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There's a cliché in sports that silencing a road crowd is even sweeter than making the home stadium go crazy. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London experienced the former during Week 2 on Monday Night Football . London caught a touchdown to tie the contest against the Philadelphia Eagles in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo then converted the extra point to give Atlanta a 1-point lead. The Falcons secured a 22-21 victory after safety Justin Simmons intercepted quarterback Jalen Hurts on the ensuing possession. ESPN's Joe Buck described that the Falcons comeback left the Eagles home fans at Lincoln Financial Field as "stunned.
" That appeared to be an accurate description based on a video London's girlfriend, Sofia Gabay, took from the stands. Gabay sat roughly 10 rows above the corner of the end zone where London scored his touchdown. In a video she posted on her Instagram story, viewers can hear her screaming after the score.
But the Eagles fans around her fell dead silent. "You hear how silent he made the Eagles stadium???" Gabay wrote as a caption to her Instagram video story . Sofia Gabay's Instagram Story London's touchdown was his first of the season and first from new Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins.
The veteran signal caller completed 5 of 6 passes for 70 yards on the final possession, leading the Falcons on a 65-second touchdown drive. London finished the game with 6 catches for 54 yards and the touchdown. Twelve of his 54 yards came on the game-winning drive.
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