Fans react: Patriots troll Falcons’ 28-3 lead before getting torched by the Chiefs in home opener

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) lies on the field after being sacked in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) lies on the field after being sacked in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium.

Before the reigning Super Bowl champions fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 42-27 on Thursday night in Foxborough, the New England Patriots trolled the Atlanta Falcons one more time.

On the screen above the tunnel that enters Gillette Stadium, the score the Patriots chose to showcase was a famous one.

Falcons, 28. Patriots, 3. Two minutes and twelve seconds remaining in the third quarter.

After unveiling the team’s fifth Super Bowl banner and ending the first half with a 17-14 lead, the Patriots’ defense collapsed in the second half giving up 21 points in the fourth quarter— two more points than the Falcons gave up in the fourth quarter of February’s Super Bowl.

Here’s what fans had to say about the 0-1 Patriots’ scoreboard trolling and their epic loss at home: