That exact scenario happened this year when Todd Gurley of the Falcons was told not to score, get the 1st down but then fall down and the Falcons could run out the clock...
Instead when he fell down it was right on the goal line, giving the ball back to the Lions who went down and scored the winning TD on the last play of the game....
That meaningless TD cost the Falcons the game...
Finally some bad luck you can’t blame on Soros or the Chinese.
I think you are leaving something out. If the Falcons were already winning and got a TD, once score wouldn’t be enough. Was their an onside kick?