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Lasting pain: Atlanta Falcons crash land on wrong side of history

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman sat at his locker stall Sunday night at NRG Stadium, holding his head in his hands.

He maintained that pose for more than a minute before getting up from his chair and continuing to get dressed.

The Falcons’ organization and its fan base will be hanging its collective heads for a long time after the biggest Super Bowl collapse of all time.

The Falcons were up 25 points with 23 minutes left in the second half ... and lost 34-28 in the first Super Bowl to go to overtime.

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