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Who are your 2 favorite NFL pro football teams and why ? (1 Viewer)
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Guzalot
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#1 Colts: I grew up in Indy and lived there when the Colts came to town. Prior to that, I was a huge Eric Dickerson fan and the Rams were my favorite team because of that. Then the Colts got Dickesrson and a lifelong fan was born! Fortunately, one of my high school buddies is a season ticket holder and he treats me to one game a year.
#2 Chiefs: Because I have lived in KC for the past 12 years. At first I resisted, but after going to few games and watching how some of the best fans in NFL support their team I got sucked in. They are a very distant second though. It's not even close.
#2 Chiefs: Because I have lived in KC for the past 12 years. At first I resisted, but after going to few games and watching how some of the best fans in NFL support their team I got sucked in. They are a very distant second though. It's not even close.
Guzalot
Footballguy
Being a true fan is all about sentiment. If you can't root for the team when they're bad (which is ineveitable in the cycle of things) then you're not a fan. Rooting for the Colts while they struggled to finish 3-13 only made their Super Bowl victory that much sweeter.
Johnny Ryall
Footballguy
1. Pittsburgh Steelers - grew up and still live in Western PA. The Steelers have just always been the team I've rooted for ever since I was a kid.
2. Whoever is playing the Browns
2. Whoever is playing the Browns
Prodigal19
Footballguy
#1 - Broncos - Ive lived in Colorado my whole life and have always loved the Broncos
#2 - Texans - I really don't know why, maybe because of their close ties to the broncos
mad sweeney
Footballguy
Who likes teams without sentimental reasons?! Ridiculous.I like the Seahawks because I am from Washington and lived there when they were formed. I stuck with them when I moved to AZ, who hadn't gotten the Cars yet, and now that they are good I am reaping the rewards of sticking with them through 2-14 seasons.
And the Chargers because I always liked Dan Fouts. As far as I was concerned any team led by a Dan (my dad's name) was good enough for me. I didn't really know about divisions when I was a kid so liking 2 NFCW teams was no prob. And then I moved to SD and started going to games. If you like tailgating and football, go to the Murph (now the Q) for a Charger game. Even in December it's hot chicks in short shorts and great BBQ weather.
Righetti
Footballguy
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Cleveland Browns- Have lived in North Central Ohio all my life.
Dallas Cowboys- In 1972 my mom married a guy who was from Texas and was a big Cowboys fan, who were on tv a lot back then, and we always watched them on our tv ahead of the Browns, if they played at the same time.
Dallas Cowboys- In 1972 my mom married a guy who was from Texas and was a big Cowboys fan, who were on tv a lot back then, and we always watched them on our tv ahead of the Browns, if they played at the same time.
Mungo Burrows
Footballguy
While the specific teams listed are wrong
, this is the correct way to answer this question. It's your favorite team, and whoever is playing your most despised team.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
#1 Seahawks - although it is very painful at times and I do not agree w/ the current direction of the team
#2 I really don't have a second favorite but I really liked watching the Saints last year.
#2 I really don't have a second favorite but I really liked watching the Saints last year.
AustinCowboy71
Footballguy
that's kind of what I was thinking as well. I have a favorite team and favorite players.Favorite Team - Dallas Cowboys... I was born with silver & blue blood... my first game was in 1972 and I was a year old.Favorite non-Cowboy players - I'm from Austin so my favorite current players are Drew Brees and Vince Young.
AustinCowboy71
Footballguy
tell me about it... I was in college in Kansas when the Cowboys went 1-15 in '89-90... I think I yelled at and flipped everyone in the entire dorm off within an hour of the Boys beating the Skins that year... what a game?!
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
Why not? I've been a fan of both for the same length of time (since the late 70's).
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
What happens when they play?
mad sweeney
Footballguy
For me, being a Seattle and SD fan was tough. But the Hawks were no contest favorites when they played. And furthermore, even if a Seahawks loss wouldn't affect the Hawk's chances but would help the Chargers, I still wouldn't want the Hawks to lose. IMO, you have one true favorite team and that team takes precedence. When the Hawks moved back to the NFC it cleared a lot of misgivings I had when they played twice a year. Although sadly it took a yearly game away from me in SD. I also usually pick a team or two to like each year for various reasons, usually a good story or players I like moving to a new team, or a team that's just damn fun to watch. Last year it was the Saints, more for Brees and Bush than for the NO recovery.
