Super Bowl hangovers are real. Just ask the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, all of whom have recently followed up Super Bowl campaigns with seasons plagued by the football equivalent of headaches, nausea, dry mouth and the shakes.
You couldn't blame the Atlanta Falcons for suffering a Super Bowl hangover, and maybe even some post-traumatic football stress, after blowing a 28-3 lead to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. The young team was almost certainly scarred by that experience, and it was lucky to sneak into the 2017 postseason as the last seed in the NFC.