When it comes to the NFC North, fans can always expect hard-nosed football with no love lost between any of the teams. After all, that’s what helped earn them the nickname the “black and blue” division.
According to NFL.com, it’s also the best division in the league.
Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com recently ranked all eight divisions in the NFL and the NFC North came out on top. Here’s what Rosenthal had to say about the ranking:
The North has a nice combination of quality quarterbacks and defense-leaning rosters. Mitchell Trubisky is the division’s most unproven signal-caller, but he has incredible support in head coach Matt Nagy and the league’s most talented defense. The Vikings’ defense has an almost unprecedented amount of continuity under coach Mike Zimmer, while the Packers’ defense could be more talented than Aaron Rodgers‘ side of the ball for the first time in a long time.
The Lions being fourth in line says a lot about the quality of this division. It’s not hard to imagine Detroit winning eight or more games, although playing six games against the teams in this division will make it tougher. The expectations for all four of these teams will be high enough to make disappointment for at least one of them inevitable.
The Bears’ recent resurgence certainly helps make the case for the division’s top ranking, but each team has made the playoffs at least once since the 2016 season, the shortest drought in the league.
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