As the NFL season enters its second third, a few things are clear.
For starters, both North divisions are loaded: All eight teams are over .500. In the NFC, it’s conceivable all four could make the playoffs, something that hasn’t happened since the league realigned in 2002 and then expanded the postseason field in 2020. Yet with the NFC East and South divisions almost guaranteed to send one team apiece, all eventualities are on the table.
