# S4 E27 - Collapse or Comeback? The Greatest Blown Leads over the Generations

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Published: 2026-07-18T19:00:00+00:00
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Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E27 | "Collapse or Comeback? The Greatest Blown Leads in Sports History" England had Argentina on the ropes. The Spurs were up 29 at halftime. The Bills led 28-3. Greg Norman had a six-stroke Masters lead. So what happened? In Season 4, Episode 27, Jonathan, Steve, and Mark debate one of sports' greatest questions: when a team blows a massive lead, is it a collapse, a comeback — or both? The Cases: ⚽ England-Argentina, World Cup — Steve was at a bar watching Messi dismantle England's prevent defense for 30 straight minutes. Was Southgate's decision to go defensive with 30 minutes left the worst coaching decision in World Cup history? Jonathan says England had fast players on the bench. Steve says they never used them. Mark says going into prevent that early is automatically a collapse — no debate. 🥊 Billy Conn vs. Joe Louis, 1941 — Up big on points through 12 rounds, one light heavyweight away from the biggest upset in boxing history. All he had to do was dance. He chose to slug it out with the heavyweight champion of the world. Joe Louis knocked him out in the 13th. "He can run, but he can't hide." 🏀 Spurs up 29 at halftime — NBA Finals — Steve says slow it down, work the clock, deny threes. Mark says you can't change an entire game plan at halftime when you got there by playing your way. Jonathan pulls the data: teams down 20 going into the fourth quarter in NBA playoff history are 3 and 747. The Knicks being one of those three makes it personal. 🏀 Trail Blazers-Lakers, 2000 Game 7 — Up 71-58 in the fourth quarter, 13 straight misses, Shaq and Kobe's partnership nearly dissolved. Collapse or comeback? The guys actually agree — mostly. 🏈 Music City Miracle & the Frank Reich Bills comeback — Was it the greatest…

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