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Jan 29, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (left) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes (right) celebrate after winning the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 29, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (left) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes (right) celebrate after winning the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs will be battling it out with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. As they’re gearing up for the Super Bowl, there is a chance the Chiefs might be cursed. Throughout the playoffs, the Eagles have had an unfair advantage of the Philly curse. It seemed to have worked against the 49ers and it has worked in the past against multiple teams as well.
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Furthermore, as the Super Bowl gets closer, players like Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes might just be a little mad at the actions of fans in Philadelphia. Twitter experienced an uproar with fans going off and jokingly speaking about the Philly curse.
What exactly is the Philly curse and why is Patrick Mahomes scared of it?
The infamous Philadelphia curse has struck multiple times in the past. Interestingly, the supposed curse itself functions in a simple manner. In the past, whenever fans of the teams opposing Philadelphia sports team vandalized the statue of Rocky Balboa, the opposing team lost their crucial games. It is noteworthy that the statue itself is placed at a monumental place from a shot in the Rocky movies. Furthermore, this supposed curse has worked in the past, even against teams as good as the Brady led-Patriots, as per ESPN.
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Someone recently put up a Chiefs jersey on the Balboa statue. Interestingly, this came right after Kelce spoke about not putting up a jersey on the Balboa statue. Fans had some intense reactions as the image of the jersey on the statue went viral.
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The fans did not hold back as they spoke about the curse on Twitter. This fan called it an inside job.
I’m calling an inside job!!
— Josh Carney (@ByJoshCarney) February 10, 2023
Fans also mentioned that Kelce might be angry.
Travis is gonna be so pissed
— Luke Sawhook 🪚🪝 (@lukesawhook) February 10, 2023
Furthermore, fans went on to call it a fake done by the Eagles.
I mean eagles fans could have made it a little less obvious 😭
— malleck (@malleckmw) February 10, 2023
Finally, fans also indicated that Jason Kelce might have been the culprit.
Inside jobhttps://t.co/n9nO6TP6rh
— Sivadelyk9891 (@sivadelyk9891) February 10, 2023
It seems like fans did not believe that any Chiefs fan would do something as brash as triggering the Philly curse. Furthermore, fans also jokingly blame Jason Kelce for the Chiefs jersey on the Balboa statue.
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Jan 29, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after winning the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports | Reuters
However, only time will tell if the curse of Philadelphia will be applicable to this year’s Super Bowl or if will Mahomes overcome the curse that tripped even Brady.
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