The 2022 NFL season is the 9th season in the history of the National Football League (NFLHC).
Draft
The 2022 NFLHC Draft was held from August 31, 2018 - September 2, 2018. Purdue QB Matt Jones was taken first overall by the Buffalo Bills after they traded up to number one.
Regular season
AFC North Vs AFC West
AFC East Vs AFC South
NFC North Vs NFC East
NFC South Vs NFC West
AFC North Vs NFC West
AFC South Vs NFC East
AFC West Vs NFC South
AFC East Vs NFC North
Major Storylines
Standings
Division
- Legend
- x - Playoffs
- y - Division Winner
- z - Home-field advantage throughout playoffs
- NFLHC Tiebreakers
Two Teams
- Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
- Strength of victory.
- Strength of schedule.
- Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best net points in common games.
- Best net points in all games.
- Best net touchdowns in all games.
- Coin toss
Three Teams (or more)
- Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
- Strength of victory.
- Strength of schedule.
- Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best net points in common games.
- Best net points in all games.
- Best net touchdowns in all games.
- Coin toss
Conference
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Team
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Division
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W
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L
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T
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PCT
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DIV
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CONF
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PF
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PA
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STK
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| Division Leaders
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| 1
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Miami Dolphins (*)
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East
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12
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4
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0
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0.750
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5-1
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9-3
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413
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267
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L1
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| 2
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Tennessee Titans (z)
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South
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12
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4
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0
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0.750
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5-1
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9-3
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492
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316
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W6
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| 3
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Las Vegas Raiders (y)
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West
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12
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4
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0
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0.750
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6-0
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9-3
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446
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326
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W6
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| 4
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Pittsburgh Steelers (y)
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North
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11
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5
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0
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0.688
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5-1
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9-3
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394
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325
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W2
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| Wild Cards
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| 5
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Jacksonville Jaguars (x)
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South
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10
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6
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0
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0.625
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4-2
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9-3
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414
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370
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L1
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| 6
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Cincinnati Bengals (x)
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North
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9
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7
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0
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0.563
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4-2
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6-6
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339
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293
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L1
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| In the Hunt
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| Eliminated from playoff contention
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| 7
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Indianapolis Colts
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South
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9
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7
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0
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0.563
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3-3
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6-6
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369
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398
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W1
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| 8
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New York Jets
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East
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8
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8
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0
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0.500
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4-2
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6-6
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372
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378
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W1
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| 9
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Baltimore Ravens
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North
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8
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8
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0
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0.500
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3-3
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6-6
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296
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246
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W1
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| 10
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Kansas City Chiefs
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West
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8
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8
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0
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0.500
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3-3
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7-5
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399
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368
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W2
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| 11
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Cleveland Browns
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North
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7
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9
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0
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0.438
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0-6
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4-8
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342
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366
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L3
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| 12
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Buffalo Bills
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East
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6
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10
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0
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0.375
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1-5
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5-7
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350
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402
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L1
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| 13
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Houston Texans
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South
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5
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11
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0
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0.313
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0-6
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2-10
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376
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411
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L2
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| 14
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Denver Broncos
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West
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4
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12
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0
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0.250
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1-5
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3-9
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257
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403
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L6
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| 15
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New England Patriots
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East
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4
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12
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0
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0.250
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2-4
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3-9
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314
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423
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W1
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| 16
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Los Angeles Chargers
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West
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3
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13
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0
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0.188
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2-4
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3-9
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307
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484
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L2
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| Tiebreakers
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- Miami holds the Head-to-Head tiebreaker over Las Vegas and Tennessee
- Tennessee holds the Head-to-Head tiebreaker over Las Vegas
- Cincinnati holds the Common Games tiebreaker over Indianapolis
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| Legend
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| w – Clinched wild card
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| x – Clinched playoff berth
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| y – Clinched division
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| z – Clinched first-round bye
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| * – Clinched home field advantage
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Postseason
- Playoff seeds
Within each conference, the four division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a bye in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.
