Packers Fans Blame Losing Streak On The ‘Mike Ditka Curse’ [Video]

A few weeks ago, former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka put on a Green Bay Packers sweater for a McDonald’s commercial – and many Bears fans couldn’t believe it.

But now, it's Packers fans who are cheesed off. 

Sure, it was just a joke – but it was a joke that Bears fans didn’t think was very funny.

Well, Bears fans are now getting the last laugh because the Packers haven’t won a single game since the commercial first aired on October 27th.

Some are calling it the Mike Ditka curse. Could this be the real deal?

Ditka himself remained mum on the subject through two Packers losses, but now he's on the record saying it's not a curse and that Bears fans should calm down.

“No, I didn’t jinx them,” Ditka told ESPN recently. “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.”

The Bears, for their part, are 1-1 since Ditka put on the sweater, and are back in the hunt for a playoff berth. The two teams square off on Thanksgiving night in Green Bay. The packers defeated the Bears 31-23 way back in the season opener as well.