Bizarre moment Falcons fans celebrate in bar after thinking they'd scored game-winning field goal... but quickly realize their mistake
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In a game that the Atlanta Falcons needed to win in order to retain pole position and control their own destiny in the NFC South, fans of the team were left bitterly disappointed as the game went to overtime. The Falcons were in Landover, Maryland playing the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football in a game with major playoff implications for both teams - which was close to the very end.
![[In overtime, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels singlehandedly won the team the game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/14/93587105-14236289-image-a-98_1735568940245.jpg)
Down 24-17 with under two minutes to go, Falcons quarterback Michael Penix connected with tight end Kyle Pitts for a touchdown - with the subsequent extra point tying the game at 24-24. After the Commanders went a quick three-and-out, the Falcons got the ball back with 40 seconds left and the chance to win the game.
![[Falcons coach Raheem Morris was criticized for his decision to not call timeout late in the game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/14/93587093-14236289-image-a-99_1735569010825.jpg)
Instead, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris made the highly questionable and incorrect decision to not take one of his two timeouts - allowing 27 seconds to bleed off the clock with Atlanta nowhere near field goal range. But a late flag put kicker Riley Patterson (in for the injured Younghoe Koo) at the edge of his range to attempt a 56-yard field goal with two seconds left to win the game. While the kick itself was on line, it did not have the leg - falling about three-to-five yards short of the crossbar and sending the game to overtime.
But that wasn't realized by a number of Falcons fans watching the game at the sports bar Live! at the Battery Atlanta - located near Truist Park, the home stadium of MLB's Atlanta Braves. Meanwhile in the ATL at the end of regulation @NFLSTROUD @StankBastard @StevenCheah @PewterReport @JoeBucsFan pic.twitter.com/RrAWRvV1iP.
