Fans. They play an important part of every game and sometimes take on the identity of the culture of the city. In Green Bay, they were cheese on their heads and green and yellow, calling themselves "cheeseheads" or "packer backers."
Green Bay has always and always will be an iconic NFL team ever since the very first Super Bowl where Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi led the team to that title.
Wisconsin is the dairy capital of the U.S. which explains the cheese references and the identity of the fans in Pittsburgh is no different.
In Pennsylvania, the Steeler fans work in steel mills and come home from work covered in soot and have that tough as steel mentality which carries over to their beloved team.
The Steelers have always played tough and hard and that is much to the delight of their fans. The Steeler faithful wave their terrible towels and scream and yell black and yellow.
Both of these cities know what winning Super Bowls feels like so winning one this year will not be a triumphant story but for Pittsburgh, it would make them Sevenburgh and for Green Bay, it would prove to many doubters that yes, they can win without Brett Favre.
So whether its cheeseheads or steelheads that celebrate Sunday night, there will be one heck of a parade in their respective city the following week.
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