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Photos: 14 reasons for Falcons fans to rise up and cheer up
It was a painful, excruciating loss, an awful, stunning defeat. History was ripped from your grasp when the Falcons blew a big lead and lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday. But take a deep breath and consider these 14 suggestions on why you should rise up and cheer up today.
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February 5, 2017 Houston, TX - Atlanta Falcons fans cheer outside the NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Fans gather outside NRG Stadium in Houston Texas before the game where the Atlanta Falcons faced the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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