The best division in football — through the regular season, anyways — was the NFC North. Despite an avalanche of injuries, Dan Campbell’s crew hung on for the crown. We tracked all four teams all season long on the “Ty & Bob Pod.”

But into the playoffs… yikes. It was ugly for all parties.

Now, those Lions face a brutal schedule in 2025. There’s also brain drain on the coaching staff.

Green Bay didn’t do much in free agency. (Shocker, I know.) The youngest team in the NFL is banking on its own players improving.

Minnesota is set to start J.J. McCarthy at quarterback barring a new twist in the Aaron Rodgers saga.

Let’s take a moment to make sense of the changes on Substack Live with Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network. One name we keep coming back to? Ben Johnson. It’ll be fascinating to see how the Chicago Bears’ new head coach manages Caleb Williams in Year 1.

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Thanks, all.

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