The Falcons recovering three consecutive onside kicks was a Thanksgiving miracle

WOW.

The Atlanta Falcons did lose the battle against their NFC South rivals, the New Orleans Saints.

But at least they won the war against improbability.

With the Falcons down 26-15 in fourth quarter, Atlanta went for an onside kick, which you may know from last year’s rule changes made converting the play successfully a near-impossible feat. But the Falcons’ Foyesade Oluokun grabbed the football … but Atlanta was whistled for being offside.

Another Younghoe Koo kick, and this time Oluokun got it again with no penalty. After a field goal, the Falcons lined up for another onside kick and … holy turkey, they got it again!

Here’s the first successful recovery:

And the second, with a classic call from NBC’s Mike Tirico:

Per CBS Sports, “onside kick attempts were converted on 8.1 percent of tries (3 of 37) entering Week 13.”

Pretty incredible, even if the Falcons lost.

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