Oh, I also have three other favorite teams each week. Whoever is playing the Raiders, Cowboys or Rams!
yetiknight
Footballguy
I have been a fair-weather fan of many different teams over the last thirty-two years. But I have only been a true fan of one team. The New York Football Giants.
-OZ-
Footballguy
#1 - Detroit Lions, I grew up in Detroit and #20 will always have special meaning.
#2 - Tennessee Titans, I currently live near Nashville, and VY has been a favorite player of mine for a few years now. Despite him single handedly beating KU.
On a side note, despite me wanting to become a Chiefs fan, and I do like their team spirit, I always found I liked San Diego more. Probably has a lot to do with LT, as he's the closest I've seen to Barry since he retired.
#2 - Tennessee Titans, I currently live near Nashville, and VY has been a favorite player of mine for a few years now. Despite him single handedly beating KU.
On a side note, despite me wanting to become a Chiefs fan, and I do like their team spirit, I always found I liked San Diego more. Probably has a lot to do with LT, as he's the closest I've seen to Barry since he retired.
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avoiding injuries
Footballguy
1. Washington Redskins
2. Baltimore Ravens
Grew up outside of DC but have lived in Baltimore since 97. NFC and AFC teams. Father-in-law has season tickets to the Ravens and I go to a few games a year. Tough to follow a team when you get no coverage of them while only living 45 minutes away from the stadium.
One thing I have noticed... Ravens fans hate Redskins fans, but Redskins fans could not care less about Ravens fans.
2. Baltimore Ravens
Grew up outside of DC but have lived in Baltimore since 97. NFC and AFC teams. Father-in-law has season tickets to the Ravens and I go to a few games a year. Tough to follow a team when you get no coverage of them while only living 45 minutes away from the stadium.
One thing I have noticed... Ravens fans hate Redskins fans, but Redskins fans could not care less about Ravens fans.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Root for the team that a win would help most. That's what I've always done.example: one team is 3-4, the other is 6-1. root for the 3-4 team.
One team is 8-5, the other is 5-8. root for the 8-5 team.
nfcsouthchamp427
Footballguy
First of all, I just have one favorite team which is the New Orleans Saints. I picked the Saints back in the late 1970s. Being from Hawaii, we dont have a home team so me and my 3 brothers all got together one Sunday and picked the team that we will stick with for life. I picked the Saints because at the time I liked underdogs. Two of my brothers picked the Giants and the other picked the Chiefs. And all of us are still loyal fans to our respective teams. ALoha
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Rabid Colts fan for 42 years. I grew up in Ky watching JU, Bubba Smith, Mike Curtis, John Mackey, Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell, Roger Carr, and now Peyton Manning and Co. I started watching Pro Football when I was 6 (now 48), and took to liking the Colts right away for reasons I can't explain. Maybe it was because I liked the horseshoe, or that they wore the same colors as the Ky Wildcats, or the fact they were on TV a lot in the 60s.
Casual Saints fan - I always rooted for the underdog, now they are close to being legit. All they need is a defense.
Casual Saints fan - I always rooted for the underdog, now they are close to being legit. All they need is a defense.
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Jason Wood
Zoo York
The Eagles and...
The Eagles.
This if football, how can you have two teams!?!?!?
The Eagles.
This if football, how can you have two teams!?!?!?
flooredyas
Footballguy
How can you have two teams?
Easy-Relocation.
I grew up in the burbs of Chicago and went to many Bears games over my earlier years. Even went to a game in Wrigley field when I can still vividly remember a 99 2/3 yard pass floating over Butkis' head for a TD eventually.
1980 brought Phoenix as my new home. Granted there wasn't a team here then and you don't abandon your sports team loyalties. When the Cards arrived in '88 it was only natural to cheer for a football team in town. (Albeit Tempe).
So for me it's easy to have 2 favorite teams while I understand not everyone who relocates would do so, I did.
However it's still Chicago #1 and the Cards #2, some things will never change.
Easy-Relocation.
I grew up in the burbs of Chicago and went to many Bears games over my earlier years. Even went to a game in Wrigley field when I can still vividly remember a 99 2/3 yard pass floating over Butkis' head for a TD eventually.
