Is Josh Allen suffering from Madden Curse or did Patrick Mahomes prove it’s not real?
There is no such thing as a curse ... unless you’re talking about sports, right?
There’s the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, the Cubs’ Curse of the Billy Goat (that was exorcised in 2016) and, of course, the Madden Curse.
The latter was a hot topic Tuesday, one day after the Broncos’ 24-22 win at Buffalo.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. Allen now has 11 interceptions and 13 total turnovers this season, and both are the most in the NFL, as CBS Sports noted.
Heading into the season, Allen was on the cover of the Madden NFL football game, and fans are wondering if that curse has continued. Others said that wasn’t the reason for Allen’s struggles.
And a few noted that one player avoided the curse: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who was on the cover in 2019,. That season ended with the Chiefs winning Super Bowl LIV.
Here is some of what fans were saying.
Madden needs to start doing retired players only for the cover…sheesh
— Charles (@WithinRangeCES) November 14, 2023
Mahomes is so good he won 2 mvps and 2 Super Bowls after being on the madden cover twice never seen anything like this
— . (@onballsiakam) November 14, 2023
It's ALIVE
— ️eter️iPs️ (@PeterClips369) November 14, 2023
It is alive and well
— JRSY (@jrsyenterprise1) November 14, 2023
i was just about to say that lol
— ZO OF RDC (@Innocent27_RDC) November 14, 2023
It sure feels real this year
— Harecules (@harecules) November 14, 2023
Mahomes won the Super Bowl after being in Madden cover lol it doesn’t exist
— Tj C. (@KCSportsTEC) November 14, 2023
The #BuffaloBills are 5-5. This is a team that finished 14-4 and made it to the divisional last year. The Madden Curse is at work. pic.twitter.com/Fmrvj6s5Af
— The Sports Fellow (@sportsworld268) November 14, 2023
Boi you know it is, that curse is long fabled and will continue its power each year
— JRSY (@jrsyenterprise1) November 14, 2023
Nah, Josh Allen was turning the ball over before the Madden cover
— Chris Jackson (@CJColtsFan) November 14, 2023
#Madden21: Lamar Jackson got injured #Madden22: Mahomes & Brady lost in the playoffs #Madden23: was John Madden himself (#Chiefs won it all) #Madden24: Josh Allen is having a bad year
The only quarterback to win a Super Bowl wonder the Madden cover is Patrick Mahomes! pic.twitter.com/K8k226OwTZ— DecodingSports (@decoding_sports) November 14, 2023
The #MaddenCurse got Josh Allen and The Bills in a chokehold
— bryantfromthecast (@scummbaggpapi) November 14, 2023
The Madden Curse skipped over Patrick Mahomes. It's back.
— kstate_MAN (@kstateman14) November 14, 2023
Mahomes won a ring as the cover athlete. Allen over hyped to reckless with the ball
— PettyDinero (@PettyPDinero) November 14, 2023