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  • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    I have perused numerous websites concerning the NFL's greatest rivalries and have come up with a number worth considering. The following are the many "big" ones I have seen several commentators and polls list.

    So, what you do is simply vote for what you consider to be the Five (5) Greatest Rivalries in the NFL from this list;

    Falcons vs. Saints

    Titans vs. Ravens

    49ers vs. Cowboys

    49ers vs. Giants

    Bills vs. Dolphins

    Raiders vs. Steelers

    Cowboys vs. 49ers

    Rams vs. Seahawks

    Browns vs. Bengals

    Patriots vs. Dolphins

    Eagles vs. Cowboys

    Steelers vs. Ravens

    Patriots vs. Colts

    Chargers vs. Broncos

    Cowboys vs. Redskins

    Bears vs. Packers

    Chiefs vs. Raiders

    Giants vs. Eagles

    Browns vs. Steelers

    Broncos vs. Raiders

    Packers vs. Vikings

    49ers vs. Rams

    Jets vs. Dolphins

    Jets vs. Patriots

    Give your vote and we will tally them up at some point toward the end of the week.

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    • The GipperT The Gipper

      I have perused numerous websites concerning the NFL's greatest rivalries and have come up with a number worth considering. The following are the many "big" ones I have seen several commentators and polls list.

      So, what you do is simply vote for what you consider to be the Five (5) Greatest Rivalries in the NFL from this list;

      Falcons vs. Saints

      Titans vs. Ravens

      49ers vs. Cowboys

      49ers vs. Giants

      Bills vs. Dolphins

      Raiders vs. Steelers

      Cowboys vs. 49ers

      Rams vs. Seahawks

      Browns vs. Bengals

      Patriots vs. Dolphins

      Eagles vs. Cowboys

      Steelers vs. Ravens

      Patriots vs. Colts

      Chargers vs. Broncos

      Cowboys vs. Redskins

      Bears vs. Packers

      Chiefs vs. Raiders

      Giants vs. Eagles

      Browns vs. Steelers

      Broncos vs. Raiders

      Packers vs. Vikings

      49ers vs. Rams

      Jets vs. Dolphins

      Jets vs. Patriots

      Give your vote and we will tally them up at some point toward the end of the week.

      Bob806 Bob806B Conversation Starter Dedicated Very Popular Posting Machine Collaborator First Post Reacting Well One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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      Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by Bob806
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      @the-gipper said:

      I have perused numerous websites concerning the NFL's greatest rivalries and have come up with a number worth considering. The following are the many "big" ones I have seen several commentators and polls list.

      So, what you do is simply vote for what you consider to be the Five (5) Greatest Rivalries in the NFL from this list;

      Falcons vs. Saints

      Yes, this is one we don't appreciate in this part of the country.

      Titans vs. Ravens

      No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

      49ers vs. Cowboys

      49ers vs. Giants

      Bills vs. Dolphins

      Raiders vs. Steelers

      Cowboys vs. 49ers

      Rams vs. Seahawks

      Browns vs. Bengals

      YES, but nationally would probably be dismissed.

      Patriots vs. Dolphins

      Eagles vs. Cowboys

      Steelers vs. Ravens

      Patriots vs. Colts

      Chargers vs. Broncos

      Cowboys vs. Redskins

      Bears vs. Packers

      ABSOLUTELY the longest running series in the NFL

      Chiefs vs. Raiders

      YES, but has lost it's luster lately. It was a great game back in the 70s

      Giants vs. Eagles

      I gave this one big considersation, but can only vote for 5

      Browns vs. Steelers

      YES oldest AFC series, but sadly has been one sided...but we haven't lost to them in months!!!!!!

      Broncos vs. Raiders

      Packers vs. Vikings

      49ers vs. Rams

      Jets vs. Dolphins

      Jets vs. Patriots

      Im surprised you don't have Raiders vs Chargers on here, or Lions vs Bears

      Give your vote and we will tally them up at some point toward the end of the week.

      Karlis Missed
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      • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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        The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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        Titans vs. Ravens

        No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

        I take it you wouldn't think highly of the Rams/Cardinals "rivalry" either. Fair to say?

