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Mina Kimes and Carmen Vitali preview the NFC North for the 2026 NFL season, discussing team strengths, weaknesses, and ranking the division.

Mina Kimes is joined by Carmen Vitali to break down the NFC North ahead of the 2026 NFL season, starting with the breaking news that Kyler Murray has been named the Vikings’ QB1. Mina and Carmen discuss what the move means for Minnesota before diving into the Packers, Lions and Bears, examining what each team does well, where they could struggle, and the biggest questions they’ll have to answer this season. To wrap things up, they rank the division from first to fourth and make their picks for who takes home the NFC North crown. (0:00) NFC North Preview (1:10) Kyler Murray named Vikings QB1 (5:46 ) Vikings offense  (15:56) Vikings defense (24:25) Lions offense (33:15) Lions defense (40:58) Bears offense (53:12) Bears defense (59:10) Packers offense  (1:08:38) Packers defense  (1:13:45) Ranking NFC North Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Mina Kimes

Guest: Carmen Vitali

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Organizations: Vikings, Packers, Lions, Bears

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