{"id":86876,"date":"2025-05-29T02:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/86876\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T02:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T02:37:11","slug":"the-intern-has-gone-atlanta-falcons-forced-to-delete-controversial-post-after-leaving-own-fans-fuming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/86876\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The intern has gone&#8217; &#8211; Atlanta Falcons forced to delete &#8216;controversial&#8217; post after leaving own fans fuming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Atlanta Falcons have accidentally roasted themselves with a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> team was forced to delete a tweet after referencing their worst loss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two Atlanta Falcons players in practice.\" height=\"960\" width=\"604\" data-credit=\"X\/AtlantaFalcons\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Atlanta Falcons deleted a post that accidentally called back to their Super Bowl loss\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-3.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Falcons deleted a post that accidentally called back to their Super Bowl lossCredit: X\/AtlantaFalcons<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with the Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)\" height=\"960\" width=\"770\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-tampa-bay-buccaneers-celebrates-998590934.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tom Brady beat the Atlanta Falcons after falling behind 28-3\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-tampa-bay-buccaneers-celebrates-998590934.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady beat the Atlanta Falcons after falling behind 28-3Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/atlanta-falcons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> posted a picture of two of their players posing next to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Jessie Bates and Mike Ford posed next to each other on the practice field.<\/p>\n<p>Bates wears the No. 3 and Ford wears the No. 28.<\/p>\n<p>Next to each other, they spelled out the score 28-3, the infamous lead that the Atlanta Falcons blew to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/tom-brady\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Brady<\/a> and the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl<\/a> LI, the Falcons held a 28-3 lead going into the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Patriots came back to tie the game at 28-28 at took it to overtime.<\/p>\n<p>From there, they won the game 34-28.<\/p>\n<p>It has gone down in history as the biggest choke in the Super Bowl, and is a massive black spot in the Atlanta Falcons&#8217; history.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, the Falcons try to avoid mentioning it at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>However, they failed to notice it in their social media post until it was too late.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Stake through the heart&#8217; &#8211; Emotional Tom Brady opens up on mistakes he made with his kids after Gisele Bundchen divorce<\/p>\n<p>The post was eventually deleted, but the damage was already done.<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans were able to screenshot the post and spread it around X before it was deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Fans got a massive laugh out of the post and shared their thoughts on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How did they not see this before posting lol,&#8221; one fan said.<\/p>\n<p>NFL important dates 2025 season<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">March 12 &#8211; Free Agency begins<\/p>\n<p>April 24-26 &#8211; NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>September 4 &#8211; 2025 season opener (TBC vs Eagles)<\/p>\n<p>November 27 &#8211; Thanksgiving Day triple header<\/p>\n<p>January 4, 2026 &#8211; End of regular-season<\/p>\n<p>February 8, 2026 &#8211; Super Bowl LX at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The irony is insane,&#8221; another fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They should have kept it up. Deleting it makes it worse,&#8221; a third fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Falcons fans catching strays from falcons admin,&#8221; a fourth fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those are some great numbers they are wearing,&#8221; a fifth fan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Atlanta Falcons have accidentally roasted themselves with a social media post. 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