Comments on: TGIF: Brett Favre and the Madden Curse

By: Madden ‘11: Patriots Win Super Bowl in ESPN Simulation | Sports of Boston

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:29:00 +0000

[...] ruining careers of many prolific NFL players. SoB’s Pete chronicled the pitfalls for every Madden cover athlete from 1999 (Garrison Hearst) to 2008 (Brett Favre), and added extra analysis for 2009’s cover boys (Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu). We all [...]

By: TGIF: Larry Fitzgerald and the Madden Curse | Sports of Boston

TGIF: Larry Fitzgerald and the Madden Curse | Sports of Boston — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:32:28 +0000

[...] year, I commented on Brett Favre’s appearnce on the cover of Madden ‘09 and I also documented every Madden cover athlete since 1999. [...]

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:04:27 +0000

OK well, the QB he replaced (Chad Pennington) ended up turning the Dolphins into the AFC East Champs after Miami was 1-15 last season and also ended up booting the Jets from the playoffs in the deciding game in Week 17.

If that isn’t bad karma, I don’t know what is.

Not to mention, Favre’s terrible offensive peformance got Mangini fired. No other player who has graced the cover of Madden created unemployment for their head coach.

By: KC

KC — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:00:05 +0000

I dont know if it qualifies for a Madden Curse. He played every game. What a tough guy!

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:46:07 +0000

Jets start out 8-3 and finish 9-7 and miss playoffs.

Favre should have been sidelined with a dead arm but instead plays in order to selfishly keep his streak alive thus costing the Jets a playoff spot.

If not for the massive ego of Jet Favre, he would have missed at least one game in December.

By: TGIF: The Best Fantasy Football Seasons of The Last 10 Years | Sports of Boston

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:21:09 +0000

[...] Faulk would only have one more season of 1,000+ yds rushing before injuries and fatigue took over. I guess you could attribute his demise to the Madden Curse. [...]

By: The NBA 2K9 Blessing | Sports of Boston

The NBA 2K9 Blessing | Sports of Boston — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:55:48 +0000

[...] been placed on the cover of the new NBA video game, NBA 2K9. Is it a blessing or a curse? Well, the Madden Curse (NFL) relates to the bad luck that seems to inflict each man who appears on the cover. This is [...]

By: KC

KC — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:28:19 +0000

While I believe there may be something to the curse, I’ll have to disagree with you on Marshall Faulk. That year, he did rush for less than 1000 yards, but he also still had 80 catches for 537 yards. He steadily got worse because once a RB hits 30, their career is basically over (unless you’re Curtis Martin).

I’m willing to guarantee that if Faulk was on the cover after winning the Super Bowl with the Rams, he still would’ve been good the following two years.

The problem with the Madden Curse is that we reach for it to work. Like if Favre plays well and plays every game but the Jets miss the playoffs, that’s not the curse at work. If he retires after missing the playoffs…that’s not the curse at work. The only way to prove it is to take football’s iron man down and out for one game. If that happens…i’m a believer!