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5 unusual facts about Frank Wycheck


1999 Buffalo Bills season

Neal handed the ball off to Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball across the field to another Titans player, Kevin Dyson, who then ran down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown.

2002 Tennessee Titans season

A second Collins touchdown (to Ron Dixon) was followed by an exchange of field goals, a missed Joe Nedney FG try, a Tiki Barber rushing score marred by a missed two-point try, and McNair touchdown throw to Frank Wycheck and McNair two-point run with seven seconds left in regulation.

2003 Tennessee Titans season

But in the second the Falcons dropped a punt at their five-yard line and the Titans recovered; McNair then rifled a touchdown to Frank Wycheck, but had to leave the game with a strained calf.

Final play of Super Bowl XXXIV

The Titans drew up their plan: tight end Frank Wycheck would run straight up the field on the right side to lure Jones away from Dyson, who would slant left over the middle.

History of the Tennessee Titans

Tennessee then won their first round playoff game over the Buffalo Bills on a designed play, known as "Home Run Throwback" in the Titans playbook, that is commonly referred to as the "Music City Miracle": Tight-end Frank Wycheck made a lateral pass to Kevin Dyson on a kickoff return with 16 seconds left in the game and the Titans trailing by one point; Dyson returned the pass 75 yards for a touchdown to win the game.



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