The toughest division in the NFL during the regular season failed in the postseason but became fascinating again in three days this week.

The NFL final four is set. After a regular season in which the NFC North was universally lauded as the league’s best division, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers are absent on conference championship weekend after quick playoff exits.

For the Chicago Bears, the 2024 season began as one of the most optimistic campaigns in recent history. The team was expected to threaten for a playoff berth af

Vikings, and Packers were a combined 29-4 against teams outside the division in the regular season. In the playoffs, they were 0-3 against non-NFC North teams. Minnesota and Green Bay each had 10-1 records against non-division rivals. The Lions were 9-2.

After the regular-season finale in Detroit, Lions coach Dan Campbell said to Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, "See you in two weeks."

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Bears have requested permission to interview Minnesota Vikings passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Daronte Jones for their vacant defensive coordinator position in 2025.

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.

They're reportedly finalizing a deal to hire Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach. After choosing to stay in Detroit amid head coaching interest over the past couple hiring cycles,

Add Daronte Jones to the list of Vikings coaches (and one executive) who have received interest from another franchise regarding a possible promotion.

Here are three players — two through free agency and one through the draft — the Packers need to add in 2025. Sauce Gardner is the big name for the New York Jets, so for many NFL fans, there's a chance that D.J. Reed is a bit under the radar.

The Packers need to get better via the 2025 NFL Draft and General Manager Brian Gutekunst has to hit on his first round pick.