Terrible Towel Curse Strikes Jaguars As Steelers Reach Playoffs

Sports Illustrated

The curse of the Terrible Towel has struck again, with the Jacksonville Jaguars becoming the latest to find out what happens after one messes with the yellow fabric.

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00:00 The curse of the terrible towel has struck again. Since this moment, the Jaguars collapsed to miss

00:04 the playoffs, while the Steelers are now in. Legend has it disrespecting the beloved rally

00:08 towel damages the offender and bolsters Pittsburgh, which should be familiar to the Bengals,

00:13 as in 2016, Sinse blew a double-digit lead after running back Jeremy Hill ripped the towel.

00:18 And in 2005, TJ Hustman's auto wiped his cleats with it, and then Pittsburgh beat them in the

00:23 playoffs, en route to a Super Bowl. Which also happened to the top-seeded 2008 Titans,

00:28 who lost out after defaming the fabric, while the Steelers won it all over the Cardinals.

00:32 But not before the mayor of Phoenix blew his nose yellow. Similar incidents also afflicted

00:36 the Browns' chargers in Washington in the past, with Jacksonville next on the list.

00:40 By the way, Pittsburgh happened to win the Super Bowl the year the terrible towel was

00:44 introduced as well. Coincidence?

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