The Weather Channel has football jokes. On Sunday morning, they pushed out a notification taking a shot at the Patriots over Deflategate.
Weather Channel’s Super Bowl notifications to Atlanta are cloudy with a 100 percent chance of salt
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
On Monday morning, things were different, depending on what part of the country you were in.
This was Atlanta’s notification:
And here was New England:
It’s important to note that The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta, so they’re hardly a third party in all this. They eventually gave the Patriots props for their incredible Super Bowl win, but in Atlanta they were still throwing shade.
The next time your team loses a big game you might want to check the weather. It’ll either make you feel better, or much, much worse. One fan wasn’t too happy with The Weather Channel for hating on the Pats before the Super Bowl.
