Even if you didn’t catch the game live, by now you’ve certainly seen Atlanta’s onside kick fiasco. The Falcons did everything they could to blow a game they built a huge lead in, but all they had to do was accomplish the statistically likely feat of picking up an onside kick and draining what little time remained to ensure the win. This was not an impossible feat by any stretch of the imagination, even if Falcons fans were understandably filled with dread going into the moment.
Somehow, what ensued was even more nightmarish than any of us might have imagined.