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Top 5 Sports Teams Philadelphia Loves To Hate

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- It's Giants week, as the G-Men come to the Linc on Sunday for a Blackout, to face the Birds in an NFC East clash. No doubt about it, Eagles-Giants is one of the best rivalries in all of football and the Giants are one of Philly's most hated teams.

But which team do we hate most?

 

5. Boston Celtics

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics
BOSTON - 1988: Larry Bird #33 of the Boston Celtics dribbles against the Philadelphia 76ers during a game circa 1988 at the Boston Garden in Boston, (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

Hard to hate any NBA teams when your team isn't competing, but how could I leave the Celtics off this list?

 

4. Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals v Philadelphia Phillies
(Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

Jayson Werth. Bryce Harper. Cole Hamels hitting Harper on purpose. The Nats have officially over taken the Mets as Philly's most hated baseball team.

 

3. New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles v New York Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 06: David Wilson #22 of the New York Giants celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on October 6, 2013 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

What a great rivalry it has been over the years. Plaxico Burress, DeSean Jackson, and Brian Westbrook breaking hearts.

 

2. Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins v Philadelphia Flyers - Game Three
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 15: Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins go toe-to-toe prior to fighting during the first period in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on April 15, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Two words: Sidney Crosby

 

1. Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles v Dallas Cowboys
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 29: Brandon Boykin #22 of the Philadelphia Eagles breaks up a pass intended for Dez Bryant #88 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Look, it's in our blood. We're born with Cowboys hate. In Philly, you are raised to hate the Cowboys. You can't explain why, it just is. The sky is blue, the grass is green, and Philadelphia hates the Cowboys.

 

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