To me that was one of the biggest choke jobs in sports history

[Thor4140]

U want to blame someone look no farther than ur so called MVP. That defense was on the field the whole game it seemed and he played awful in second half making some of the dumbest decisions i ever saw like he was told at half time to let Brady win. Taking terrible sacks after sacks. Fumbling at a crucial moment. Snapping the fuking ball with 20 seconds on the clock when he needed to run out the clock. Belly check is over there with this grin like he knew Ryan was an idiot and knew he was gonna get the ball back all the time.

[jjgold]

yes

[seaborneq]

Yep up there with Warren Moon and those run and shoot oilers

[seaborneq]

They knew who they were and they let them off the hook

[Hu$tle]

pretty much...scared play calling bad management all around second half

[The Kraken]

ATL played the best 1H they were capable of playing and NE played their worst 1H. It was somewhat of a choke job, but in reality, the better team won. That's why games are 4q's. ATL should never have been up 25 in this game

[DrunkHorseplayer]

No doubt about it; the Falcons lost it as much as the Patriots won it.

[Thor4140]

Ryan did everything wrong u could possibly do. And their kick returners were hilarious. NE just downs it and takes it on the 25. Atlanta's catch it at the two and run it to the ten. WTF was that? Let the fuking ball hit the ground and go out of the endzone if u can only get 8 yards. The one asshole didn't even try he just ran right out of bounds at the ten.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Whoever called the pass for a sack after the Julio catch should have to walk home. All they had to do was run the ball 3 times, kick the FG and the game was over. That was worst than the Seattle pass on the 1 yard line. WTF? Teams have no clue about clock management nor in game situations. Somebody should have to answer for that stupidity.

[blankoblanco]

To you? To everyone! I don't think there's any question about it. Unreal comeback but also an unreal meltdown

[RGG]

Biggest choke job since November 8th

[Thor4140]

No doubt about it; the Falcons lost it as much as the Patriots won it.

Ryan did everything he could to make Brady succeed. Those sacks and the fumble were killers. The third down pass Jones caught he could have run for a first down but this jackass makes a guy make a circus catch. The killer tho was snapping the ball repeatedly with 20 fuking seconds left on the clock.

[Coach Potato]

ye. they got too cocky on offence and passed wen they should have run it.

[Thor4140]

Biggest choke job since November 8th

might be right there

[Thor4140]

If not for That one sack they go up 11. He destroyed them right there. Thats it they win. Aikman was stunned even talking about it. It wasn't like he had no chance.

[KGambler]

ATL played the best 1H they were capable of playing and NE played their worst 1H. It was somewhat of a choke job, but in reality, the better team won. That's why games are 4q's. ATL should never have been up 25 in this game

Come on now, they had the game locked up. Everything had to go right for the Patriots - they needed to get lucky and they did. Maybe the Pats are the better team but that has nothing to do with how they won unless you think the spread should have been -28 or something. A slightly better team doesn't come back and win like that just because they are better. That's not how variance works. Even late in the 4q, when ATL was up 8 and in FG range, the friggin Cleveland Browns would have been favored to defeat the Pats in that same situation.

Ryan did choke but the fumble is one play that cannot be blamed on him. The O-line does need to at least slightly impede the pass rush.

[OmahaOmaha]

absolutely is. falcons gagged on it and it will sting for years

[Thor4140]

Come on now, they had the game locked up. Everything had to go right for the Patriots - they needed to get lucky and they did. Maybe the Pats are the better team but that has nothing to do with how they won unless you think the spread should have been -28 or something. A slightly better team doesn't come back and win like that just because they are better. That's not how variance works. Even late in the 4q, when ATL was up 8 and in FG range, the friggin Cleveland Browns would have been favored to defeat the Pats in that same situation.

Ryan did choke but the fumble is one play that cannot be blamed on him. The O-line does need to at least slightly impede the pass rush.

