Around the NFC North: 2026 Week 9

It's hard to remember a better division than the NFC North right now. If I told you any one of these four teams made the Super Bowl, would you be that shocked? Every single one of them would and should be favored over last year's Patriots. Hell, right now the Packers are "last" in the division and might not make the playoffs. There's a good argument that they're the best team in the division! They smoked the Bears and lost to the Lions and Vikings because of objectively bad refereeing. It makes hate watching these other teams very difficult. Especially when you have to suffer through Bear fan tweets all week and don't even get to see them get their comeuppance on Sunday. These are hte times that try mens' souls, as they say.

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