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        • The GipperT The Gipper

          Titans vs. Ravens

          No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

          I take it you wouldn't think highly of the Rams/Cardinals "rivalry" either. Fair to say?

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          Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by Bob806
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          @the-gipper said:

          Titans vs. Ravens

          No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

          I take it you wouldn't think highly of the Rams/Cardinals "rivalry" either. Fair to say?

          Bingo....like I've said for years, they should have a Carpetbagger division...St Louis, Baltimore, Indy, Arizona, & Tennessee. Ratbirds belong in the AFC East anyhow.

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            B BadMoonRising wrote on last edited by
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            Fox News vs MSNBC?

            o sorry you meant football 🙄

            Bucs vs Panthers is pretty heated.

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              The AFC East rivalries always intrigued me because of the history of coaches and players changing teams within the division, the high scoring-not-over-til-the-final-gun games and (as of late) the verbal diarrhea that seems to eminate from each team before the game. I wouldn't say these are any more "physical" than any other rivalries but there is a certain "humor" in the series when one team tricks another with their own play. For instance, this past Monday night, the Pats ran the "Marino Fake Spike" play against the Dolphins". It's that little bit of tongue-in-cheek one-upsmanship that's always interesting.

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              • The GipperT The Gipper

                I have perused numerous websites concerning the NFL's greatest rivalries and have come up with a number worth considering. The following are the many "big" ones I have seen several commentators and polls list.

                So, what you do is simply vote for what you consider to be the Five (5) Greatest Rivalries in the NFL from this list;

                Falcons vs. Saints

                Titans vs. Ravens

                49ers vs. Cowboys

                49ers vs. Giants

                Bills vs. Dolphins

                Raiders vs. Steelers

                Cowboys vs. 49ers

                Rams vs. Seahawks

                Browns vs. Bengals

                Patriots vs. Dolphins

                Eagles vs. Cowboys

                Steelers vs. Ravens

                Patriots vs. Colts

                Chargers vs. Broncos

                Cowboys vs. Redskins

                Bears vs. Packers

                Chiefs vs. Raiders

                Giants vs. Eagles

                Browns vs. Steelers

                Broncos vs. Raiders

                Packers vs. Vikings

                49ers vs. Rams

                Jets vs. Dolphins

                Jets vs. Patriots

                Give your vote and we will tally them up at some point toward the end of the week.

                Canton Mike Canton MikeC
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                Canton MikeC Canton Mike wrote on last edited by
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                @the-gipper said:

                I have perused numerous websites concerning the NFL's greatest rivalries and have come up with a number worth considering. The following are the many "big" ones I have seen several commentators and polls list.

                So, what you do is simply vote for what you consider to be the Five (5) Greatest Rivalries in the NFL from this list;

                Falcons vs. Saints

                Titans vs. Ravens

                49ers vs. Cowboys

                49ers vs. Giants

                Bills vs. Dolphins

                Raiders vs. Steelers

                Cowboys vs. 49ers

                Rams vs. Seahawks

                Browns vs. Bengals

                Patriots vs. Dolphins

                Eagles vs. Cowboys

                Steelers vs. Ravens

                Patriots vs. Colts

                Chargers vs. Broncos

                Cowboys vs. Redskins

                Bears vs. Packers

                Chiefs vs. Raiders

                Giants vs. Eagles

                Browns vs. Steelers

                Broncos vs. Raiders

                Packers vs. Vikings

                49ers vs. Rams

                Jets vs. Dolphins

                Jets vs. Patriots

                Give your vote and we will tally them up at some point toward the end of the week.

                Mine are highlighted in red. Even though some are in down times now, I believe these are top 5 historically although Pats & Dolphins are right there too.

                Mike

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                • WRREBEL WRREBELW
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                  WRREBELW WRREBEL wrote on last edited by
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                  Cowboys and redskins, especially on thanksgiving..

                  Yankees vrs redsox best rivalry in sports

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                  • roach R One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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                    R roach wrote on last edited by
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                    Zombo said:

                    My favorites are:

                    1. Browns v. Steelers

                    2. Cowboys v Redskins

                    3. Chiefs v Raiders

                    4. Packers v Bears

                    5. Patriots v Jets

                    i had the same list except for #5- i had Giants v Eagles.

