ATLANTA — While Friday night’s exhibition opener did not go well as the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Tennessee Titans 23-3, there was at least one Falcons fan who went home extremely happy.
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Channel 2 Sports Anchor Alison Mastrangelo happened to catch Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo share a moment with a young fan that the fan probably will never forget.
Just another reason why I LOVE sports !!@YounghoeKoo made these kids night by tossing the football with them . Just look at his ADORABLE reaction!! @AtlantaFalcons @wsbtv #RiseUpATL #atlanta #nfl #NFLPreseason pic.twitter.com/nUtYUAuOzg
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) August 13, 2021
Mastrangelo caught Koo, who was dressed out and ready to play, playing catch with the kid who was stationed just behind the safety net in the end zone.
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While Koo did not have the busiest of nights for the Falcons, he scored their only points of the evening when he nailed a 42-yard field goal early in the third quarter.
The Falcons had a tough night in head coach Arthur Smith’s debut. The only managed 136 yards of offense for the entire game.
Atlanta will have another chance to improve on Saturday, Aug. 21 when they travel to Miami to face the Dolphins.
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