Jinx? Packers 0-3 since Mike Ditka wore Green Bay sweater

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Finally the Bears found a way to beat the Packers!!

Jinx? Packers 0-3 since Mike Ditka wore Green Bay sweater

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4700834/mike-ditka-responds-to-allegations-he-jinxed-green-bay-i-dont-give-a-crap

At first, Chicago Bears fans were wondering why Mike Ditka would wear a Green Bay Packers sweater in a McDonald's commercial, but now Packers fans must be wondering if there's a jinx associated with the advertisement, as Green Bay is 0-3 since the spot first ran.

http://www.youtube.com/v/_Y1uINZoDZE

"I've got a case of the, 'I don't give a ...'" Ditka said last week on ESPN 1000's Mike Ditka Show when the Packers' losing streak was at two games. "And I do have that [attitude] in life now. When you get old, you're entitled to have that opinion. I don't give a crap."

Green Bay's losing streak reached three Sunday with an upset loss to the Lions.
The irony is not lost on Ditka -- the iconic former Bears tight end and head coach who spent much of his Hall of Fame career feuding with the rival Packers.

"No, I didn't jinx them," Ditka said. "They haven't won a game for other reasons, but it's ironic. They are going to find something to say regardless, good or bad, both Bears and Green Bay fans. It doesn't matter."

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Ditka's response is about the best he can give.  He was on Chicago radio and somebody called in upset that he did and he said that people need to "get a life."  Can't argue with that.

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Cowboys 7 game losing skid.

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Yeah, that's the problem.   Either that or AR having carnal knowledge of a hot actress.   

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McDonald's ran a new version of the Dikta sweater commercial featuring the clip above.

The Packers won this weekend.

Mike Ditka has ended the Packers curse in new commercial
By Kyle Thele Posted: 11/22/2015, 07:23pm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1123106/mike-ditka-ended-packers-curse-new-commercial

Seeing Mike Ditka wearing team apparel for anyone other than the Chicago Bears is a bit of a shock. Seeing the Super Bowl winning coach wearing a Packers sweater made some fans question their entire fandom.

Last month in a McDonald's commercial, Ditka put on the green and gold. In a pleasant surprise to those all worked up about the coach's apparent double-crossing, the Packers seemed to take a hit. The then undefeated Packers went on to lose each of their next three games. The Ditka curse was in full force.

Sunday, however, things changed. In a new ad, Ditka pulls off the Packers sweater for his now famous Bears sweater vest. Just as Ditka removed the Packers sweater, the curse was removed.

A few hours after the commercial first aired, the Packers were back on the field against the Vikings. Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay dominated Minnesota and won 30-13.

The Bears, who ended their winning streak Sunday with a loss to Denver, play the Packers Thursday. The long time rivals will have the final game of the day on Thanksgiving.