Ever since the New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons in comeback fashion in Super Bow 51, the phrase 28-3 has become synonymous with that game. New England, after all, was able to overcome a 28-3 deficit in the late third quarter to beat the Falcons that day: the Patriots scored 31 unanswered points to win their fifth Lombardi Trophy.
With the Patriots visiting Atlanta this week for the two team’s Week 11 meeting, there is no escaping 28-3 again. Literally: the universe itself is forcing it upon us.
How? As Dalton Mullinax of the Weather Channel pointed out earlier today, there will be a partial lunar eclipse after the game.