was a legal lateral, but Bills players and many fans argue it was an illegal forward pass. The play was reviewed and upheld, sending the Titans to the next round and making it one of the most debated finishes in NFL history.

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