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	The '''NFC North''' is a division of the ]'s ]. It was created prior to the ] when the league realigned its divisions after expanding to 32 teams. It replaced the '''NFC Central''', which was formed in 1970 after the ], and its predecessor, the '''NFL Central Division'''.		The '''NFC North''' is a division of the ]'s ]. It was created prior to the ] when the league realigned its divisions after expanding to 32 teams. It replaced the '''NFC Central''', which was formed in 1970 after the ], and its predecessor, the '''NFL Central Division'''.

	The NFC North currently has four members: ], ], ], and ]. The division contains ~~the~~ ~~same~~ ~~alignment~~ as the NFL Central Division, which was created in 1967 and existed for three seasons before the AFL-NFL Merger. During its earlier incarnation, the division earned the moniker "Black and Blue Division" due to its intense rivalries and physical style of play. Based on the ages of its teams, the NFC North is the oldest division in the NFL: a combined 299 years old (The Packers are 90 years old (founded 1919),the Bears are 89 years old (founded 1920), the Lions are 80 years old (founded 1930), and the Vikings are 48 years old (founded 1961)). Another nickname for the earlier incarnation of the division was the "Frostbite Division" as all teams played home games in late season winter cold (especially the Packers and Vikings) until the mid 1970s.		The NFC North currently has four members: ], ], ], and ]. The division contains 2 of 4 for the NFL Central Division, which was created in 1967 and existed for three seasons before the AFL-NFL Merger. During its earlier incarnation, the division earned the moniker "Black and Blue Division" due to its intense rivalries and physical style of play. Based on the ages of its teams, the NFC North is the oldest division in the NFL: a combined 299 years old (The Packers are 90 years old (founded 1919),the Bears are 89 years old (founded 1920), the Lions are 80 years old (founded 1930), and the Vikings are 48 years old (founded 1961)). Another nickname for the earlier incarnation of the division was the "Frostbite Division" as all teams played home games in late season winter cold (especially the Packers and Vikings) until the mid 1970s.

	The ] became the ~~fifth~~ member of the NFC Central in 1977 after they spent their first year in the league as a member of the ], but they were moved to the ] in the 2002 realignment. With the departure of Tampa Bay, the division is sometimes humorously called the "Frozen North" (teams in the NFC North are located further north than those in the ]), although two of its teams, Detroit and Minnesota, have played their home games indoors since 1975 and 1982 respectively. On the other hand, two of the AFC North teams (] and ]) both are known to play late-season games with intense winter weather while another (]) hosted the ] with unusually cold weather in the region. (] is on the border between ] and ], although most of ] as a whole is in the latter.) The NFC North's geography has been compared to that of a college conference since all four of its home cities lie within the territorial boundaries of the ]'s ] (indeed, three of the metro areas in the NFC North have Big Ten members as well).		The ] became the 3rd member of the NFC Central in 1977 after they spent their first year in the league as a member of the ], but they were moved to the ] in the 2002 realignment. With the departure of Tampa Bay, the division is sometimes humorously called the "Frozen North" (teams in the NFC North are located further north than those in the ]), although two of its teams, Detroit and Minnesota, have played their home games indoors since 1975 and 1982 respectively. On the other hand, two of the AFC North teams (] and ]) both are known to play late-season games with intense winter weather while another (]) hosted the ] with unusually cold weather in the region. (] is on the border between ] and ], although most of ] as a whole is in the latter.) The NFC North's geography has been compared to that of a college conference since all four of its home cities lie within the territorial boundaries of the ]'s ] (indeed, three of the metro areas in the NFC North have Big Ten members as well).