1980 brought Phoenix as my new home. Granted there wasn't a team here then and you don't abandon your sports team loyalties. When the Cards arrived in '88 it was only natural to cheer for a football team in town. (Albeit Tempe).
So for me it's easy to have 2 favorite teams while I understand not everyone who relocates would do so, I did.
However it's still Chicago #1 and the Cards #2, some things will never change.
Guzalot
Footballguy
Sure you can, it's just a matter of degree. Remember I said that I like the Colts #1 and Chiefs a distant #2. Now here's the scenario:It's the last game of the season. The Colts are terrible and have no playoff hopes, losing the game will improve them to the #1 pick in next years draft. They are playing the Chiefs in the last game of the season. The Chiefs on the other hand, are on the bubble. They NEED the win to secure a playoff spot. EVERYTHING is on the line!I'm rooting for the Colts without a second thought.This if football, how can you have two teams!?!?!?
Norseman
Footballguy
1. Minnesota Vikings. Grew up in Indiana before the Colts moved there. My mom was from Minneapolis and we visited there every summer. The Vikings were good enough at the time to make 4 Super Bowls but not good enough to win 1.
2. Indy Colts. When they moved to Indiana, I had to root for the home team, even though they weren't very good then, but this past season was great.
3. Tampa Bay Bucs. Moved to Tampa Bay area 4 years ago (right after the SuperBowl win) and since that is what they have on here, I was kind of forced to root for the home team, although they are a distant third favorite for me.
2. Indy Colts. When they moved to Indiana, I had to root for the home team, even though they weren't very good then, but this past season was great.
3. Tampa Bay Bucs. Moved to Tampa Bay area 4 years ago (right after the SuperBowl win) and since that is what they have on here, I was kind of forced to root for the home team, although they are a distant third favorite for me.
Jason Wood
Zoo York
I was being (somewhat) facetious. For example, I respect the Patriots quite a bit and find myself rooting for the Broncos on occasion because a) my wife loves them and b) we want to move to CO.Sure you can, it's just a matter of degree. Remember I said that I like the Colts #1 and Chiefs a distant #2. Now here's the scenario:It's the last game of the season. The Colts are terrible and have no playoff hopes, losing the game will improve them to the #1 pick in next years draft. They are playing the Chiefs in the last game of the season. The Chiefs on the other hand, are on the bubble. They NEED the win to secure a playoff spot. EVERYTHING is on the line!I'm rooting for the Colts without a second thought.This if football, how can you have two teams!?!?!?
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
Well they're Cleveland and Tampa so it's pretty rare that they play. I would always root for Cleveland first, as that is where I grew up.
Bob Magaw
Footballguy
1 - rams (from when they were in LA)
2 - cowboys (visited training camp in oxnard few times and got to meet some of the players)... parcells was probably my favorite coach...
* cards are somewhat close geographically, an ascendant team with a promising new coaching staff, exciting offense, & i have a few players on various teams (such as leinart, edge, boldin & fitz), so i've been increasingly following them more closely...
2 - cowboys (visited training camp in oxnard few times and got to meet some of the players)... parcells was probably my favorite coach...
* cards are somewhat close geographically, an ascendant team with a promising new coaching staff, exciting offense, & i have a few players on various teams (such as leinart, edge, boldin & fitz), so i've been increasingly following them more closely...
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Jayrod
Footballguy
I don't really consider myself to have a team that I call "mine", but here are my top two rooting interests:
1. Chiefs - I don't usually declare myself this, but I found myself getting very angry during their playoff loss last year. (How could their offense suck so bad when it mattered most?!?) I guess all of those games with my dad where he was just living and dying with the Chiefs has rubbed off. I will say that I kind of like Denver also and that is a no-no for true Chiefs fans.
2. Bengals - I started really liking them when I first started playing FF three years ago. I had drafted Housh fairly late in a PPR league and he was a key component to me winning a title my first season. That and I think Chad Johnson is hilarious and I love Carson Palmer's approach to the game. That trio has made me a fan (although once they are all 3 gone, I doubt I'll keep rooting for them).
1. Chiefs - I don't usually declare myself this, but I found myself getting very angry during their playoff loss last year. (How could their offense suck so bad when it mattered most?!?) I guess all of those games with my dad where he was just living and dying with the Chiefs has rubbed off. I will say that I kind of like Denver also and that is a no-no for true Chiefs fans.
