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Baltimore mayor cursed Ravens by disrespecting Terrible Towel
In a video posted to Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s Instagram, just days before the game took place, he attempted to hype up the city and the Ravens fan base for the game. In the full video, Scott appears to be paying back a lost bet to former Steeler Ryan Clark. However, the mayor doesn’t commit and veers back into smack-talking the Steelers. In the relevant part of the video, Scott says, “The one thing you do with this towel is you wipe your butt with it,” and then the mayor mimics using the towel in that way. What Mayor Scott clearly doesn’t understand is that the Myron Cope Curse, sometimes referred to as the Terrible Tower Curse, is very real. And it doesn’t miss.

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As the creator of the Terrible Towel, Cope famously said, “The Terrible Towel is poised to strike.” It seems that the Terrible Towel struck the Ravens on Sunday night, costing them an AFC North division championship and a spot in the playoffs.

The idea of the curse has gained traction among fans over the years, with the simple idea that if an opposing team disrespects the towel in any way, their season could be in danger.

Baltimore botching a clear opportunity to win a back-and-forth game with a 44-yard field goal at the end of the game feels like no coincidence. I, for one, choose to believe Tyler Loop’s hooked kick was another case of the curse punishing another foolish opponent for their hubris.