Some good ones here https://www.thetoptens.com/sports/gr...chokes-sports/
The Top Ten
New York Yankees, 2004 ALCSThe New York Yankees lost a commanding 3-0 series lead to their arch-rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the 2004 American League Championship Series, ultimately losing the series 4-3.
First ever to blow 3-0 in MLB playoffs...and it was to the RED SOX! Not what you want to do against your archenemy.
Boston Red Sox, 2011The Boston Red Sox held a nine-game lead in the Wild Card race in September but went 7-20 down the stretch to miss the playoffs in what is regarded as one of the worst collapses in MLB history.
Literally, they were heading into September as a favorite to win the World Series. They needed to go 8-19 at the worst to make the playoffs. To make it all the more agonizing, they went 7-20.
The Yanks blew an 8-0 lead to the Rays to allow them to make the playoffs, but the Sox could have prevented it had Beltran not dropped a fly ball on the last play in the final game against the worst team in the league, the Orioles. Seriously?
Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. How do Sox fans get out of bed in the morning knowing this?
Houston Oilers, 1993 AFC Wild Card GameThe Houston Oilers led the Buffalo Bills 35-3 in the third quarter of the AFC Wild Card game, but they surrendered the lead and ultimately lost the game 41-38 in overtime, in what is known as "The Comeback."
That choke job makes Atlanta's look like nothing. That was the equivalent to 28-3 before the Falcons did it in 2016.
Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LIThe Atlanta Falcons had a 28-3 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, but they allowed the Patriots to score 25 unanswered points to tie the game and then lost in overtime, 34-28.
By far, the biggest "choke" job was the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. They lost because they played too passively once they built a 25-point lead. At the time, Matt Ryan was an excellent QB, but they had a guy named Kyle Shanahan as the OC and he called a pitiful game from mid-third quarter on. This guy (along with Justin Herbert) gets more "hype" as an offensive "guru" than anyone I've ever heard of that hasn't won a Super Bowl.
His team choked against the Chiefs a few years ago with a fourth-quarter lead. He hasn't won anything, people! The same goes for Justin Herbert. He's a solid QB, but all the accolades he gets for individual stats are pathetic. Again, he has not led the Chargers to a single playoff win. Pump the brakes on these two. They are "good," not great, until they prove it with real results, not just "potential."
Boston Red Sox, 1986The Boston Red Sox were one strike away from winning the World Series in Game 6, but a series of errors and a clutch hit by the New York Mets led to the Red Sox losing that game and eventually the series.
The Top Ten
New York Yankees, 2004 ALCSThe New York Yankees lost a commanding 3-0 series lead to their arch-rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the 2004 American League Championship Series, ultimately losing the series 4-3.
First ever to blow 3-0 in MLB playoffs...and it was to the RED SOX! Not what you want to do against your archenemy.
Boston Red Sox, 2011The Boston Red Sox held a nine-game lead in the Wild Card race in September but went 7-20 down the stretch to miss the playoffs in what is regarded as one of the worst collapses in MLB history.
Literally, they were heading into September as a favorite to win the World Series. They needed to go 8-19 at the worst to make the playoffs. To make it all the more agonizing, they went 7-20.
The Yanks blew an 8-0 lead to the Rays to allow them to make the playoffs, but the Sox could have prevented it had Beltran not dropped a fly ball on the last play in the final game against the worst team in the league, the Orioles. Seriously?
Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. How do Sox fans get out of bed in the morning knowing this?
Houston Oilers, 1993 AFC Wild Card GameThe Houston Oilers led the Buffalo Bills 35-3 in the third quarter of the AFC Wild Card game, but they surrendered the lead and ultimately lost the game 41-38 in overtime, in what is known as "The Comeback."
That choke job makes Atlanta's look like nothing. That was the equivalent to 28-3 before the Falcons did it in 2016.
Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LIThe Atlanta Falcons had a 28-3 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, but they allowed the Patriots to score 25 unanswered points to tie the game and then lost in overtime, 34-28.
By far, the biggest "choke" job was the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. They lost because they played too passively once they built a 25-point lead. At the time, Matt Ryan was an excellent QB, but they had a guy named Kyle Shanahan as the OC and he called a pitiful game from mid-third quarter on. This guy (along with Justin Herbert) gets more "hype" as an offensive "guru" than anyone I've ever heard of that hasn't won a Super Bowl.
His team choked against the Chiefs a few years ago with a fourth-quarter lead. He hasn't won anything, people! The same goes for Justin Herbert. He's a solid QB, but all the accolades he gets for individual stats are pathetic. Again, he has not led the Chargers to a single playoff win. Pump the brakes on these two. They are "good," not great, until they prove it with real results, not just "potential."
Boston Red Sox, 1986The Boston Red Sox were one strike away from winning the World Series in Game 6, but a series of errors and a clutch hit by the New York Mets led to the Red Sox losing that game and eventually the series.
