The Atlanta Falcons had a giant collapse in a 22-21 loss to the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning and owner Arthur Blank wasn't happy about it. After the game, Blank told reporters in London that he couldn't wrap his head around the team blowing its big lead at halftime.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank: ‘There’s no way you lose that game’
Arthur Blank said there’s no way to explain how the Falcons lost to the Lions on Sunday.
Rob Carr
“There’s no way you lose that game -- just no way. There’s nothing else I can say,” Blank said to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after the loss.
After scoring 21 points and shutting out the Lions in a dominating first half, the Falcons gave up 22 unanswered points, including a touchdown with under four minutes remaining and a bizarre sequence of events that led to 48-yard, game-winning field goal from Matt Prater as time expired.
Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 14 of 17 passes for 160 yards in the first half, and 6 of 10 passes in the second half for just 68 yards, including a remarkably bad third-quarter interception.
The Falcons are now 2-6 and in third place in the NFC South, which doesn’t have a single team with a winning record. While Blank clearly isn’t happy and the team is struggling, a midseason coaching change isn’t expected to be made, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
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