Dyson's Play Will Be A Part of NFL Folklore

What They're Saying: The Miracle Finish

As the Sunday morning newspapers arrived, just hours after the Titans' miracle finish Saturday, a wide variety of views became prevalent on the play.

Here's a sampling:

'Wide right, no goal - and now, no lateral? Welcome to the 21st century. Welcome to a new heartbreaking chapter in the annals of Buffalo sports history.' Kevin Collison, Buffalo News.

'Never in my life have I ever seen anything like Saturday's Buffalo-Tennessee game. 'I've played in nine playoff games and broadcast three, but this topped them all. The only thing missing from the finish of this game was Stanford's band. When I saw the Titans start to lateral off the kickoff, I was thinking 'déjà vu all over again.' Joe Theismann, ESPN.Com.

'NFL playoff lore has added 'The Lateral.' USA Today. (Note: 50% of fans who had voted by Sunday morning in a USA Today poll said the lateral was legal. Another 11% said it was inconclusive.)

'If the Tennessee Titans didn't believe in fate before, if they had a hard time swallowing the whole destiny thing ... well, what about now?' John Donovan, CNNSI.

'Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson, who paid a stiff fine last year for criticizing officiating, said, 'I've been around football for sixty years and I've never seen a game like that. . . . If they didn't think it was close, they would not have buzzed down to review it. It's always inconclusive, it's always inconclusive. . . . What good does it do [to complain]? . . . I thought the guy [Dyson] leaned over. I thought he had to lean forward to catch it. But you know how that goes. Inconclusive. Inconclusive.' Leonard Shapiro, Washington Post.

'To the Drive and the Immaculate Reception, now add the Music City Miracle.' The Sporting News.

'If you're a Buffalo Bills fan and you live to be 100, you will never forget the Immaculate Deception the Tennessee Titans pulled Saturday. The Titans' 22-16 victory over the Bills will go down as one of the greatest, most heartbreaking or most unfair endings - depending on your perspective - in NFL playoff history.' Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News.