There’s nothing like a comeback. It’s the sports equivalent of texting your ex, actually getting a reply, and somehow turning it into a win. It’s chaos, it’s emotional damage, and it’s exactly why we love this stuff. Here are the top three comebacks that made grown men cry and dudes in bar stools lose their damn minds.
#3 – Patriots vs. Falcons, Super Bowl LI.
28-3. That’s all you gotta say. Falcons fans still flinch when they hear those numbers. Brady turned into a robot sent from the future to ruin Atlanta’s dreams. Overtime. Game over. And just like that, the “greatest choke in NFL history” was born. One half of football, and the GOAT made it look like a backyard scrimmage.
#2 – Cavaliers vs. Warriors, 2016 NBA Finals.
Down 3-1. Against a 73-9 Golden State team. In the Finals. LeBron said “bet,” dropped a chase-down block that’s now tattooed on Cleveland’s soul, and took Game 7 in Oracle. Kyrie iced it like it was practice. Steph cried in the parking lot. The internet exploded. A ring for The Land, and the King got his crown.
#1 – Red Sox vs. Yankees, 2004 ALCS.
Down 3-0. Literally no one had ever come back from that in MLB playoff history. Then Big Papi showed up like the baseball Grim Reaper. Four straight wins. Yankees fans left stunned, confused, and violently Googling “reverse sweep.” Boston broke the curse, New York broke down, and frat basements haven’t been quiet since.
Comebacks > blowouts. Every. Damn. Time.
