[...] record. With the win, Green Bay locked up the NFC North title, though there wasn't all that much doubt at any point during this season that it was going to be the top dog in the division. Entering the day on Sunday, the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons were all 7-4 and were hoping to get a leg up on the others. Instead, all three lost, which kept the Giants and the Cowboys [...]

[...] onville Jaguars on Monday Night Football. The NFC North and NFC South became a lot more interesting this week as well. The Detroit Lions lost at home for the second straight week, getting beaten by the Atlanta Falcons 23-16, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their "home game" in London 24-18 against the Chicago Bears. Now, there is a huge cluster of teams with three losses in the N [...]

[...] isn't making the trip to Wembley Stadium. The NFC North and NFC South don't just have that big game this weekend to worry about. The Detroit Lions, fresh off of their first loss of the season to San Francisco, have to come back and take on the Atlanta Falcons, who just played their best game of the year in a win over Carolina last week. Just like Chicago, a loss for the 3-3 Falcons could leave [...]

[...] football newsletter picks. We'll start in the NFC North, where the only two undefeated teams in the game play. The Green Bay Packers are going to be the first to give it a go to get to 5-0 on Sunday, as they play on Sunday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons. This is a pivotal game for both of these sides. Green Bay wants to continue its dominance in the NFC North and try to extend its [...]

Last season was one of ups and downs for the NFC North. There were definitely underachievers during the regular season, but in the playoffs, the squads really shined and were the last two standing. This is going to be a significantly different task this year for NFL betting fans, as all four of these teams could stake a claim to the division title. (All NFL betting lines courtesy of Bookmake [...]

[...] 3 SU, 4-4 ATS) are both trailing Green Bay in the NFC North, but each is alive for a wild-card. This game is much more important for Chicago having already lost at Detroit, but they still lose. Pick: Detroit (+3) New England (+2) at NY Jets New England (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) and New York (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) are in a three-way tie with Buffalo for first place in the AFC East. The Jets are playing much [...]

[...] r (+6 ½) Detroit (-3) at Minnesota These NFC North rivals have had a reversal of fortune from two years ago when Detroit was 2-14 and Minnesota 12-4. Detroit is now 2-0 SU and ATS with Minnesota 0-2 SU (1-1 ATS). This is an early must win for the Vikes, but this is a new type of Lions team. Pick:Detroit (-3) Baltimore(-4) at St. Louis Baltimore (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) had a real letdown las [...]