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NFC North

{{short description|One of four divisions in the NFL's National Football Conference}}

{{One source|date=December 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = NFC North

| sport = American football

| league = National Football League

| conference = National Football Conference

| founded = 1967 (As NFL Western Conference Central Division)

| teams = 4

| country = United States

| champion = Detroit Lions
(5th title)

| most_champs = Minnesota Vikings
(21 titles)

}}

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The National Football Conference – Northern Division or NFC North is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed the "Black and Blue Division" for the rough and tough rivalry games between the teams, it currently has four members: the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings, with the latter three based within most definitions of the Upper Midwest. This division has some of the oldest franchises in the NFL, with the most recent team to be founded being the Minnesota Vikings in 1960, with the Packers in 1919, the Bears in 1920, and the Lions in 1930. The NFC North was previously known as the NFC Central from 1970 to 2001. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were previously members, from 1977, one year after they joined the league as an expansion team, until 2002 when they moved to the NFC South.

The division was created in 1967 as the Central Division of the NFL's Western Conference and existed for three seasons before the AFL–NFL merger. After the merger, it was renamed the NFC Central and retained that name until the NFL split into eight divisions in 2002. The four current division teams have been together in the same division or conference since the Vikings joined the league in 1961. The Bears, Lions (known as the Portsmouth Spartans until 1934) and Packers have been in the same division or conference since the NFL began a conference format in 1933. Largely because the four teams have played each other at least twice a year, with the exception of the strike-shortened 1982 season, for more than 60 years (more than 80 years in the case of the Bears, Lions and Packers), the entire division is considered one very large rivalry. All four teams currently representing the NFC North have all finished a regular season with 15 regular season wins at some point; the Bears in 1985, the Vikings in 1998, the Packers in 2011, and the Lions in 2024; the only division to do so.

The division has a total of five Super Bowl wins.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The Packers have won four and the Bears one, with the most recent happening at the conclusion of the 2010 season. Of the ten NFL teams with the highest winning percentage throughout their respective franchise histories, three of them are in the NFC North (the Packers, the Bears, and the Vikings). Conversely, the Lions have one of the lowest winning percentages in the NFL, including the first winless 16-game season in NFL history, in 2008.{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Chris |date=December 28, 2008|agency=Associated Press |title=Lions make history as NFL's first 0-16 team |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2008/12/28/lions-make-history-as-nfls-first-0-16-team/26669805007/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Ledger |language=en-US}}

The Packers hold an overall regular season record of 810–604-38 (through the end of the 2024 season) with an overall playoff record of 37–26, four Super Bowl titles in five Super Bowl appearances, and nine pre-Super Bowl league titles. The Bears hold an overall regular season record of 798–646–42 with an overall playoff record of 17–20, one Super Bowl title in two Super Bowl appearances, and eight pre-Super Bowl league titles. The Vikings hold an overall regular season record of 537–438-11 with an overall playoff record of 21–31, no Super Bowl titles in four Super Bowl appearances, and one league title. The Lions hold an overall regular season record of 606–709-34 with an overall playoff record of 9–14, and four pre-Super Bowl league titles. They have yet to appear in a Super Bowl.

In recent years, the division has been less successful in the playoffs compared to others, holding the second-longest active Super Bowl drought (only ahead of the AFC South) and a 1–9 record in conference championships since 2007, with the only win being the Packers over the Bears in 2010. They have clinched two Super Bowl berths in the 21st century, compared to the other NFC divisions which each have six or more.

The division earned the moniker "Black and Blue Division" due to its intense rivalries and physical style of play, and this nickname is still used regularly today. It is also known as the "Frostbite Division" as all teams played home games in late season winter cold until the mid-1970s. The division is also humorously called the "Frozen North", although Detroit has played its home games indoors since 1975, and Minnesota also did so from 1982 to 2013 and returned to indoor home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016.

ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman often refers to this division as the "NFC Norris" because of its grittiness and its geographical similarity to the National Hockey League's former Norris Division, although in a twist of irony the NHL dropped the Norris name in favor of Central almost a decade before the NFL dropped the Central name in favor of North.

