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Jim Nantz extends Sunday’s announcer/interception curse

Announcers Jim Nantz and Spero Dedes created interceptions on Sunday with the sheer power of their words. If you don’t believe us, just watch.

At least two times on Sunday, announcers were directly responsible for interceptions.

You may think that’s facetious, but we don’t. We have seen more than enough no-hitters broken up as a result of blabbermouth people in the booth talking about it just to be defiant, and football announcers should know better than to ever say that Team X hasn’t thrown an interception, or Team X doesn’t yet have an interception. Because we ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, DON’T WE?

First, veteran announcer Spero Dedes apparently forgot himself in this regard. Albert was calling Sunday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars, and with 4:50 left in the first half, Dedes happened to mention that Minshew hadn’t thrown a pick all season long.

See if you can guess what happened next.

I mean… we’re talking MAYBE five seconds between the installation of the Announcer Curse, and the Inevitable Result. Ouch.

Then, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo were calling the game between the New England Patriots and the Las Vegas Raiders, and Nantz happened to mention that the Patriots don’t have an interception yet among the players in uniform on the field. Rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez, out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, was the only Patriots defender with an interception this season.

Of course, that changed right after Nantz said it. Defensive back Jabrill Peppers put a serious hit on receiver Davante Adams, and the ball flew up into the hands of linebacker Jahlani Tavai.

When will these guys learn? Actions have consequences, people.