Recording Perna's Curse Wheel Results

Category: Failed Curse

This team beat the curse… for now

  • Divisional Round, 2025

    Who did the Curse Wheel curse?

    • New England Patriots (#3)

    Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?

    • NO; the Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16

    How Bad Was the Curse?

    • I’ll be honest: if I didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought the entire game was cursed. Maybe it was.
    • EIGHT TURNOVERS. It probably could’ve been a completely different game if it weren’t for the fact that Texans QB C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions, or if Patriots QB Drake Maye’s fumbles weren’t as quickly recovered by his team.
    • Despite the turnovers, neither team could really capitalize on them. In fact there were a couple cases where there was essentially back-to-back turnovers. It was a really messy messy game.
    • It was a five point game at the start of the 4th quarter with the Patriots leading 21-16, but Drake Maye threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte that ultimately sealed the game.

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  • Wild Card, 2025

    Who did the Curse Wheel curse?

    • Los Angeles Rams (#4)

    Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?

    • NO; the Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers 31-34

    How Bad Was the Curse?

    • Honestly it was pretty damn close! Carolina played some serious ball, with the Rams making some crucial errors. This includes:
    • Rams QB Matthew Stafford got intercepted late in the 3rd Quarter, setting up a Panther’s TD, bringing them to their first lead 24-20.
    • A blocked punt against Rams kicker Ethan Evans by Panthers LB Isaiah Simmons set the Panters up for another touchdown and lead change, 31-27.
    • This potential late game collapse by the Rams brought the Panthers to a 71.9% win percentage.
    • However, it wasn’t enough and the Rams managed to rally with 2:39 remaining in the 4th to score the gaming winning touchdown.

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  • Week 18, 2025

    Who did the Curse Wheel curse?

    • Philadelphia Eagles & Jauan Jennings (#666)
    • Seattle Seahawks (#4)

    Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?

    How Bad Was the Curse?

    • Can it really count as a Curse against the Eagles if Coach Sirianni rest all their starters? Actually, probably! See, the 11-5 Eagles and 11-5 Chicago Bears were in a battle for the #2 seed, but Sirianni undoubtedly expected the Bears (who WEREN’T resting their starters) to defeat the depleated Detroit Lions and maintain their #2 position. However, turns out the Lions had a little roar in them left and managed to defeat the Bears 19-16. Had the Eagles played a bit smarter, they could’ve defeated the Commanders and edged over the Bears for the #2 seed. Now it looks like they’re playing the #6 49ers in the Wild Card. Good luck!
    • Jauan Jennings had a poor game (4 receptions on 6 targets, totalling 35 yards), but maybe his curse infected the San Francisco 49ers overall.
    • But it doesn’t explain why the Seahawks survived the curse in their game against the 49ers. They scored first and kept the 49ers from anything more than a sole field goal, thus locking in their #1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
    • Postseason here we come!

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  • Week 17, 2025

    Who did the Curse Wheel curse?

    • New England Patriots (#3)

    Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?

    • NO; the Patriots defeated the New York Jets 42-10

    How Bad Was the Curse?

    • lol
    • Ok but seriously, I don’t think the Curse Wheel was ever THIS wrong about a single team all season. Many of the other times I considered a curse to have failed still had some kind of residual effects (Joe Burrow got turf toe a week after the Bengals got cursed, two of the Steelers curses involved injuries to major players) but I don’t think anything happened to the Patriots that was remotely curse-worthy.
    • Drake “Drake Maye” Maye threw five touchdown passes. The Patriots’ win percentage was already at 98% by the end of the 1st Quarter. Patriots QB Joshua Dobbs took over with 5:31 left in the 3rd Quarter. This was absolute domination by the Patriots.
    • OH! Patriots Kicker Andy Borregales doinked a field goal attempt at the end of the 3rd quarter, that counts for something, right??
    • UPDATE: Patriots players Christian Barmore and Stefon Diggs have since been charged with assault in or around this week’s curse. Personally I don’t see it as the team being cursed, unless you consider the team’s curse involves star players being handed the idiot ball that week. I’ll leave that for you to decide.

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  • Week 15, 2025

    Who did the Curse Wheel curse?

    • Kansas City Chiefs (“Fuck KC”)
    • Pittsburg Steelers (#12)

    Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?

    • YES; the Chiefs lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 13-16
    • NO*; the Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins 28-15

    How Bad Was the Curse?

    • Another week where the primary cursed team decisively beat the curse. The Chiefs’ curse was a pre-show spin by Perna, where it landed on the “Fuck KC” slot (previously assigned to “Me Personally”)
    • At worst, the curse did give the Dolphins a bit of an edge against the Steelers in the first half, letting them score first and keeping the Steelers from scoring anything more than a touchdown by Halftime. But in the second half, all bets were off.
    • The “NO*” rating is due to Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt suffering a partially collapsed/punctured lung after a physical therapist botched a dry needling attempt. I’d say at worst this is a draw, since the Steelers still mightily defeated the Dolphins. Regardless, I’m still counting it as a failed curse overall, mostly because I don’t want to be like “well this week it’s only half a curse, and then Week 8 was only 1/3rd of a curse”… but I wouldn’t disagree if you want to think of it as a half curse.
    • Meanwhile, the Chiefs were doing well in the first half against the Chargers, reaching an 85.5% win percentage in the 2nd Quarter. However, not only did they collapse in the second half, but the game ended with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes tearing his ACL. Finally, this loss meant they were officially eliminated from the post season.

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