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What’s the best matchup for each NFL franchise based off team name alone?

By Peter Panacy

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 19: Tight end Heath Miller #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is tackled after a catch during the game at Candlestick Park on December 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 19: Tight end Heath Miller #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is tackled after a catch during the game at Candlestick Park on December 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – OCTOBER 20: A Green Bay Packers fan watches his team play the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Lambeau Field on October 20, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Browns 31-13. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – OCTOBER 20: A Green Bay Packers fan watches his team play the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Lambeau Field on October 20, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Browns 31-13. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers

OK, NFL history buffs. This one is for you.

Neither the Green Bay Packers nor Cleveland Browns have an ideal matchup, in the context of this slideshow. It isn’t as if there are other teams known for a business like a canning company or even a type of dog.

So we have to get a little creative here.

But here’s why the Packers and Browns match in this showdown — both team names are reflections of ownership. For Green Bay, this was the ACME Meat Packing Co., while Cleveland is named after its original head coach, Paul Brown.

As for the edge? Well, that’s easy. Which team would you rather root for right now?

Yeah, we thought so.