After the Atlanta Falcons blew a 20-point lead to lose to the Dallas Cowboys, Twitter took their best shots
Something about Atlanta sports leads to the best social media moments. Of course, 28-3 will live on in the minds of NFL fans forever, but as far as regular season football goes, it’s hard to remember a more iconic Falcons moment than Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
The Falcons had this game in hand, so much so that most of us (me) turned it off entirely. As much as I love watching the Cowboys lose, what’s the point? Oh, how wrong I was.
In a state of shock and delirium, social media always does some of its best work.
Twitter skewered the Falcons for blowing a 20-point lead to the Cowboys
Of all teams, why did it have to be the Cowboys?
“How many times are the Falcons going to blow a big lead?” pic.twitter.com/8RevMiZyHZ
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) September 20, 2020
The pain for the #Falcons is real, man. pic.twitter.com/9IFs1JftOO
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 20, 2020
The pain never goes away, and it’s always in favor of the worst of NFL fanbases.
Falcons fans whenever their team gets a lead... pic.twitter.com/VWTbxxgoFe
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) September 20, 2020
How you feelin' @stephenasmith? pic.twitter.com/8vnaf0vD4R
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 20, 2020
The Atlanta Falcons should not be allowed to tweet.
THE ATLANTA FALCONS HAD A 99.9% CHANCE TO WIN & STILL LOST#DallasCowboys #NFL pic.twitter.com/XttDayxZZj
— Dallas Nation (@TheDallasNation) September 20, 2020
Therapy should be free for Falcons fans.
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) September 20, 2020
Hey Siri: Did the Falcons preserve a lead to win in Week 2? pic.twitter.com/zkPE2GoD60
— John Hendrix (@JohnJHendrix) September 20, 2020
Falcons on the onside kick pic.twitter.com/HBsnRTzhz1
— B (@ChampCentraI) September 20, 2020
Falcons gonna Falcon. I’ve written this or a similar article several times, and Atlanta never learns. How they have fans remaining boggles my mind, but we respect that southern perseverance.
Where do the Falcons go from here?
The only response is to keep chugging forward, which is exactly what the Detroit Lions tried to do this week after D’Andre Swift dropped a potential game-winning touchdown pass against the Chicago Bears in Week 1. How’d that go?
The Lions become the first team in NFL history to lose 4 straight games in which they had a double-digit lead, according to @EliasSports.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 20, 2020
Detroit has lost 11 straight games, its most since losing 19 in a row from 2007-09, including the first-ever 0-16 season in league history. pic.twitter.com/VCpZsI6mIl
Not great! I wish the Falcons more luck in their attempt to jump back on the right side of NFL history.