It’s early, but the NFC North is the best division in football.
Had the season ended Monday morning, all four teams would have been in the playoffs. The Lions would be the No. 1 seed, with the Vikings, Packers and Bears comprising the conference’s wild-card selections.
Three different NFL teams have six losses this season; the entire NFC North has six combined.
“Everyone [else] in our division has five wins right now at this point,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Monday. “Those guys are up and coming here shortly, but it’s important that we focus on ourselves.”
The 5-1 Lions hold the tiebreaker against the Vikings after winning in Minneapolis on Sunday. The Packers are 5-2 and the Bears 4-2.
“It’s pretty crazy, right?” linebacker T.J. Edwards said “Obviously, we know those teams pretty well. But it’s good football being played right now. [Sunday] was probably the first time we got to sit down … and watch some football for a second, and it’s at a high level right now, man. So we’re excited for this stretch we have coming up, for sure.”
The Bears play all six divisional games between Weeks 11-18.