Baltimore mayor throws playful shade on Terrible Towel before Steelers clinch AFC North
YEAH, ANDREW MICHAEL FANS ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THAT EPIC ENDING TO LAST NIGHT’S GAME AND THE ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS THEY FELT WHILE WATCHING IT. NOW, I SPOKE TO A FAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA WHO NOT ONLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE HIS VERY FIRST GAME INSIDE ACRISURE STADIUM, BUT ALSO HIS VERY FIRST VICTORY MONDAY HERE IN PITTSBURGH. I AM A HUGE STEELERS FAN. LIKE, I HAVE STEELERS STUFF ALL OVER MY APARTMENT DOWN IN RALEIGH. I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE, LIKE I WAS LIKE FOUR MAYBE. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT BRANDON MORRIS HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE BLACK AND GOLD FROM AFAR. I WATCH EVERY STEELERS GAME, EVEN IF I’M AT WORK. I WORK AT A SPORTS BAR WHERE I’M AT. SO LIKE, I ALWAYS HAVE THE GAME ON THE TV UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN HE ATTENDED HIS FIRST EVER STEELERS GAME IN PITTSBURGH. IT WAS ACTUALLY A SURPRISE THAT MY GIRLFRIEND GAVE ME FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY. LITTLE DID HE KNOW, THE SURPRISES WOULDN’T STOP THERE. TIME. IT WAS A MOMENT OF SHEER DISBELIEF BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, AS SOON AS BOSWELL MISSED, I WAS LIKE, OH MAN, THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN AT ALL. THE SAME THOUGHT RACED THROUGH THE MINDS OF ALL STEELERS FANS WHEN THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THE TEAM WOULD LOSE BY ONE POINT. BUT WITH JUST SECONDS TO GO, I WAS BLOWING THE WHOLE TIME. YOU JUST GO A LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT, JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND WE WERE AT THAT’S THE WAY IT WENT, THE WAY I WAS BLOWING. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, IT WAS MEANT TO BE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. THE RAVENS MISSED THE FIELD GOAL AND THE STEELERS BECAME THE AFC NORTH CHAMPS. NOW THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO MONDAY NIGHT. I THINK IF WE KEEP PLAYING, YOU KNOW, THE SAME WAY THAT WE DID, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD SHOT AT WINNING IT NEXT WEEK AND THEY HAVE ALL THEIR FANS BEHIND THEM. YOU HEAR THE STORIES ABOUT RENEGADE AND WHEN PEOPLE GET THE TOWELS GOING AND THE ENERGY IN THE STADIUM, YOU’RE ALWAYS LIKE, MAN, THAT LOOKS SO COOL. AND THEN YOU GET IN THERE AND YOU’RE A PART OF IT AND IT’S LIKE, WOW, IT’S IT’S AMAZING. ESPECIALLY BEING SUCH A BIG STEELERS FAN, IT’S LIKE IT FELT LIKE I WAS HOME. IT WAS IT WAS AMAZING. NOW LOCAL CLOTHING STORES LIKE YINZERS IN THE BURG ARE ALREADY SELLING MERCHANDISE WITH STEELERS. AFC NORTH CHAMPIONSHIP MERCHANDISE. EXCUSE ME. NOW, ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S GAME ARE COMING SOON AND TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE GAME. WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON WTAE.COM COVERING ALLEG
Baltimore mayor throws playful shade on Terrible Towel before Steelers clinch AFC North
Updated: 10:28 PM EST Jan 6, 2026
Prior to the Steelers becoming the “Kings of the AFC North,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott threw some playful shade at the Terrible Towel, igniting the “Curse of the Towel.”RELATED VIDEO: Steelers fans soaking up victory Monday in Pittsburgh In a light-hearted Instagram video posted before the Steelers and Ravens took to the field at Acrisure Stadium Sunday night, Scott said he had made a bet with a friend to wear Steelers merchandise, being given a Terrible Towel in the video.”I had to wear some Steelers propaganda, so I had to search far and wide in Baltimore, where we know there aren’t a lot of people like that here,” Scott said in good fun. WATCH FULL VIDEO >>> MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT ON STEELERS-RAVENSHe was then seen taking off the Steelers apparel, taking the Terrible Towel, and saying that the Ravens were going to make it to the playoffs.”The only thing you do with this towel is wipe your butt with it,” Scott said about the Pittsburgh Terrible Towel. “Get this out of here, Ravens all day, take us to the playoffs.” The Pittsburgh Steelers ended up beating the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 Sunday night in a close game to clinch the AFC North title and spot in the playoffs. You can watch Pittsburgh Action News 4’s Chronicle episode explaining the “Curse of the Terrible Towel” and how one team attempted to break it– Chronicle: The curse of the Terrible TowelDownload the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Prior to the Steelers becoming the “Kings of the AFC North,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott threw some playful shade at the Terrible Towel, igniting the “Curse of the Towel.”
RELATED VIDEO: Steelers fans soaking up victory Monday in Pittsburgh
In a light-hearted Instagram video posted before the Steelers and Ravens took to the field at Acrisure Stadium Sunday night, Scott said he had made a bet with a friend to wear Steelers merchandise, being given a Terrible Towel in the video.
“I had to wear some Steelers propaganda, so I had to search far and wide in Baltimore, where we know there aren’t a lot of people like that here,” Scott said in good fun.
WATCH FULL VIDEO >>> MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT ON STEELERS-RAVENS
He was then seen taking off the Steelers apparel, taking the Terrible Towel, and saying that the Ravens were going to make it to the playoffs.
“The only thing you do with this towel is wipe your butt with it,” Scott said about the Pittsburgh Terrible Towel. “Get this out of here, Ravens all day, take us to the playoffs.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended up beating the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 Sunday night in a close game to clinch the AFC North title and spot in the playoffs.
You can watch Pittsburgh Action News 4’s Chronicle episode explaining the “Curse of the Terrible Towel” and how one team attempted to break it– Chronicle: The curse of the Terrible Towel
Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.