A viral video from Super Bowl LIX shows a woman repeatedly stabbing a voodoo doll resembling Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, sparking widespread debate on social media. While some fans laughed off the clip as harmless superstition, others were unsettled by the eerie sight.
Here’s how the internet reacted to the footage — and what it reveals about the intersection of sports, superstition, and cultural misconceptions.
Woman goes viral for stabbing Patrick Mahomes voodoo doll
A viral video from Super Bowl LIX has taken social media by storm. It shows a Philadelphia Eagles fan repeatedly stabbing a voodoo doll resembling Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The woman, dressed in Eagles green, was seen at the game in New Orleans aggressively jabbing a pin into the heart of the tiny Mahomes doll, which sported a white No. 15 jersey. The footage quickly spread across Instagram, X, TikTok, and Reddit. Thousands of users reacted to the bizarre sight.
Many viewers speculated that the ritual influenced Mahomes’s poor performance in the second half, contributing to the Chiefs’ loss to the Eagles. One X user commented, “I noticed he looked pale and not well. I thought it was stress.” Others found the video unsettling. Reactions ranged from humor to outrage, largely because many associate voodoo with black magic. Some Chiefs fans called for the NFL to ban the woman from future games. They labeled the act as witchcraft and dangerous.
The video also reignited debates about the misrepresentation of voodoo and hoodoo in mainstream culture. Some users pointed out that the woman’s actions resembled hoodoo rather than voodoo. They explained that practitioners of true Vodou (Haitian Vodou) use it as a spiritual practice to communicate with Loa, rather than to cause harm.
Others, however, laughed at the notion that a voodoo doll could have altered the outcome of the game. One X user sarcastically wrote, “This is TOTALLY why Mahomes played badly. Not the five sacks, not the O-line. Just the magic doll.” Meanwhile, some Chiefs fans joked that Mahomes might have broken the voodoo spell when he unexpectedly launched a stunning deep pass later in the game.
