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Deciphering the Steelers’ biggest rival is anything but easy

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the fortunate franchises in the NFL which has a rich history of winning. With this success comes the inevitable ripple effect of other teams hating the black-and-gold for multiple reasons.

This brings on the discussions to who is the Steelers’ biggest rival?

For the sake of this argument, let’s focus on the current era of football. I realize the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s , and even the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers in previous years, would have been near the top of the rivalry list, but in today’s NFL these teams aren’t even a blip on the Steelers’ radar — and the Oilers don’t even exist anymore.