A playful tradition for a football-oriented family turned awful during the NFL playoffs as they received concerning online attacks.Reese Donatelli and her father, Anthony Donatelli, from Riverside, California, have gone viral thanks to years of lighthearted videos. But everything changed during this season’s road to the Super Bowl.What used to bring joy suddenly spiraled into death threats, gambling outrage, and even an insult from a mayor rapper.Anthony has always been a passionate football fan, particularly when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers. When his daughter Reese was born, he wanted to share that passion in a way that also taught her about colors and geography. That’s when he had an idea.

He bought a set of small NFL helmets online and began using them in a game with Reese. The first time he laid out the match-ups in front of her, she picked a team by tossing the helmet across the room.So, Anthony started filming her weekly picks and sharing them online. He told the Los Angeles Times that he would present her with the upcoming match-ups, and she would pick on her own.Reese, now a preschooler, quickly became an internet favorite for her joyful energy and surprisingly accurate predictions. Her picks were based on kid logic and many fans started following closely… but some took things far too seriously.During the first weekend of the 2026 playoffs, Reese’s streak of accurate picks ended. Instead of laughing it off, some viewers began accusing her of jinxing the games. Others claimed she had cursed the teams she chose.