Neal: From first to worst, NFC North disappoints in postseason
The toughest division in the NFL during the regular season failed in the postseason but became fascinating again in three days this week.
NFC North Overrated? 45 Wins, 3 Playoff Teams, 0 Playoff Wins
The Green Bay Packers and their NFC North colleagues will face a much bigger challenge in 2025. Just look at the quarterbacks on the schedule.
After historic regular season, NFC North swept during playoffs
The NFC North produced three playoff teams, two teams with 14 or more wins and the conference’s No. 1 seed — creating a historic, never-before-seen regular season inside the division. Then the playoffs began, and it all fell apart in stunning fashion. Not a single team from the NFC North won a playoff game.
Lions, Vikings, Packers went from dominant to duds outside NFC North
After the regular-season finale in Detroit, Lions coach Dan Campbell said to Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, "See you in two weeks."
After dominant regular season, NFC North goes winless in playoffs
The three NFC North powers lost their opening playoff games by a combined score of 94-50. They lost the turnover margin 11-0 as a collective. The Vikings and Packers went out with a whimper in the wild card round, falling 27-9 to the Rams and 22-10 to the Eagles, respectively.
NFC North was one-and-done in the 2025 NFL playoffs
The NFC North was the best division in the NFL this season, which featured three playoff teams and then the Chicago Bears, who went 5-12 in a disappointing season. The Green Bay Packers were a third-place team with a record of 11-6 ,
Ranking NFC North’s 2025 Super Bowl chances after postseason dud
What a season it was for the four teams in the NFC North. The Detroit Lions were 15-2 and won the division, winning the NFC’s No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs in the process. The Minnesota Vikings were expected to have a down year,
5 Vikings free agents they can’t let out the door for the 2025 season
Predicted by most to win maybe six or seven games during the 2024 NFL campaign, the Minnesota Vikings exceeded all expectations, going 14-3 during the regular s ...
Lions Pull Away From Vikings To Claim NFC North And NFC Top Overall Seed
The Lions resounding victory versus the Minnesota Vikings helped them win the NFC North and claim the NFC’s number one overall seed in the postseason.
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Lions vs. Vikings highlights: Detroit rides Jahmyr Gibbs to NFC North title, No. 1 seed
The Detroit Lions, behind four touchdowns from Jahmyr Gibbs, defeated the Minnesota Vikings and won the NFC North division ...
What Bears' Ben Johnson hire could mean for Vikings, NFC North
They're reportedly finalizing a deal to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach. After choosing ...
Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell agree to a multiyear contract extension after a 14-win season
The deal reached Tuesday follows a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a ...
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Detroit Lions picks vs Minnesota Vikings: NFL Week 18 showdown for NFC North
Beat the Minnesota Vikings and not only are the Lions NFC North champs — which would be their first time repeating as division champs since 1953-54 — but they’re the NFC’s No. 1 seed ...
Ben Johnson joins the Chicago Bears, and NFC North fans are losing it
Bears Nation was not psyched when the team inked Matt Eberflus as their head coach. Same deal with Matt Nagy, John Fox, and Marc Trestman. They were kinda-sorta happy when Lovie Smith was brought into ...
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Minnesota Vikings lock down Kevin O'Connell after FOX NFL Sunday star's critique
When the Minnesota Vikings announced Kevin O'Connell's contract extension on Tuesday, the team secured one of the NFL's ...