dsphilly t1_j4qmjib wrote
Reply to comment by _Monosyllabic_ in NFC East becomes first division since 2002 realignment to have three teams advance to divisional round by RollingMoss1
Something something it’s about the TV markets
eggraid101 t1_j4sig2d wrote
Probably more about rivalries. Washington-Dallas is one of the top 2-3 rivalries in the NFL, along with Bears-Packers and…I think those are the top 2, actually, even if da Bears haven’t had much of a showing recently against Green Bay.
dsphilly t1_j4skiuo wrote
With all due respect. The Cowboys Redskins is nowhere near as heated as the Dallas Philly rivalry .
I believe the point was that the NFC East contains 4 of the top 10 television markets in the country. The amount of prime time games that go to the NFC East leans towards this as well
ruccimon t1_j4tfgfe wrote
??? Nobody gives a shit about Washington bro. NYG vs Cowboys and Eagles vs Cowboys are both more important rivalries.
eggraid101 t1_j4xo42o wrote
Recently Washington hasn’t been as competitive, but historically, Washington Dallas is a bigger rivalry. From Wikipedia:
The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Redskins, is called one of the top NFL rivalries of all time and "one of the greatest in sports" by Sports Illustrated.[54]
LolitsPing t1_j4xr3sq wrote
The guy you're replying to is probably very young and is clouded by recency bias.
Washington has one of the largest fanbases historically. If you ask a lot of fans in their 40s and 50s, there's a very good chance that they're a Commie fan because of the Hogs and the Scabs in the 80s and 90s.
Until Baltimore got a team again, the now-Commies had a huge foothold in the DMV area.
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