The Rob Ford jersey curse is real, and it got the Denver Broncos

As a disclaimer, not everything is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's fault. But is he responsible for the devastating loss suffered by the Denver Broncos on Sunday?

No. But also yes, according to a trending theory that the football-mad mayor jinxes teams through the jerseys he wears.

Check out this tweet from Toronto social media trainer Cher Jones for the details:

Last week, Ford wore a Denver Broncos jersey to city hall, holding a key budget press conference in blue and bright orange. The jersey proudly displayed the number of Toronto-born Orlando Franklin, whom he later referred to as a “buddy.”

On Sunday, the Broncos lost the Super Bowl in embarrassing fashion, 46-8 to the Seattle Seahawks. Not only that, Franklin was on the sour side of one of the game’s key plays. Franklin, tasked with protecting quarterback Peyton Manning, was beat by a Seahawk’s defender who got to Manning and forced an interception that led to a Seattle touchdown.

Other key exhibits in the "Rob Ford Football Jersey Curse Theory" is the public appearance of Ford on Dec. 1, when the Buffalo Bills hosted the Atlanta Falcons at Toronto's Rogers Centre. This was at the height of Ford's crack confession scandal and Ford made mid-game headlines by apparently stealing the seat of musician Matt Mays.

The Bills lost in overtime, 34-31. The third instance came just a few weeks earlier, in mid-November, when Ford set out to publicly back the Toronto Argonauts in a playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Ford made vulgar comments about oral sex with his wife while wearing an Argos jersey, cursing not only the Argonauts but everyone everywhere with the ability to hear.

Hamilton's mayor refused to participate in the traditional mayoral wager with Ford, and the Argonauts released a statement asking Ford not to publicly wear their jersey. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon even asked Ford to stay away from the game, lest he become a distraction.

Spoiler alert: He became a distraction. The Argos lost 36-24.

Another famous instance of Ford sporting a jersey occurred on May 8, 2013, when a red-faced Ford was photographed at the Air Canada Centre wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, with friend and former driver Alexander Lisi in tow. Lisi is now charged with trafficking marijuana and extortion.

The Leafs lost in overtime to the Boston Bruins, by a score of 4-3. Yeouch, four for four. Don't tell Ford that Toronto has a basketball team. The Ford Jersey Curse hasn't gone unnoticed online, either.

Perhaps Ford's most infamous sports incident dates back to April 15, 2006. This is when the then-councillor got drunk and allegedly hurled insults during a Toronto Maple Leafs game at a couple visiting from out of town. Ford first denied the incident, even claiming that he wasn't at the game, and later admitted having too much to drink that night.

The Maple Leafs won that game, beating the Ottawa Senators 5-1. There is no word on whether Ford was wearing a jersey at the time.