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A week ago, was preparing his juggernaut for another run at the Lombardi Trophy. Today, . A figurative southbound change of course, but nothing compared to the turn of events for future r , who, in a blink of the same black eye, has gone from chasing that elusive second ring to pondering nothing le s than his football mortality. 's can take both pride and blame for the Mile High tumult, but make no mistake: Indy's biggest ally was the Curse of S'posta. (An inattentive speed reader might be wondering what the Miami Heat's head coach has to do with it ... but I said the Curse of S'posta , not Erik Spoelstra .) Like an abstract pigskin Robin Hood, the Curse of S'posta steals wins from the rich and gives 'em to the poor underdog. It's a discriminating, diabolical supervillain whose power comes from transforming the stadium's pregame electricity into titanic pre sure on the highly-seeded, heavily-favored home team that's supposed to win. You could feel it coming through the TV last Sunday afternoon, even before Denver fans booed their prolific offense for being unprolific: that uneasy, stultifying ennui of the home crowd watching a season designed for glory instead falling apart against the allegedly overmatched visitors. A couple weeks ago , Bucky Brooks -- who, as a member of the , went to Denver in January 1997 and took down John Elway's heavily-favored -- described the Curse of S'posta like this: "All that angst and anxiety fans bring to the stadium ... the longer the game is close, the more anxious you become. That seeps down to the sidelines. You [url=https://www.sdpadresday.com/san-diego-padres-jersey/fred-mcgriff-jersey]Fred Mcgriff Jersey[/url] can feel the collective nervous energy ... and moments start feeling bigger. Little things you'd normally laugh off, like a dropped pa s, those are magnified because of the pre sure of the playoffs. So if I'm on the visiting team, I wanna keep the lead -- keep it close -- for as long as po sible, 'cause that pre sure just keeps increasing." , then, must've caused an ugly case of dj vu for fans who remember that lo s, and who are just 24 months removed from . But this transcends the emotional state of the orange-crushed witne ses in Sports Authority Field last week. The Curse of S'posta has a voracious appetite, as proven by its annual takedown of at least one would-be NFL champ, who -- unlike a top-tier NBA, MLB or NHL team -- gets no Game 2 offering a chance at playoff redemption. So far this postseason, it's taken down Denver and almost dropped the 12-4 . Did you see after he threw ? That wasn't euphoria -- it was relief ... relief for surviving a playoff game he was supposed to win. As much as any player this century, Romo knows the Curse of S'posta delights in preying upon the lofty ambitions of the most highly pedigreed regular-season performers. Last year, we saw commit three turnovers -- each one worse than the last -- at home in . Two years ago, joined up with S'posta to a week after . In the 2011 playoffs, the mighty 15-1 . The year before that, Belichick & Brady to Rex & the Sanchize, who obviously had S'posta on their side. Of course, the Curse of S'posta is not a recent scourge. It whipped rs Landry & Staubach in '79 and Shula & Marino in '85. It ruined otherwise sublime seasons for Bill Cowher's , 's and too many Marty Schottenheimer teams to count. This Sunday, the and will take the field knowing they're supposed to win, but that's not nece sarily a good thing. If you don't believe me, ask . Attention, fans: I suspect you're gonna love the extended conversation I had with three-time champ Willie McGinest and Heath Evans, a key contributor to the 18-1 Pats, about Belichick, Brady & the closest thing the NFL has to a dynasty here in the 21st century. Especially fascinating stuff about the 2003 Divisional Round win over Tenne see and the second lo s to the : WARNING: Do NOT continue reading if you don't want to know the final scores of the Championship Sunday games. (3-1 last week, 178-85-1 on the season) PACKERS 24 SEAHAWKS 22 : 25-32, 350 yds, 2 TDs : 25 car, 130 yds, TD COLTS 21 PATRIOTS 31 : 6 rec, 80 yds, TD : 9 rec, 120 yds, 2 TDs Enjoy the title games! I hope your team wins. Follow Dave Dameshek on Twitter . [url=https://www.sdpadresday.com/san-diego-padres-jersey/a-j-ellis-jersey]A.j. Ellis Jersey[/url]