Brandon Washburn celebrates at a Boston bar after the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. The Patriots won 34-28. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Michael Dwyer
The Atlanta Falcons cruised to a comfortable 28-3 lead before halftime against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was struggling in the first half, throwing an interception and failing to lead New England to a touchdown.
Brady was mocked. Internet trolls hammered him, hard.
But New England roared back, scoring 31 unanswered points capped by a touchdown to clinch the walk-off win in overtime.
Here’s a look at football fans, media and internet trolls who had a ball poking fun at Atlanta Falcons and their reeling fanbase:
[<a href=”//storify.com/Oregonian/falcons-fans-meltdown-as-new-england-patriots-stor” target=”_blank”>View the story “Falcons fans meltdown as New England Patriots storm back to win Super Bowl 51” on Storify</a>]<h1>Falcons fans meltdown as New England Patriots storm back to win Super Bowl 51</h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by <a HACKED_LINKs://storify.com/Oregonian”>The Oregonian</a>· Mon, Feb 06 2017 03:35:55 </p><div>Falcons blew a 28-3 leadGreek Iverson</div><div>When you put money on the Falcons & you start getting texts https://t.co/DL23B1faMpPotna B</div><div>sdflka;sdjf;kzjdfc;alksejf;lkasdjf;lkasjdf;lkjasdf;lkjasdlfk;cjasd;lkfjaslkdf #SB51 https://t.co/GCkEJilvzVNFL</div><div>I think Russia hacked the Falcons #SuperBowlJordan</div><div>Reminds me of the last late night in the newsroom… https://t.co/PzNNCP9NhPLindsay Ellis</div><div>The Atlanta Falcons won the popular vote.Josh Jordan</div><div>https://t.co/FQNSt3sjCp[?] [?] </div><div>The falcons blowing a 19 point lead in the 4th is officially worse than warriors 3-1 leadDan Espinoza</div><div>Live look-in at the Atlanta Falcons bandwagon: #SuperBowl https://t.co/T3T4lIAQ4MNOTSportsCenter</div><div>Falcons fans right now #SuperBowl https://t.co/wv7X3mmTMQDarth Vader</div>
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