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.