2. Bengals - I started really liking them when I first started playing FF three years ago. I had drafted Housh fairly late in a PPR league and he was a key component to me winning a title my first season. That and I think Chad Johnson is hilarious and I love Carson Palmer's approach to the game. That trio has made me a fan (although once they are all 3 gone, I doubt I'll keep rooting for them).
evilempire
Footballguy
Dallas Cowboys are first, mainly because I always remember them being on television in the late Sunday game, and I always loved the way Roger Staubach rallied them from seemingly hopeless deficits. The Doomsday Defense was always fun to watch, too, and the nice blend of Duane Thomas and Calvin Hill gave defenses nightmares. Landry was a bit too stoic for my tastes, though on the field they played a wide-open brand of football. I never had much use for Barry Switzer, dating back to his college days at Oklahoma, but I did grow to like Jimmy Johnson -- the guy was a hell of a talent evaluator. The fact that Dallas has a legit shot at representing the NFC in the Super Bowl this season makes me anticipate the start of the 2007 campaign more than usual.
My second favorite is a toss up between San Diego and Miami. The latter is because my grandmother lived in Florida, and my uncle had season tickets so we used to go to games a lot when the family would head South in December. I also liked Griese and Warfield and Mercury Morris and the O-line (though I do think it's comical the way they pop the cork when the last unbeaten team goes down every season. It makes me root for someone to go undefeated just to get them off TV). I liked the Chargers simply for razzle-dazzle in the Fouts era -- Jefferson, Joiner, Chandler, Winslow -- that was a great offense, and made some classic games. I admire LTII now and believe he'll finish with just about every record in his pocket assuming he stays healthy. And I love those powder blues -- not sure I like the new look unis for 2007.
My second favorite is a toss up between San Diego and Miami. The latter is because my grandmother lived in Florida, and my uncle had season tickets so we used to go to games a lot when the family would head South in December. I also liked Griese and Warfield and Mercury Morris and the O-line (though I do think it's comical the way they pop the cork when the last unbeaten team goes down every season. It makes me root for someone to go undefeated just to get them off TV). I liked the Chargers simply for razzle-dazzle in the Fouts era -- Jefferson, Joiner, Chandler, Winslow -- that was a great offense, and made some classic games. I admire LTII now and believe he'll finish with just about every record in his pocket assuming he stays healthy. And I love those powder blues -- not sure I like the new look unis for 2007.
Mr. Bill O'Reilly
Footballguy
Colts and 49ers because I'm a sucker for great QBs and Steve Young and Peyton Manning are my two favorites.
PS
Steve Young many times > than Joe Montana.
PS
Steve Young many times > than Joe Montana.
The Kansas Comet
Footballguy
#1 Chicago Bears - I was born in Chicago - I figure there's a shot all Chicago area hospitals give newborns that make them Bears fans. Plus my dad and all his friends were rabid Bears fans, so my first memories of the NFL are praising Sweetness and cursing Douglass, Avellini et. al. The 1985 team is still damn near and dear to my heart, the Packers, Vikings, and Lions are all scum, and Walter Payton is the greatest football player who ever lived.
#2 San Diego Chargers - Moved out to So Cal when I was 6. For whatever reason the Rams didn't take (probably because they were an NFC team), and I really liked those early 80's Charger teams with Fouts, Muncie, Joiner, and Winslow among others. Plus, watching NFL Films stuff made me a huge fan of Lance Alworth (my favorite non-Chicago player). My family still lives in San Diego, so I view them as a "home" team of sorts. Though when the season kicks off, there will be no doubt that I shall be rooting for the Monsters of the Midway crush the Bolts. After that, I hope the two teams meet in the Super Bowl.
#2 San Diego Chargers - Moved out to So Cal when I was 6. For whatever reason the Rams didn't take (probably because they were an NFC team), and I really liked those early 80's Charger teams with Fouts, Muncie, Joiner, and Winslow among others. Plus, watching NFL Films stuff made me a huge fan of Lance Alworth (my favorite non-Chicago player). My family still lives in San Diego, so I view them as a "home" team of sorts. Though when the season kicks off, there will be no doubt that I shall be rooting for the Monsters of the Midway crush the Bolts. After that, I hope the two teams meet in the Super Bowl.
