Super Bowl Superstitions: East Community Members’ superstitions for Chiefs Games

As the Chiefs closed in on their Super Bowl Victory, these three East families looked back on the chaos that had ensued over the past two hours and knew it was worth it. Thanks to their superstitions, the Chiefs have won their second Super Bowl in three years.

Rotating the Room

Through 20 years of wins and losses, East parent Carrie Condon has cheered for the Chiefs by hosting watch parties for nearly every game — complete with red jerseys, a taco bar and a slew of strict superstitions. Arrowhead Stadium or a friend’s basement are out of the question, according to Condon. Anywhere other than her house is bad luck.

“We watch almost every single game at our house because when we watched at [our friend’s] house, we lost,” Condon said.

Condon’s friend, Keely Terry, is equally superstitious, always wearing her Dolly Parton socks and occasionally forcing herself to leave the game to pace in a separate room while Condon and the rest of the watch party shout to her what’s happening.

Though their superstitions may not necessarily help, these strict rules are Condon and her friends’ ways of helping out the team.

“I don’t know why we think we have an effect on the game with that strange behavior, but it just makes us feel better during the game that somehow it’ll help,” Condon said.

Racing to the Top

Kids on the top floor. Parents in the basement. That’s how it always starts during major Chiefs games for freshmen Anna Cicero and Ella Manteufel. While they always hope for the best for their team they’re prepared to help out when things get rough by making a mad dash to switch floors with the parents.

“So if the defense is doing good, we stay upstairs, but if the defense is bad, then we all run downstairs before they get back on defense the next time,” Cicero said. “So it’s kind of a game of upstairs, downstairs depending on how well each side is doing.”

Being self-proclaimed Chiefs super fans their whole lives, Cicero and Manteufel have given up their Sunday nights, fashion choices and excess calories all to make sure their team brings home a win. Despite being down by 10 points at the half Cicero remained optimistic knowing that the Chiefs wouldn’t allow another Super Bowl loss.

“I was pretty confident.” Cicero said, “Some may call it cocky. I call it being a Chiefs fan.”

Brayden and the Bed

Some might say the Chiefs won due to months of muscle-tearing practice, chants of die-hard fans and the team’s extraordinary talent. But senior Brayden Reynolds knows better — he knows it was because of his mattress in the shower.

During the 2020 Super Bowl, Reynold’s friends pulled a prank and stuffed his mattress into the shower. After the game ended with a Chiefs win, Reynolds came to the conclusion that his mattress sparked luck for the team creating a tradition — and a superstition — among his friends every Super Bowl.

“There was no context just kind of to annoy me” Reynolds said, “Pretty pointless but pretty funny.”

While Reynolds watched the game at a friend’s house he still made sure the mattress was in the shower before leaving.

“[This year’s Super Bowl] me and my friends were all standing up as close as possible to the TV, all huddled up wiggling our fingers when Butker was kicking his field goal” Reynolds said, “When he made it we all jumped into each other’s arms and started jumping up and down in circles. We won the game because my mattress was in the shower.”