                    If i had to rank them, Packers v Bears would be #1 and it would be difficult to place the other 4 in a particular order. In the 60's the Browns v Steelers was a laugher- i seem to remember that the Cardinals was the big game.

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                    • SuperSteelers SuperSteelersS
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                      SuperSteelersS SuperSteelers wrote on last edited by
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                      Browns/Steelers

                      Ravens/Steelers....although it is a great game year in and year out it doesn't feel right at all

                      Cowboys/Redskins

                      Giants/Eagles

                      Patriots/Colts.........i like this for the obvious reason, QB play

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                      • TheClevelandSound TheClevelandSoundT
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                        TheClevelandSoundT TheClevelandSound wrote on last edited by
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                        49ers vs. Cowboys

                        Raiders vs. Steelers

                        Eagles vs. Cowboys

                        Patriots vs. Colts

                        Cowboys vs. Redskins

                        Bears vs. Packers

                        Browns vs. Steelers

                        Packers vs. Vikings

                        Jets vs. Patriots

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                        • Steeler SChick S
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                          Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                          I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                          Regards...

                          ... an'at

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                          • WRREBEL WRREBELW
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                            WRREBELW WRREBEL wrote on last edited by
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                            Steelerschick,

                            I would agree with you on that. Lately it has been one sided.. kind of like the mid 80s when you guys had mark malone as a qb. that doesn't take the hatred we have for each other, and that has to amount for something.. fu@k pit

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                            • The GipperT The Gipper

                              Titans vs. Ravens

                              No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

                              I take it you wouldn't think highly of the Rams/Cardinals "rivalry" either. Fair to say?

                              Mr. T Mr. TM
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                              Mr. TM Mr. T wrote on last edited by
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                              @the-gipper said:

                              Titans vs. Ravens

                              No- it is a COMMUNIST RELOCATION/ABANDON YOUR ROOTS for greener pastures bowl

                              I take it you wouldn't think highly of the Rams/Cardinals "rivalry" either. Fair to say?

                              I thought the same when the Titans and Rams met in the SB! I wanted to puke!

                              Head or Gut?
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                              • S Steeler SChick

                                Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                                I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                                Regards...

                                ... an'at

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                                Mr. T Mr. TM
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                                Mr. TM Mr. T wrote on last edited by Mr. T
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                                @steeler-schick said:

                                Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                                I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                                Regards...

                                ... an'at

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                                And Michigan fans said and felt the same way until Coach Tressel came to Columbus.

                                Mangini vs. the steelers... 2 - 1

                                Pittsburgh QB's are a Joke

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                                  @steeler-schick said:

                                  Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                                  I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                                  Regards...

                                  ... an'at

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                                  And Michigan fans said and felt the same way until Coach Tressel came to Columbus.

                                  Mangini vs. the steelers... 2 - 1

                                  Pittsburgh QB's are a Joke

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                                  S Steeler SChick wrote on last edited by Steeler SChick
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                                  @mr.-t said:

                                  And Michigan fans said and felt the same way until Coach Tressel came to Columbus.

                                  Mangini vs. the steelers... 2 - 1

                                  Pittsburgh QB's are a Joke

                                  So you're saying the Steelers have a rivalry with the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets?

                                  As for your QB's drivel, we just went 3-1 with our backup-backup-backup QB's and the greatest QB in the NFL returns to the Black n' Gold the following week and yinz are arguing who is the more appropriate starter for the stains - Seneca or crazy Jake.

                                  Name any other team in the NFL who would have gone 3-1 with their 3rd and 4th string QB's? Go ahead, I dare ya. Unfortunately for your misguided, wishful thought, the Steelers clearly have the best QB squad in the league.

                                  Clearly.

                                  Thanks for playing though.

                                  Regards...

                                  ... an'at

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                                  • WRREBELW WRREBEL

                                    Steelerschick,

                                    I would agree with you on that. Lately it has been one sided.. kind of like the mid 80s when you guys had mark malone as a qb. that doesn't take the hatred we have for each other, and that has to amount for something.. fu@k pit

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                                    S Steeler SChick wrote on last edited by
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                                    @wrrebel said:

                                    Steelerschick,

                                    I would agree with you on that. Lately it has been one sided.. kind of like the mid 80s when you guys had mark malone as a qb. that doesn't take the hatred we have for each other, and that has to amount for something.. fu@k pit

                                    The hatred is still there, always has been.

