<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>1. Cowboys - Redskins: The Cowboys and Redskins have hated each other since the series began in 1960 and the rivalry has blossomed into one of the greatest in sports. The two franchises have won eight Super Bowls combined and even in the rare down years, each has given the other trouble. There are too many great games to list, but this year's Monday Night thriller, in which Washington shocked Dallas with a come-from-behind 14-13 victory, has to be among them.2. Packers - Bears: The NFL's oldest rivalry has maintained a level of hatred since 1921, when the Chicago Staleys (the franchise that evolved into the Bears) hammered the Packers 20-0. Over 50 Hall of Famers-to-be have played in this rivalry, in which the Bears hold an 85-78-6 edge.3. Chiefs - Raiders: These former AFL powerhouses, both of whom have rabid fans, have been going at it for over four decades. The rivalry hit a high – or a low, actually – in 1970, when the Raiders' Ben Davidson speared Chiefs QB Len Dawson in a play that ended up costing Kansas City a key late-season game.4. Eagles - Giants: The intensity of this rivalry can be summed up by two plays: Chuck Bednarik's vicious hit on Frank Gifford in 1960 and "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" (Herman Edwards' return of a Joe Pisarcik fumble for a key win in 1978). The Eagles ended up on top in both those games, but the Giants have gotten in plenty of licks over the years.5. Steelers - Browns: The original rust-belt rivalry, these two teams have a long history of not liking each other. The cities are separated by fewer than 100 miles and both have incredible passion for their teams. The Steelers had the decisive edge in the ‘70s, but the Browns stormed back in the ‘80s. When the NFL returned to Cleveland in 1999, Pittsburgh was the Browns first home opponent. The Steelers won that game 43-0, but the Browns got their revenge with a shocking 16-15 win in Pittsburgh.6. Broncos - Raiders: The rivalry got going in the ‘70s, when the Broncos had to beat the consistently excellent Raiders to enter the upper echelon of the AFC. The teams hated each other then and things have only gotten worse. The hatred between Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and Oakland's front office is legendary. Raiders owner Al Davis not only fired Shanahan, but also allegedly refused to pay him the remainder of his contract, starting a feud that is still among the NFL's best.7. Packers - Vikings: The Packers were not very welcoming when the Vikings entered the NFL in 1961; Green Bay dominating the series early. But then Minnesota took off under Bud Grant as Green Bay suffered in the post-Vince Lombardi era. The series has been marked by close games, with both teams taking turns dominating the division over the past decade.8. 49ers - Rams: This was an all-California rivalry for years, but it's never laid back. These teams seem to alternate being powerhouses. The Rams dominated the NFC West in the 1970s, the 49ers owned it in the ‘80s and most of the ‘90s, and the Rams came back around at the turn of the century. Both teams tend to measure their success by how they're doing against the other.9. Bengals - Browns: Who can forget when Bengals coach Sam Wyche yelled into the PA system at a rowdy Cincy crowd, "You don't live in Cleveland." The Bengals were actually playing the Seahawks in that game, but who can blame Wyche for taking a swipe at his Buckeye rivals. Both teams had Paul Brown as their first coach, which helped get the rivalry going when the Bengals entered the league in 1970. Although the teams have struggled lately, they both appear to be headed in the right direction and should pick up the intensity in coming years.10: Dolphins - Jets: Even though South Florida is loaded with former New Yorkers, there's no love between these teams. The key moment in the series came in the 1982 AFC Championship game, when the Dolphins let their field soak in a pouring rain before knocking off the Jets 14-0. Other great games include Dan Marino's "fake spike" in 1994 and New York's famous 30-point fourth-quarter comeback in a 2000 Monday night game dubbed the "Midnight Miracle."</div>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedi.../content.4.html
I didn't know the Eagles & Giants were that big of rivals. I think you can wipe off SF & STL now, since they are two of the worst teams around now. Might have been great back in the day, now all they do is fight between themselves and Arizona as to who gets the bottom of the pathetic NFC West.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jul 6 2006, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hate Dallas. COWBOYS SUCK.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jul 6 2006, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hate Dallas. COWBOYS SUCK.</div>It's not hard to see why...so I don't blame you. I would hate the Redskins too if they owned the Cowboys the way the Cowboys own the Redskins the last 5 to 6 years...
no colts on there. Colts pats? Colts Jags? Some of those need to be swept off becuase the teams suck balls now.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Jul 7 2006, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>no colts on there. Colts pats? Colts Jags? Some of those need to be swept off becuase the teams suck balls now.</div>If you notice all the ones listed are divisional rivalries. Probably because they face each other twice a year. Patriots-Colts probably ranks up there with like 49ers-Cowboys for the best non-divisonal rivalry but nothing tops the divisonal rivalries. Plus in order for it to be a rivalry, you would have to stop being New Englands' whipping boy in January.And the Jaguars are just too new. Most of the rivalries listed include 40 years of hate.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gopackers4 @ Jul 6 2006, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Packers own the Bears and Vikings </div> The Bears are gonna crush Brett Favre's nuts again this year.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capt. Comeback @ Jul 6 2006, 10:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Vikings > Bears > Packers</div>Bears>Vikings>Packers
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capt. Comeback @ Jul 7 2006, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Adrop, you have to admit, both of those Browns "rivalries" have got to go.</div>Why? Because their original owner was a Dick and Stole a team away from its fanbase? It's the same rivalry from the same fan-bases.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gopackers4 @ Jul 6 2006, 10:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Packers own the Bears and Vikings </div>Except that we have 3 straight wins on you in the series, including a playoff win when we were HUGE underdogs. Here's my case for why Packers vs. Bears and Packers vs. Vikings should be switched.Because the series is closer all time and the teams and fans hate each other more. The Vikings. vs. packers series is almost tied all time. I believe that the vikings have a 1 game lead on the packers in the all time race. That is an amazing stat for a rivalry. Sure, the vikings may have come into the league later, but the rivalry developed into a hatred quickly. I don't see that same hatred of the other team in the Packers vs. Bears rivalry. I went to a packers vikings game last year at the metrodome and tailgated with some vikes fans I met on an awesome vikings website that I frequent. There was nothing quite like seeing thousands of vikings fans barbecuing cheeseheads and strangling brett favre dolls while the packer faithful stomped on culpepper jerseys and spat on pictures of the state of minnesota. I seriously don't see that with the Bears rivarly.Finally, in the last 2 years, every game except for 1 (playoff game in Lameblow) was decided by a field goal. 2004 both games were 34-31 on field goals by Ryan Longwell (now a viking ) and in 2005 both games were decided by a field goal by Paul Edinger, one of them a 56 yarder (23-20 and 20-17).I know this may seem like random rambling but it kinda irks me when most packer fans I talk to consider the Vikings bigger rivals yet sportswriters consider the bears bigger rivals.
I've always thought the Packers Vikings rivalry was much more intense then that of the Bears Packers rivalry.
Bears-Packers is pretty big here in Chicago. We go at it with Packers fans all the time. When us Bears fans head up to Wisconsin, we make it a point to rampage in Bears gear. We also won the division!! Take that, Vikings fans!!
Did they ban glass bottles in Chicago? They did at Giants Stadium because of Giants-Jets preaseason and the occasional regular season. I got in a fight at a game because I shit talked some Giants fans' kid when I was there. I was like 11