Slinger
Footballguy
Where do you draw the line? Can you be fans of 3 teams? 5?If you're a fan of two or more teams, you're a fan of none. This is not an opinion, but a fact. Don't insult the real fans by celebrating on the streets when they finally win a Superbowl like I did when the Buccaneers won it all.
How does this work? If you're a fan of the Redskins and Ravens, for example, do you wear Redskins gear if they win one week and Ravens gear if they win the next?
But seriously, if you have two favorite teams, you're just a fan of football, not a particular team. That's cool, I guess.
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The other 31 teams can kiss my ###. Go Bucs.
Slinger
Footballguy
So when the Chargers lost to the Patriots you were still okay because the Bears had won that week? Cool!
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Speak for yourself, in which you are wrong. There are 2 teams I have followed closely for over 35 years, basically as far back as I can remember.Where do you draw the line? Can you be fans of 3 teams? 5?If you're a fan of two or more teams, you're a fan of none. This is not an opinion, but a fact. Don't insult the real fans by celebrating on the streets when they finally win a Superbowl like I did when the Buccaneers won it all.
How does this work? If you're a fan of the Redskins and Ravens, for example, do you wear Redskins gear if they win one week and Ravens gear if they win the next?
But seriously, if you have two favorite teams, you're just a fan of football, not a particular team. That's cool, I guess.
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The other 31 teams can kiss my ###. Go Bucs.
TC
Footballguy
Lions - As a youth, several important local Oklahoma players were later Lions -- Steve Owen, then Billy Sims followed. (Berry Sanders, too) At that early time, the team was never very good -or- very bad, so it weas fun to root for them against the stronger Packers and lowly Bears.
Cowboys - Prior to cable, the only team I could always view were the Cowboys. It's easy to like a 10-4 team that advances to the playoffs EVERY season. Today, the 'favorite' staus of Dallas has somewhat faded, as we have many more viewing options. But back in the 70s and early 80s, the Cowboys were king.
Cowboys - Prior to cable, the only team I could always view were the Cowboys. It's easy to like a 10-4 team that advances to the playoffs EVERY season. Today, the 'favorite' staus of Dallas has somewhat faded, as we have many more viewing options. But back in the 70s and early 80s, the Cowboys were king.
The Kansas Comet
Footballguy
Gould's field goal in OT made the Charger loss easier to take. Had the Bears lost too that would have been pretty much my worst day as a football fan.
Sorry, We have officially closed the border. Too many people have moved here in the last 20 years. No more. Too late!!Just kidding! Population growth is inevitable and we will welcome you when you move here.Broncos have been my team since I was old enough to know what a football was. (Dad moved us to Colorado 37 years ago)I don't really have a second team, but I have always rooted for the Steelers as long as the outcome didn't hurt the Broncos in any way. It goes back to the early to mid 70's. I was an impressionable child and the Broncos never made the playoffs back then (not until '77), so I became a fan of the steel curtain come playoff time so I still had someone to root for. I've just kinda kept that liking for them over the years.To agree with an earlier post: I will always root for the team playing against the Raiders. (unless of course a Raider win helps the Broncos, but it's hard to root for them even then)I was being (somewhat) facetious. For example, I respect the Patriots quite a bit and find myself rooting for the Broncos on occasion because a) my wife loves them and b) we want to move to CO.Sure you can, it's just a matter of degree. Remember I said that I like the Colts #1 and Chiefs a distant #2. Now here's the scenario:It's the last game of the season. The Colts are terrible and have no playoff hopes, losing the game will improve them to the #1 pick in next years draft. They are playing the Chiefs in the last game of the season. The Chiefs on the other hand, are on the bubble. They NEED the win to secure a playoff spot. EVERYTHING is on the line!I'm rooting for the Colts without a second thought.This if football, how can you have two teams!?!?!?
Donnybrook
Footballguy
#1 Vikings fan first and foremost - I've started following the Vikings after watching Tommy Krammer throw a long bomb to Ahmad Rashad a very long time ago. (I'm getting old)
#2 but after the Vikings are eliminated from the playoffs I usually route for the Panthers.
#2 but after the Vikings are eliminated from the playoffs I usually route for the Panthers.
radballs
Footballguy
Wow, if you grew up in Pitt, how are 1 and 2 not reversed?
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