NFC North

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National Football League division sports division

NFC North is a division of the National Football League featuring teams primarily from the Midwestern United States, known for historic franchises and intense rivalries.

Aliases (2)

NFC Central ×5
NFC North Division ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League division → sports division →
abbreviation	NFC North →
alsoKnownAs	Black and Blue Division →
competitionType	professional sports division →
conference	National Football Conference →
country	United States →
determines	NFC North division champion →
divisionLevel	top division in NFC →
foundedAsCurrentConfiguration	2002 →
gender	men's competition →
geographicFocus	Midwestern United States →
governingBody	National Football League →
hasHistoricFranchises	Chicago Bears → Detroit Lions → Green Bay Packers → Minnesota Vikings →
hasRivalry	Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry → Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers rivalry → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry → Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry → Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions rivalry → Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry →
hasSeasonFormat	home-and-away games within division →
hasTeam	Chicago Bears → Detroit Lions → Green Bay Packers → Minnesota Vikings →
hasTrophyType	division championship title →
league	NFL →
level	top-tier professional →
mediaCoverage	national television in the United States →
notableCharacteristic	features some of the oldest franchises in the NFL → known for cold-weather outdoor stadiums for several teams → known for intense divisional rivalries →
numberOfTeams	4 →
partOf	National Football Conference → National Football League →
playoffQualification	division champion receives automatic playoff berth →
predecessor	NFC Central →
regionTeam	Upper Midwest →
seasonStructure	regular season divisional play →
sport	American football →
teamCity	Chicago → Detroit → Green Bay → Minneapolis–Saint Paul →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1985 Chicago Bears season ("NFC Central") → Chicago Bears → Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry → Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers rivalry → Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry → Detroit Lions → Green Bay Packers → Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry → Minnesota Vikings → Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions rivalry → Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry →	division
Chicago Bears ("NFC Central") → Minnesota Vikings ("NFC Central") →	formerDivision
NFC → National Football Conference →	hasDivision
NFC South → NFC West →	siblingDivision
NFC North →	abbreviation
Black and Blue Division →	appliesToDivision
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ("NFC Central") →	cityPreviouslyInDivisionWith
Mike McCarthy →	conferenceCoachedIn
NFC playoffs →	hasDivisionWinnersFrom
David Bakhtiari →	hasPlayedInDivision
Super Bowl XLI →	NFCChampionDivision
McCaskey family →	ownsFranchiseInDivision
Detroit Lions ("NFC North Division") →	playIn
Aidan Hutchinson →	playsInDivision
NFC North ("NFC Central") →	predecessor
Black and Blue Division →	refersTo