ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

Has this board really sunk that low? We're attributing an injury and two losses thusfar to a curse? The obvious response to this thread is "Well, duh" but a majority of people honestly believe in this.

Since 2000, people have honestly believed that there's been a Super Bowl's loser curse. A curse can't be a "curse" unless it's something that consistently happens every year.

The Seattle Seahawks lost the Super Bowl in 2005 and followed up the loss in 2006 with their third straight division title and a playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys.

Where was the curse? Did the curse take a year off, perhaps on vacation? I didn't realize curses could be inconsistent.

There are no such things as curses in sports. Unless the Red Sox and Rays have some magical voodoo powers.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

Maybe not a curse. But 9 out of 10 years is a trend.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

Well we lost the Super Bowl and have been cursed with a QB that has only thrown for 3 TDs in 5 games and is barely over 900 yards passing - so take it for what its worth

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

Curses? Voo-Doo? Everyone on here has gone wacko.


Has it occurred to anyone that this just might be an off season for us?


I know no one wants to think about it but it also seems to me that more than half the people on this site have given up on the Patriots Organization as a whole.

IMO, we need to stand behind our team no matter what. Does anyone feel that way any more?

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

I can think of several teams that have lost a Super Bowl and then came back to win the following year. You would have thought that people today are a bit more enlightened than to believe that events happen due to curses, karma, and lucky t-shirts, but apparently that is not so.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

well said, curses suck.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

If Hasselbach and his center doesn't have a sloppy exchange from center in the NFCDG against the Bears, they would have drove for the winning FG, would have played New Orleans in the NFCCG, and probably would have advanced to their second straight SB.

As for Super Bowl "curses"? I agree it's a myth...

1) What hurt the Bears last year was Grossman getting another 9th life. Look at them this year-they finally solved their QB problems(Orton is playing well).

2) In '01, 9/11 all but put a dent in the Giants season-otherwise, they had a very good team.

3) Those '02 Raiders haven't done squat since they went to that Super Bowl, largely b/c of Al Davis.

4) The Panthers lost their entire OL in '04 to FA, but they were a win away from going back to the playoffs at the end. If they had made it, who knows? The NFC favorite Eagles were without Owens, and they would have matched up well with them.

5) And less not forget the '00 Titans were the best team in football until they went 1 and done in the playoffs, largely b/c of their kicker.

Pt being that curses and bad coaching/FO moves/catastrophic events are not correlated at all.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

What about lucky pants?

I didn't see any red one's on the outside of Brady's game pants when he got hit.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

It's not a curse. It is a small sample.

Re: ATTN: There is no such thing as the Super Bowl's loser "curse"
 

Stop double-cursing us! Quick, someone run over a black cat.