I have made the ultimate sacrifice for the Panthers success this season.

[MeowMeowMeooow]

I'm not usually a superstitious fan. But this season I have had to give up something dear to me for the greater good of the team. Let me explain.

Week 1, I was at home with my daughter while my wife and son ran to the store to pick up some much needed supplies in the 2nd quarter. Once they left, Cam gets picked and Luke gets injured. It was a dark time. When my wife got back halftime had just ended, she put up groceries while I was explaining what she missed and she sat down in MY Lay-Z Boy Double Recliner. THE NEXT PLAY... NORMAN... PICK 6... RIDING DELTA!!! She remained in the recliner for most the rest of the game and we got the W.

The next week: 1st quarter she sat on the couch... No luck for the Panthers. Then she got up to get a drink, sat down with me for a minute... BOOM! Ginn TD! She got up to get our son some lunch... Cam gets picked at the endzone. I started to see a pattern.

This went on for the past 5 weeks. If things got too bad I would move to the old rocking chair a little closer the the TV and invite her to take my recliner. She sits down.... Something good happens for the Panthers.

Fast forward to Sunday Night. I made sure she started the game sitting in my chair and things went great! Then it was bed time for the kids. She got up to do the bed time ritual and Cam throws a INT/Fumble/Ginn Catch? Everytime she would get up, Cam threw a Pick. The final straw was when she started having a hard time keep her eyes open and got up to go to bed... Kuechly down with (what looked like at the time) a serious arm injury. I (gently) asked her to sit back down and I would get out the old heated blanket and she could sleep there in my chair until the game was over. She laid down in the Lay-Z-Boy and Luke ran back on the field. 

 

TLDR: Every time my wife sits in MY Lay-Z-Boy Double Recliner, the Panthers do good. If she gets up or sits anywhere else, something bad happens. Now I'm stuck watching the games in eight an old rocking chair or sharing the couch with my two kids or 3 Corgis.

[Jase]

You sir are doing the lord's work.

[PandaPancake]

Didn't read.

[punkpanther]

Dude , same situation at my house . the wife's ass in the recliner is a real thing . been tracking it for a few  seasons . 

[*FreeFua*]

My girlfriend sat down to watch one play during the Saints game and it resulted in that punt return so I told her to beat it.

I told her she couldn't watch anymore (not like she was heartbroken) until we were trailing against Seattle at halftime. I felt like I needed to switch things up, the Panthers were down so I figured what the hell. I had her watch the second half and we won. 

I made her watch the Philly game even though, like your wife she was half asleep by the end of the 3rd. 

Point of the story, I feel your pain. I have to watch these games with my girlfriend now...

[caatfan]

Hate to tell you but I'm doing poo at home during games that cancels out all your efforts (my personal Psychic assures me this is so), so relax and enjoy the games. Just don't watch while standing on your head, since that would cancel out all my doings.

[L-TownCat]

Its only weird if it doesn't work.

Soldier on M3!

[Stewart up the middle]

I shouted "choke!" at the top of my lungs for philly's failed 50 yard field goal. It worked! Before our one pick I shouted " pick 6!" and it was a pick, alas no 6. I have no choice but to continue this practice.

[MeowMeowMeooow]

My girlfriend sat down to watch one play during the Saints game and it resulted in that punt return so I told her to beat it.

I told her she couldn't watch anymore (not like she was heartbroken) until we were trailing against Seattle at halftime. I felt like I needed to switch things up, the Panthers were down so I figured what the hell. I had her watch the second half and we won. 

I made her watch the Philly game even though, like your wife she was half asleep by the end of the 3rd. 

Point of the story, I feel your pain. I have to watch these games with my girlfriend now...

I have no issues with watching the games with her as she as almost as diehard as I am. The problem in my comfort has been striped from me by the football gods.

[Mr. Scot]

Giving up the recliner?

Ouch, man.

[Moose Hoover]

Can't you both sit on it since it's a double recliner?

[The_Light_Brigade]

What a coincidence? My wife walks into the room and something bad happens. I get to spend four hours telling her to go away.  It's great.

[MeowMeowMeooow]

Can't you both sit on it since it's a double recliner?

Whenever we sit together, our super jealous 3 year old come running and jumps on both of us. Makes it really hard to watch the game with a bouncing baby's face in the way.

[Khaki Lackey]

Can't you both sit on it since it's a double recliner?

ummm. They're obviously DT sized. No one was going to say it. 

 

Edit: or they have a super jealous 3 year old that jumps on them.