Matt Ryan, overcome by Tom Brady in Super Bowl LI, suffers biggest comeback in NFL history

Despite having achieved a large point difference in the first half of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings, Matt Ryan suffered another stinging loss in his professional career as the Lucas Oil Stadium franchise received the biggest comeback in league history. NFL losing 36-39, after leading 33-0 at halftime at US Bank Stadium.

For the experienced 37-year-old quarterback, it is not the first time he has suffered a comeback of this nature, since in Super Bowl LI he was in the victory of Tom Brady and New England Patriots over the Atlanta Falcons (34-28), making this the biggest comeback in the history of the most important game in the league. National Football Leagueafter reaching a 3-28 lead in the third quarter.

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This Saturday he was one of the protagonists in the disaster against Kirk Cousins’ Vikings, since never before had a team been defeated after having a difference greater than 32 points. The Indianapolis Colts overcame the Houston Oilers debacle against the Buffalo Bills in the 1993 AFC Wild Card game, when the Space City franchise led 35-3 at halftime and ended up losing 38-41.

Matt Ryan saw how in 2017 his squad was defeated at NRG Stadium, precisely in Houston, by what is considered by many to be the best player of all time in the NFL, but now he lost to Kirk Cousins ​​almost six years after losing in the Super Bowl. Both games had to go to extra time to complete the historic somersaults.

Joe Montana suffered the biggest comeback in the regular season

Another of the quarterbacks considered on the NFL podium is Joe Montana, who became a legend with the San Francisco 49ers, but also fell victim to what had been the greatest comeback in regular season history to this day, when the Californian organization lost a 28-point lead against the New Orleans Saints in 1980.