	] sportscaster ] often refers to this division as the "NFC Norris," because of its geographical similarity to the ]'s old ], now called the ] (although the ] are in the ], and Minnesota's former team, the ], play in the ]).		] sportscaster ] often refers to this division as the "NFC Norris," because of its geographical similarity to the ]'s old ], now called the ] (although the ] are in the ], and Minnesota's former team, the ], play in the ]).
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The NFC North is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It was created prior to the 2002 season when the league realigned its divisions after expanding to 32 teams. It replaced the NFC Central, which was formed in 1970 after the AFL-NFL Merger, and its predecessor, the NFL Central Division.

The NFC North currently has four members: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings. The division contains 2 of 4 for the NFL Central Division, which was created in 1967 and existed for three seasons before the AFL-NFL Merger. During its earlier incarnation, the division earned the moniker "Black and Blue Division" due to its intense rivalries and physical style of play. Based on the ages of its teams, the NFC North is the oldest division in the NFL: a combined 299 years old (The Packers are 90 years old (founded 1919),the Bears are 89 years old (founded 1920), the Lions are 80 years old (founded 1930), and the Vikings are 48 years old (founded 1961)). Another nickname for the earlier incarnation of the division was the "Frostbite Division" as all teams played home games in late season winter cold (especially the Packers and Vikings) until the mid 1970s.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the 3rd member of the NFC Central in 1977 after they spent their first year in the league as a member of the AFC West, but they were moved to the NFC South in the 2002 realignment. With the departure of Tampa Bay, the division is sometimes humorously called the "Frozen North" (teams in the NFC North are located further north than those in the AFC North), although two of its teams, Detroit and Minnesota, have played their home games indoors since 1975 and 1982 respectively. On the other hand, two of the AFC North teams (Cleveland and Pittsburgh) both are known to play late-season games with intense winter weather while another (Cincinnati) hosted the Freezer Bowl with unusually cold weather in the region. (Cincinnati is on the border between humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate, although most of Ohio as a whole is in the latter.) The NFC North's geography has been compared to that of a college conference since all four of its home cities lie within the territorial boundaries of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference (indeed, three of the metro areas in the NFC North have Big Ten members as well).

ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman often refers to this division as the "NFC Norris," because of its geographical similarity to the National Hockey League's old Norris Division, now called the Central Division (although the Minnesota Wild are in the Northwest Division, and Minnesota's former team, the Dallas Stars, play in the Pacific Division).

Division champions

Season	Team	Record	Playoff Results	NFC Central				1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10-6-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9-7-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1983	Detroit Lions	9-7-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1984	Chicago Bears	10-6-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1985	Chicago Bears	14-2-0	Won Super Bowl XX
1986	Chicago Bears	14-2-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	Chicago Bears	11-4-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1988	Chicago Bears	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1990	Chicago Bears	11-5-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1991	Detroit Lions	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1993	Detroit Lions	10-6-0	Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
1999	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11-5-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
2001	Chicago Bears	13-3-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
NFC North				2005	Chicago Bears	11-5-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2006	Chicago Bears	13-3-0	Lost Super Bowl XLI
2007	Green Bay Packers	13-3-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
2008	Minnesota Vikings	10-6-0	Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs

* A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored, Green Bay had the best record of the division teams.

Wild Card qualifiers

Season	Team	Record	Playoff Results
NFC Central
1970	Detroit Lions	10-4-0	Lost Divisional Playoffs
1971	None	--	--
1972	None	--	--
1973	None	--	--
1974	None	--	--
1975	None	--	--
1976	None	--	--
1977	Chicago Bears	9-5-0	Lost Divisional Playoffs
1978	None	--	--
1979	Chicago Bears	10-6-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1980	None	--	--
1981	None	--	--
1983	None	--	--
1984	None	--	--
1985	None	--	--
1986	None	--	--
1989	None	--	--
1990	None	--	--
1991	Chicago Bears	11-5-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1992	None	--	--
1994	Detroit Lions Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers	9-7-0 9-7-0 9-7-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs
1995	Detroit Lions	10-6-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs
1997	Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9-7-0 9-7-0 10-6-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs
1999	Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings	8-8-0 10-6-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs
2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10-6-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs
2001	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers	9-7-0 12-4-0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs Lost Divisional Playoffs
NFC North
2002	None	--	--
2003	None	--	--
2005	None	--	--
2006	None	--	--
2007	None	--	--
2008	None	--	--

A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored, Green Bay had the best record of the division teams.

