THE JINX.

As part of my current job, I sometimes write posts for the Nike Football Blog. Because it's not really an open forum, the posts have to be positive and focused on what's good about the players sponsored by Nike. So whenever I have the chance, I get in a plug for my Detroit Lions. Last week I put the spotlight on rookie Calvin Johnson.

Calvin Johnson Post

And then, it seems, he went and laid an egg. In reality, he had a very average game. 5 catches for 51 yards. And he almost (almost don't count) snatched a jump ball out of the air for a TD. But he didn't have the breakout game I predicted.

Someone else wrote a post that same week about rookie Adrian Peterson. Peterson had been on a tear, breaking records left and right. His stat line after the blog feature? 14 rushes, 3 yards. Awful.

Maybe having a feature in InsideNikeFootball.com is a jinx? If so, sorry Calvin. We really needed that game. Damn you, Jason Hanson. Damn you, Jason Witten.