TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) So obviously playoff games between division rivals. Trying to think of the best ones that come to mind. Best: 2013 NFC Championship 49ers/Seahawks. 2008 AFC Championship Ravens/Steelers 2010 AFC Divisional Ravens/Steelers 1977 AFC Championship Raiders/Broncos 2004 NFC Wild Card Rams/Seahawks 2004 NFC Wild Card Vikings/Packers 1979 AFC Championship Oilers/Steelers 2010 AFC Divisional Jets/Patriots 2002 AFC Wild Card Browns/Steelers 2007 NFC Divisional Giants/Cowboys 1988 AFC Wild Card Oilers/Browns 1980 AFC Championship Raiders/Chargers 2000 AFC Divisional Ravens/Titans 2000 NFC Wild Card Rams/Saints Worst: 1989 NFC Championship Rams/49ers 2010 NFC Championship Packers/Bears 2015 AFC Wild Card Steelers/Bengals 2005 AFC Wild Card Steelers/Bengals 1994 NFC Wild Card Bears/Vikings 1990 AFC Wild Card Oilers/Bengals 1998 NFC Divisional 49ers/Falcons 1999 AFC Championship Titans/Jaguars 2020 NFC Wild Card Rams/Seahawks 1992 AFC Championship Bills/Dolphins That's all I have for now. But I'd like to hear more. Edited June 9, 2021 by TecmoSuperJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2008 Steelers/Ravens was great. Probably not as good as their 2 regular season games but if you love defensive football, all of their games were as good as it gets. And it had this clutch finish by Polamalu: He was a rookie going up against one of the best defenses of the 2000s so hard to fault him, but man what did Flacco even see on that throw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notthatbluestuff Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2020 Wild Card Browns/Steelers? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Imagine if the NFL didnt realign the divisions in 2002 putting Tom and Peyton in the same division for all that time? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, notthatbluestuff said: 2020 Wild Card Browns/Steelers? I'd say that one was on the "worst" list, but the 2002 game between them was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notthatbluestuff Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 58 minutes ago, Ray Reed said: I'd say that one was on the "worst" list I found it gloriously entertaining. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, notthatbluestuff said: I found it gloriously entertaining. No argument here 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoSojia Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The 1997 Denver/KC AFC Divisional game had it all: HOF players on both sides, controversial calls, "greasegate", and the game coming down to the wire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The worst was Steelers-Bengals in '05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Vikings at Packers in the 2004 Wild Card was a real gem. 2007 was the first season the Cowboys felt genuinely unstoppable since '95, so the Giants beating them in Dallas was amazing. Giants vs Eagles in 2000 wasn't great in the competitive sense, but I still enjoy watching it for the raucous atmosphere and this: Washington vs Dallas in the '82 NFCCG is another one of my favorites, even though the final score wasn't close. Edited June 9, 2021 by y*so*blu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 The 1980 NFC Championship between Dallas and Philadelphia was really disappointing to me. Same with their meeting in 1992. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightime Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1992 and 1995 Cowboys Eagles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Easily the best division rivalry playoff games are those staged as conference championship games. These are among the most significant games ever played between two teams from the same division. I want this to happen more often. Helping in that regard would be the removal of seeding priority for division winners, which would allow a second-place team to get as high as the #2 seed, behind only a division rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awsi Dooger Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 First two I thought of were the 1979 and 1980 AFC Championship Games. Different types of games but great intense theater. 1979 I expected Houston to get bullied. Instead it was the closest they ever came to kicking down the door. There was the infamous bad call on the touchdown pass to Mike Renfro. Final score looks more lopsided than the game itself. Actually those Steeler teams had several games with misleading final scores, including the Super Bowls versus the Vikings and Rams. The following year San Diego was a 7 point favorite but I fully expected the Raiders to win, to the point I bet a heck of a lot more than I could afford as a college kid. The Raiders got ahead then it was a matter of matching points. Huge plays all afternoon. I'm surprised the 1982 Dolphins/Jets AFC Championship Game was not mentioned. Many deemed it a terrible game, largely due to field conditions and the lack of offense. Obviously as a Dolphins fan I loved it, in particular the play of A.J. Duhe. It was his signature game as a pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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