Washington Commanders fans make critical mistake by enacting the Rocky Statue Curse ahead of the NFC Championship Game

The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field and like clockwork, the opposing fanbase believes it would be a good idea to mess with the Rocky Statue outside of the Art Museum. 

If you’ve been with us for the past few years, then you already know what it means for an opposing fanbase to make the critical mistake in messing with the Rocky Statue. 

Messing with the Rocky Statue is never the way to go and Eagles fans on social media are always quick to point out the picture below as a reason to enact “The Rocky Statue Curse.”

It looks like we have a new victim with these Washington Commanders fans decking out the statue in their team’s gear last night. 

Washington Commanders fans make critical mistake by enacting the Curse of the Rocky Statue ahead of the NFC Championship Game

Ah yes, common mistake for opposing fanbases. Good.#FlyEaglesFly | #GoBirds pic.twitter.com/aVIJoy0ZVK

— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) January 24, 2025

I respect the Redskins gear but seriously, we have seen this critical mistake play out over and over again. No one ever learns. It’s embarrassing that we have to write about this time and time again but at the same time, it was expected.

Washington Commanders fans who have witnessed their team play like literal dog shit for the past 3-4 decades are now excited they are still playing in late-January and decided to make an attempt to be relevant. We’ll see how that plays out…

The Rocky Statue isn’t a superstition. It’s a curse.

Here are the results for opposing fanbases who mess with the Rocky Statue…

• 2015: Giants: L
• 2017: Vikings: L (NFC Championship Game)
• 2018: Patriots: L (Super Bowl 52)
• 2022: Astros L (World Series Game 3)
• 2023: Giants L 
• 2023: 49ers – L (NFC Championship Game)
• 2023: Chiefs* – W (Super Bowl in Arizona, False Flag)
• 2023: Diamondbacks (5 Fans, NLCS Game 1) – L
• 2023: Dolphins – L 
• 2023: Cowboys – L
• 2023: Bills – DNP – L
• 2023: 49ers – W
• 2024: Commanders – TBD

I will clarify yet again that any time this happens, it has nothing to do with the Rocky Statue. It’s more of the fact that these loser opposing fanbases think that anyone actually cares what they do to that dumb statue of Rocky outside of the Art Museum.

It means absolutely nothing to the majority of Philadelphians and sports fans in this city.

That statue is there for tourists and the locals who try to make a quick $5 by taking pictures of them in front of it. Outside of that, completely meaningless. Literally no one cares about the Rocky Statue. You can take that chunk of metal and toss it in the Schuylkill River for all I care.

The narrative that people in Philadelphia care about two things, Rocky and Cheesesteaks is absolutely insane and couldn’t be further from the truth. The majority of people don’t give a shit about the Rocky statue in the city of Philadelphia which is why it’s even more funny that people from out of town think it’s some major insult to our city and sports culture.

Then on top of that, every time it happens, their team loses. We’re laughing at you.

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