The Most Insane Meltdowns In The History Of Sports

8. They Are Who Dennis Green Thought They Were

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The sound bite forever associated with Dennis Green — “They are who we thought they were” — came after the head coach’s 2006 Arizona Cardinals suffered one of the more impossibly painful losses in NFL lore. After taking a 23-3 lead with less than two minutes to go in the third quarter, the Cards saw two fumbles returned for Chicago Bears touchdowns before Devin Hester won the game with an 83-yard punt return to the house.

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