Twitter users compare Atlanta streets to Falcons’ Super Bowl collapse

It hasn’t been Atlanta’s finest hour.

Casualties include I-85, I-285, the Downtown Connector, I-20 and now city streets in Atlanta are being swallowed up by sinkholes.

Patriots fans troll Atlanta on 3-28 day

The response has frustrated drivers, but it’s also brought back memories of another collapse: The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl.

Even as Matt Ryan and the Falcons say they are moving forward, there have been recent reminders of the Falcons' blown 25-point lead - including the Boston Marathon.

For some, it may all be still too raw, for others it’s a moment of comic relief:

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Falcons’ Kirk Cousins is officially on standby because of Michael Penix Jr.’s left knee injury

Falcons coach Raheem Morris says of Michael Penix Jr.: "I’m not going to put him in harm’s way (but) I still feel really good about him, he’s the ultimate tough guy.”

Former Falcons Abraham, Dunn and Samuel advance in Hall of Fame process

Two other Atlanta-area players also move up in the voting.

Ex-Falcons WR Ray-Ray McCloud signs with Giants’ practice squad

Former Falcons wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud, who was released Tuesday, signed with the New York Giants practice squad Wednesday, according to a league source.

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THE FUTURE OF MARTA

MARTA was meant to go more places. Here’s why it doesn’t.

MARTA is searching for new leadership while it works toward completion of the largest capital investments made to the system in more than a decade.

Ex-PSC candidate took notebook of Georgia Power trade secrets, police say

A warrant alleges former Public Service Commission candidate Patty Durand placed a booklet of Georgia Power trade secret information into her purse and left a hearing room.

Buckhead HOA can’t keep neglecting historic Black cemetery, judge says

An Atlanta judge has forced a luxury Buckhead townhome HOA to refurbish and maintain one of the most historically significant African American cemeteries in the metro.