NFC North Predictions

[Scott M]

Post your NFC North Predictions. These are the predictions we dig up after Christmas and point at and laugh.

Here are the schedules:

Minnesota Vikings

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:00 p.m.

Week 4: Monday, Oct. 5 GREEN BAY PACKERS 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11 at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 p.m.

Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m.

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Week 9: BYE WEEK

Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 DETROIT LIONS 1:00 p.m.

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:00 p.m.

Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS 1:00 p.m.

Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 p.m.

Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 at Carolina Panthers 8:20 p.m.

Week 16: Monday, Dec. 28 at Chicago Bears 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 N.Y. GIANTS 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 CHICAGO BEARS 8:20 p.m.

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 p.m.

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Week 4: Monday, Oct. 5 at Minnesota Vikings 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Week 5: BYE WEEK

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 DETROIT LIONS 1:00 p.m.

Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 p.m.

Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 DALLAS COWBOYS 4:15 p.m.

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:00 p.m.

Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26 at Detroit Lions 12:30 p.m.

Week 13: Monday, Dec. 7 BALTIMORE RAVENS 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m.

Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:00 p.m.

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Detroit Lions

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 p.m.

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00 p.m.

Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 p.m.

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Week 7: BYE WEEK

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 ST. LOUIS RAMS 1:00 p.m.

Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8 at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 p.m.

Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26 GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:30 p.m.

Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:00 p.m.

Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27 at San Francisco 49ers 4:05 p.m.

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 CHICAGO BEARS 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 at Green Bay Packers 8:20 p.m.

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 4:15 p.m.

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 DETROIT LIONS 1:00 p.m.

Week 5: BYE WEEK

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 at Atlanta Falcons 8:20 p.m.

Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 p.m.

Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8 ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:00 p.m.

Week 10: Thursday, Nov. 12 at San Francisco 49ers 8:20 p.m.

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:20 p.m.

Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 ST. LOUIS RAMS 1:00 p.m.

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:00 p.m.

Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Week 16: Monday, Dec. 28 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

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I'm not liking how the Vikings season concludes. 3 teams that should be in playoff contention, 2 of which are prime time games.

Okay, I'll be the first down the gauntlet. I think its going to be a logjam of mediocrity, nobody runs away with it. Throw on a +/- of one game onto each team and I bet I'd be pretty close. Tiebreakers are going to decide it and GB manages to have a better division record. You heard it here first

Packers 9-7

Vikings 9-7

Bears 9-7

Lions 8-8

[LMITOUT]

Wow. High expectations of Detroit!

[Jim Uran]

Here is my prediction and I'm sticking to it until the end of the season.

VIKES 11-5

Bears 10-6

(we'll take that monday night game at the end of the season)

Pack 8-8

Lions 6-10

[nofishfisherman]

vikes 9-7

pack 9-7

lions 4-12

bears 8-8 or 9-7 depending on the last 2 weeks.

I think the vikes have the most potential to break it open with maybe a 12-4 season but we'll see. The need to show me more from the Qb spot before I put them there and it will also depend on the defense with the Williams boys facing possibly suspension. But we will also have EJ back in at LB.

[walleyes12]

Vikes 11-5

Pack 10-6

Bears 8-8

Detroit - Does it really matter

[PierBridge]

Packers 11-5... they will start out strong going 7-1.

Vikings 8-8......yawn!

Bears 8-8...... they'll win their last 4.

Detroit 5-11.

[Scott K]

Packers 11-5... they will start out strong going 7-1.

Vikings 8-8......yawn!

Bears 8-8...... they'll win their last 4.

Detroit 5-11.

I agree except I give the Vikes a 9-7, unless of course they actually decide to add some good players to the team yet this off season.

[Farmboy1]

I predict not wasting any time watching this division.

[eyehunter]

Here is my prediction and I'm sticking to it until the end of the season.

VIKES 11-5

Bears 10-6

(we'll take that monday night game at the end of the season)

Pack 8-8

Lions 6-10

I agree with Leechbait, except I'll take the Vikings at 12-4.

We'll kill the Giants at home the last game of the season, and look at how we embarrassed Arizona last year...I'll be looking for that again too.

[fishin58]

Vikes 12-4

Pack 8-8

Bears 7-9

Lions 7-9

[nofishfisherman]

For those of you predicting an 11-5 or 12-4 season who are you predicting we lose to?

I want to believe 11 or 12 wins but we didn't improve over the offseason if anything we got worse so I can't really see any more then 9 wins.

[Jim Uran]

Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

Just like ever year I have "faith" in the old vikings. I would never predict another team in our own division to do better than us. I could care less if I'm way off on my predictions, I'll leave that up to the experts.

[fishersofmen]

I agree nofish I would say 9-7 as well. Some pretty high expectations considering the majority were saying we don't have a QB or a head coach, the two most important areas of a team.

[Sandmannd]

Vikes 9-7 - Vikes win as they beat the pack twice.

Pack 9-7

Bears 8-8

Lions 4-11 and that's pushing it.

[JeffB]

For those of you predicting an 11-5 or 12-4 season who are you predicting we lose to?

If we are having that good of a season we will probably lose to the lions for that good old viking reality check.

[mnwild]

Ok Eyehunter- of course they will beat the Giants because they (the Giants) will have their starters on the bench due to wining the division already thats a given.

Sandman- I am laughing at you saying they will beat the Packers twice, did you notice they play the Pack in Nov?? thats a loss for sure for the Vikqueens in COLD WEATHER!!

Pier- I agree with you what you have predicted couldnt be more on..

Vikqueens fans- Do you know who your starting Qb will be this year?? Kinda hard to predict how they will end up without knowing wouldnt you say???

[Rip_Some_Lip]

Vikes 11-5

Packers 10-6

Bears 8-8

Lions 5-11

[Jim Uran]

Packers had a pretty good starting QB last year, they'll end up being a joke AGAIN, like they were last year.

It'll be Sage as the starter, it'll be an improvement over last year.

[zamboni]

Bears 10-6 win North

Vikes 9-7 get Wild Card

Packers 8-8 maybe get Wild Card

Lions 4-12 Kevin Smith gets Pro Bowl consideration

I would go with the Vikes to win the North, but with Chi Towns addition of Cutler and Pace (if he stays healthy) gets my nod

[zamboni]

Vikes 9-7 - Vikes win as they beat the pack twice.

Pack 9-7

Bears 8-8

Lions 4-11 and that's pushing it.

Sandmannd, you must figure the Lions won't even show up for #16, eh?

[MUSKY18]

Packers 10-6

Bears 9-7

Vikings 6-10

Lions 6-10

[theghost_03]

That looks pretty close to me!

[zepman]

Vikes 12-4

Bears 10-6

Packers 8-8

Lions 6-10

I'm sticking with the Vikes 2 win incremental increase.

Bears have improved over last year. The lost draft picks won't catch up to them for a year or two.

Rodgers gets hurt half-way through season and Pack get lucky to win 8 games.

Lions will suprise some people this year.

[eyehunter]

For those of you predicting an 11-5 or 12-4 season who are you predicting we lose to?

Possible losses to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Carolina and the 4th was thrown in for a bad day against a division rival, not going to say which one, because like leechbait I am a viking faithfull and would never predict a loss to the bears or the packers.

[klecker]

It will be to the lions, week two when the lions finally break their losing streak.