Though every NFL division has its own history, pageantry and cultural significance, you can look at all eight subsections of the league at large and find a rivalry that speaks to us on a national scale. Mahomes went from winning league MVP in his first season as a starter to winning Super Bowl MVP in his second. But whenever they make another Star Wars flick, I'll be in line for it. Amazingly, the Steelers defense managed to keep Denver out... Few people enjoy life as much as Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. One group doesn't care. But especially in the era of NFL parity, rivalries ebb and flow. Your privacy is safe with us. Rivalries in professional football come about under a variety of circumstances. Growing up, I remember my dad having an extra spring in his step whenever Chicago beat Green Bay. Some of you might think I'm jumping the gun here, but I'm not. Written by: C Costigan .
The Dolphins might be that team to knock off the kings of the east, after they added significant parts to the defense this off-season. Here is the best and most significant rivalry in every NFL division. That's the NFL equivalent of putting out Star Wars and following that up with The Empire Strikes Back. But there have been some big changes in Washington and Carolina, with one common denominator: Ron Rivera. This isn’t a rivalry because the Chiefs play the Texans so frequently. Similarly, I'm all in on Browns-Steelers this year. The Panthers moved on from Rivera to bring in Matt Rhule from the college ranks. Another Super Bowl ring would do wonders for the legacies of Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson, who have largely been overlooked as far as great coach-quarterback duos are concerned. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Led by young phenom Kyler Murray and new playmaking partner DeAndre Hopkins, the Cardinals stunned the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Rest assured that Rodgers and the Packers have already circled their Week 11 matchup in San Francisco on their calendar. Here is the best and most significant rivalry in each of the NFL's eight divisions. Occasionally, these teams will meet each other for a third time should they both qualify for the postseason. There is a reason NFL.com ranked this rivalry as the league’s biggest going into 2020. The Patriots seem extremely vulnerable right now, having lost a player whose shoes seem impossible to fill: Kyle Van Noy. It won't bum me out if these two divisional foes play three times. Another exciting contest will bring their individual rivalry one step closer to becoming this generation’s Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady. If you look past the headliners, I love the undercard matchup of two of the best receiving tandems in the game: Michael Thomas and Manny Sanders vs. Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. It will be the first nationally-televised game of the Mahomes vs. Jackson series — and also the first one away from Arrowhead Stadium. The two teams went on a big of a hiatus as far as their rivalry was concerned before things started heating up again during the 2010s, when the two teams faced off in the postseason three different times. 247Sports’ Take: This didn’t seem all that intriguing until the Houston Texans dealt DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals, where he joins Kyler Murray with a year of experience under his belt.
The Dolphins might be that team to knock off the kings of the east, after they added significant parts to the defense this off-season. Here is the best and most significant rivalry in every NFL division. That's the NFL equivalent of putting out Star Wars and following that up with The Empire Strikes Back. But there have been some big changes in Washington and Carolina, with one common denominator: Ron Rivera. This isn’t a rivalry because the Chiefs play the Texans so frequently. Similarly, I'm all in on Browns-Steelers this year. The Panthers moved on from Rivera to bring in Matt Rhule from the college ranks. Another Super Bowl ring would do wonders for the legacies of Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson, who have largely been overlooked as far as great coach-quarterback duos are concerned. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Led by young phenom Kyler Murray and new playmaking partner DeAndre Hopkins, the Cardinals stunned the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Rest assured that Rodgers and the Packers have already circled their Week 11 matchup in San Francisco on their calendar. Here is the best and most significant rivalry in each of the NFL's eight divisions. Occasionally, these teams will meet each other for a third time should they both qualify for the postseason. There is a reason NFL.com ranked this rivalry as the league’s biggest going into 2020. The Patriots seem extremely vulnerable right now, having lost a player whose shoes seem impossible to fill: Kyle Van Noy. It won't bum me out if these two divisional foes play three times. Another exciting contest will bring their individual rivalry one step closer to becoming this generation’s Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady. If you look past the headliners, I love the undercard matchup of two of the best receiving tandems in the game: Michael Thomas and Manny Sanders vs. Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. It will be the first nationally-televised game of the Mahomes vs. Jackson series — and also the first one away from Arrowhead Stadium. The two teams went on a big of a hiatus as far as their rivalry was concerned before things started heating up again during the 2010s, when the two teams faced off in the postseason three different times. 247Sports’ Take: This didn’t seem all that intriguing until the Houston Texans dealt DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals, where he joins Kyler Murray with a year of experience under his belt.