Redskins vs. Cowboys, Highest rated Primetime NFL game in 15 years

[Spade]

Lol at eagles cowboys being above cowboys redskins and cowboys niners(whom I personally hate the most). The eagles are not our biggest divisional rival whatsoever.

 

[L&HH]

I dont even care about the TV rating, I just made this thread to point out the stupid NFL Network top 10 list of rivalries they had a few weeks ago. They didnt list Redskins/Cowboys because "it hasnt been important for some time," yet had Steelers/Raiders number one.

This is a rivalry?

Is this an all time list or just in the last 15-20 years?

Regardless, its a terrible list

Didnt even know the Steelers/Raiders was a rivalry, Cincy/Browns<---dont nobody outside of ohio care about this, Jets/Patriots<----at what point in history would this ever be a top 5 rivalry

if your top three nfl rivalries doesnt include in some form of the following:
Skins/Cowboys
Packers/Bears
Steelers vs Ravens/Cowboys
Cowboys/49ers
Giants/Cowboys

Then that list is

 

[yseJ]

courtney the only things youre destroying are your keyboard and your kids lives with that mattress

 

[Spade]

This is a rivalry?



Regardless, its a terrible list

Didnt even know the Steelers/Raiders was a rivalry, Cincy/Browns<---dont nobody outside of ohio care about this, Jets/Patriots<----at what point in history would this ever be a top 5 rivalry

if your top three nfl rivalries doesnt include in some form of the following:
Skins/Cowboys
Packers/Bears
Steelers vs Ravens/Cowboys
Cowboys/49ers
Giants/Cowboys

Then that list is

Steelers/Raiders is an old school rivalry. It was up there in the 70s. Hasn't been much since though.

 

[mastermind]

Steelers/Raiders is an old school rivalry. It was up there in the 70s. Hasn't been much since though.

indeed

but how is that on the list, and NOT Redskins-Cowboys? Redskins-Cowboys rivalry lasted longer and spanned a great period when it was at its zenith from the entire 70s to early 80s.

How many great games can anyone remember between Steelers/Raiders? I'll give you the immaculate reception, but what else?

Skins/Cowboys have had many, and the historical context of the rivalry (Racist George Preston Marshall fought to prevent the cowboys from entering the NFL). How can you say put Jets/Pats up there because off field stuff, but then ignore Skins/Cowboys?

 

[frush11]

The Redskins have the largest fanbase in the league

Some people really have no idea how big the Redskins fanbase, literally at one point the whole Southeast was Redskins territory.

 

[L&HH]

Some people really have no idea how big the Redskins fanbase, literally at one point the whole Southeast was Redskins territory.

Yup. Carolina didnt become a team until 1995 so from south carolina on up to MD probably had a large Skins fanbase. A friend of mine goes to school in Boston and he said there's a decent number of Skins fans around there as well apparently has to do with them originally being the Boston Braves/Redskins before they moved to Washington in the late 30's

 

[mastermind]

Yup. Carolina didnt become a team until 1995 so from south carolina on up to MD probably had a large Skins fanbase. A friend of mine goes to school in Boston and he said there's a decent number of Skins fans around there as well apparently has to do with them originally being the Boston Braves/Redskins before they moved to Washington in the late 30's

sheeeid

Before Atlanta came into the NFL, there was no team further south than the Redskins.

The Redskins ruled the southeast, and still kind of do today.

 

[3Rivers]

How many great games can anyone remember between Steelers/Raiders? I'll give you the immaculate reception, but what else?

I think when people talk about the Steelers/Raiders 70's rivalry it's more about what was usually at stake when they met. 5 playoff meetings in the 70's. 2 in the divisional round. 3 AFC championships were decided between the two with the winner going on to win the super bowl. George Atkinson delivering a midfield blindside clothesline to Swann for no reason numerous dirty hits. Chuck Noll's criminal element comment. Atkinson suing Noll for said comment

Football hate is a beautiful thing

 

[the cool]

imagine if cowboys went to the Superbowl this year

ratings would be through the roof

they can play any team in the afc

 

[Spade]

The redskins do have a large fanbase. But I don't believe it's larger than the Cowboys,Steelers, and Packers.

 

[mastermind]

I think when people talk about the Steelers/Raiders 70's rivalry it's more about what was usually at stake when they met. 5 playoff meetings in the 70's. 2 in the divisional round. 3 AFC championships were decided between the two with the winner going on to win the super bowl. George Atkinson delivering a midfield blindside clothesline to Swann for no reason numerous dirty hits. Chuck Noll's criminal element comment. Atkinson suing Noll for said comment

Football hate is a beautiful thing

dont get it twisted, I know the history, but to say The Steelers/Raiders should make it because of those games but then ignore the Redskins/Cowboys games which had a lot at stake as well (2 NFC title games and countless "division title games"). THe list is bullshyt.

 

[3Rivers]

dont get it twisted, I know the history, but to say The Steelers/Raiders should make it because of those games but then ignore the Redskins/Cowboys games which had a lot at stake as well (2 NFC title games and countless "division title games"). THe list is bullshyt.

It is confusing why they didn't include redskins/cowboys at all but nfl networks list are usually I've disagreed with more than a few. As far as this one....the only thing I can even remember about Bengals/Browns is Paul Brown's involvement with both franchises and sam wyches "you don't live in cleveland" speech