For eight of the past 11 seasons, the NFC North has belonged to the Green Bay Packers. Over that span, the Packers have averaged 10.7 wins and had a losing record just twice. In each of the past three years, they’ve won 13 games under coach Matt LaFleur.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions are in just the second year of a rebuild with a new coach and general manager. The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings both have a new coach and general manager this year. Everyone is overhauling their franchise in an effort to catch the Packers and finally make this a competitive division again.