THE MAG.COM PRESENTS:
ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

by Ted Bauer

IN TERMS OF TAMPA VS. PHILLY BATTLES, WE'LL GO WITH THE 2002 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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Some people call Tampa vs. Philly "a feud." We won't go that far, but the two cities have battled over the years. Here now, a ranking of those epic struggles to lead you right up to Game 1 of the World Series. Bonus: you should also read this, this and this.

TOP 5
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	1 (10)	2002 NFC TITLE GAME: BUCS 27, EAGLES 10	This was actually the last game at Veterans Stadium. You can read a game summary here. Sports Illustrated made a list of the worst losses in Philly sports since 1983 and this game was No. 1. (Hear that, Ryan Howard? Revenge is in order!) The Eagles did finally win a NFC Title game eventually, only to lose to the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
	2 (35)	2004 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 6: FLYERS VS. LIGHTNING	Here's a recap, with a video. Classic game: Simon Gagne sends it to Game 7 with an OT winner.
	3 (62)	1979-1980 NFL PLAYOFFS: BUCS 24, EAGLES 17	Recap here. This was the first playoff win ever for the Bucs. Their QB at the time was Doug Williams; the Eagles QB was our man Ron Jaworski.
	4 (9)	2004 NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 7: FLYERS VS. LIGHTNING	Recap, with video. This game sent the Lightning to the Stanley Cup Finals, which they eventually won. We have Game 6 higher because it was a much more exciting game, although this was obviously more meaningful.
	5 (42)	BUCS VS. EAGLES ON OCTOBER 22, 2006	Bucs won 23-21 on a ridiculous 62-yard FG from Matt Bryant.

HONORABLE MENTION
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	82 (139)	TAMPA MUSIC SCENE VS. PHILLY	Philly has all these people, least of which is Will Smith (cue Esquire: "the face of America to the world"). Tampa has less people, but Ray Charles is from there (so is Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys!), so that's got to count for something.
	103 (1,870)	GROUPER SANDWICH VS. THE CHEESESTEAK	Info on The Grouper can be found here. You need info on the cheesesteak, schedule a checkup with your doctor and hop on that scale.

RISING AND FALLING
MOVEMENT		WHAT
		2008 WORLD SERIES (Duh.)
		SOUTH FLORIDA VS. VILLANOVA IN HOOPS (Ugh.)

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