So close. So close to 0-4 in the playoffs in 4 years. Man, that would have been really, really, really, funny, especially with how this one was going. But alas, the final choke belonged to Pete Carroll, who now serves as yet another example of why you don’t ice kickers.
Atlanta has won on a last minute field goal about 4 times this year, so this wasn’t actually unprecedented. It’s an ugly way to win games, and it doesn’t inspire much confidence when you almost blow a 20 pt. lead in the 4th quarter, but nonetheless the Falcons have finally won a playoff game under Mike Smith. More importantly, Tony Gonzales finally won a playoff game after 16 years. I have no feelings one way or the other for the Falcons, but seeing Tony G finally get a ring would be wonderful. No one in the playoffs deserves it more. Tony G is the best TE football has ever had.
So instead of being the biggest choke job of the year, Atlanta made sure that title stays with the San Diego Chargers in their meltdown vs. the Broncos.
Counterpoint: Roddy White would get a ring. And that would be absolutely horrible. He’s already almost as smug as Brady; imagine him with a super bowl ring!
In conclusion, get Randy Moss a ring, Niners.
That was the most disappointing, then amazing, then absolutely heartbreaking game I have ever watched. Needless to say, I am a Seahawks fan. Falcons need to destroy the 9ers.
Is your comic title a reference to Shermann burning Atlanta? If so, very clever!
You can recycle this one
Yeah, who could know back then that in only 3 years’ time, the Falcons would be the source of the greatest choke job in the history of football? lol
8 years later, the Falcons have choked a lot
And then atlanta neverrrrrrrrr choked again