Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
The NFC North was one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL last season. Two games separated the first-place Chicago Bears (11-6) and fourth-place Detroit Lions (9-8). The Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) made the playoffs as a wild card, while the Minnesota Vikings (9-8) finished the season on a five-game winning streak.
That makes the division hard to project in 2026, but whoever comes out on top will have earned it. Even then, the NFC North could produce one or even two additional wild card teams to add to the playoff field.
Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report ranks the NFC North as the second-toughest in all of football .
The wild card here is Minnesota, which got very inconsistent play from quarterback J.J. McCarthy in 2025 but still recorded nine wins. If Murray can provide the stability that McCarthy hasn't, the Vikings may be back to where they were two years ago when they won…
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