| Playoff seeds
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| Seed |
AFC |
NFC
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| 1 |
[[2022 season|]] ([[AFC |]] winner) |
[[2022 season|]] ([[NFC |]] winner)
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| 2 |
[[2022 season|]] ([[AFC |]] winner) |
[[2022 season|]] ([[NFC |]] winner)
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| 3 |
[[2022 season|]] ([[AFC |]] winner) |
[[2022 season|]] ([[NFC |]] winner)
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| 4 |
[[2022 season|]] ([[AFC |]] winner) |
[[2022 season|]] ([[NFC |]] winner)
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| 5 |
[[2022 season|]] (wild card) |
[[2022 season|]] (wild card)
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| 6 |
[[2022 season|]] (wild card) |
[[2022 season|]] (wild card)
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- Playoffs bracket
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March 10, 2019 - Philadelphia, PA
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March 16, 2019 - Atlanta, GA
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6
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Carolina
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17
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3
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Philadelphia*
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41
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3
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Philadelphia
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19
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March 24, 2019 - Green Bay, WI
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2
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Atlanta
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38
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NFC
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March 9, 2019 - Seattle, WA
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3
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Philadelphia
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24
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March 17, 2019 - Green Bay, WI
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1
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Green Bay*
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27
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5
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Detroit
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35
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NFC Championship
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5
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Detroit
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20
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4
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Seattle
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7
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March 31, 2019 - Houston, TX
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1
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Green Bay
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23
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Wild Card Playoffs
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Divisional Playoffs
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March 10, 2019 - Pittsburgh, PA
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1
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Green Bay
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37
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March 17, 2019 - Nashville, TN
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1
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Miami
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17
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5
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Jacksonville
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17
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Super Bowl IX
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3
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Las Vegas
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20
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4
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Pittsburgh
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24
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March 24, 2019 - Miami, FL
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2
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Tennessee
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31
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AFC
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March 9, 2019 - Las Vegas, NV
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2
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Tennessee
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14
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March 16, 2019 - Miami, FL
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1
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Miami
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35
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6
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Cincinnati
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19
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AFC Championship
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4
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Pittsburgh
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10
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3
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Las Vegas
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21
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1
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Miami
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38
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* Indicates overtime victory
Player movement
Notable Player Movement
Free agency
- CB Marques Warner - 4 Years, 32.5 M, 100% Guaranteed (KC)
- CB Aaron Samuelsson - 4 Years, 14.5 M, 55.17% Guaranteed - (AZ)
- CB Jaylen Harris - 4 Years, 22 M, 65.91% Guaranteed (CHI)
- WR Greg Cobb - 4 Years, 59.75 M, 94.98% Guaranteed (LAC)
- WR Charlie Paul - 4 Years, 23 M, 69.57% Guaranteed (CHI)
- DT Bob Ballard - 3 Years, 44 M, 95.45% Guaranteed (HOU)
- DT Malik Dawson - 3 Years, 43.5 M, 100% Guaranteed (WAS)
- OLB Kwazi Robb - 1 Year, 5.75 M, 65.22% Guaranteed (IND)
- QB Reggie Watkins - 3 Years, 55.5 M, 55.05% Guaranteed (NE)
- QB Norris Brooksheer - 3 Years, 56.75 M , 91.19% Guaranteed (PIT)
- QB Taylor Rodriguez - 2 Years, 37.0 M, 56.76% Guaranteed (JAX)
- QB Paul Davenport - 2 Years, 22.5 M, 69.33% Guaranteed (AZ)
- RB Vaughan Abraham - 3 Years, 42.5 M, 77.65% Guaranteed (CHI)
- RB Chad Dess - 4 Years, 23.4 M, 94.02% Guaranteed (AZ)
Major trades
The following trades are notable as they involved Pro Bowl-caliber players and/or high draft picks in the first three rounds:
- Offseason
- July 19, 2018: Kansas City trades WR Rodney Montgomery to Dallas for WR Bejamin Franklin, their 2022 2nd-round selection, and a conditional 2023 4th-round selection.
