With any game that any two NFL teams play, there is obviously an overwhelming sense of competition and an extremely strong desire to win.
I mean, that’s what sports are all about.
But sometimes when you put two certain teams together, you get what the sports world likes to call a rivalry.
My favorite NFL rivalry is the Chicago Bears and Greenbay Packers biannual face off. Basically since birth, I have been a Bears fan and my brother has been a Packers fan.
So not only is this a football rivalry, it’s also sibling rivalry.
My brother’s love for the Packers started when he was a toddler and decided that his favorite colors were green and yellow.
After a few years, his appreciation for football developed and he realized that everyone else in the household didn’t really like the team that he loved. Yet, that didn’t stop him and he now owns a cheese head.
I, on the other hand, stayed loyal to Chicago.
Since the first game in 1921, the Bears and Packers have played each other 184 times, which is more than any other rivalry in the NFL.
Not only are the two teams in the same division, they are also very close to each other geographically, which can make it easier and more entertaining to smack talk Green Bay.
Chicago currently holds the lead in the rivalry with a record of 92-86-6.
This season, the two teams already faced off once, and the Packers defeated the Bears for Chicago’s only loss so far this season. When they play again in December, I am confident that Chicago will use their home advantage to take the win.
Right now, the Bears are one of only three teams with one or fewer losses, and they need to keep it that way.
Another big NFL rivalry is the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. The two teams are currently in first and second place in their division, but haven’t faced each other yet this season.
Weeks 11 and 13 will determine who the better team is, likely not only in the rivalry, but also in the division.
Although I really don’t have a favorite out of the two, I still love watching rivalry games because of the atmosphere. A lot of the time, you can tell that the games mean more to the players than “regular” games and the next day there is always more talk about who won.
And if the Bears win, I’ll have an excuse to smack talk my brother. And destroy his cheese head.
