page_title: List of sports rivalries
section_title: Individual
hierarchical_section_title: List of sports rivalries / Gridiron football / American football / National Football League / Individual
caption_attribution_description: English: Lafayette College wins the Patriot League for the 3rd straight year after downing Lehigh University 49-27 at Fisher Stadium.
context_page_description: A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants, management, and supporters all to varying degrees.
  The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from a light hearted banter to serious violence. A rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting, hooliganism, rioting and some instances with career-ending and even fatal consequences. In "The football war", along with other factors, it was suggested to have been the tipping point in leading to military conflicts.
  Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches. Clubs can reduce fan aggression surrounding rivalry games by acknowledging rather than downplaying the conflict because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity.
  Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby; a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region. The term is usually connected with association football and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as Derby Day.
caption: Lafayette won the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" against Lehigh
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