Next Great NFL Rivalries...

[Manster7588]

Going off the vibe of the Hoop I'd say Baltimore vs. NE is a rival.

 

[RobToxin]

One great and underrated rivalry since 2002 has been the rivalry between Houston sports fans and their Dallas envy.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Going off the vibe of the Hoop I'd say Baltimore vs. NE is a rival.

The H2H match up doesn't validate the vibe.

 

[Manster7588]

The H2H match up doesn't validate the vibe.

Fine, but you have to admit there's a lot of friction between the two.

 

[SteelersPride]

skins need to be decent first

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Yeah it's kind of hard to say.
There's still a rivalry with the Dolphins. They always play NE tough and that goes back years. There is deep rooted hate with the Jets. Buffalo is well Buffalo. Now that Rex is gone nothing to see there.

Pitt and Baltimore are about the same on the rivalry scale. IMHO they need to beat NE on a more consistent basis over the next few years to be what I feel is a good rivalry. Don't get me wrong these are great snot knocker games with no love lost.

Colts tried to make it a rivalry.

So my personal pick goes to Denver.

Maybe Oakland becomes a rivalry. These two were years ago.

Good points all around. I guess I forget Miami/NE is a good rivalry cause of how dominate the Pats have been over the years in the AFCE so I kind of lumped them all together but yes the fish do play NE tough year in and year out.

I always enjoyed the Brady/Manning rivalry but the problem was outside of the Colts team that won the SB, their FO never really put a defense on the field hoping Manning could out score every team which happened up until playoff time.

I do think Oakland will take over the AFCW and if Carr didn't go down NE/Oak could have made for an excellent game so that is a rivalry that could be sparked up again if Carr doesn't get hurt.

Denver is Denver, they just find ways to win.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Titans/Jaguars

If the Jags ever find a QB, or if Bortles magically doesnt suck, I like the look of both these teams in that division

 

[PatsFan2003]

I think Pats vs Goodell....So far it's 3-0 Goodell, as we await the next go round !!!!
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3-0? Goodell?

The Patriots have won 2 Superbowls during this time. We should continue to lose so badly.

 

[PatsFan2003]

The Steelers seem to have a number of good ones.

Steelers-Ravens
Steelers-Patriots

Seahawks-Patriots has potential
Seahawks-GreenBay also

 

[Clayton]

The media put a lot of eggs into the Andrew Luck basket and I'm not quite sure the Colts are in a good spot right now.

It'll be Cowboys/Team X. Seahawks are probably the strongest Team X just due to the Cardinals probably going through rebuilding soon and the Rams being allergic to catching footballs. If Goff has some sort of magical breakthrough, Cowboys/Rams would definitely be my pick but I dont think the Seahawks are going anywhere.

 

[PatsFan2003]

Good points all around. I guess I forget Miami/NE is a good rivalry cause of how dominate the Pats have been over the years in the AFCE so I kind of lumped them all together but yes the fish do play NE tough year in and year out.

I always enjoyed the Brady/Manning rivalry but the problem was outside of the Colts team that won the SB, their FO never really put a defense on the field hoping Manning could out score every team which happened up until playoff time.

I do think Oakland will take over the AFCW and if Carr didn't go down NE/Oak could have made for an excellent game so that is a rivalry that could be sparked up again if Carr doesn't get hurt.

Denver is Denver, they just find ways to win.

Denver/Pats is a good one.

Oakland/KC definitely has potential to be a good current one (i.e not just historical)

 

[Clayton]

Oakland/KC definitely has potential to be a good current one (i.e not just historical)

I'm not sure listing teams in your division counts but I get the feeling even with most hardcore old timers that KC's main rival is Denver and likely will be Denver. Mahomes timetable for success is likely closer to Paxton Lynch's timetable and not Carr who is already theoretically hitting his stride.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

The media put a lot of eggs into the Andrew Luck basket and I'm not quite sure the Colts are in a good spot right now.

It'll be Cowboys/Team X. Seahawks are probably the strongest Team X just due to the Cardinals probably going through rebuilding soon and the Rams being allergic to catching footballs. If Goff has some sort of magical breakthrough, Cowboys/Rams would definitely be my pick but I dont think the Seahawks are going anywhere.

I think the Hawks are definitely trending down, but not down enough just yet to lose grip of that awful division.....In a stronger division, I think the Hawks would be ripe for a 8-8 season

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Denver/Pats is a good one.

Oakland/KC definitely has potential to be a good current one (i.e not just historical)

Denver/NE was always top notch
Pitt and Balt/NE is right up there for me.
I always enjoy watching the AFCW games, so much bad blood throughout the division.

 

[Clayton]

I think the Hawks are definitely trending down, but not down enough just yet to lose grip of that awful division.....In a stronger division, I think the Hawks would be ripe for a 8-8 season

Yeah. I thought about listing the Falcons just because they have Julio Jones but the Falcons are in the NFC South and flash in the pan seasons happen there more often than not.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Yeah. I thought about listing the Falcons just because they have Julio Jones but the Falcons are in the NFC South and flash in the pan seasons happen there more often than not.

Falcons wont have the toughness to deal with the fact that they will have a target on their backs all season, and every week will be the other teams' SB......I saw it with some awful year after SB's with the Giants

 

[PatsFan2003]

I'm not sure listing teams in your division counts but I get the feeling even with most hardcore old timers that KC's main rival is Denver and likely will be Denver. Mahomes timetable for success is likely closer to Paxton Lynch's timetable and not Carr who is already theoretically hitting his stride.

Oakland and KC have a lot of history too. Sure KC/Denver is there too.

 

[Clayton]

Falcons wont have the toughness to deal with the fact that they will have a target on their backs all season, and every week will be the other teams' SB......I saw it with some awful year after SB's with the Giants

With the Falcons, you had Matt Ryan go from like the 18th best QB in the league in 2015 to the 1st or 2nd best QB in 2016. Thats nuts. When teams started attacking Cam after he had something similar happen the year before, you saw the Panthers slump.

I think if the Matt Ryan from last year shows up then they might actually have a better record than last year. That said, you have 1 superawesome Matt Ryan season, 1 really good season, and 7 middle of the pack seasons. Probably better to bet on him having a middle of the pack season.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Seahawks - Falcons could get good after their two games last season.

Atlanta is already looking forward to it as proven by their construction of a giant Seahawk statue outside their new stadium. That's respect.

 

[packerzrule]

Let's criticize your qb who admits to jerkin off before each game....but I'm sure you missed that.

da fuq???