With a 13-2 record, not much tangible to play for and a bye wrapped up, Sean Weatherspoon watched the opponent come into his team’s home stadium and win.
That wasn’t just 2015 for the linebacker. It was also 2012, when he was playing for the Atlanta Falcons.
It wasn’t the end Weatherspoon and his teammates wanted, but it meant little. They got their bye, and played well enough to beat the up-and-coming Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round, before falling in an epic NFC Championship game at home against the San Francisco 49ers.
“It’s all about winning the Divisional round,” Weatherspoon said.