The Super Bowl gave everyone terrible election night flashbacks
So...that was a real nail-biter, wasn't it? Just when we were 99% certain that the Atlanta Falcons would bring home a win during Sunday night's Super Bowl, the New England Patriots swooped in to win it all. SEE ALSO: These are the most talked about Super Bowl LI ads that you won't want to miss Kinda reminds us of another recent news event that didn't quite go the way everyone expected. This is how I felt on election night. #SuperBowl — Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 6, 2017 wow i'm getting election night PTSD flashbacks just from glancing at the timeline — sarah jeong (@sarahjeong) February 6, 2017 This game flipped like the election did — ️CAS (@CASComing) February 6, 2017 Lmao. pic.twitter.com/l2BLt99vQc — Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) February 6, 2017 It's Election Night in football form. #Superbowl pic.twitter.com/qkI3IrWehQ — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 6, 2017 Why is the game like the election all over again? The #falcons have the popular vote. #SuperBowl #SuperBowlSunday #SuperBowl2017 pic.twitter.com/6Tt7nbx66h — AmandaSushma (@AmandaSushma) February 6, 2017 Oh my god I'm getting Election Night flashbacks. Come on Falcons! #SuperBowl #BlerdBowl pic.twitter.com/RFwGcBq48Y — Ally (@allyremelle) February 6, 2017 when the super bowl starts to look like the 2016 election pic.twitter.com/a3Xh1T87qX — gillian (@ahsokareys) February 6, 2017 This is like Trump winning the election all over again. #SuperBowl We just knew the Falcons were going to win and..... pic.twitter.com/1Nr7We0Gfn — Kevin Simmons (@TheSkorpion) February 6, 2017 Atlanta now has an 86% chance of winning, per ESPN. That's about the same Clinton's chances heading into the election pic.twitter.com/fNpBPSO8tJ — Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) February 6, 2017 Reminds me of the last late night in the newsroom... pic.twitter.com/PzNNCP9NhP — Lindsay Ellis (@lindsayaellis) February 6, 2017 Patriots 269 - Falcons 269 — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 6, 2017 At least the Falcons won the popular vote — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 6, 2017 Hillary Clinton's just here for the halftime show, though. I'm one of 100 million #SuperBowl fans that just went #Gaga for the Lady, & her message to all of us. https://t.co/8AoNqjwr1b — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 6, 2017 BONUS: These are the most talked about Super Bowl LI ads that you won't want to miss