NFC East: Which team should you support?

Liked and disliked in equal measure across the country, not too dissimilar to a certain Red Devils side in Manchester… but the sun shone once more in Dallas in 2016 thanks to the success of two rookies, quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott is suspended for the first six games of the season, so Prescott will have to step up even more in his sophomore season.

The Giants, unlike the neighbouring Jets, are one of the sights to see currently in New York, if in part purely for the star-power of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Also, there’s Eli Manning, who has led the team to two upset Super Bowl wins over the New England Patriots in the past decade, though the Giants experienced a playoff drought since their last title in 2012 before returning to the post-season last year.

Like Newcastle, a city and a fan base worthy of success, though they have experienced very little, certainly of late. A return to the good times looks set to be built around a meaty, all-action defence, the star of which is dominant defensive tackle Fletcher Cox.

Like those lads in Liverpool, their success over the 1980s and early 90s has long since passed and this loyal fan-base has long been craving more titles to add to their barren-of-late trophy cabinet. Their three Super Bowl wins over a nine-year period came courtesy of three QBs – Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien. It’s Kirk Cousins who is the man now tasked with leading the Redskins back to the big game.