ATLANTA - An Atlanta man says he’s in the hospital after football trash talk outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium turned violent following Sunday’s Falcons game.

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"I never thought I would get in a fight over the Falcons game, let alone put in the hospital," said 49-year-old Arkeius Smit.

Smith said he was in a tailgate lot on Northside Drive after the Falcons’ victory over the Washington Commanders when a confrontation with a New England Patriots fan escalated.

"He was a New England Patriots fan because he kept saying 28 to 3. That game was tough… 28-3," Smith said, referring to Atlanta’s infamous Super Bowl loss. "I never passed the first lick. It just went south from there."

Smith said his two daughters and ex-wife were leaving the game when they saw the fight.

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