The Music City Miracle was an American football play that took place on January 8, 2000, during the National Football League's (NFL) 1999–2000 playoffs. It occurred at the end of the American Football Conference (AFC) Wild Card playoff game between the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee. After the Bills had taken a 16–15 lead on a field goal with 16 seconds remaining in the game, on the ensuing kickoff return, Titans tight end Frank Wycheck threw a lateral pass across the field to Kevin Dyson, who then ran 75 yards to score the winning touchdown to earn a 22–16 victory.
Michael George Vrabel is an American professional football coach and former linebacker. He currently serves as a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns.
Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson Sr. is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2022 and also previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
Derrick James Mason is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Oilers in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft after playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Following eight seasons with the Oilers franchise, including two Pro Bowl selections, Mason signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. He became the Ravens' all-time leading receiver with 5,777 yards from 2005 to 2010. He spent 2011 with the New York Jets and Houston Texans. Mason retired as a Baltimore Raven on June 11, 2012. He was the last active NFL player to have played for the Oilers.
Jerricho Cotchery is an American football coach and former wide receiver. He is the head football coach for Limestone University, a position he has held since 2024. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004 to 2015. He played college football for North Carolina State University.
Rob Carpenter is a former American football wide receiver who played for the New England Patriots, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). In college, he played for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Syracuse University Orangemen and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft. He was one of a relatively small class of underclassmen, headlined by Ragib "Rocket" Ismail, to be approved in the NFL's second class of players allowed to declare themselves eligible for the draft despite remaining amateur eligibility. In addition to Carpenter, other headliners among the underclassmen were Herman Moore, Todd Marinovich and Jon Vaughn.
Brandon Josiah LaFell is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft, and has also played for the New England Patriots where he was a member of the Super Bowl XLIX winning team.
Brandon Harris is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach for the Florida Atlantic Owls. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. He also played for the NFL's Tennessee Titans and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
The 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 78th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL), the eleventh season under the leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert, and the fourth under head coach Mike Tomlin.
Robert Thomas Woods is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors in 2011. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He previously played for the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans.
Kenneth Lee Stills Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Rishard Andre Matthews is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Nevada, and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft. He also played for the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets.
Justin Parker Hunter is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. Hunter was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Tyler Alexander Boyd is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Tanner McEvoy is a former American football player. He played primarily as a wide receiver, but also spent time playing quarterback and safety. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin, Arizona Western College, and the University of South Carolina.
Corey Damon Davis is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos, where he became the NCAA Division I FBS leader in career receiving yards. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans fifth overall in the 2017 NFL draft, where he played for four seasons before signing with the New York Jets.
Taywan Marshawn Taylor is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Joshua Khiry Malone is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) and the DC Defenders of the XFL.
Arthur Juan Brown is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Alec Pierce is an American professional football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati before the Colts selected him in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
