The NFC North may be the most wide open division in the NFL. Based on the way the teams closed the 2022 season, many of the experts believe the Detroit Lions are the team to beat, and the Green Bay Packers are likely to finish at the bottom of the division since they don’t have Aaron Rodgers any more.

The Minnesota Vikings may have been 13-4 last season, but those same experts have rejected the idea that they will come close to repeating that record – let alone showing improvement in 2023. The Chicago Bears were a last-place team a year ago, but there is hope that Justin Fields will lead this team to a winning record.

Nearly all these assessments are questionable, starting with the Lions.