Julio Jones’ TD With 2 Seconds Left Leads Falcons to Stun 49ers [WATCH]

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Falcons receiver Julio Jones

Not many gave the Atlanta Falcons a shot of even keeping Sunday’s game close with the NFC’s top team, the San Francisco 49ers.

The Falcons not only kept it competitive but they stunned the 49ers, rallying in the final two minutes to pull off the huge upset, 29-22.

Trailing 22-17 with 1:52 to play, quarterback Matt Ryan led the Falcons on a 10 play, 70-yard drive that culminated with a dramatic Julio Jones’ five-yard, go-ahead touchdown grab at the goal line.

Jones was initially ruled down at the one-yard line, the clock expired and the players ran on the field, temporarily giving the 49ers the win.

The play was reviewed and the call was overturned, as officials ruled that the ball had broken the plane of the goal line.

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Jones finished the game with a monster performance, catching 13 passes for 134 yards, including two TDs.

The Falcons added a fumble recovery for a TD on the game’s final kickoff, making the final score 29-22.


Jones’ Game-Winning Touchdown Capped a Wild Final Sequence of Plays in Falcons’ Upset Win


The ending to Sunday’s Falcons-49ers game was about as dramatic as it gets for a regular-season contest.

The 49ers had a chance to put the Falcons away with a first down with under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but could not convert on a 3rd down and 4 when tight end Greg Kittle caught a pass from Jimmy Garappolo, fumbled it and then recovered the ball for a gain of three yards.

Instead of electing to go for it on 4th and 1, the 49ers settled for a 43-yard field goal by Robbie Gould.

The Falcons then got the ball, trailing 22-17 with 1:52 remaining and one timeout in their pocket.

On the play prior to the Jones’ game-winning catch, the Falcons scored what would have been a go-ahead TD with eight seconds left when Ryan found tight end Austin Hooper for a five-yard score.

Hooper made an incredible attempt to hang on to the ball and maintain possession throughout, although the ball made contact with the ground.

The play was ultimately reviewed and the touchdown was taken away after officials ruled the ball had, in fact, hit the ground.

The Falcons, then facing a 3rd and goal, would score after replay rewarded Jones with a TD.

With the 49ers’ loss, the Seattle Seahawks moved back into first place in the NFC West with their win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The 49ers went from being the No. 1 seed in the NFC to start Sunday’s action, to dropping down to the fifth seed. Both the 49ers (11-3) and Seahawks (11-3) are on a collision course for their Week 17 matchup, which could very well decide the division and top seed in the conference.