📸: Detroit Lions 🦁 on Twitter 🐥
What could the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁, going into their 90th season, winning the NFC North Division look like? Realistically. Lions 🦁 “realistic” target goal would look like 13 wins or more. #RestoretheRoar #DefendtheDen #OnePride #DrivenbyDetroit
The 9 most recent NFC North Division Champions:
2022 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 13 wins
2021 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2020 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2019 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2018 NFC North Champion Chicago Bears 🧸 - 12 wins
2017 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 13 wins
2016 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 10 wins
2015 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 11 wins
2014 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 12 wins
^——5 out of the 9 most recent NFC North Champions finished with 13 wins. 13 wins was the minimum for 5 of the NFC North Champions of most recent seasons. The NFC North had the 2nd-highest win percentage in the conference in 2022.
In my lifetime, the Detroit Lions won their division 3x, was a playoff contender 11x, and finished 2nd in the division 6x. With that said.. it’s a realistic possibility for the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁 with 3x Pro Bowl Jared Goff to have a break out and breakthrough season.
The Wild Card Playoff Round, Divisional Playoff Round, Conference Playoff Round and the Lombardi Trophy 🏆 Round: Super Bowl Championship is not out of reach for the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁. And though an NFL team doesn’t have to win their division to play in or win the Super Bowl.. it does help. Winning the NFC North Division is the perfect target for the Detroit Lions to get into the NFL playoffs, and that helps the Detroit Lions 🦁 inch much closer to contending for the
a. Playoff Round 1: Wild Card Round (or a BYE week if Lions were to be the NFC number one seed)
b. Playoff Round 2: Divisional Round
c. Playoff Round 3: Conference Round to win the NFC Championship 🏆
d. Lombardi Trophy 🏆 Round: Super Bowl Championship 🏆
The 2022 Detroit Lions finished 2nd in the NFC North yet they didn’t get into the playoffs. Finishing 2nd in the NFC North would not be a high enough of a target goal for the Mighty Detroit Lions 🦁. Winning the NFC North would be a great target goal for the Detroit Lions 🦁, not 10 wins, but 13 wins or more, minimum.
With that easier said than done.. I’m rooting for our 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁 to win the NFC North Division. Let’s go.
Bonus: Below are awesome pictures of NFL team as music album covers and their alternate team logos as seen at the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City.
NFL Teams Reimagined as Music Vinyl Album Covers 📸: @BenVolin on Twitter
AFC East: Buffalo Bills 🦬, Miami Dolphins 🐬 , New England Patriots 🎖️, New York Jets 🛩️
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens 🐦⬛, Cincinnati Bengals 🐅, Cleveland Browns 🦮, Pittsburgh Steelers ✨
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens 🐦⬛, Cincinnati Bengals 🐅, Cleveland Browns 🦮, Pittsburgh Steelers ✨
AFC South: Houston Texans 🐂 , Indianapolis Colts 🧲, Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 , Tennessee Titans 🛡️
AFC West: Denver Broncos 🏇, Kansas City Chiefs 🏹, Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️, Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️
AFC West: Denver Broncos 🏇, Kansas City Chiefs 🏹, Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️, Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys ✭, New York Giants 🗽, Philadelphia Eagles 🦅, Washington Commanders 🐷
NFC North: Chicago Bears 🧸, Detroit Lions 🦁, Green Bay Packers 🧀, Minnesota Vikings 😈
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 🪽, Carolina Panthers 🐈⬛, New Orleans Saints ⚜️, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 💀
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals 🪶, Los Angeles Rams 🐏, San Francisco 49ers ⛏️, Seattle Seahawks 🐦
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals 🪶, Los Angeles Rams 🐏, San Francisco 49ers ⛏️, Seattle Seahawks 🐦
Alternate NFL Team Logos 📸: @DopeStallion on Twitter
AFC East: Buffalo Bills 🦬, Miami Dolphins 🐬 , New England Patriots 🎖️, New York Jets 🛩️
AFC East: Buffalo Bills 🦬, Miami Dolphins 🐬 , New England Patriots 🎖️, New York Jets 🛩️
AFC North: Cleveland Browns 🦮, Pittsburgh Steelers 🏗️, Baltimore Ravens 🐦⬛, Cincinnati Bengals 🐅
AFC South: Houston Texans 🐂, Indianapolis Colts 🧲, Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 , Tennessee Titans 🛡️
AFC West: Denver Broncos 🏇, Kansas City Chiefs 🏹, Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️, Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys ✭, New York Giants 🗽, Philadelphia Eagles 🦅, Washington Commanders 🐷 
NFC North: Chicago Bears 🐻, Detroit Lions 🦁, Green Bay Packers 🧀, Minnesota Vikings 😈 
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 🪽, Carolina Panthers 🐈⬛, New Orleans Saints ⚜️, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ☠️
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals 🪶, Los Angels Rams 🐏, San Francisco 49ers ⛏️, Seattle Seahawks 🐦 