jinxed

Just two minutes after coming off the bench, Denzel Dumfries jinxed his way into the right side of the area and rolled the ball across for Thuram to tuck into the bottom left corner.

That’s a label not to be used lightly, residing somewhere between jinxed and doomed as an explanation of never-ending woe.

Any belief that the Chargers are somehow jinxed has been only bolstered the last two seasons, both of which ended with the opposition kicking a deciding field goal on the game’s final play.

“A few people were telling me, maybe you jinxed them. I said, ‘It’s either going to give us good luck or jinx them.’”

Because you're right, you say something, they could say, "You jinxed it," or "You never wanted to see us win," and you're just trying to be a good friend.