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Atlanta’s worst sports loss? You decide

Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) looks up with emotion after the Georgia Bulldogs lost the College Football Playoff Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

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Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) looks up with emotion after the Georgia Bulldogs lost the College Football Playoff Championship at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.
By AJC Sports
Jan 9, 2018

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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