Biggest Non-Divisional Rivalry

Everybody knows of the typical division rivalries... Bears/Packers, Cowboys/Redskins, Dolphins/Pats... but what is the biggest rivalry between division lines?

Discuss...

 

Right now, Colts-Patriots, hands down.

There was a time when the Cowboys - 49ers games were special.

 

Right now I would probably say Colts, Pats is the biggest.

 

My favorite to watch is Steelers Jaguars. Big, Nasty, Physical.

 

Thats a good one the jags have owned that rivalry though. I would say jet/giants and eagles/steelers cause there in the same state. I think jets giants is bigger cause there in the same stadium lol.

 

Thing is though that being cross conference games, they only occur once every 4 years.

I guess to some extent that makes each one more special, but you could also look at it that they are played so infrequently that its hard to build the rivalry.

 

I agree with Steelers/Jaguars and they play again in week 5 this season.

 

Thats going to be a great game maybe the steelers beat them this time. All there games are so close.

 

Obviously Colts-Pats, also the Steelers-Jags.

Packers-Eagles is also a good one.

 

Jags/Steelers, Colts/Pats, Jets/Giants, Eagles/Steelers, Ravens/Redskins, Packers/Eagles. Let me think some more...

Giants/Pats is a good, new one.

Also Seahawks/Broncos, as well as other teams who were division foes before 2002.

If I had to pick one, I would have to say Colts/Pats. They just hate each other's guts.

 

Nothing comes close to Colts-Pats, in my opinion.

Personally, ever since 4th and 26, I've enjoyed watching the Eagles and Packers play, but with Favre gone it changes a little bit.

 

i would have to say the pats/colts

 

I did too, but that totally changes now. I enjoyed our rivalry with the Bucs we had going earlier in the decade.

Colts/Pats easily overall right now.

 

Pats and Colts hands down.

Steelers and Jaguars would be an undercard match to that.

Living in Philadelphia and being a Steelers fan, I could care less about playing the Eagles other than I want my team to win. That's not a big rivalry.

Steelers/Raiders was once a huge one. Steelers/Titans when McNair was with Tennessee was a good one.

49ers/Giants was a great one in the 80's, so was Eagles/Bears.

But today, I would stick with Colts/Pats as the number one.

 

Yea Colts/Pats def. the best, Jags/Pit just my favorite one.

 

Especially since they're competitors every year! Every preseason people can't wait for the AFC championship game, because they know the two best teams in football will be playing in it. The '06 AFCCG made it even more intense! As did Brady and the undefeated pats marching into Indy and coming back to shock the Colts. Networks compete for their regular season game. It's crazy.

 

Colts vs Pats now.

Back in the day....

Steelers vs Raiders

 

Colts v Pats, obviously.

Steelers & Jags is very good too. I enjoy watching that one.

 

Colts/Pats now
Cowboys/49ers in the 90s

 

49ers - Cowboys then
Pats - Colts now

Packers - Cowboys has the potential to get up there.