It took only one week -- but the ruthless Madden video game curse struck again last night.
After making one of the sickest interceptions you're going to see all year, 2010 Madden co-cover guy Troy Polamalu went down with a sprained MCL in his knee during the 2nd quarter of last night's Steelers-Titans game.
It's no coincidence ... no fluke ... he should've seen it coming.
Players who have graced the cover of the Madden video game box have been doomed since 2002 -- Marshall Faulk, Ray Lewis, Vince Young, Shaun Alexander ... and of course Michael Vick.
The evil twist -- this year, Troy shares the cover with Arizona Cardinals superstar Larry Fitzgerald. Might be a good time to trade him off your fantasy squad...
Usually it wouldn't be a problem, except when Jack Black launched the F-missile on Letterman last night -- nobody hit the censor button!
As for the FCC -- since it was after 10pm, both Black and Letterman are in the clear ... but at least Dave's finally got something to talk about besides Sarah Palin. Warning: The F-bomb drops at :48 into the clip.
With Jewel and Nancy O'Dell put out to pasture, the "Dancing with the Stars" curse has moved on to bigger things ... like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
The 58-year-old philanthropist exited an L.A. dance studio with a cast on his left leg on Wednesday.
The Woz's injury is almost as painful as sitting through an entire "DWTS" episode. Almost.
The dreaded "Dancing with the Stars Curse" has struck again -- Jewel and Nancy O'Dell have both been forced to quit the show due to dancing-related injuries!
Even with a knee full of steroids, Jewelcouldn't power through the strenuous training regimen -- officials confirmed the singer fractured both of her tibias while practicing for the competition.
O'Dell was also hurt in the heat of ballroom battle -- she went down with a torn meniscus that will require surgery.
Producers haven't made any official announcements as to who will replace the two women, but there are serious rumblings that Holly Madison will take one of the spots -- and why not ... she does happen to be an expert at the horizontal mambo.
The storied "Curse" has taken down some of "Dancing's" best over the last few seasons, including -- Marie Osmond (fainted), Stacy Keibler (seizure), Susan Lucci (ankle), Jeffrey Ross (eye), Karina Smirnoff (fainted), Derek Hough (head injury), Misty May-Treanor (torn achiles), Mark Ballas (shoulder), Kym Johnson (shoulder), Toni Braxton (benign lump), Brooke Burke (foot), Julianne Hough (appendectomy), Jane Seymour (food poisoning), Cristian de la Fuente (arm), Kim Kardashian (foot) and Gilles Marini has already been diagnosed with tendinitis. And let's not forget about the most tragic injury of all ... Lisa Rinna's lips. Who's next?
It took only one week -- but the ruthless Madden video game curse struck again last night.
The dreaded 
