Falcons fans are upset at Kyle Shanahan and Jimmy Garoppolo over 28-3 jokes

Falcons fans are in no mood for jokes.

Kyle Shanahan has done a pretty incredible job of handling all the questions he’s faced this week about the Atlanta Falcons’ historic collapse in Super Bowl 51 a few years ago in Houston.

Shanahan, of course, was Atlanta’s offensive coordinator in that game and a few different decisions might have led to the Falcons winning the game. Instead, they blew a 28-3 lead and lost to Tom Brady and the Patriots in overtime.

This week in Miami I asked Jimmy Garoppolo, who was a backup on the Patriots that year, if he and Shanahan have ever talked about 28-3. The 49ers QB said they have joked about it a few times and had some serious talks about it, too.

That all sounds normal to me – an athlete likely ribbing his coach over a historic moment that they both experienced together, albeit in totally different ways. And I’m all for Shanahan making jokes about it, too, because sometimes you need to joke about your lowest moments. It’s just healthy.

Here’s what Jimmy G had to say:

Many Falcons fans did not like that:

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