Atlanta Falcons running back Mike Davis (28) poses with mascot Freddie Falcon after an NFL International Series game against the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Falcons' mascot gets in shoving match with youth football player

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 10/23/22

On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons fell to the Cincinnati Bengals, 35-17, victimized by quarterback Joe Burrow's 481-yard, three-touchdown day.

Unfortunately for the Falcons, their mascot may have shown more fight on Sunday than the team.

During a halftime exhibition game pitting mascots against a youth football team, "Freddie the Falcon" was involved in an altercation with one of the adolescent players.

@AtlantaFalcons mascot shoves kid after play...

DO NOT mess with Freddie The Falcon! pic.twitter.com/W5moKKmcIM
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 23, 2022

After chasing down the player and pushing him out of bounds aggressively, Freddie taunted the child. The two exchanged shoves before the rest of the team got involved. They briefly surrounded the mascot, but cooler heads thankfully prevailed.

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