Division lineups

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colspan="35" | Detroit Lions
colspan="35" | Green Bay Packers
colspan="35" | Minnesota Vikings
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| colspan="25" |Tampa Bay Buccaneers{{ref label|Bucs|C|C}}

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colspan="25" | Chicago Bears
colspan="25" | Detroit Lions
colspan="25" | Green Bay Packers
colspan="25" | Minnesota Vikings
colspan="25" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;"| {{color box|lightgrey}} Team not in division {{color box|#00ff00}} Division Won Super Bowl {{color box|#FFE87C}} Division Won NFC Championship {{color box|#fdd017}} Division won NFL Championship, Lost Super Bowl

:{{note label|1967|A|A}}The NFL Western Conference was divided into the Coastal and Central divisions. The Packers had won Super Bowl I in 1966 in the NFL Western Conference.

:{{note label|1970|B|B}}Starting in the 1970 season, the division became the National Football Conference - Central Division (or NFC Central for short), after the AFL–NFL merger.

:{{note label|Bucs|C|C}}Tampa Bay moved from the AFC West in 1977

:{{note label|2002|D|D}}For the 2002 season, the league realigned to have 8 four team divisions. Division adopts current name. Tampa Bay moves to the NFC South.

Division champions

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! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results

colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| NFL Central (pre-merger)
1967style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1967}}| 1967 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 9–4–1style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Conference playoffs (Rams) 28–7
Won NFL Championship (Cowboys) 21–17
Won Super Bowl II (vs. Raiders) 33–14
1968style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1968}}| 1968 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 8–6Lost Conference playoffs (at Colts) 14–24
1969style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1969}}| 1969 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 12–2bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| Won Conference playoffs (Rams) 23–20
Won NFL Championship (Browns) 27–7
Lost Super Bowl IV (vs. Chiefs) 7–23
colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| NFC Central (post merger)
1970style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1970}}| 1970 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 12–2Lost Divisional playoffs (49ers) 14–17
1971style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1971}}| 1971 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–3Lost Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 12–20
1972style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1972}}| 1972 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–4Lost Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 3–16
1973style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1973}}| 1973 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 12–2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 27–20
Won NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 27–10
Lost Super Bowl VIII (vs. Dolphins) 7–24
1974style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1974}}| 1974 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–4bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 30–14
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 14–10
Lost Super Bowl IX (vs. Steelers) 6–16
1975style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1975}}| 1975 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 12–2Lost Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 14–17
1976style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1976}}| 1976 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–2–1bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 35–20
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 24–13
Lost Super Bowl XI (vs. Raiders) 14–32
1977style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1977}}| 1977 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 9–5Won Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 14–7
Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 6–23
1978style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1978}}| 1978 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 8–7–1Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 10–34
1979style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=1979}}| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 24–17
Lost NFC Championship (Rams) 0–9
1980style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1980}}| 1980 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 16–31
1981style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=1981}}| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–38
1982+style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1982}}| 1982 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 5–3–1Won First Round playoffs (Cardinals) 41–16
Lost Second Round playoffs (at Cowboys) 26–37
1983style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1983}}| 1983 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 23–24
1984style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1984}}| 1984 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 23–19
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 0–23
1985style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1985}}| 1985 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 15–1style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 21–0
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 24–0
Won Super Bowl XX (vs. Patriots) 46–10
1986style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1986}}| 1986 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 14–2Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 13–27
1987style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1987}}| 1987 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 11–4Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 17–21
1988style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1988}}| 1988 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–12
Lost NFC Championship (49ers) 3–28
1989style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1989}}| 1989 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 13–41
1990style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1990}}| 1990 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (Saints) 16–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 3–31
1991style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1991}}| 1991 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 38–6
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 10–41
1992style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1992}}| 1992 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 7–24
1993style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1993}}| 1993 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 24–28
1994style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1994}}| 1994 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (Bears) 18–35
1995style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1995}}| 1995 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 37–20
Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 27–17
Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 47–38
1996style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1996}}| 1996 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–3style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 35–14
Won NFC Championship (Panthers) 30–13
Won Super Bowl XXXI (vs. Patriots) 35–21
1997style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1997}}| 1997 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–3bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 21–7
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 23–10
Lost Super Bowl XXXII (vs. Broncos) 24–31
1998style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1998}}| 1998 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 15–1Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 41–21
Lost NFC Championship (Falcons) 27–30 {{small|(OT)}}
1999style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=1999}}| 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 14–13
Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 6–11
2000style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=2000}}| 2000 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Divisional playoffs (Saints) 34–16
Lost NFC Championship (at Giants) 0–41
2001style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=2001}}| 2001 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 13–3Lost Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 19–33
colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| NFC North
2002style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2002 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 7–27
2003style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2003 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 33–27 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 17–20 {{small|(OT)}}
2004style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2004 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 17–31
2005style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears}}| 2005 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 21–29
2006style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears}}| 2006 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 13–3bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 27–24 {{small|(OT)}}
Won NFC Championship (Saints) 39–14
Lost Super Bowl XLI (vs. Colts) 17–29
2007style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2007 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 42–20
Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 20–23 {{small|(OT)}}
2008style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}| 2008 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 14–26
2009style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}| 2009 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 34–3
Lost NFC Championship (at Saints) 28–31 {{small|(OT)}}
2010style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears}}| 2010 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 35–24
Lost NFC Championship (Packers) 14–21
2011style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2011 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 15–1Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 20–37
2012style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2012 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 24–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 31–45
2013style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2013 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 8–7–1Lost Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 20–23
2014style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2014 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 26–21
Lost NFC Championship (at Seahawks) 22–28 {{small|(OT)}}
2015style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}| 2015 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 9–10
2016style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2016 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 38–13
Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 34–31
Lost NFC Championship (at Falcons) 21–44
2017style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}| 2017 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Saints) 29–24
Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 7–38
2018style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears}}| 2018 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 15–16
2019style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2019 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 28–23
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 20–37
2020style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2020 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 32–18
Lost NFC Championship (Buccaneers) 26–31
2021style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers}}| 2021 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 13–4Lost Divisional playoffs (49ers) 10–13
2022style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings}}| 2022 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 13–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 24–31
2023style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2023}}| 2023 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 12–5Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 24–23
Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 31–23
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 31–34
2024style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2024}}| 2024 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 15–2Lost Divisional playoffs (Commanders) 31–45

