An ugly scene occurred in the stands of Mercedes-Benz Stadium during Sunday’s 26-24 win by the Falcons over their NFC South rival, the Saints.
Video emerged of a horrifying fight in the upper levels of the Falcons’ stadium where a fan in a white Falcons jersey was recorded kicking and stomping on the head of another man before a female fan was able to get control of him and pull him away from continuing the attack.
It’s unclear when exactly when during the game the disturbing event occurred, but a second social media post seemed to confirm the beatdown happened in or around Section 321.
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The clip that has made the rounds on social media showed the man in the Falcons jersey kick the man in a red shirt and tan pants in the head as a female fan tries to wrestle him back.
The assault continues as he can then be seen stomping on what appears to be the combatant’s head twice before being briefly pulled away.
The clip ends with two other men engaged in a fight before it cuts off.
A second video seemingly picks up when the first fight left off, focusing on a man in a black shirt and jeans pinning another man in a white shirt down.
As a separate individual wearing a red Falcons jersey comes in to break up that skirmish, visible in the background was the fan in the white Falcons jersey appearing to try and take another swing at the person he had been fighting — still was down on the ground.
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The video showed a second female fan jump in to prevent him from punching the man on the ground.
Fights at NFL venues have seemingly become an increasingly common occurrence over the past few years.
That included a bloody battle happening earlier this month outside of a game between the Raiders and Chargers.
