A Look Back: The Final Moments of a Thrilling Victory
It was January 13, 2013 three years ago today when one of the most exciting wins in Falcons history took place. Take a ride through that history with us.
January 13, 2013: It's a little after 5 p.m. After two straight crushing playoff losses the previous two seasons, the Falcons had moments before watched Seattle make a 20-point Atlanta lead disappear...
January 13, 2013: ... Making good on his previous three field goals on the day, Matt Bryant eyes up what's next: a 49-yard field goal with 13 seconds left that would give the Falcons a two-point lead over the Seahawks in the NFC divisional round...
January 13, 2013: Holder Matt Bryant takes the perfect snap and places the ball on the ground. Bryant takes a swipe at it and gets all of it...
January 13, 2013: All we could do now was watch as the kick sailed through the air...
January 13, 2013: But we didn't even need to see the ball split the uprights. We already knew the kick was true...
January 13, 2013: The sideline erupted...
January 13, 2013: We got a little excited...
January 13, 2013: OK, we got a lot excited...
January 13, 2013: Our fans almost blew the roof off the Georgia Dome...
January 13, 2013: We congratulated the guy with the sure foot...
January 13, 2013: But it wasn't over yet. We all held our breath as the Seahawks gave it one last effort and @juliojones_11 took to the sky to come down with the game-winning interception...
January 13, 2013: Emotion poured out of @TonyGonzalez88 as he earned the first playoff win of his storied career...
January 13, 2013: The rest of the team, including longtime veteran Todd McClure, went nuts...
January 13, 2013: And we made the boss pretty happy...
January 13, 2013: And the hero took his bow as the celebration came to a close, marking one of the most thrilling victories in Falcons history.