+ A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games, so 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

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! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results

colspan="4" align="center"| NFC Central
1970style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1970}}| 1970 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 10–4Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–5
1977style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1977}}| 1977 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 9–5Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 7–37
1979style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1979}}| 1979 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 17–27
rowspan="3"| 1982+style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1982}}| 1982 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 5–4Won First Round playoffs (Falcons) 30–24
Lost Second Round playoffs (at Redskins) 7–21
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=1982}}| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 5–4Lost First Round playoffs (at Cowboys) 17–30
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1982}}| 1982 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 4–5Lost First Round Playoffs (at Redskins) 7–31
1987style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1987}}| 1987 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 8–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 44–10
Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 36–24
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 10–17
1988style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1988}}| 1988 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 28–17
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 9–34
1991style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1991}}| 1991 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 13–17
rowspan="2"| 1993style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1993}}| 1993 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Giants) 10–17
style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1993}}| 1993 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Lions) 28–24
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 17–27
rowspan="3"| 1994style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1994}}| 1994 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 16–12
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 9–35
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1994}}| 1994 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 12–16
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1994}}| 1994 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 35–18
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 15–44
1995style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1995}}| 1995 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 37–58
1996style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1996}}| 1996 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 15–40
rowspan="3"| 1997style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=1997}}| 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 20–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 7–21
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1997}}| 1997 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 10–20
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1997}}| 1997 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Giants) 23–22
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 22–38
1998style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1998}}| 1998 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 27–30
rowspan="2"| 1999style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=1999}}| 1999 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 37–49
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1999}}| 1999 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 8–8Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 13–27
2000style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=2000}}| 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 3–21
rowspan="2"| 2001style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2001}}| 2001 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 25–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 17–45
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|year=2001}}| 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 9–31
colspan="4" align="center"| NFC North
2004style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=2004}}| 2004 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 8–8Won Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 31–17
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 14–27
2009style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2009}}| 2009 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cardinals) 45–51 {{small|(OT)}}
2010style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2010}}| 2010 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–6style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 21–16
Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 48–21
Won NFC Championship (at Bears) 21–14
Won Super Bowl XLV (vs. Steelers) 31–25
2011style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2011}}| 2011 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 28–45
2012style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=2012}}| 2012 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 10–24
2014style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2014}}| 2014 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–24
2015style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2015}}| 2015 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 35–18
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cardinals) 20–26 {{small|(OT)}}
2016style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=2016}}| 2016 Detroit Lions seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 6–26
2019style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=2019}}| 2019 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 26–20 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 10–27
2020style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=2020}}| 2020 Chicago Bears seasonalign="center"| 8–8Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 9–21
2023style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2023}}| 2023 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"| 9–8Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 48–32
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 21–24
rowspan="2"| 2024style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Minnesota Vikings|year=2024}}| 2019 Minnesota Vikings seasonalign="center"| 14–3Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 9–27
style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=2024}}| 2024 Green Bay Packers seasonalign="center"|11–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 10–22

