NFC Betting: Best rivalry Games to Watch and Bet with MyBookie

The new NFL season is upon us, with Week 1 getting started with the Thursday night game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.

You can’t really ask for a much better opening game of the season, as both of these teams are considered to be among the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season.

My Analysis

While both of these teams are very good, does this matchup actually count as a rivalry?

Some will say that it does, but there are plenty of other games that might be better suited to that type of billing.

That is what we are going to look at here, as we have scoured the regular season schedule to find the NFC rivalry games that jump out for us this coming season.

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

NFC Rivalry Game: 24/11 4:25PM ET | FOX | Week 12

The 49ers look like a team that is very much on the brink of doing something very special indeed. I have them in as my pick to win the Super Bowl this season, but they will have some tough games along the way.

Their meeting with the Packers is one that a lot of us have circled on the calendar, based in large part on their meeting in the playoffs last year.

We all know that the 49ers went to the Championship game last season, but it was by the skin of their teeth, as they needed a real battle to get past the Packers.

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

NFC Rivalry Game: 8/12 1:00PM ET | FOX | Week 14

The Vikings have been one of the better teams in the league over the last decade or so, but they essentially failed to live up fully to expectations.

They have decided to move on from the Kirk Cousins era in favor of a rookie QB, although they will not have JJ McCarthy in the lineup this season due to an injury picked up in preseason.

It is still going to be fun to watch how Cousins performs against his former employer as the starter for the Atlanta Falcons this season.

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers in Thursday Night Football

NFC Rivalry Games: 3/11 4:25PM ET | FOX | Week 9 // 5/12 8:15PM ET | Prime Video | Week 14

It was a breakout year for the Detroit Lions in 2023, as they won 12 games to take the NFC North and make it into the playoffs.

They are expected to do something similar this season, but the Green Bay Packers might well have something to say about that.

Jordan Love and the Packers had a mediocre first half of the season last year, but they seemed to put it all together in the second half, going on a late run that got them into the playoffs via the Wild Card.

The two meetings between these teams could well decide the division in 2024.

Washington Commanders vs Chicago Bears

NFC Rivalry Game: 27/10 1:00PM ET | CBS | Week 8

One of the quickest ways to affect a complete turnaround is to land a franchise QB through the draft.

Just look at what CJ Stroud did with the Houston Texans last season.

Both the Commanders and Bears will be hoping they follow a similar trajectory to the Texans this season, as both will be fielding QBs that went #1 and #2, respectively, in the draft.

The Bears will have Caleb Williams, while the Commanders will have Jayden Daniels. That alone makes this matchup feel like must see TV.