The Vikings cut the score, 9-6, late in the fourth quarter by recovering a blocked punt in Pittsburgh's end zone for a touchdown, but the Steelers then drove 66 yards on their ensuing possession to score on Larry Brown's 4-yard touchdown pass to pull the game out of reach.

The Cowboys cut the score, 21-17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas ' rally with an end zone interception as time expired.

The touchdown cut Minnesota's deficit to 32 – 14, but by then there was only: 25 left in the game.

Denver cut the lead in half, 20-10, after an ineffective Morton was replaced by Norris Weese late in the third period, but the Cowboys pulled the game out of reach in the fourth when fullback Robert Newhouse threw a 29-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option play.

Two plays later on fourth down, Jim Jenson's 16-yard run moved the ball to the 1-yard line, and then Rob Lytle scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 20-10.

The Eagles finally managed to score a touchdown that counted early in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to 24-10.

After receiving the opening kickoff of the second half, the Bengals drove 83 yards in 9 plays, scoring on a 5-yard touchdown run by Anderson to cut the deficit to 20 – 7.

Highlights showed that Alexander was supposed to have entered the end zone before making his cut and his early turn prevented a touchdown pass.

But after taking an unusually wide turn in that direction, Allen saw a lot of defenders in front of him and cut back to the middle before taking off for a then-Super Bowl record 74-yard touchdown run, increasing Los Angeles ' lead to 35-9.

New York abandoned their long drive strategy and employed a quick strike attack of their own, as Hostetler led the Giants 87 yards and scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Stephen Baker with just 25 seconds left in the half to cut New York's deficit to 12-10.

With the game almost completely out of reach, the Bills managed to respond with a 15 play, 79-yard drive to cut the score to 37 – 17 on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Kelly to Metzelaars.

Bills backup quarterback Frank Reich, who replaced injured starter Jim Kelly in the second quarter, threw a 40-yard touchdown on the final play of the third quarter to cut the lead to 31-17, but Dallas scored three more touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

However, 49ers quarterback Steve Young's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Rice cut the lead 24-20 with 4: 22 left in the game.

The Cowboys eventually cut their deficit to 38-28 with a touchdown run by Emmitt Smith and Aikman's 10-yard touchdown pass to Irvin in the final period, but they were unable to score again.

Running back Natrone Means finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to cut San Diego's deficit to 14-7.

In the third quarter, the Patriots cut the lead to 27-21 off of running back Curtis Martin's 18-yard rushing touchdown.

San Francisco cut their deficit to 7 points with a third quarter touchdown, but the Packers responded by driving 72 yards to score a touchdown, in which Bennett's fumble was recovered in the end zone by Freeman.

On the next play, Bledsoe completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Byars to cut his team's deficit to 10 – 7.

Taking advantage of their excellent starting field position, New England drove 53 yards in 7 plays and scored on an 18-yard touchdown run by Martin to cut the Packers ' lead to 27-21.

After the missed field goal, the Falcons drove to the Denver 21-yard line with Anderson's 13-yard run, wide receiver Terance Mathis's 13-yard catch, and a 15-yard run from Anderson, giving them a chance to cut their deficit to within one touchdown.

Dwight returned the ensuing kickoff 94-yards for a touchdown to cut the score 31-13, but the Broncos recovered Atlanta's ensuing onside kick attempt.

The Titans then drove to the St. Louis 10-yard line with six seconds remaining, but on the final play of the game, Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Tennessee wide receiver Kevin Dyson one yard short of the goal line to prevent a potential game-tying touchdown.

Jacksonville led 14 – 10 at halftime, but the Titans then scored 23 unanswered points on 2 touchdown runs by McNair, a safety, and Derrick Mason's 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

However on the Rams ' first play of their ensuing drive, Warner threw a long pass that was caught by Bruce at the Titans ' 38-yard line, who then ran it all the way into the end zone for a 73-yard touchdown completion to give St. Louis a 23 – 16 lead.

With no timeouts remaining and the ball on the Rams ' 10 yard line, the Titans were trailing by a touchdown and had one last opportunity to tie the game.

Gino completed a 27 yard fake field goal touchdown pass to Larry Garron in the Patriots 37-30 loss to the New York Titans on 10-01-61.

The Colts lost 19 – 16 to the Super Bowl bound Titans and Manning was limited to one touchdown run.

Grayson held the AFL record for longest interception return for a touchdown, 99 yards, against the New York Titans in 1961.

The " Music City Miracle ", as it has come to be known, was a last-minute trick play on a kickoff return that resulted in a touchdown and catapulted the Titans past the Buffalo Bills to the Divisional Playoffs.

Heap had 6 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 20-17 playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans.

During the season he recorded 12 stops and intercepted a Steve McNair pass at the 30-yard line and returned it for a touchdown vs. Tennessee Titans in the 27 – 16 victory.

In a Week 3 loss to the Titans, McGahee ran for 52 yards on 22 carries and had a 5 yard reception for a touchdown.

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

As Titans ' coach Jeff Fisher pointed out, the original objective of the play was not to achieve a direct score ( a touchdown ); it was to have the receiver ( Dyson ) advance the ball into the range of Del Greco, the Titans ’ placekicker.

Subsequent victories over the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars sent the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV to face the St. Louis Rams, where they lost by a touchdown in another game that went down to the final seconds, known as " One yard short " or " The Tackle.

He scored his first NFL touchdown against the Tennessee Titans on an eight-yard reception from Delhomme.

In the game's final seconds, Lorenzo Neal, Frank Wycheck and Kevin Dyson combined on a 75 yard kickoff return touchdown to give the Titans a 21-16 lead ( 22-16 after the extra point ), allowing Tennessee to advance to the second round of the playoffs.

In his five seasons with Atlanta, he returned 154 punts for 1, 723 yards and two touchdowns ( one a 59-yard return against the Tennessee Titans, another a 75-yard return against the Kansas City Chiefs ), and returned 250 kickoffs for 5, 489 yards and one touchdown ( a 91-yard return against the Seattle Seahawks ).

Midway through the third quarter, McNair's 49-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCareins gave the Titans a 14 – 10 lead.

Early in the third quarter, McNair led the Titans on a 70-yard scoring drive, completing 5 consecutive passes for 59 yards and capping it off with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Mason.

Raiders wide receiver Jerry Porter scored first four minutes into the game, but the Titans countered with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Steve McNair to Drew Bennett to tie it up five minutes later.

Oakland struck back with 12-yard touchdown catch by Charlie Garner before a 29-yard field goal from Joe Nedney and a McNair touchdown run gave the Titans a three point lead late in the second quarter.