+ A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games, so the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year.

Total playoff berths

=Total playoff berths as members of the NFC Central/North=

(1967–2023 seasons)

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! Team !! Division
Championships !! Playoff
Berths !!NFL League
Titles !!Super Bowl
Appearances !! Super Bowl
Wins

Minnesota Vikings213214style="text-align:center;"| 0
Green Bay Packers1727135style="text-align:center;"| 4
Chicago Bears111692style="text-align:center;"| 1
Detroit Lions51440style="text-align:center;"| 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3700style="text-align:center;"| 0

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(1)Does not include Green Bay's 1966 season Super Bowl I win

(2)Does not include Tampa Bay's 1976 season (AFC West) and 2002+ seasons (NFC South)

=Total playoff berths in team history=

(1920–2023 seasons)

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Championships !! Playoff
Berths !!NFL League
Titles
(pre-merger) !!Conference
Wins !! Super Bowl
Wins!!Total (1)
Championships

Chicago Bears192884style="text-align:center;"| 19
Green Bay Packers2137119style="text-align:center;"| 413
Minnesota Vikings213214style="text-align:center;"| 00
Detroit Lions62044style="text-align:center;"| 04

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:1 From 1966 to 1969, this means winning both the NFL Championship game AND the Super Bowl. Hence, the Vikings' NFL Championship victory in 1969 isn't counted. The Packers had 2 NFL titles during this time frame and also won Super Bowl I and II.

Season results

class="wikitable"

| width="10" align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc00" | (#)

| Denotes team that won the Super Bowl

width="10" align="center" bgcolor="#c0c0c0" | (#)

| Denotes team that won the NFC Championship

width="10" align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | (#)

| Denotes team that won the NFL Championship

width="10" align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | (#)

| Denotes team that qualified for the NFL Playoffs

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! width="60" rowspan="2" | Season

colspan="5"| Team (record)
1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th
colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| NFL Central (pre-merger)
colspan="8"|

{{nfly|1967}}

| bgcolor="#ffcc00" |Green Bay (9–4–1)

| Chicago (7–6–1)

| Detroit (5–7–2)

| Minnesota (3–8–3)

|

{{nfly|1968}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Minnesota (8–6)

| Chicago (7–7)

| Green Bay (6–7–1)

| Detroit (4–8–2)

|

{{nfly|1969}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Minnesota (12–2)

| Detroit (9–4–1)

| Green Bay (8–6)

| Chicago (1–13)

|

colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| NFC Central (post merger)
{{nfly|1970}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Minnesota (12–2)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Detroit (10–4)

| Green Bay (6–8)

| Chicago (6–8)

|

{{nfly|1971}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Minnesota (11–3)

| Detroit (7–6–1)

| Chicago (6–8)

| Green Bay (4–8–2)

|

{{nfly|1972}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |Green Bay (10–4)

| Detroit (8–5–1)

| Minnesota (7–7)

| Chicago (4–9–1)

|

{{nfly|1973}}

| bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |Minnesota (12–2)

| Detroit (6–7–1)

| Green Bay (5–7–2)

| Chicago (3–11)

|

{{nfly|1974}}

| bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |Minnesota (10–4)

| Detroit (7–7)

| Green Bay (6–8)

| Chicago (4–10)

|

{{nfly|1975}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Minnesota (12–2)

| Detroit (7–7)

| Chicago (4–10)

| Green Bay (4–10)

|

{{nfly|1976}}

| bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |(1) Minnesota (11–2–1)

| Chicago (7–7)

| Detroit (6–8)

| Green Bay (5–9)

|

colspan="8"|

{{nfly|1977}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (9–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Chicago (9–5)

| Detroit (6–8)

| Green Bay (4–10)

| Tampa Bay (2–12)

