After winning the division two consecutive years, the Minnesota Vikings fell to the bottom of the NFC north in 2010. The Chicago Bears won the division last season but would lose to the division runner-up Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game.
The Packers would follow that up with an improbable Super Bowl victory after losing 15 players to injured reserve during the regular season. A healthy team in 2011 will make the Packers the favorite to win their first division title since Brett Favre was the quarterback.
It could be interesting to see who will emerge as the team behind Green Bay. Chicago appeared to have a fairy-tale season last year after struggling in 2009. The Lions finished the season winning their final four games and the young talented roster has the city of Detroit optimistic for the first time in more than a decade. Minnesota went the wrong way in 2010 and will try to re-emerge as a consistent division threat.
Here are early rankings for the black and blue division.
Jason Terry Jason Kidd Dirk Nowitzki Jerry Stackhouse J.R Smith Kenyon Martin
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