Written by: AV from ATL
Date: Sunday, February 5th 2017
Time: 10:21 pm
Location: Atlanta
It was 10:21 PM and it was over. No, the game wasn’t officially over yet, but Atlanta Falcons rookie LB Devondre Campbell had just committed a pass interference penalty on New England Patriots TE Martellus Bennett, placing the ball on the Falcons 1 yard line and improbably, the Falcons dream season was now turning into a nightmare. It was so close, as Civil Rights leader & Georgia Congressman John Lewis had said in a recent interview “that you could see the parade down Peachtree”. Just an hour earlier, dreams of the Falcons first world championship seemed all but certain. With the Falcons comfortably ahead 28-3 late into the third quarter, for Falcons fans it was only a matter of time. But what unfolded after that Tevin Coleman TD run to make it 28-3 was a perfect storm of abysmal play calling, missed assignments, sloppy play and the inevitability of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. To say this loss hurts or stings is an understatement. To Atlanta and to every Falcons fan out there this is undoubtedly the worst loss in Atlanta Falcons history and the most comprehensive collapse in Atlanta sports history.
To read more:
http://fteswl.com/2017/02/07/a-town...-atlantan-explains-the-falcons-super-collapse