{{nfly|1978}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (8–7–1)

| Green Bay (8–7–1)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Tampa Bay (5–11)

{{nfly|1979}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Tampa Bay (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Chicago (10–6)

| Minnesota (7–9)

| Green Bay (5–11)

| Detroit (2–14)

{{nfly|1980}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (9–7)

| Detroit (9–7)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Tampa Bay (5–10–1)

| Green Bay (5–10–1)

{{nfly|1981}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Tampa Bay (9–7)

| Detroit (8–8)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Minnesota (7–9)

| Chicago (6–10)

{{nfly|1982}}^

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Green Bay (5–3–1)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Minnesota (5–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(7) Tampa Bay (5–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(8) Detroit (4–5)

| Chicago (3–6)

{{nfly|1983}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Detroit (9–7)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Chicago (8–8)

| Minnesota (8–8)

| Tampa Bay (2–14)

{{nfly|1984}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Chicago (10–6)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Tampa Bay (6–10)

| Detroit (4–11–1)

| Minnesota (3–13)

{{nfly|1985}}

| bgcolor="#ffcc00" |(1) Chicago (15–1)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Minnesota (7–9)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Tampa Bay (2–14)

{{nfly|1986}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Chicago (14–2)

| Minnesota (9–7)

| Detroit (5–11)

| Green Bay (4–12)

| Tampa Bay (2–14)

{{nfly|1987}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Chicago (11–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Minnesota (8–7)

| Green Bay (5–9–1)

| Tampa Bay (4–11)

| Detroit (4–11)

{{nfly|1988}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Chicago (12–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Minnesota (11–5)

| Tampa Bay (5–11)

| Detroit (4–12)

| Green Bay (4–12)

{{nfly|1989}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (10–6)

| Green Bay (10–6)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Chicago (6–10)

| Tampa Bay (5–11)

{{nfly|1990}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Chicago (11–5)

| Tampa Bay (6–10)

| Detroit (6–10)

| Green Bay (6–10)

| Minnesota (6–10)

{{nfly|1991}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Detroit (12–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Chicago (11–5)

| Minnesota (8–8)

| Green Bay (4–12)

| Tampa Bay (3–13)

{{nfly|1992}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (11–5)

| Green Bay (9–7)

| Tampa Bay (5–11)

| Chicago (5–11)

| Detroit (5–11)

{{nfly|1993}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Detroit (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Minnesota (9–7)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Green Bay (9–7)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Tampa Bay (5–11)

{{nfly|1994}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Green Bay (9–7)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Detroit (9–7)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Chicago (9–7)

| Tampa Bay (6–10)

{{nfly|1995}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Green Bay (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Detroit (10–6)

| Chicago (9–7)

| Minnesota (8–8)

| Tampa Bay (7–9)

{{nfly|1996}}

| bgcolor="#ffcc00" |(1) Green Bay (13–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Minnesota (9–7)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Tampa Bay (6–10)

| Detroit (5–11)

{{nfly|1997}}

| bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |(2) Green Bay (13–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Tampa Bay (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Detroit (9–7)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Minnesota (9–7)

| Chicago (4–12)

{{nfly|1998}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Minnesota (15–1)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Green Bay (11–5)

| Tampa Bay (8–8)

| Detroit (5–11)

| Chicago (4–12)

{{nfly|1999}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Tampa Bay (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Minnesota (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Detroit (8–8)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Chicago (6–10)

{{nfly|2000}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Minnesota (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Tampa Bay (10–6)

| Green Bay (9–7)

| Detroit (9–7)

| Chicago (5–11)

{{nfly|2001}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Chicago (13–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Green Bay (12–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Tampa Bay (9–7)

| Minnesota (5–11)

| Detroit (2–14)

