as the Dallas Cowboys will be hosting the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving.Washington is obviously one of three NFC East division rivals for the Cowboys Dallas Cowboys Hoodie , but we were curious who you think the biggest rivals of America’s Team are. There are a few options.A lot of this depends on your age. If you’ve been around for a while you might consider the Redskins as the ultimate rival for Dallas, newer generations might feel it’s the Green Bay Packers after the last few playoff losses. SB Nation’s FanPulse tool allows us to poll users on questions like this (sign up here if you want to participate!) and the answers are in. Cowboys fans generally view the Eagles as their top rival. The Giants are last. Washington still comes in second as far as Cowboys rivals which will definitely make Thanksgiving all the more fun. Again, Green Bay isn’t exactly a new rival of the Cowboys as there’s tons of history there, but the last four years certainly haven’t helped that cause.These games mean more. It’s why the win in Philadelphia a few weeks back was so sweet. The Eagles have literally never defeated the Cowboys while a Super Bowl banner hangs in their stadium. This is a fact and will be one for some time, but is that sentiment returned? How do NFC East teams rank their rivals and where do the Cowboys rank for them?The entire NFC East is obsessed with the Cowboys and rank them as their top rivalMariah Carey has a song called “Obsessed” and it might as well be the anthem of the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins when it comes to the Cowboys. Each fan base ranked America’s Team as their top and undisputed rival. Grid View The NFC East is really only obsessed with the Cowboys primarily and the Eagles behind them. No more than six percent of a single fan base views the Giants as their top rival and that one was ours. People simply don’t hold that same level of history with them, it seems.While division teams all cited the Cowboys as their top rival there were other teams that listed the Cowboys among their four most-hated teams. Dallas was listed as a rival by nine different teams, tied for first with the New England Patriots among the league. Those other five teams:Arizona CardinalsDetroit LionsHouston TexansMinnesota VikingsNew Orleans SaintsSome of these make sense. Obviously Vikings fans are still sore about Drew Pearson’s Hail Mary https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Roger-Staubach-Jersey , the Texans have little brother syndrome, and the Lions might not exactly be over what DeMarcus Lawrence did to Matthew Stafford in the 2014 wildcard round. Rivalries become what they are for different reasons, but it’s interesting to see who else considers the Cowboys among theirs.Do you agree with the Eagles as the top rival for the Cowboys? How do you feel about the entire division hating us more than anyone else? Rivalries bring out the best, and often worst, in folks after all! The Dallas Cowboys are almost in the playoffs, but nothing is set in stone. Naturally this produces the “WE’RE NOT IN YET” screams from those that have been scarred before.It’s true that Dallas has burned fans when victory was in sight, but it’s also true that things would have to go wrong in an unprecedented fashion for them to not be a postseason team this season (again, totally understand you’ve been hurt by them). Even if you are already willing to believe the Cowboys are a playoff team there are still things yet to accomplish.Welcome back to our official weekly rooting guide here at BTB. Here’s what we want to happen for the sake of the cowboys playoff chances and all the surrounding details.EARLY GAMES: Giants, Vikings Emmitt Smith Color Rush Jersey , Jaguars, Cowboys (duh), Bears, Bills, Ravens, CardinalsLet’s be clear that some of these are far more important than the others. We want the Bills to beat the Lions, Ravens to beat the Buccaneers, and Cardinals to beat the Falcons, but the world won’t end if these things don’t happen. We just want the really bad teams to take down the bad ones for the purpose of equalizing the bad (thank goodness that’s beneath us).Another game of low importance is the Giants hosting the Titans. New York has done a great job at ruining the first-round draft pick that would have landed them an heir to Eli Manning. They should go ahead and keep on ruining it by winning. They’re far enough out of contention that it doesn’t matter.Obviously the Cowboys are the most important win to get on this list Deion Sanders Jersey , but there are others that are of serious value. Minnesota is hosting the Dolphins on Sunday and while normally we’d root for an AFC team over an NFC one there are different things to consider here. Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY SportsThis overall rooting guide could be different for you in general if you want the Cowboys to face a certain team in the playoffs, but we’re putting it together with the hopes of achieving the best possible things for them. As of now the highest and most attainable thing (in the world of practicality) is the third seed in the NFC. Minnesota is vying for a playoff spot and will face the Chicago Bears in Week 17 of the regular season. As Cowboys fans we need the Vikings to be as relevant as they can be throughout the regular season at the very least so that their final game can hold meaning and that they can win it and hopefully knock down the Bears.It goes without saying this is why we are rooting against Chicago, but it’s also understandable if you want to root for Green Bay. While that sounds absurd there is a world where the Packers find a way to sneak into the playoffs. Green Bay’s final two games are against the Jets and Lions so it goes without saying that the Bears are their toughest opponent remaining on the schedule. If you’re willing to risk the three seed in the NFC in the name of eliminating the Packers from postseason contention then I totally get that.Our final hope in the early window of games will be for the Jaguars to find a way to take out the Redskins. Dallas can also clinch the NFC East with one more loss from both the Eagles and Redskins. Let’s go ahead and get that taken care of too, shall we?AFTERNOON GAMES: 49ersThe New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers comprise 50% of the afternoon window in Week 15 and if you feel the inclination to root against one of these teams no one is going to stop you. The reality though is that they don’t influence the playoff potentials for the Cowboys one way or the other which is why we’ve left them off. Go Pats for me, though.Back to serious matters, the San Francisco 49ers will play host to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. It’s looking more and more like the Cowboys could draw Seattle in the wildcard round of the playoffs but that could change between now and then obviously. Seattle does have a bit of a lead as far as the other wildcard contenders and even if they’re going to be the five seed it wouldn’t hurt to have them have to work for it. The last thing we want if we are indeed going to square off against the Seahawks is for them to be firmly entrenched in the five seed before the regular season ends which would give them the ability to rest starters and the like. PRIMETIME GAMES: Rams and PanthersThe Rams are playing the Eagles. Pretty simple.Week 15’s final contest will feature the New Orleans Saints traveling to take on the Carolina Panthers. If you’re wanting the Cowboys to get the three seed then odds are you likely believe it’s possible that Dallas could catch New Orleans for the two seed (hey, technically it is possible). That means we need some Saints losses.What’s more is that a Panthers win keeps the NFC wildcard race all the more spicy. As the Cowboys are likely division winners we want as much chaos and disruption among those scratching and clawing for wildcard spots. Wear yourselves out.Official Week 15 rooting guide