One might assume that a 48-21 loss at home in the playoffs against the conference’s sixth seed would be a reason to stop rooting for a team. But if you listen to SB Nation Atlanta’s Jason Kirk, the Falcons falling by that margin last night against the Packers actually created new Falcons fans — or, at least, clarified what it is to be a Falcons fan:
Packers Vs. Falcons: Bitter Loss Inducts New Wave Of Atlanta Fans
Four dogs in the house for our viewing party, but only one actually lives there. People came over, and they brought their dogs. That’s just something people do. Which meant one-fourth of our manpower had to be devoted at all times to keeping the dogs from swallowing chicken bones and humping each other and fighting over the right to swallow chicken bones. Because that’s the kind of stuff dogs do, even good dogs with good owners, no matter how much time and attention you put in.
Dogs always end up dogs.
Atlanta Falcons fans 25 years of age or less: now you know. You spent the past week and much of the regular season fuming about ESPN and Trent Dilfer and Peter King and the lack of respect afforded your team. You got frustrated when older fans didn’t take the slights personally or even dared to doubt the team themselves. You didn’t know what was coming.
But now you’re in. This was your initiation. You’ve loved this team, and God bless you for it, but now you’re officially a Falcons fan forever, if you’re still down, you maniac. It’s not too late to become a Panthers fan.
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