greatest football rivalry....steelers-raiders in the 1970's.....?
337299
I guess I don't understand....what happened to the Dallas Cowboys-Pittsburgh Steelers.  That rivalry was made in the 70's and never died.
266035
Fred Biletnikoff around in the 1969 era  he was in is prime  that's my pick but i must say more you have got me started: that year 61 for 1037 yard's with other greats like Art Shell on the offense line and the new draft pick's comeing, Kenny Stabler they were there!! With more to give John Madden leading the way and his fine coaching staff oh i can go on and on but i'll stop because it does take a great OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN I GOT STORYS I CAN SPEND ALL DAY RIGHT HERE. Defense the best they had to me i wish i could seen Dan Conners.
937349
Find out who their main rival is and go to their web sites. The Packers are the Vikings main rivals and they have great Packer jokes on their Purple Page web site. I'm sure the Packers have returned the favor. lol
73570
Why you wanna bring up old stuff!!!!!!its was lb mike jones..weird how he has the samename as someone else i hate(local rapper that keeps repeating himself)..ima titan fan now then i was for steelers and greenbay
994160
there the two oldest teams in nfl history. so they played each other a lot back in the day. way back in the day. i think its the biggest rivalry in sports today. even if both teams suck, its always a great game. and its always nice to see farve on his back, and throwing pics to our D, that swept him last year.
1163202
Everybody loves to bash the raiders. I'll tell you what, the OAKLAND RAIDERS have the highest winning percentage in NFL history. LOOK IT UP!!!! so what they had a few bad years every team does. I am the biggest raiders fan I know and I expect them to turn it around this year. EXPECT OAKLAND BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS!!! So all you bandwagon riders who love  whoever has the best record,get some knowledge on football history before you say OAKLAND SUCKS. THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!
951638
If it's all about the history of the rivalry, it has to be USC vs. Notre Dame... that goes way back to the early 1930's  (if not the late 20's) and they've played 70 some times over the years... (imagine going from Southern California to South Bend before commercial air travel) to play a football game.  \n\nThe greatest historically would definitely be Army vs. Navy... this game has been irrelevant in recent years, but back in the day both Army and Navy were top football programs, plus they had the military rivalry to go with it.\n\nThe greatest of all time is Ohio State and Michigan.  It's been the last game of the regular season for each team since 1935 and it frequently decides who represents the big ten in the rose bowl and many times the eventual national champion..  On top of that both teams are usually highly ranked and/or undefeated.  Oklahoma/Texas is a great regional rivalry too, but OSU vs. Michigan is so much more, since both teams have been so good for so long.
245085
Cleveland Browns for 20+ years.  \n\nI've been through all sorts of ups and downs in my time following this team.  Bernie, Ozzie, Mack and Bynar, The Dog Pound (the REAL one from the 80's), 2 AFC championship games including The Fumble and The Drive, "diminishing skills", The Deception, The Return... still attempting to return... although Phil Savage might finally have them turning the corner now - no REALLY!
70667
Born in Pittsburgh and moved from western PA at a very young age. Thr first pro-football game I ever watched on TV was the Steelers first SuperBowl. I knew nothing about football. My stepfather had to explain everything to me. But it was a huge source of pride. \nThen I began to understand a little more about the game as time went on and they won two back-to-back SuperBowls. The last one in '79 when I moved to Texas. That was special. Take THAT cowboys!\nI'll live and die for the Great State of Texas but my heart pumps Black and Gold.
715167
Sorry to say the Raiders.  I have had the misfortune of seeing them play several times this year.  The most alarming problem was not being able to get off the ball without getting a procedure call.  The don't have a current worthy starting quarterback.  I don't know why they thought Brooks would be any more consistent in Oakland he was terrible in New Orleans too.  Walter is not ready.  The defence has been adequate but if you don't score you don't win.  The worst problem is the lack of effort and commitement by the players.  The lounge around during the game albeit what is shown on TV.  And they complain in the media (Porter and Moss).  The stars of a team should  motivate the team not destroy it with poor attitude.
23352
Bowl games are over Long time ago!!!!!
603333
1968 Raiders vs. Jets, Jets went on to win Super Bowl III. Rule was changed in 1969.
69436
I've hated the Broncos ever since I was a child.  I'm a Browns fan and I am still very bitter about those AFC Championship Games from the 80's (1986 - The Drive and 1987 - The Fumble).  Problem is, I hate the Steelers even more.  GO NFC!!!!!
275317
I may be a little partial but I think Michigan vs. Ohio State in football has to be the biggest rivalry. Every year it has huge implications (i.e Big Ten Title and even national championship possibilities). It also has one of the longest standing traditions in sports.
726368
Not exactly Namath and Unitas, because they never really faced off against each other.  (Earl Morrell started Super Bowl III, and by the time Unitas got off the bench, the Jets had the game well in hand.)  A better QB rivalry from back then would be Unitas vs. Bart Starr.  In fact (sorry about bringing this up), it's just about and exact parallel to Manning/Brady in that Johnny U. put up all the gaudy numbers, but Starr and the Packers (coached by Vince Lombardi, who like Bill Belichick, was hailed as a genius) won the championships.  \n   I watched the old AFL as a kid, and as I recall, Namath's big rivalry was against Darryl Lamonica and the Raiders, and John Hadl and the Chargers.\n   The QB rivalry I always enjoyed was Bradshaw vs. Stabler. \n   Good luck this week vs. the Pats.
997558
I have a tie with some classic bad boys - Jack Tatum, John Matuszak and Lyle Alzado.  These guys made the Raiders one of the most feared AFL teams in the 70s and early 80s.
905165
I think it was unfair for the Raiders to score more points than the Steelers. I think I better shut up, if some Dem sees this it'll start them thinking.