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10 snapshots that capture the chaotic essence of NFL Week 1

By Aryanna Prasad

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 11: Trey Young of the Atlanta Hawks watches the game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 11: Trey Young of the Atlanta Hawks watches the game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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3. If only the Hawks could keep the Falcons from choking

ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 11: Trey Young of the Atlanta Hawks watches the game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 11: Trey Young of the Atlanta Hawks watches the game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

In this moment, Trae Young probably wanted to try the Heimlich maneuver on the Atlanta Falcons as he watched them slowly choke on another loss.

At this point, it hurts to watch. The Atlanta Falcons boasted a historic NFL offense in 2016, and Matty Ice got his envious nickname for being cool under pressure.

Yet somehow, the Falcons always manage to muck it up at the last minute.

The New Orleans Saints scored 17 points in the fourth quarter.

I repeat: The New Orleans Saints scored 17 points in the fourth quarter.

This just isn’t even fair anymore. It’s not fair to Cordarrelle Patterson, who has had a complete renaissance with the Falcons and rushed for 120 yards in the season opener. Drake London averaged 14.8 yards per reception. This isn’t fair to any of them.

Also, how could this possibly keep happening through so many simulations? How much has this roster changed, yet the end result remained the same?

It doesn’t even feel like the Falcons’ fault anymore, as only a universal conspiracy could explain this amount of bad luck. (Also, yeah, there’s the coaching.)

Demario Davis was joking, but we really do need to wave a Falcons flag for all the hope lost in this game.

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