The Minnesota Vikings won their first NFC North title since 2017. in 2022 The Vikings went 13-4 before getting bounced out in the first-round of the playoffs by the Giants. While their regular season performance was certainly impressive, it was a disappointment to get booted out so quickly in the playoffs. The Detroit Lions entered the season as everyone’s sleeper pick to go on a run in the NFC. To me, it felt like a lot of it stemmed from Detroit’s excellent appearance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” last Summer. The Lions struggled out of the gate, with a defense playing beyond poorly. But, Jared Goff and the Lions offense rallied the team down the stretch to their first winning record since 2017 (9-8). While, the arrow is seemingly pointing in the right direction for the Lions, the Green Bay Packers have a question mark at the most important position in football. To this moment, it’s unclear whether QB Aaron Rodgers will return, or if fourth-year QB Jordan Love will get the keys to the castle. The 2022 Packers dealt with injuries on both sides of the ball, but both their offense and defense underachieved. The Packers finished the season with an 8-9 record, after three consecutive 13 win seasons. The Chicago Bears finished 2022 on a 10 game losing streak, clinching the first-overall pick of the NFL Draft. However, the Bears traded that pick to the Panthers for the 9th pick, the 61st pick, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025-second round pick, and WR DJ Moore. This division could go in a number of different ways come 2023.