Who Else Was Not Worried With 31 Secs On The Clock?

[Miller2Rison]

i was watching the game and ppl were saying there is only 31 secs i said thats plenty of time for matt ryan i saw him win with 8 secs and no time outs

[Peyton]

I didn't assume that the Falcons were going to drive it down there, but I felt really confident after that first strike to Harry.

[Top Flight]

My heart was pounding then I looked at the HUD thingy or whatever and saw 31 secs, and 2 timeouts and said "Matt will do it again, no worries"

[JDaveG]

I wouldn't say I was "not worried," but I also knew we had the right QB for that moment. If it could be done, he was the one who was going to do it.

[Tuggle'2]

After the HD catch I felt a little better. I had to go outside for a minute after they got the lead though.

[Geneaut]

I was worried, but I wasn't hopeless. When I saw the return Quiz made, and saw Seattle line up in a prevent I felt a lot better. Chicago just kept floating through my head.

[ryanATL1988]

i never lost faith but i was sure nervous.

[DirtyBirdFever]

Honestly I thought it was over, and I thought they deserved to lose anyway. You don't blow a 20 point lead in one quarter IN THE PLAYOFFS. That gives me no confidence in our defense. This team will go as far as Matt will take them.

[xSICKxWITHxITx]

I was nervous and upset the Hawks scored, but when I realized we still had 31 secs left I knew we had enough time. I knew it would be tough, but I also knew we had a shot. I was thinking of the Chicago game.

[bossFALCON™]

I felt good knowing that we only needed 30-40 yards and we had 2 timeouts; we've come back in tougher situations than that (bears game, ravens game, panthers game)

[BCEagleATLFalcon]

No way will I say I wasn't worried. The return (please don't fumble!!!) two passes (don't get sacked!!! don't throw an interception, but we need yards, so don't play it safe either!!! hold onto it, Harry!!! hold onto it, Tony!!!) and waiting for the kick (you can do it, Bryant, you can do it, you've done it so many times for us!!!) took some years from my life.

But I knew we could do it.

Apparently that's exactly what Bryant started marching around to each member of the offense to say.

"We've done this before. We've done this before. Let's do it again."

[ya_boi_j]

I was very worried until I saw quiz return the kick.

[clownorg]

Not for 1 second did I think we would lose that Game.

At halftime, my Girl was worried ,I said why ..her response "They always **** after halftime"

They started their comeback..Not worried, she went into full blown panic mode.

They took the lead, She said "It's over, sorry honey". I reminded her we only needed 11 seconds to beat Da Bears and this time we had more and it would be plenty

I Immediately said..It's not over, we will win..She shook her head....I paused the DVR, looked her dead in the eye and said "I am so confident they will win, I'll bet you anything at all"

She chose the bet loser would have to clean the whole house naked.....Well I enjoyed the view from the couch with a Nice cold beer in hand, and the house is Spotless

[B_Lo_Touchdowns]

I was nervous but I knew Matt had it in him. When he hit HD the place went crazy and I knew we would win it. I almost had a fu@#ing heart attack

[nestaselect]

I told my wife when they scored "they left too much time on the clock. We've got this." Funny thing is, I was LYING on my couch!! Not sitting up! That's how relaxed I was.. Or maybe that's how worn out I was

[Taydumz]

Quizz was so big in the return! Plus that block jesus if he didnt pick up the block matt woulda got sacked!

[BadMoonRising]

Matt Ryan just did that not to a scrub team, not just a fluke team.

the number 1 pass defense in the league during the playoffs with everything on the line. The NFL media is still in shock today, **** the world is still in shock.

LOVE IT.

[jkitsune]

On the other end, I was pretty nervous too. Our D, for all of its strengths, has given up some really inexcusable 4th-quarter points. The Dolphins, Lions, Bears, and now the Falcons have all marched down on us at the end of a game to win it after a Russell Wilson comeback. 31 seconds felt like far, far too long.

BTW, Quizz is an incredible runner. The way he cuts is just incredible.

[Tandy]

I posted this in a similar thread - but this is truly what it was like in that still packed dome with 31 seconds on the clock:

I was watching the clock, tears in my eyes, my heart was in my hands when they were driving to the end zone. I said to Nito, maybe we really are cursed. Watching the clock tick down. Cursing Mike Smith because I said - go for 2 when we had the chance to take it to 28 instead of 27 and he didn't. Then came the touchdown. Then the review.

I looked at my husband. I said - please let it be a touchdown. He looked at me - and I said - they have 31 seconds. If it's not a touchdown - they'll still get one - but they won't leave us any time.

When it was confirmed - you could see the whole section change. You could hear the murmuring - 31 seconds.

I'm serious - it's like the section started waking up and realizing the time on the clock. The whole attitude was changing.

Then the return by Quizz and everyone was on their feet. You could literally feel the electricity going through the section.

Then when he called time out and they were 49 yards away - we were like - make one more play - but they had the field goal unit out.

We knew we had a chance from the 31 seconds. We knew our chances were good from Quizz's return. We knew we had it in the bag when Bryant had a second shot.

No joke - no exaggeration - you could feel the change in the fanbase with each step towards that win.

One more thing. I've been to nearly every game in that stadium. A couple of years ago, that stadium would have been half empty when they came back to 21. No one left. It would have been 3/4 empty with 31 seconds left. No one left.

I was at the Bears game - at least half of the fans were already gone when that 6 second drive began. Not on this day. Everyone stayed. Why do you think that is if they didn't believe it could happen?

[ya_boi_j]

I walked off and shook my head after the touchdown, came back and saw the return and said we're in good field position now baby. After the pass to hd I walked off again and told my wife is can't watch this. Next thing I know I hear "go Tony, run that mutha fudgin ball ninja" I ran back in to see the field position then said yeah, perfect position. Then walked out again only to get a 20 second delay lol

[FalconsfanDK]

i knew it was possible, and i kept reminding myself of the chicago game, and the panthers game this year. but to say i wasn't worried would be a straight up lie... it felt like my heart was trying to burst through my chest.

[since68andcounting]

There was a girl two rows in front of us gathering her purse and belongings, preparing to leave. I said, "DON'T LEAVE". I'd seen it too many times before with Matt Ryan. She pointed to her boyfriend, who was ready to go. I said "DON'T LEAVE."

They stayed. I bet they're glad they stayed.

[Big_Dog]

I have to be honest. I was nervous, my pampers were damp but after the kick they filled up.

[falconstwopercentsized]

seen them in this situation before so many times it has to be 2nd nature for them. I was worried about the kick bryant has been great for us but still... I was relieved when carol called for the ice and bryant got to practice shank. Knew he wouldn't miss twice in a row.

[since68andcounting]

Honestly I thought it was over, and I thought they deserved to lose anyway. You don't blow a 20 point lead in one quarter IN THE PLAYOFFS. That gives me no confidence in our defense. This team will go as far as Matt will take them.

We didn't "deserve to lose". The team that won, should have won.

Our defense floundered when Abe went out. Also, we uncharacteristically completely blew some coverages in the 2nd half. Other than the 4th down play WillyMo had a horrible game. That won't happen again. In terms of skill level our defense is MUCH closer to the one that shut out the Giants and Seattle for a half than they are the 2nd half yesterday. Teams consistently underestimate our defense.

Edited January 14, 2013 by since68andcounting