The NFC Central refers to the Central Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. The division existed from 1970 to 2001. The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League. ... NFL logo The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most popular professional American football league in the world, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ...

The NFC Central was formed in 1970 when the National Football League and American Football League merged. The new NFL was broken into six divisions. The original NFC Central had four members: the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers, and the Minnesota Vikings. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. ... Conference NFC Division North Founded 1920 Home Field Soldier Field City Chicago Colors Navy blue, orange, and white Head Coach Lovie Smith All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 660-489-42 The Chicago Bears are a National Football League team based in Chicago. ... Conference NFC Division North Founded 1930 Home Field Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan Colors Honolulu blue, silver, and black Head Coach Steve Mariucci All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 480-530-32 The Detroit Lions are a National Football League team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... The Minnesota Vikings are a National Football League team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota along with fellow major pro sports franchises Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Timberwolves. ...

In 1977, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were placed in the NFC Central. The Buccaneers had spent the previous season in the AFC West division. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (sometimes abbreviated as the Bucs) are a National Football League team based in Tampa, Florida, currently owned by Malcom Glazer and coached by head coach Jon Gruden. ...

In 2002, the NFL realigned into eight divisions of four teams, and the NFC Central was disbanded. The five teams in the NFC Central were placed into two newly-created divisions, with the Buccaneers moving to the NFC South, and the other four teams forming the NFC North. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NFC North refers to the Northern Division of teams of the National Football Conference of the National Football League that was created in 2002, replacing the NFC Central. ...