NFL Predictions 2018: NFC Division, Wild Card winners

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 14: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings leaps to catch the ball in the fourth quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on January 14, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Diggs scored a 61-yard touchdown to win the game 29-24. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

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NFC North

Division Champion: Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings are a legitimate Super Bowl contender in 2018 and should be for years to come with a young corps on both sides of the ball all locked up. This is another tough division, but I have full confidence in the Vikes taking this one. Not because the other teams aren’t good, but rather, I just believe they take another big step forward this season.

Aaron Rodgers returning and an ascending Matthew Stafford won’t make anything easier on the Vikings, but the Vikings are just much more of a complete team than the others. The Bears, of course, will indeed do everything in their power to make things easier for all their opponents in the North. I really shouldn’t count anybody out, but I’m counting out the Bears.

Minnesota has the potential to have the best defense in the NFL and to pair it with an elite offense or at the very least a very good offense. The addition of Kirk Cousins and return of Dalvin Cook should have a huge impact on this team and could separate them not just from the rest of this division but the rest of the NFL.

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