NFL rivalries starting to heat up

Like most sports there are always rivalries and hatred that play a big part in games. In baseball you have the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, in college basketball there is Duke vs. UNC. But in the NFL there is not one rivalry game there are many. When it comes to the NFL you don’t just hate one team you dislike every team in your division.

Some of the best divisional rivalries will take place this weekend when the Miami Dolphins head to New England to face the Patriots. It’s obvious these two teams don’t like each other; Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has already started the verbal assault on the patriots 2 days before game time. Porter is still upset about the accusations against the Patriots for the whole Spy gate incident of 2007 in which Patriots scouting staff was caught video taping the New York Jets hand signals from the sidelines. While the Patriots have been reprimanded for the incident many teams still feel they will cheat to win. From the Patriots perspective they feel the Dolphins are just trying to stir up anything to get the Patriots out of their rhythm.

Another divisional game that many will watch is the Sunday night primetime game between the Philadelphia eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Both teams started the season off horrible, but have turned it around and are tied at 5-2 and sit on top of the NFC East division. The Eagles have shown over the last 3 games that they can score in seconds thanks to the swift footed DeSean Jackson who has 6 touchdowns of over 50 yards this season. The Cowboys who are riding of the surprising play of wide receiver Miles Austin despite quarterback Tony Romo’s erratic play but when it counts he has been able to get the job done.

These are just two of the many divisional games to look forward too this weekend. Also the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints look to both remain undefeated but face challenging opponents this weekend. The Colts face the Houston Texans and the Saints face the Carolina Panthers.