In the rough and tumble AFC North, there exists as physical a brand of football as one will find in any division in the entire league. However, it’s a rivalry between two of the division’s heavyweights that causes the rest of the league to turn it’s head and watch with anticipation of the next bulletin board clip or car-crash style hit. In essence, it’s arguably the top rivalry in football, and must see television.
What fuels these two rivalries is a common theme of respect for the opposition, but don’t get that twisted because there’s also a downright hatred of one another.