The 18 game schedule - if it includes a rivarly game, who do you want it to be?

by cpa913 on Oct 26, 2010 2:38 PM CDT

Houston owner Bob McNair recently suggested the addition of "regional rivalries" if the 18 game schedule (minus two pre-season games) goes into effect. Bob obviously wants to cash in on the Cowboys popularity, but it does make sense, why not have Houston vs. Dallas every year? Why not have a "Battle of the San Francisco Bay" every year? St. Louis vs. Kansas City "I-70 game" etc.

Where this gets problematic, is what if your natural rival is in your division? Green Bay & Minnesota already play each other twice. I think you would have to eliminate Division games from this. In fact, it probably would work best if it was inter-conference games. Personally, I think this would be a fun addition, and instead of adding a week of regular season, I would make it 17 weeks, and add a week of playoffs, increasing the number of teams that get in. Anyway, here is a map of the current NFL teams. I'm going to attempt to list the "rivalry game possiblities"

via www.ricalbano.com

Here goes my attempt to identify what geographical rivalries would be:

San Francisco vs. Oakland - this rivarly should be played every year.

Seattle vs. Denver - Former AFC West rivalry renewed

San Diego vs. Phoenix - what LA doesn't have a team? OK San Diego will have to do

KC vs St Louis - the 85 World Series shouldn't be the only thing St Louis has to complain about

Houston vs Dallas - Battle for the Lone Star State

New Orleans vs Cincinnati - Who Dey? vs Who Dat?

Tampa Bay vs Miami - With three Florida teams, have to pick the two furthest South

Jacksonville vs Carolina - Battle of the Teal expansion teams

Nashville (Tennessee) vs. Atlanta - ~~dirtiest team according to Kyle Orton~~ vs. dirtiest birds

Washington vs Baltimore - They share an airport

New York Jets vs Chicago - Chicago pizza vs New York pizza

Pittsburgh vs Philly - Pennsylvania bragging rights

New York Football Giants vs Boston (New England) - Yankees vs Sox, revisited

And now the hardest part, from a geographical standpoint, seems to be the AFC North/NFC North

Buffalo vs Green Bay - who's frozen tundra is colder? Buffalo wings vs Cheese

Cleveland - Detroit - Motown vs Rock n Roll

Indianapolis - Minnesota - which indoor stadium is the loudest?

~~Other ideas are teams that moved, i.e. the Houston Oilers (Tennessee Titans) could play Houston, the purple~~ ~~Browns~~ ~~(Baltimore) could play Cleveland, the Los Angeles (St Louis)~~ ~~Rams~~ ~~could play the Los Angeles (Oakland)~~ ~~Raiders, the~~ ~~Dallas Cowboys~~ ~~could play the Dallas~~ ~~Texans~~ (~~Kansas City Chiefs) - but I don't think the NFL would want to highlight that some teams have screwed over their fans, so this facet is probably not realistic.~~

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Should be Detroit vs Tennesee...

Motown vs Stax

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by HIV 2 Elway on Oct 26, 2010 2:49 PM CDT reply actions

Other ideas are teams that moved, i.e. the Houston Oilers (Tennessee Titans) could play Houston, the purple Browns (Baltimore) could play Cleveland

These teams are in the same divisions

by HIV 2 Elway on Oct 26, 2010 2:50 PM CDT reply actions

Good catch

I was talking out of my (another word for Bronco) in that part!

by cpa913 on Oct 26, 2010 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions

KC vs GB

To commemorate SB I and so that I can go see Lambeau Field.

BTW, as to expanding the playoffs to more teams. Not just NO, NO, NO, NO but EFF NO. What makes the NFL great is that the playoffs are very limited, hard to get into, and therefore mean something. Please do not ruin this game and make it like NBA and NHL. That is a very slippery slope that should not be followed.

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by kabrink on Oct 26, 2010 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

Why are the Titans the dirtiest team?

This is easily the Saints.

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by craig in calgary on Oct 26, 2010 3:02 PM CDT reply actions

Go over the MHR, they'd love to tell you all about it

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/10/04/josh-mcdaniels-backs-up-kyle-ortons-critiques-of-dirty-titans/

by cpa913 on Oct 26, 2010 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Finnegan has a reputation as a dirty player...

I can’t think of any Saints players that have thrown punches at guys.

Matt Cassel drives a bulldozer.

by Red N Gold Beast on Oct 26, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

How 'bout teams with somewhat similar mascots.

For instance, the Titans could play the Giants……(Clash of the Titans). The Jacksonville Jaguars could play the Carolina Panthers…….(Battle of the Felines). and last but not least the Broncos could play the Chargers……..(Jackasses versus Dumbasses).

"The Hammer"

by G.L. on Oct 26, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

they can already do that with out a problem, twice a year,

and last but not least the Broncos could play the Chargers……..(Jackasses versus Dumbasses).

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by KC Nate on Oct 26, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, but I just had to get the asses joke in...............;>}

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by G.L. on Oct 26, 2010 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Chiefs and Redskins?

by worc on Oct 26, 2010 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions

That's what the mascot matchup would yield, I think

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by burntorangehorn on Oct 26, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions

It would drive the PC crowd nuts....

That may be the best sig line EVER!!!

by bonesjackson on Oct 26, 2010 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Try the other New Jersey team

The Jets were the Titans once upon a time.

by fishbowl72 on Oct 27, 2010 2:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Rams

I think it has to be St. Louis. No other team really makes much sense, I don’t think. That said, I don’t think the NFL should expand the regular season, so if they go to an annual, out-of-division rivalry for every team, it should be KC-StL within the 16-game season.

by burntorangehorn on Oct 26, 2010 3:33 PM CDT reply actions