After completing my recent sports posters, it got me thinking about different sport rivalries because of the House Divided series I created and it’s fun to see these teams compete against each other whether it’s during the preseason, regular season, or post season.
It’s especially exciting when it’s during the biggest sporting event of the season whether it’s the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Championship, Stanley Cup, College Football Bowl Games, or March Madness.
To me, I define rivalry games as teams competing in the same division or the same city because they’re usually the most heated and most exciting, even if an occasional fight breaks out.
Here’s a list of my top sport rivalries mentioned in A House Divided and others as well:
NFL
Steelers/Ravens
Jets/Patriots
Packers/Bears
Giants/Eagles
Redskins/Cowboys
49ers/Seahawks
49ers/Rams
Cowboys/Giants
Cowboys/Eagles
Redskins/Giants
Redskins/Eagles
Bengals/Browns
Browns/Steelers
Lions/Bears
Vikings/Packers
Falcons/Saints
Cowboys/49ers
Giants/49ers
Broncos/Raiders
Chiefs/Raiders
Chargers/Raiders
Raiders/49ers
Jets/Giants
Steelers/Eagles
Cowboys/Texans
Buccaneers/Dolphins
MLB
Red Sox/Yankees
Astros/Rangers
Mets/Phillies
Cardinals/Cubs
Dodgers/Giants
Yankees/Mets
Cubs/White Sox
Dodgers/Angels
Athletics/Giants
Rays/Marlins
NBA
Celtics/Knicks
Nets/Knicks
Lakers/Kings
Warriors/Kings
Lakers/Clippers
Mavericks/Rockets
Mavericks/Spurs
Rockets/Spurs
College Football
Stanford/CAL
UCLA/USC
Oregon/Oregon State
Arizona/Arizona State
Washington/Washington State
Michigan/Ohio State
Michigan/Michigan State
Kansas/Kansas State
Oklahoma/Oklahoma State
TCU/Baylor
TCU/Texas
Alabama/Auburn
Alabama/LSU
Georgia/Florida
Duke/North Carolina
Miami/Florida State
Florida/Florida State
Army/Navy
Notre Dame/Stanford
USC/Notre Dame
USC/Stanford
Miami/Florida
BYU/Utah
Utah/Utah State
Colorado/Colorado State
UNLV/Nevada
Louisville/Kentucky
Iowa/Iowa State
No matter what sport you watch and who your favorite team is, rivalry match-ups are usually the best games to watch whether it’s at home in front of the TV or at a live game at the stadium.
If you want to find any of these teams, check out my custom sports posters or A House Divided Series. I definitely plan to create more projects like this. All I need is to find more inspiration to make it happen!