Poor Tom Brady. After the Falcons leaped ahead to a 21-3 first-half lead on the Patriots, Tom Brady could not have been happy.

» RELATED: Super Bowl 2017: Top memes, tweets and GIFs

Unfortunately for him, he's the quarterback of one of the most-hated team in the NFL who was also at the center of a deflated-football scandal, one of many cheating scandals involving the Patriots. So Twitter had no mercy for him.

Witness:

Unfortunately, it may be Tom Brady who gets the last laugh at the rest of us making snarky jokes on Twitter.

Post-game update: These tweets are less funny now.

RECOMMENDED VIDEO: Best moments of the first half of Super Bowl 2017:

About the Author

Keep Reading

The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC

Featured

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Credit: AP