If you’re a fan of the Tennessee Titans, as I am, there’s no doubt you’re tired of hearing about the damn ‘Curse of the Indianapolis Colts.’ For nearly a decade now, the Titans have been forced to call the Colts “daddy,” plain and simple. If you’re unfortunate enough to have watched most of these games, you’re undoubtedly an alcoholic by now. This rivalry is enough to drive anyone to drink. There are children in my family who have only seen the Titans defeat the Colts once.
In other words, it’s bad….pretty fuckin’ bad. But, it’s actually so bad that you have to wonder….are there otherworldly forces at hand here? Well, ladies and gentlemen, I hope you are ready for some investigative journalism. This is exactly how you solve real mysteries. First, let’s take a look at exactly what this curse is:
12/28/08 – Colts win, 23-0
10/11/09 – Colts win, 31-9
12/6/09 – Colts win, 27-17
12/9/10 – Colts win, 30-28
1/2/11 – Colts win, 23-20
10/30/11 – Titans win, 27-10
12/18/11 – Colts win, 27-13
10/28/12 – Colts win, 19-13 (OT)
12/9/12 – Colts win, 27-23
11/14/13 – Colts win, 30-27
12/1/13 – Colts win, 22-14
9/28/14 – Colts win, 41-17
12/28/14 – Colts win, 27-10
9/27/15 – Colts win, 35-33
1/3/16 – Colts win, 30-24
10/23/16 – Colts win, 34-26
11/20/16 – Colts win, 24-17
Folks, the Colts have outscored the Titans to the tune of 460-318 during this stretch. By my count, that puts Indy with 142 more points, which is not good. The Colts are averaging a victory margin of ~10. This confirms my theory that things are so bad, that they’re unnaturally bad. But, we still have to figure out what caused this to happen.
So, when you’re trying to solve a mystery, you always want to try to find the source…the origin, if you will. That’s what they teach you in mystery solving school, and it’s why Scooby Doo and those teenagers had a 100% success rate in catching criminals.
Take a look back at that 2008 season. Do you know what happened the week before this streak started?
Yes, folks – that’s the game where the Titans were filmed stomping on the Terrible Towel after the game. All of Pittsburgh stood aghast. Many wise old men (who actually, in hindsight, were probably shaman aware of the magic behind the Terrible Towel) cringed at the act. Legend has it that the cloth of a Civil War soldier, alive or dead, quilts each Terrible Towel. That’s bad juju, which would’ve remained a secret to this day if not for my journalism abilities. I’m preparing my shelf to hold my Emmy as we speak.
With the exception of that fateful Halloween Eve in 2011 (which I’m going to attribute to Halloween devil blood magic), the Titan’s haven’t stood a chance, but it’s not necessarily their fault. Well, actually, yeah it’s LenDale White and Keith Bulluck’s fault…any other Titan that stomped the flag, too. But, it just so happens that today’s game on October 16, 2017 coincides with the 142nd anniversary of the founding of Brigham Young University, an institution which remains dedicated to fending off evil spirits. In my opinion, that’s a powerful enough entity to break this curse, but as I’m more an expert in documenting these phenomenon, I’m no expert in curses and don’t want to be held accountable for that statement.
The streak has to end at some point, but it seems like karma has come ’round for the Colts. Andrew Luck may be cursed, and if you’re cursed, I don’t think you can curse another team, so it stands to reason that the Titans should win this game. That said, it’s possible that after Mariota has endured yet another injury, there could be another curse at work here and if that’s the case, then I think the Colts curse has to have run its course, too. Again, I’m not an expert, but I don’t think you can curse someone twice at the same time. With clear evidence of the ‘Mariota Injury Curse,’ I’d say the curse of the Colts is over, and the Titans should win this game.
We did some serious previewing of this game over here. But, basically – establish the run and stop T.Y. Hilton. Boom. Game plan. Titan up.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. A strong advocate of GSD (get shit done) and #BeBetter, he’s down to talk Tennessee Titans and Alabama Crimson Tide football over a beer any day. Check him out covering the WWE for WrestlingNews.co. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley, @WrestlingNewsCo
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