Oh no, Atlanta Falcons. You did it again. Another big second-half lead, another loss. This time it came against the Chicago Bears, who switched from Mitchell Trubisky to backup QB Nick Foles.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, no team in the last 20 years had blown two 15-point, fourth-quarter leads in the same season. The Falcons have now done it in consecutive weeks.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Bears are the first team in NFL history to win two games in a single season in which they were trailing by at least 16 points entering the fourth quarter.
Given that the Bears got behind and made a much-anticipated QB change, there were emotional swings for both teams. But for the NFL's GOAT lead-blowers, the internet was again an unkind place.
MATT RYAN PICKED 😳
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 27, 2020
Bears beat the Falcons 30-26.
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/YjZFEmUxZt
Nick Foles undefeated as a Bear.
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 27, 2020
NICK FOLES pic.twitter.com/enDrkoPEuN
— PFF (@PFF) September 27, 2020
The Falcons had a 99.9% win probability against the Cowboys and lost.
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) September 27, 2020
The Falcons had a 99.6% win probability against the Bears and lost.
Back to back weeks. pic.twitter.com/RoBag3lnHU
Trubisky watching the bears celebrate the win pic.twitter.com/35jpGEKSYm
— TheMackDaddy (@TheMackDaddy5) September 27, 2020
I wanna say I can't believe it but I picked the bears lmao 😆 pic.twitter.com/WgalM1myAB
— Kyle (@Ky1eLong) September 27, 2020
The Falcons at the Bears game today. pic.twitter.com/zx30cYeVCN
— In My Mind (@MeAloneInMyMind) September 27, 2020
Falcons blowing 10-point leads pic.twitter.com/HxlNtd9TNQ
— PFF (@PFF) September 27, 2020
Looking at Falcons fans pic.twitter.com/pcVuPFPLme
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 27, 2020
falcons gotta factory restart then reinstall the os from the 2016 backup save
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) September 27, 2020
"who can keep a lead?"
— cw 👁 (@illestchase) September 27, 2020
the falcons: pic.twitter.com/I6m6rIalpT
Opposing teams when they go down by double digits to the Falcons: pic.twitter.com/Je4aDuAdcH
— Zames☂️ (@Zames231) September 27, 2020
NFL teams down 20 in the 4th quarter against the Falcons: pic.twitter.com/TVkivOmxej
— ⁵ (@5lacco) September 27, 2020
A visual timespan of how that game went for the Atlanta Falcons pic.twitter.com/9E6my8EpaJ
— The Warehouse Gang (@WarehouseGang) September 27, 2020
Me supporting the Falcons every week pic.twitter.com/SAE5QRAKQn
— Luther Chaplin (@LutherChaplin) September 27, 2020