Total playoff berths

Team	Division Championships	Playoff Berths	Super Bowl Wins	Super Bowl Losses	NFL Championships
Chicago Bears	16	24	1	1	9
Detroit Lions	7	14	0	0	4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	1	0	1

Realigned into the NFC South during the 2002 NFL season.

Schedule assignments

NFC South: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011
NFC West: 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012
NFC East: 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013
AFC East: 2002, 2006, 2010
AFC West: 2003, 2007, 2011
AFC South: 2004, 2008, 2012
AFC North: 2005, 2009, 2013

National Football League

2024 season

American Football Conference

East	North	South	West
Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers

National Football Conference

East	North	South	West
Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks

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v t e Chicago Bears
Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors All-time roster (A–Kla, Kle–Z) Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink Hail Maryland
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Thomas Brown (interim)
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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v t e Detroit Lions
Founded in 1928 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1928–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan
Franchise	Ownership: William Clay Martha Firestone Ford Sheila Ford Hamp Franchise overview Team history in Portsmouth, Ohio
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Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field
Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley Cheerleaders
Lore	1932 NFL Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne 0–16 Miracle in Motown
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Division championships (9)	1935 1952 1953 1954 1957 1983 1991 1993 2023
League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957
Media	Broadcasters Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Lomas Brown WXYT-FM TV: Television network WJBK Bally Sports Detroit
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1930–present) Conference: National Football Conference (1970–present) Division: North Division (2002–present)

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919
Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise

Overview	Team Green Bay Packers, Inc. Charitable Foundation Season-by-season results

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Founders	Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun
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Facilities

Stadiums	List of stadiums Current: Lambeau Field Past: Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Other	Clarke Hinkle Field Don Hutson Center Ray Nitschke Field Rockwood Lodge (former) St. Norbert College (training camp) Titletown District

Team history

General	History Home games in Milwaukee The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Packers Heritage Trail
Culture	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheese League Cheesehead Dolly Gray impostor Fight song Lambeau Leap Lumberjack Band Packers sweep Receiver (statue)
Notable games	1940 NFL All-Star Game 1965 NFL playoffs 2014 NFC Championship Game 2019 NFC Divisional Playoff game 2019 NFC Championship Game 2020 NFC Championship Game 4th and 26 Dez Caught It Fail Mary Favre's Dad Game Instant Replay Game Miracle in Motown Snow Globe Game The Catch II The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl We want the ball and we're going to score!
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Championships

Division (21)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2019 2020 2021
Conference (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010
League (13)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV)

Media

Radio	Packers Radio Network (WIXX in Green Bay, WRNW in Milwaukee)
Television	WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Spectrum News 1 WI
Personnel	Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)
Related	Driven Instant Replay Lombardi (film) Lombardi (play) Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Second Effort That '70s Show The 60 Yard Line When Pride Still Mattered

Current affiliations

Division	North Division (2002–present)
Conference	National Football Conference (1970–present)
League	National Football League (1921–present)

does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

v t e Minnesota Vikings
Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota
Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft All-time roster First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft Broadcasters Ownership Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium
Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" How I Met Your Mother "Little Minnesota" "Tailgate" Cheerleaders Alan Roach Truth Hurts (song) Quarterback "Higher" (Creed song)
Lore	The Wrong Way Run Hail Mary Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Santa Claus game Miracle at the Met Herschel Walker trade Gary Anderson's missed field goal Love Boat scandal Minneapolis Miracle 33–0
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints
Division championships (21)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015 2017 2022
Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976
League championships (1)	1969
Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

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