Packers' Xavier McKinney, Keisean Nixon and Jayden Reed trolled the Detroit Lions following their 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFL playoffs.
The NFC North had a terrific regular season and a tough playoffs. Here's what life could look like in 2025 for the NFC North.
The NFC North was the best division in the NFL this season, which featured three playoff teams and then the Chicago Bears, who went 5-12 in a disappointing season.
Ifeatu Melifonwu lost most of what could be his final season with the Detroit Lions because of injuries ... mentally heading into the playoffs. The Lions finished 15-2 in the regular season and won the NFC North to get a first-round bye.
Ultimately, Johnson will be staying in the NFC North and is finalizing a contract with the Chicago Bears, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Bears fired their former head coach Matt Eberflus on November 29. Thomas Brown served as Chicago's interim head coach.
The Chicago Bears are hiring Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their new head coach, reports NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
On Monday afternoon, less than 48 hours after the Lions were eliminated from the postseason, Ben Johnson can call himself a head coach and he will remain in the NFC North. The Chicago Bears announced that Johnson will be leading the team in its new direction.
Detroit Lions 2025 schedule includes 5 of the NFL teams still left in the playoffs entering Sunday: the Chiefs, Ravens, Commanders, Eagles and Rams.
That meant the NFC playoffs were coming through Detroit, if they kept winning. Unfortunately, the Lions played their worst game of the season and there’s nothing left to win. Dan Campbell said it best after the game when having to summarize the outcome, “we never complemented each other.”
The NFC North produced three playoff teams, two teams with 14 or more wins and the conference's No. 1 seed -- creating a historic, never-before-seen regular season inside the division. Then the playoffs began,
The three NFC North powers lost their opening playoff games by a combined score of 94-50. They lost the turnover margin 11-0 as a collective. The Vikings and Packers went out with a whimper in the wild card round, falling 27-9 to the Rams and 22-10 to the Eagles, respectively.