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Minnesota has a gleaming new stadium. The Vikings are division champions for the first time in six years. Now theyre reeling from the loss of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, likely for the entire season.The headlines around the division sure have a purple shade.Theres still plenty of green, or rather Green Bay, left to repaint the NFC North horizon.Aaron Rodgers and the proud Packers have wide receiver Jordy Nelson back from the right ACL injury that kept him from playing in 2015, aiming for repossession of the title.Rodgers came back leaner after some dietary changes, recharged for another run at a Super Bowl trophy hes touched once -- five-plus years ago.My 12th season, all with the same team, its exciting, said Rodgers, who will turn 33 on Dec. 2. It actually gets a little sweeter I think every single year.Dethroning the Vikings would sure be delicious. Fittingly, the Packers will be Minnesotas opponent on Sept. 18 for their regular-season opener at U.S. Bank Stadium in front of a crowd of 66,000 and a Sunday night national TV audience.Bridgewater, who suffered a significant injury to his left knee in practice on Tuesday, will probably be relegated to inspirational pregame speaker for that one.Were not looking for excuses. Were going to go out and fight like we always do, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said after Bridgewater was hurt. Everybody can count us out if they want, but I think that would be the wrong thing to do.Keeping up with Minnesota and Green Bay will be a challenge for Detroit and Chicago, with the Lions trying to avoid replicating that 1-7 start in 2015 and the Bears burdened by a five-year absence from the playoffs.Heres a quick glance around the NFC North as this Great Lakes states quartet gets ready for the regular season:UNDER COVERThe Vikings have moved back inside after a two-year stint at the University of Minnesota while their $1.1 billion, ship-shaped, see-through venue was being built. The gawking will go on all season, with the translucent, space-age roof and the ground-to-ceiling glass on the front side giving the enclosed stadium an outdoor feel.The controlled climate ought to help a passing game that has lagged near the bottom of the league, but losing Bridgewater sure wont. Fifteen-year veteran Shaun Hill will step in for now, aided by the additions this season of left guard Alex Boone and wide receiver Laquon Treadwell.DIGGING INTo take back the division title theyve won eight times in 14 years, the Packers need some improvement on defense. Linebacker Clay Matthews has moved back outside to his natural position, after a solid performance playing inside to fill in.That has put the spotlight once again on the men in the middle, a position that has often been in flux during the past decade under coach Mike McCarthy.Jake Ryan and Sam Barrington are the expected starters for now. Ryan cracked the starting lineup down the stretch as a rookie fourth-round draft pick, and Barrington has been working his way back from a foot injury that cost him most of the season. The Packers ranked 21st and 23rd in yards rushing allowed in the NFL the past two years.AIR BEARSAlshon Jeffery was the only player who topped 500 yards receiving for the Bears last season, and calf, hamstring, groin and shoulder problems limited him to nine games. The seventh pick in the 2015 draft, Kevin White, missed his rookie season because of a stress fracture in his left shin. That left Jay Cutler without much to work with in the passing game.With stalwart running back Matt Forte and talented tight end Martellus Bennett gone, therell be even more onus on Jeffery and White to not only stay healthy but produce like a top-flight tandem. Jeremy Langford will be the featured runner, now that Forte has joined the New York Jets.GETTING GROUNDEDDetroits replacement of Calvin Johnson, following the star wide receivers surprise retirement at age 30, will be under scrutiny all fall. 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The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5.Battling Brisbanes facilities are a concern but AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has baulked at adding to their $5 million investment in the Lions proposed new headquarters.The Lions were hopeful of lobbying for more funding from the league for their proposed new base near the airport when they met the AFL Commission on Friday in Brisbane.A $25 million multi-sport complex is planned, modelled on Melbournes AAMI Park where the Demons (AFL), Storm (NRL), Rebels (Super Rugby) and Victory (A-League) are based.Its clear the facilities at the Lions are a concern, McLachlan said.Theyre very keen on the airport. The AFL has committed $5 million of funding to that.Asked if the AFL would consider contributing more, McLachlan said: Five million dollars is significant.In the end, we will need to have broader partnerships than that, no matter if we increased it, to get this facility to work.But McLachlan claimed a new Lions base was a priority.Were clear now about what the Lions priority is there and well work with them to secure an outcome, McLachlan said of Brisbanes proposed headquarters.Its a priority. Well be going as fast as we can.I think weve come a long way in the last couple of months.The Lions are also lobbying the Queensland government for funding for their new base.Meanwhile, McLachlan admitted it was an issue that the Lions were more than $1 million short of spending their football department soft cap.Brisbanee also struggle to expend their entire player salary cap.ddddddddddddut this year, there are 15 of 18 clubs not spending up to the cap, McLachlan said.Its a priority across the league for all clubs to pay 100 per cent of the salary cap and spend up to 100 per cent of the soft cap ... and also to make a profit.We are working with the Lions and (Gold Coast) Suns but a lot of clubs are getting there.Lions coach Justin Leppitsch said Brisbane would be requesting what a lot of other clubs took for granted.Most of our things are really just things every other club takes for granted, as far as facilities, spending of the soft cap, making sure we can spend our full salary cap, things most clubs just have at hand, he said.Itd definitely be helpful to just get the base minimum of what every other team in the competition is doing.McLachlan said it was disappointing that the two Queensland clubs - Brisbane and Gold Coast - were again struggling this season.Brisbane (2-15 record) are second last on the ladder.The Suns (6-11) are fourth last and have never made the finals since their 2011 inception.Clearly, our two AFL clubs have had their challenges in the last 18 months but Queensland generally is going very well, McLachlan said.We always take a long-term view - Queensland particularly. 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