He had a lot of time and held the ball way to long. For sure that was his fault and no one else's

[SouthBayGame]

Still stunned here. Covering +3 for entire 60 minute game. But lost that bet

[packerd_00]

ATL played the best 1H they were capable of playing and NE played their worst 1H. It was somewhat of a choke job, but in reality, the better team won. That's why games are 4q's. ATL should never have been up 25 in this game

No way Kraken,your giving the Patriots to much credit,one FG is all it would have taken for the Falcons to win this game and not worry about the OT,and they couldn't get it done,thats a choke job in my opinion.

[deary626]

No way Kraken,your giving the Patriots to much credit,one FG is all it would have taken for the Falcons to win this game and not worry about the OT,and they couldn't get it done,thats a choke job in my opinion.

Yup, they only needed a fg. Why throw, it look so fishy all you needed was run run and FG.

[KGambler]

He had a lot of time and held the ball way to long. For sure that was his fault and no one else's

You could be right. I only saw the play once and am going off memory. I thought they flew in pretty quick.

Ryan choked but so did the O-line, defense and coaching staff.

[5mike5]

Whoever called the pass for a sack after the Julio catch should have to walk home. All they had to do was run the ball 3 times, kick the FG and the game was over. That was worst than the Seattle pass on the 1 yard line. WTF? Teams have no clue about clock management nor in game situations. Somebody should have to answer for that stupidity.

that pass play is what lost them the game. Period

totally agree

[Rich Boy]

Clock management in the NFL is a complete joke and Ive noticed this for years, ryan is an idiot and chokes just like I suspected

[daneblazer]

Run three times, kick a FG, go home champs. Simple as that

[KGambler]

You could be right. I only saw the play once and am going off memory. I thought they flew in pretty quick.

Ryan choked but so did the O-line, defense and coaching staff.

OK, I just watched a replay and you are totally wrong. A guy ran straight to him, virtually unimpeded, and crushed him as he tried to throw. There was no blocking involved and he didn't hold the ball long at all. The guy was allowed to run straight into him.

[Thor4140]

Clock management in the NFL is a complete joke and Ive noticed this for years, ryan is an idiot and chokes just like I suspected

i never liked him as a quarterback but he did improve this year but he has a lot of weapons. I love when they call him Matty Ice. This asshole was a choke artist in college. There is nothing Ice about him. Calling him ice is like calling a midget name Jim, big Jim.

[Thor4140]

OK, I just watched a replay and you are totally wrong. A guy ran straight to him, virtually unimpeded, and crushed him as he tried to throw. There was no blocking involved and he didn't hold the ball long at all. The guy was allowed to run straight into him.

u talking about the fumble or the bad sacks?

[konck]

Players didnt lose it the coach did 3 mins left Atl going in at the 25 up 8 run run run fg game over
What did they do Run-Pass (sack) Pass (pen) Pass inc loser coach hand the game in hand didnt run

[Roadtrip635]

They went from Hotlanta to Chokelanta, so many stupid mistakes that all added up. Failed fukking coaching overall

[KGambler]

u talking about the fumble or the bad sacks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLC-hdbxhf8

The fumble that set up a short field. Two guys get are allowed to get to him right away. One crushes him just as he his about to bring his arm forward. I am not even 100% sure it is a fumble.

He def choked but I just cannot blame him for this fumble. The O-line has to block a little.

[KGambler]

Oh, it's definitely a fumble. Guy got his hand while it was pulled back. Terrible blocking. Looks like a miscommunication, not sure Freeman knew he had to block that guy until it was too late.

[qwertvt]

Run three times, kick a FG, go home champs. Simple as that

Exactly. I am baffled by the play call there. Even with the Pats playing well, I just don't think they could have scored twice with such little time. I feel bad for Arthur Blank. Great guy.

[packerd_00]

Yup, they only needed a fg. Why throw, it look so fishy all you needed was run run and FG.

It would have been to easy to just seal it with a FG.

[KGambler]

The hold was a killer too.

4-33

What a choke.