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Falcons score 12 points in final 2 seconds vs. 49ers, making for Vegas drama

For the third time this season, the 49ers lost a game in its last seconds Sunday against the Falcons.

Julio Jones put the Falcons up 23-22 with a touchdown catch, leaving the 49ers just two seconds to somehow score and win the game.

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What ensued was meaningless to the outcome of the game but surely meant quite a bit to many in Las Vegas who were interested in the total points scored in the game.

We'll take that TD, too! pic.twitter.com/ZXrN8KnLCE

— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 16, 2019

In their desperation to score, the Niners turned to the ol’ lateral play on the kickoff, hoping a Falcons team that had made two critical mistakes on special teams earlier in the game would complete the trio.