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State of NFC North: Can the Bears keep up in NFL's toughest division?

After finally winning their first game of the season, can the Bears keep up with the rest of the division?

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Entering the 2025 season, many experts believed the NFC North to be the toughest division in the NFL. After all, Detroit, Minnesota, and Green Bay qualified for the playoffs. Detroit had the best record in the NFL last season, but they still had to defeat Minnesota in the final game of the season to secure the NFC North title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.