Now that all NFL teams have completed the preseason and made the cutdown to their 53-man rosters, including all the teams in the NFC North, it’s time for my annual forecast of how the Minnesota Vikings’ NFC North opponents will fare this season. It’s been an eventful offseason for the NFC North teams this year and judging by the odds, the NFC North looks to be the most competitive and best division in the league, top to bottom.
Having said that, it’s doubtful there will be three 11+ win teams in the division this season. The entire division faces a much tougher schedule than last season facing the AFC South and an injury-riddled NFC West. This season the NFC North faces the NFC East and AFC North. The AFC North is significantly better than the AFC South last season, and the NFC East is li