Predicting the NFC North (2026)

The NFC North may not be what everyone thinks it is. On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck play a blind ranking game with a wheel of NFL teams. Five teams come up at random, and we have to rank them as they appear without knowing who is coming next. First, we rank the teams based on where we think they will finish in 2026. Then we spin the wheel again and rank teams based on who has the brightest future over the next three years. After that, we turn the conversation back to Green Bay and the NFC North. From a Packers fan perspective, we predict where each NFC North team will finish in the division, then give one word or phrase to describe what we expect from each team’s 2026 season. This is a Packers-only conversation about the division, the future of the NFC, and how Green Bay stacks up in a changing NFC North. Subscribe for more Packers: DERAILED, The Daily Cheese, and year-round Green Bay Packers coverage from The Packer Project. 💸 Donate Some Love: If you love the show, please consider helping to keep us “derailed” at https://venmo.com/packerproject or https://cash.app/$PackerProject Join J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck as they dive into everything football—covering the Green Bay Packers, the NFL Draft, and, of course, the best of northern college football with smart analysis… when we can stay on track. Our audience loves derailing us with wild off-topic questions, leading to rants on everything from football to Godzilla. Join us for game insights, laughs, and endless twists—where every episode goes off the rails in the best way possible! For the best DERAILED experience, join the livestream on YouTube so you can interact live and send us questions or comments that may or may not make us get off track... 📺 Watch Live on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PackerProject 📱 If You Can’t Join Us Live… you can leave a chat or voicemail for the show by texting or calling (231) 714-4195 Hosts: https://x.com/JJLahey & https://x.com/JakeNFLDraft Track: Robin Hustin x TobiMorrow - Light It Up (feat. Jex) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/bdE_SyHad90 Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/LightitupYO