Atlanta’s worst sports loss? You decide

AJC sports columnist Mark Bradley ranked our teams at their absolute worst.

He detailed the agonizing fall of 1996 and the still fresh moment 28-3 became an expletive.

Where does Georgia’s loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff Championship sit among Atlanta’s cosmic flops? Does it even belong on a list of wrecked moments?

Vote (below) on the moment that still makes your heart wrench. List any that belong in comments.

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