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Column: Falcons stunner in New Orleans recalls Chargers of 1986

Were you a Chargers fan in 1986?

If you were, then the Atlanta Falcons’ stunning upset Sunday — one of several memorable events in Week 10 of the 100th NFL season — should ring Bolts bells for you.

Bolts Redux in the Big Easy, is what this was Sunday.

In 1986 the Chargers won as a 13 1/2-point road underdog in the second week of November, and that’s exactly what the Falcons pulled off Sunday.

Do you remember?

The Chargers took a 1-8 record into Denver’s notoriously loud Mile Hile Stadium and held John Elway and the 8-1 Broncos without a touchdown, winning 9-3.