It’s still early enough in the 2019 NFL season to where making sweeping judgments would be somewhat irresponsible. Because of summer practice restrictions, September football is as much of an unofficial extension of the preseason as anyone would care to admit. But early returns on the overall quality of the NFC North are glowing. They speak to a group that’s not only clearly the best in its own conference, but perhaps the entire league.
Football Outsiders has released its latest DVOA efficiency ratings—not a gospel of a metric by any means, but as close as it gets—and the NFC North, the Norris Division, the Black and Blue division, whatever you want to appropriately designate it, has three teams featuring in the top 10.