NFC North Preview: Why the Lions and Packers should think Super Bowl

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NFC North Preview: Why the Lions and Packers should think Super Bowl

Jared Goff, Jordan Love, Caleb Williams and J.J. McCarthy have all four teams optimistic. We examine why both the Lions and Packers can realistically daydream about New Orleans.

Tyler Dunne

Jul 23, 2024

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Dust off your Robert Porcher and Dorsey Levens jerseys. For my money, the NFC Central-turned-North hasn’t been loaded in nearly three decades. Both the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions are fresh off seasons in which they were a breath away from thinking Super Bowl. No. 1 pick Caleb Williams has a realistic chance to cure the Chicago Bears’ century-plus-long quarterback problem. Even the Minnesota Vikings have good reason to be hopeful.

Here on the podcast, we’ll devote individual episodes to previewing each division up to Week 1.

As always, I am joined by former NFL scout Jim Monos. He’s been around Donovan McNabb and Drew Brees for long stretches of time and sees the potential for several years of epic QB duels in the North.

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