ATLANTA This was a different kind of doubleheader. And this definitely is a different kind of Mets team. Its a nice bonus that the Mets clinching victory in their slow-starting season came against the hated Braves, but it could have been anyone. Unlike many of the previous 62 Mets teams, this one has the right mix, and the nece sary moxie. Their 0-5 start is barely a memory. Their early-season standing 11 games below .500 isnt worth a mention. Pete Alonso the New York Mets celebrates with his teammates on the field after the final out of the ninth inning. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post The beginning of this fateful trip, with three defeats sandwiching a Hurricane, doesnt mean squat now, either. The Mets engineered not one but two enormous rallies to win game one of a twin bill that was not only decisive for their season but weird as hell. They were facing their despised rival in a doubleheader a day after the regular season was supposed to end, but strangely, a split was going to be cause for celebration for both. Would a dual party of sworn enemies be allowed? More From Jon Heyman In what turned out to be a Mets cla sic, they in a roller coaster of a game one that was somewhat reminiscent of their entire season. Very bad to start, thrilling at the end. The seasonal comeback was epic, the two comebacks in this postseason-clinching 8-7 victory maybe even better. The first rally from an early deficit was startling, a six-run shock that put the Braves on notice, the second one historic, with MVP candidate Francisco Lindor off Pierce Johnson that won the game, achieved their first goal and proved most everyone wrong (more on that later). Mets Orelvis Martinez Jersey shortstop Francisco Lindor #12, celebrates in the locker-room after the game. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post We made it, we made it. In May we were playing the worst baseball maybe in the league. And we came back from that. We battled through the whole season, closer Edwin Diaz said. After the trip didnt begin exactly as hoped, manager Carlos Mendoza advised them all to play with smiles on their faces. That was the talk around the team. Play loose. Thats easier said than done, of course, and its near to impo sible to grin when youre down 3-0 against new Mets tormentor Spencer Schwellenbach through seven innings. Or when frequent Mets killer Ozzie Albies delivers a three-run hit off Diaz to erase a six-run Mets comeback and hand the Braves the lead into the ninth. Edwin Diaz #39 of the New York Mets slams his glove on the ground after getting the final out of the 9th inning. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post But say this for these Mets. There is no panic in these guys. To engineer two comebacks with the season on the line, especially in this place, tells us this is a different kind of Mets team. Few believed as the season spiraled early. But there was something about these fellows. Mets baseball president David Stearns saw it in spring training, telling The Post back then that it was a playoff caliber team. We didnt get the me sage for a couple months, finally suggesting on May 18 he might be right. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! A lot had to go right to get where they wanted to go. Jose Iglesias became the surprise of the season. OMG did he ever. (He also won the Iglesias versus Iglesias battle, lining a game-tying single off star Braves closer Raisel in the first rally.) Mark Vientos also came out of Syracuse to become the teams top slugger and show he could handle third base, too. Iglesias has to be . But the teams co-aces Sean Manaea and Luis Severino stepped up their games big-time, and David Peterson did, too. They were all great. Not enough is said about pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, one of the best. This time the offense ruled. After doing next to nothing through seven innings, the Mets lineup strung six hits in six at-bats in the eighth, punctuated by an absolute bomb of a home run by Brandon Nimmo that landed above the Chop House sign. Burgers and beer for all! Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor running around the bases after hitting a 2-run homer giving the Mets an 8-7 lead in the 9th inning. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post But after Diaz was torched in the eighth (and exacerbated things by failing to cover first), they needed to find a second hero. Lindor was that guy, of course. He thought about how much his back hurt while rounding the bases, and no wonder; hes carried this team at times. Diaz , getting ex-Met Travis dArnaud to ground out to Lindor at shortstop to end it. Diaz slammed his mitt down (thankfully, he didnt jump this time) and the muted party started remember, oddly, there was a game to go. The win spared Severino from starting the nightcap, which was won 3-0 by the Braves, and he will instead start game one of the Wild Card series Tuesday at Milwaukee. This trip has gone Atlanta, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Milwaukee. And indeed, its going to continue to be a long and tough road. Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo waves to the fans after the Mets clinched a playoff spot. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post But these Mets are not like their forebears. They overcome. Its been an uphill fight, Lindor said. We put ourselves in a big hole. We kept climbing, we kept climbing. We kept our shoulders above water. We never believed we were drowning. We believed, Lindor continued. Ive said this from day one. I believed we have the team to do [something] special. The Mets did believe. But now theyve made believers out of the rest of us, too. Adam Macko Jersey