Your Jersey Jinx Or Mine? Jessica Simpson's Whammy Powers

There's been a lot of trash talk about Tony Romo's girlfriend (you might have heard of her) and jinxes leading up to this Monday Night match up.  As you may recall, last season she wore a pink Romo jersey and No. 9 proceeded to stink up the joint.

This season is different, though.  She now has a blue jersey, and all is right with the world. 

Okay, it's one game.  But superstition is superstition.

Which leads me to wonder:  Is her jinx more powerful than mine—or any of ours for that matter?

I for one sure as hell hope so!

How many of us have to wear their team jersey to work on Friday (or Monday in this case) to make sure we don't mess anything up.  Or have their lucky hat?  Or socks?  Or... other stuff we don't want to talk about?

In my family, we keep trying different combinations.  Of course, none of them seem to have worked to date since the Eagles haven't won a championship since 1960.  But I digress.

For a while, my brother and I could not watch the game on the same TV.  When we went to FedEx Field to see them play the Redskins on multiple occasions, Chris would try to get into a different row, just to make sure we didn't put the whammy on them.

Think of it like Bill Murray in Ghostbusters saying, "I thought you said crossing the streams was bad, Ray??"

Then there is the issue of which jersey to wear:  Black No. 20 or white No. 5?  Or green No. 36?

Last season, I actually stopped wearing anything with a logo on it, in case that was putting the whammy on them.

Which leads me to my own neurosis:  I wore my McNabb jersey to work last Friday and the Birds won.  Yes, I get looked at funny—but the Birds won!  So, I have to wear it again, right?

At least until they lose, anyway.

Then it's off to discover the next lucky talisman.

When you stop to think about it, of course it's silly.  We're grown men.  Wearing team jerseys.  To the office.  And believing it affects the fabric of the universe. 

And the fans on the other sideline are doing the same.  Including Tony's famous blonde dingbat.

Which leads me to wonder:  Can we get Nick Lachey a green No. 5 shirt, stat?