                                    Unfortunately it's north-west of the Golden Triangle.

                                    When it becomes two-sided, the rivalry's back on.

                                    Until then, enjoy the grace of my presence here. I'm pulling my punches.

                                    Regards...

                                    ... an'at

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                                    • S Steeler SChick

                                      Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                                      I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                                      Regards...

                                      ... an'at

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                                      The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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                                      The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                                      @steeler-schick said:

                                      Stains gotta get a couple more wins against the Steelers before anyone talks rivalry. Nobody in Pittsburgh talks Browns/Steelers rivalries except for the excitable sports talk guys and mayors.

                                      I don't see any rebirth of a rivalry for the next 5 years at least.

                                      Regards...

                                      The question was a poll for you to vote for the best rivalries in the NFL. Why is it that such a simple task is seemingly so impossible for so many Steeler fans to perform? If you don't want to count the Browns/Steelers rivalry then don't vote for it, but then tell us which 5 you would vote for.

                                      ... an'at

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                                      • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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                                        The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                                        OK, so here is my own vote:

                                        Packers vs. Bears

                                        Browns vs. Steelers

                                        Giants vs. Eagles

                                        Chiefs vs. Raiders

                                        Packers vs. Vikings

                                        These are great rivals no matter how good, bad or indifferent the teams are.

                                        I had always considered the Cowboys/Redskins a TV manufactured rivalry so I didn't vote for that.

                                        A couple of lost rivalries in my opinion are the Browns/Lions. Two cities close to each other that were of similar ilk and for a 10 year period went tooth and nail against each other for the championship.

                                        Also Rams vs. 49ers. When Rams moved from LA that rivalry was lost.

                                        Some "Should be" rivalries that would be ever so natural but are not due to teams being placed in opposing conferences:

                                        Giants/Jets. Raiders/49ers. Cowboys/Texans. Miami vs. Tampa vs. Jacksonville. Rams/Chiefs. Steelers/Eagles. Redskins/Ravens.

                                        The good thing about the Browns is that their main natural rivals, Cincy and Pitt. are in their same division. You can even include the somewhat natural rivalry between the Browns and Ravens given the bastardized method by which that franchise originated. The only potential natural rival not in their division, as stated, is the Lions.

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                                        • S Steeler SChick

                                          @mr.-t said:

                                          And Michigan fans said and felt the same way until Coach Tressel came to Columbus.

                                          Mangini vs. the steelers... 2 - 1

                                          Pittsburgh QB's are a Joke

                                          So you're saying the Steelers have a rivalry with the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets?

                                          As for your QB's drivel, we just went 3-1 with our backup-backup-backup QB's and the greatest QB in the NFL returns to the Black n' Gold the following week and yinz are arguing who is the more appropriate starter for the stains - Seneca or crazy Jake.

                                          Name any other team in the NFL who would have gone 3-1 with their 3rd and 4th string QB's? Go ahead, I dare ya. Unfortunately for your misguided, wishful thought, the Steelers clearly have the best QB squad in the league.

                                          Clearly.

                                          Thanks for playing though.

                                          Regards...

                                          ... an'at

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                                          Bob806 Bob806B Conversation Starter Dedicated Very Popular Posting Machine Collaborator First Post Reacting Well One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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                                          Bob806B Bob806 wrote on last edited by Bob806
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                                          @steeler-schick said:

                                          Name any other team in the NFL who would have gone 3-1 with their 3rd and 4th string QB's? Go ahead, I dare ya. Unfortunately for your misguided, wishful thought, the Steelers clearly have the best QB squad in the league.

                                          .

                                          Well, going back a few years....1988, Browns got a Wild Card @ 10-6 using 3 QBs, as Kosar was lost for the season in the opener vs. KC. Mike Pagel was the starter for most of the remaining season, until he got hurt....we also went to Gary Danielson, and he broke his leg. The Browns had to go to Don Strock when Pagel went down.

                                          So, it's not unprecedented...4 QBs, and a playoff birth.

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