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! width="60" rowspan="2" | Season

colspan="4"| Team (record)
1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th
colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| NFC North
{{nfly|2002}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Green Bay (12–4)

| Minnesota (6–10)

| Chicago (4–12)

| Detroit (3–13)

{{nfly|2003}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Green Bay (10–6)

| Minnesota (9–7)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Detroit (5–11)

{{nfly|2004}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Green Bay (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Minnesota (8–8)

| Detroit (6–10)

| Chicago (5–11)

{{nfly|2005}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Chicago (11–5)

| Minnesota (9–7)

| Detroit (5–11)

| Green Bay (4–12)

{{nfly|2006}}

| bgcolor="#c0c0c0" |(1) Chicago (13–3)

| Green Bay (8–8)

| Minnesota (6–10)

| Detroit (3–13)

{{nfly|2007}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Green Bay (13–3)

| Minnesota (8–8)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Chicago (7–9)

{{nfly|2008}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (10–6)

| Chicago (9–7)

| Green Bay (6–10)

| Detroit (0–16)

{{nfly|2009}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Minnesota (12–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Green Bay (11–5)

| Chicago (7–9)

| Detroit (2–14)

{{nfly|2010}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Chicago (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ffcc00" |(6) Green Bay (10–6)

| Detroit (6–10)

| Minnesota (6–10)

{{nfly|2011}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Green Bay (15–1)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Detroit (10–6)

| Chicago (8–8)

| Minnesota (3–13)

{{nfly|2012}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Green Bay (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Minnesota (10–6)

| Chicago (10–6)

| Detroit (4–12)

{{nfly|2013}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Green Bay (8–7–1)

| Chicago (8–8)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Minnesota (5–10–1)

{{nfly|2014}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Green Bay (12–4)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Detroit (11–5)

| Minnesota (7–9)

| Chicago (5–11)

{{nfly|2015}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (11–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Green Bay (10–6)

| Detroit (7–9)

| Chicago (6–10)

{{nfly|2016}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(4) Green Bay (10–6)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Detroit (9–7)

| Minnesota (8–8)

| Chicago (3–13)

{{nfly|2017}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Minnesota (13–3)

| Detroit (9–7)

| Green Bay (7–9)

| Chicago (5–11)

{{nfly|2018}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Chicago (12–4)

| Minnesota (8–7–1)

| Green Bay (6–9–1)

| Detroit (6–10)

{{nfly|2019}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(2) Green Bay (13–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(6) Minnesota (10–6)

| Chicago (8–8)

| Detroit (3–12–1)

{{nfly|2020}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Green Bay (13–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(7) Chicago (8–8)

| Minnesota (7–9)

| Detroit (5–11)

{{nfly|2021}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Green Bay (13–4)

| Minnesota (8–9)

| Chicago (6–11)

| Detroit (3–13–1)

{{nfly|2022}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Minnesota (13–4)

| Detroit (9–8)

| Green Bay (8–9)

| Chicago (3–14)

{{nfly|2023}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(3) Detroit (12–5)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(7) Green Bay (9–8)

| Minnesota (7–10)

| Chicago (7–10)

{{nfly|2024}}

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(1) Detroit (15–2)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(5) Minnesota (14–3)

| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |(7) Green Bay (11–6)

| Chicago (5–12)

Schedule assignments

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rowspan=2 style=background:lightblue |Year

!colspan="3" style=background:lightblue |Opponents

style=background:white |Interconf.

!style=background:lightblue |Intraconf.

!style=background:white |17th Opponent

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|2025

|AFC North

|NFC East

|AFC West
{{small|(away)}}

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|2026

|AFC East

|NFC South

|AFC South
{{small|(home)}}

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|2027

|AFC West

|NFC West

|AFC North
{{small|(away)}}

style="background:#efefef;"

|2028

|AFC South

|NFC East

|AFC East
{{small|(home)}}

style="background:#efefef;"

|2029

|AFC North

|NFC South

|AFC West
{{small|(away)}}

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|2030

|AFC East

|NFC West

|AFC South
{{small|(home)}}

See also

=Former member rivalries=

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