NFL fans predict the NFC division winners

NFC training camps are right around the corner.

And before you know it, the Hall of Fame Game, scheduled for Thursday, August 6 between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers, will be here.

This summer at SB Nation, we have been taking the pulse of NFL fans ahead of the season on the brand-new NFL Feed, asking fans eight simple questions: Who wins each division?

We already outlined the results on the AFC side of things, but now with the four NFC polls completed, it is time to turn to the other side of the league.

Here is how NFL fans believe the NFC will unfold in this coming season.

Eagles overwhelming NFC East favorites

We started our tour of the NFC in the East, where the Philadelphia Eagles were tapped as overwhelming favorites to win the division. Of those who responded, 67% picked Philadelphia to win the division, followed by the Dallas Cowboys with 15%, and the New York Giants with 13%.

Washington rounded out the results with 5%.

You can see the results, and the full discussion that followed, here:

Lions picked to win the NFC North

Switching gears to the NFC North, the Detroit Lions were picked to return to the top of the division. 52% of respondents picked the Lions to win the division, with the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears nearly finishing with the same results. 22% of respondents picked Green Bay, while 20% of respondents picked Chicago.

There is not much confidence in the Minnesota Vikings, as Kevin O’Connell and company received just 6% of the vote.

You can see the results, and discussion, here:

Tampa Bay narrow favorites in the NFC South

The closest vote came in the NFC South.

And perhaps the best discussion as well.

By a narrow margin, 29% of respondents picked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the NFC South, just ahead of the Carolina Panthers with 27%. But all four teams received 20% or more in the vote, as the New Orleans Saints secured 22% of the votes, while the Atlanta Falcons rounded out the field with 21% of the vote.

You can see it all here:

Rams picked to win the NFC West

We saved the NFC West for last, given the excitement around this division and the fact that three playoff teams from the 2025-2026 season came from the West.

But given the addition of Myles Garrett, the Los Angeles Rams were picked to win the NFC West by nearly half of those who voted, as the Rams took 46% of the vote. The Seattle Seahawks, winners of Super Bowl LX, secured 28% of the vote, followed by the San Francisco 49ers with 21%.

As for the 5% who picked the Arizona Cardinals, hang tough friends.

You can see the results and discussion here:

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