The NFC North has been setting itself up to be the best division in football, evidenced by how well the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers have played through

While the Bears have tailed off since their 4-2 start, the NFC North is still set to demolish its previous high win total since the realignment. The old black-and-blue division won 36 games in 2011, though that figure was buoyed by the Packers winning a franchise-record 15 regular-season games.

The Green Bay Packers are on the verge of clinching a playoff spot in the NFC, but Matt LaFleur's team is going to need plenty of help overcoming the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North.

With the Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons plus the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals squaring off in the early window on Sunday and the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens in the late window,

The Chiefs remain the No. 1 seed in the AFC after a last-second survival against the Raiders. They are the only team in the

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks were among the teams that picked up key wins in the AFC and NFC playoff pictures on