due to the massive amount of interest the game received as a result of its climactic play, the nfl scheduled a rematch between the titans and bills as the opening sunday night game of the 2000 nfl season. the bills won this time, 16–13. however, the titans would get the last laugh as they finished the season with the nfl's best record at 13-3 while the bills finished 8–8 and missed the postseason. after this game, the bills never defeated the titans again until 2015 — 16 years after the music city miracle — with a 14–13 win.