The world might want to wait 12 days to search out out who wins Tremendous Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, however those that imagine in curses know what’s already going to occur.
In response to the “Cousins Curse” the Eagles will lose to the Chiefs, permitting Kansas Metropolis to finish their three-peat. Travis Kelce will suggest to Taylor Swift at midfield with confetti raining down, and the dynasty can be cemented.
So, what precisely is the Cousins Curse and the way has it affected previous Tremendous Bowls?
What’s the Cousins Curse?
Fairly merely, no crew that has ever misplaced to Kirk Cousins throughout the common season has gone on to win the Tremendous Bowl. Not a single one. So, when the Eagles misplaced 22-21 to the Falcons on September sixteenth, it sealed their postseason destiny.
Initially the curse utilized to even making the Tremendous Bowl, however final season the 49ers broke this by dropping to Cousins and nonetheless making it to the tip. Nevertheless, the Curse has now morphed to being about successful the Tremendous Bowl itself.
How has the Cousins Curse struck up to now?
It would simply appear coincidental, however the Cousins Curse has been fairly damning. It has struck eight occasions within the final eight years, that means there actually could be one thing to this.
- 2016: Packers lose to Cousins. Get destroyed within the NFC Championship Recreation by the Falcons regardless of being closely favored
- 2017: Rams win the NFC West, however lose to Kirk Cousins. Los Angeles is eradicated within the Wild Card spherical
- 2018: Eagles lose to Cousins and the Vikings, go on to lose within the Divisional Playoffs
- 2019: Eagles lose to Cousins once more, lose to the Seahawks regardless of successful the NFC East
- 2020: Packers lose to Cousins, and regardless of being the highest seed within the NFC, they lose to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers within the NFC Championship Recreation
- 2021: The Packers are as soon as once more the No. 1 seed within the NFC, however lose to the 49ers after dropping to Cousins within the common season
- 2022: The curse hits the Payments, who go on to lose within the playoffs after dropping to Cousins. They had been a Tremendous Bowl favourite this 12 months
- 2023: 49ers lose to Cousins and the Vikings in Week 7, go on to lose the Tremendous Bowl to the Chiefs
So whereas the curse has morphed from merely making it to the Tremendous Bowl to now being about successful it, there’s nonetheless an unimaginable historical past of no crew hoisting the Lombardi Trophy after dropping to Kirk Cousins.
I’m an Eagles fan, ought to I be fearful?
Provided that you imagine in coincidence being a curse.
Are there any grounds to this curse?
There’s something to be mentioned about Cousins being an excellent, however unremarkable participant. He’s the precise type of offensive participant it’s essential beat with a purpose to present you could beat the league’s greatest.
The shared DNA of the curse is that dropping to Cousins has led to a defensive collapse within the playoffs to higher quarterbacks. To this finish he serves as a litmus check for a crew’s capacity — and it is sensible. Should you can’t deal with Kirk Cousins then what luck do you have got towards Patrick Mahomes?
Time will inform, and we’ll know if the Cousins Curse is damaged as soon as and for all on Tremendous Bowl Sunday.
