Blown leads and come-from-behind wins

The Game Room
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Why is it perceived that a team that lost by blowing a lead is worse than a team who trailed the whole game? If the Nats lead the Braves 6-2 then the Braves score 5 in the 9th to win, somehow the Braves get more credit and the Nats are beaten up more than if the Braves led the whole game by 1 run with the same outcome.

What is the psychology behind this?

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Mentally you’ve already put the game in the win column. The other game was never in the win column to begin with.