Who did the Curse Wheel curse?
- Atlanta Falcons (#14)
Did the Curse Wheel curse succeed?
- YES; the Falcons lost to the Chicago Bears 31-23.
How Bad Was the Curse?
- Even though the Falcons did ultimately lose, it was actually kinda close at the end there. The Falcons managed to score 16 points in the last 10 minutes of the 4th Quarter… but it didn’t help them in the end.
- Maybe the most embarrassing play of the game was the muffed punt catch by Falcons WR Zachariah Branch, putting the Bears at the Falcons 10 yard line, which they then easily sneezed it in. And hey, looks like the Bears managed to win by one score. What a coincidence!
- Another fumble happened with 1:48 left in the 3rd Quarter when the Bears kicked off to the Falcons, which was recieved by Branch again, and OOPS good ol’ butterfingers fumbled again! It was recovered by the Bears who ultimately turned that into a Field Goal.
- But hey, despite causing the Bears to add 10 to their score, the Falcons did manage to claw their way back into a one score game. Now the Falcons got the ball, there’s over 3 minutes left in the 4th Quarter, plenty of time to march down the field to try to tie it up. It’s 3rd and 16, and… Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. gets sacked and fumbles. Bears recover the ball, end of game.
Current Curse Win Percentage: 0.286 (2/7 teams cursed)