When it comes to football, the NFL is a national treasure.
Every year, tens of millions of fans watch the game and have a chance to take part in some of the most iconic moments in sports history.
The NFL is, however, a sport with many facets, ranging from the team’s play to the player’s legacy to the city that they live in.
And while many teams are beloved and successful, some have had their moments of failure and their success overshadowed by other teams.
Here are 10 sports where there’s a big difference between a national championship and a championship game.
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NFL Championship: The Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos NFL Championship Game 2017 – Fox Sports1 NFL Championship – FoxSports1 1.
Dallas Cowboys: Winning the Super Bowl means everything to the Dallas Cowboys.
They have won eight consecutive NFL titles, but their history is one of mediocrity.
That’s the narrative of every other team in the league, so why not Dallas?
They have a team that has won a Super Bowl in every season since 1995.
The Cowboys were so dominant during their first decade that they became one of the best teams in the NFL.
The franchise’s championship run coincided with the rise of the “Dallas Moment” in which a fan pays tribute to the team in person, on a football field or at a stadium.
Now that the team has become a household name, the Cowboys are even more famous than ever.
They also happen to be in a great rivalry with the Denver Broncos, which is why fans have been known to gather at games in the city.
They are the favorite in the rivalry and play in one of their most iconic venues, AT&T Stadium.
Their record in this rivalry is even better than it was in 2015, when the Cowboys won five of the first six games of the season.
Dallas won the SuperBowl in 2017, which was the first time they won a championship in their franchise history.
That team is no longer the dominant force in the NFC West, but they are still the favorite to win it again.
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Super Bowl: New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL Championship game 2017 – FOX Sports1 Super Bowl – FoxSaints Patriots won their first Super Bowl title since 1995 with a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LI.
The Patriots are now the NFL’s all-time leading scorer with 4,858 points.
The team’s history is pretty good, too, winning seven Super Bowls since 2000.
They were the only team to win two Super Bowl championships, the first of which came in 1996.
They’re also the only franchise to win back-to-back titles since the franchise moved to New Orleans.
The Saints won the first SuperBOWL, in 2012.
In 2017, they will face off against the defending champion Seahawks.
They’ve been able to beat the best quarterbacks in the world since they joined the league in 1999, which should be a challenge for the Seahawks.
The Seahawks won the title in 2019, and have since been the NFL champions three times.
New Orleans is in the midst of a rebuild after losing star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who died in January.
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College Football: Clemson vs. Alabama Football Championship Game 2016 – ESPN College Football – ESPN Clemson Tigers beat Alabama Crimson Tide 41-13 in College Football Championship game in 2017.
Clemson defeated Alabama by a combined score of 70-14 in the College Football Playoff Championship game last season.
The Tigers won the ACC Coastal Division title.
They will face the No. 1 team in this year’s AP Poll in the SEC Championship game.
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NBA: Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Championship Game 2015 – ESPN The Golden State Warrior Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 97-93 in NBA Championship game 2015.
The Warriors have won nine consecutive NBA titles and are the only teams in NBA history to have three consecutive titles in the same season.
This will be the Warriors’ third straight NBA championship, and the first since the 1998-99 season.
They defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the 2015 NBA Finals to advance to the 2015-16 NBA Playoffs.
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Major League Baseball: Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees MLB Championship Game 2013 – FoxBaseball.com MLB Championship game 2013 – FOXBaseball .
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The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets 5-2 in MLB Championship on Sunday.
The Cincinnati’s win is the first in the series between the two teams since the 2011 season, when they lost in seven innings in a game that was played at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees beat the Reds 5-1 in the regular season and won the World Series the following year.
The Reds have won seven of their last eight games against the Yankees, and will face them in the World Baseball Classic in 2019.
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NBA Finals: Golden STATE Warriors vs, Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals 2017 – ESPN NBA Finals – ESPN Golden State was eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs with a win in
