The “Black and Blue Division’’ is back. It’s the gold standard of the NFL at the moment.Â
The NFC North, nicknamed that in its golden-era days of Vince Lombardi in Green Bay, Dick Butkus in Chicago, the Purple People Eaters in Minnesota and, later, Barry Sanders in Detroit, was celebrated as the most competitive, difficult division in the NFL.Â
It has returned to glory this year, with all four teams in the division having posted an eye-opening combined 17-5 mark. All four have a winning record, something that none of the other seven divisions in the league can boast.Â
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