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Crooked goal post causes odd delay in Atlanta


The Falcons may play at an indoor stadium, but the Georgia Dome is not immune to delays.

This is something you don't see very often.

The start of Sunday's 49ers-Falcons game was delayed about seven minutes as officials noticed the goal post was crooked. That was odd enough, but how the officials fixed the goal post was especially hilarious.

They used some rope-like contraption to pull the goal post until it was level. Referee Gene Steratore was playing spotter until it was back it code. It wasn't a complex operation, but the rope eventually did the trick.

And no, Jimmy Graham had nothing to do with it this time.