It was late in the fourth quarter. The Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers were tied 17-17, and the Falcons were given a golden opportunity.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had the ball with a chance to pull out the latest fourth-quarter win in his 13-year career because Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert had just been picked off by Blidi Wreh-Wilson at the Atlanta 38 with 53 seconds left in regulation.
"I thought, let's go get the field goal," Ryan said. "Let's win the game."
Ryan thought the game was in the bag, as it had been many previous times in his career.