NFL Rivalries
- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts
The storied rivalry between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts began with a game on October 4, 1970. It was the first of the many ensuing meetings of these two football squads that would later become one of the most intense rivalries i...
- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
Forty-two years have passed since the first meeting between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys occurred, but the fire of the rivalry has intensified several fold as the decades passed. When trying to trace how the rivalry between these two ...
- Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
Despite only meeting twice in a playoff game in over 90 years of competing in the NFL, the rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears remains as fierce as ever. The Packers and Bears will resume their heated rivalry when these two p...
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens
A mention of this relatively young rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens always strikes images of hard hits that are made even more crushing by the innate hatred of each team toward the other. The Steelers and Ravens will ...
- Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins
Many consider that the boiling NFL rivalry that exists between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins is the fiercest of all in the sport. It did not begin on the football field but way back before the Dallas Cowboys even became an NFL franchis...
- New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
The first game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys was unassuming to say the least when both teams scored 31 apiece and the game ended up in a tie. The game was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York on December 4, 2012. However, the rivalry...
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Titans
Hard-hitting affair is one way to describe games between Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans these days. But one has to go way back in history to find the root of the physicality and animosity between these two squads. Before moving to Tennessee...
- New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers
The 80’s and 90’s were the era when the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants had deep hostility against each other. And with both teams having successful seasons of late, the head-to-head battles in the future are expected to add fuel to the fir...
- Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers
The Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers rivalry can be rooted back to their American Football League (AFL) days, pre-merger with the National Football League (NFL). Both were original franchises from the AFL, they brought their dislike against each o...
- New York Jets vs. New England Patriots
If it’s New York versus Boston, sports fans immediately point to the Yankees vs. Red Sox rivalry in Major League Baseball (MLB) as one of the best rivalries in all of sports. The National Football League has their version of the New York vs. Boston t...
- Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills
Both the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills have been in the National Football League (NFL) since the early 60’s but their rivalry only got serious traction three decades after when these two teams met in crucial and exciting postseason games in th...
- Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
Sports teams from Wisconsin and Minnesota have long-standing rivalries because of the proximity of the states. So it was only natural that when the Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1961 there would be hostility by long-tim...