NFC North: Is this the best division in football history?
The NFC North is on the verge of cementing its place in NFL history as the most dominant division ever, with a combined record of 25-8 heading into the final weeks of the 2026 season. All four teams—Minnesota Vikings (6-1 pending a Monday night showdown), Chicago Bears (7-2), Detroit Lions (6-2), and Green Bay Packers (6-3)—are currently locked in playoff contention, a feat no division has achieved since the era of three-team conferences.
The Vikings, Bears, Lions, and Packers have each carved out their own path to success, from the Vikings’ stifling defense to the Bears’ unpredictable offense, the Lions’ high-risk, high-reward approach, and the Packers’ steady weekly improvement under Jordan Love. Even the Packers, sitting last in the division with a 6-3 record, would lead both the NFC East and NFC South if standings were compared directly.
The division’s 2024 campaign already holds the record for most wins (45) and highest winning percentage (.662) in NFL history, a mark that would require the 2026 NFC North to win at least 21 more games over the remaining eight weeks to surpass. With three of those games guaranteed to be against divisional rivals, the challenge of maintaining this momentum while navigating internal matchups looms large.
