25 years ago, Bob Irsay moved the NFL Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis. In honor of that momentous day, let’s compare the two cities 25 years later to see which comes out on top in each of 25 categories.
| Indianapolis | Baltimore | Winner | |||||
| 1. Stadium |
Lucas Oil Stadium
|
M&T Bank Stadium
|
Indy | ||||
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| 2. Signature Irsay |
Jim |
Bob |
Indy | ||||
| 3. Greatest QB |
Peyton Manning |
Johnny Unitas |
Baltimore (because that’s what Peyton would say) | ||||
| 4. Head to Head Record |
7 wins (including the playoffs) |
2 wins |
Indy | ||||
| 5. Once great event no one cares about any more |
Indy 500
|
The Preakness
|
Indy | ||||
| 6. Signature TV Show |
Saved by the Bell: Season 1
|
The Wire
|
Baltimore | ||||
| 7. Poet’s grave |
James Whitcomb Riley |
Edgar Allen Poe |
Baltimore | ||||
| 8. Local Psycho |
Jim Jones
|
John Waters
|
Indy | ||||
| 9. Sports Tourism |
NCAA Headquarters
|
ESPN Zone
|
` | Indy | |||
| 10. Meaning of name |
City of the land of the Indians |
“City of the Big House” |
Baltimore | ||||
| 11. Musical Prodigy |
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmunds |
Tupac Shakur |
Baltimore | ||||
| 12. Team Uniforms |  |
 |
Indy | ||||
| 13. Nickname |
Circle City |
Crab City |
Baltimore | ||||
| 14. Signature Cake |
Funnel |
Crab |
Baltimore | ||||
| 15. Relationship to Water |
White River
|
Inner Harbor
|
Baltimore | ||||
| 16. Monument |
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
|
Washington Monument (no, not that one, another one)
|
Indy | ||||
| 17. Official motto |
Crossroads of America |
Greatest City in America |
Baltimore | ||||
| 18. Did Bobby Kennedy save city from riots in 1968? |
|
No |
Indy | ||||
| 19. Talking Head |
David Letterman
|
Mel Kiper Jr.
|
Indy | ||||
| 20. Best Athlete to claim it as a hometown |
Oscar Robertson |
Babe Ruth |
Baltimore | ||||
| 21. Most famous non-football star |
Reggie Miller |
Cal Ripken Jr. |
Baltimore | ||||
| 22. Author |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
Upton Sinclair |
Indy | ||||
| 23. Flag |  |
 |
Indy | ||||
| 24. Population |
795,458 |
637,455 |
Indy | ||||
| 25. Major University |
IUPUI |
|
Johns Hopkins |
Baltimore |
Wow, it’s a tight one, but Indianapolis wins 13-12. Baltimore is a great town, but Naptown is number one…
plus we have the Colts.
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