- July 20, 2018: New York Giants trade OLB Kenyatta Henderson and SS Abdoul Childs to Baltimore for OLB Louis Peterson, SS Jonah Parker, their 2022 1st-round selection, and their 2023 6th-round selection.
- July 21, 2018: New Orleans trades OT Roderick White, their 2022 3rd-round selection, their 2023 3rd-round selection, and their 2023 6th-round selection to the New York Giants for RB Josh Shiancoe, their 2022 2nd-round selection and their 2022 5th-round selection.
- August 12, 2018: Detroit trades ILB Andre Brooks to Tampa Bay for DT James Arnold and their 2022 3rd-round selection.
- August 28, 2018: Jacksonville trades WR Gary Faneca and their 2022 6th-round selection to Buffalo for their 2022 3rd-round selection.
- September 1, 2018: Arizona trades WR Eli Austin and DT Keith Hooks to New York Jets for their 2022 2nd-round and 6th-round selections.
- September 1, 2018: Arizona trades RB Chad Dess to Tennessee for ILB Jackie Eaton and their 2022 5th-round selection.
- In-season
Head coach/front office changes
Head coach
- Offseason
| Team
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2021 head coach
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2021 interim
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2022 replacement
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Reason for leaving
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Story/accomplishments
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| Denver Broncos
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Jieret
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bingo415
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Resigned
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Jieret led the Broncos to a 7-5 record in 2021, then stepped down to purchase the Seattle Seahawks. Owner bingo415 coached the rest of the 2021 season with 3-1 regular season record and a 38-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the wild-card round.
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| Los Angeles Rams
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smokingcricket
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Time
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ajyoungmark
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smokingcricket stepped down from his head coaching position to focus on other pursuits. Owner/GM Time took over coaching duties through the rest of the season, then hired ajyoungmark in the offseason.
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| New York Giants
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believer
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TazerMan
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After believer left the organization to run the Patriots, the Giants hired TazerMan as his successor.
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| Cincinnati Bengals
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thatfunk
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LamboThrone
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The Bengals hired the returning LamboThrone (former Seahawks Owner/GM) to serve as the Bengals' head coach.
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| New England Patriots
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sleuthofbears
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believer
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gigemags11
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Fired
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The Patriots started 2021 with a completely different front office, but their inactivity caused the league to step in and force a sale. New owner believer handled coaching duties for the remainder of the season but hired gigemags11 shortly after Super Bowl VIII.
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| Washington Redskins
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nephewjack
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brightfalls
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HAFFnHAFF
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nephewjack was fired during the 2021 season due to inactivity and Owner/GM brightfalls handled coaching duties for the remainder of the season. The team was abruptly sold to HAFFnHAFF shortly after the 2022 NFLHC draft, who announced he will also handle coaching duties.
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- In-season
| Team
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2022 head coach
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Reason for leaving
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Interim replacement
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Story/accomplishments
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| Baltimore Ravens
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Vxmonarkxv
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Resigned
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sleuthofbears
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Vxmonarkxv stepped down to focus on concerns in other pursuits. The Ravens promoted scout sleuthofbears to head coach.
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| Arizona Cardinals
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Jamarquan
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cultur3
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Jamarquan stepped down as head coach at the conclusion of the 2022 preseason, citing a desire to gain more NFLHC experience in a lower profile. Cardinals owner cultur3 took over as the head coach.
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General Managers
- Offseason
- In-season
| Team
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2022 General Manager
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Reason for leaving
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Interim replacement
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Story/accomplishments
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| San Francisco 49ers
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Jumanji
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Resigned
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Duncan345
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After a short return to the NFLHC ranks, Jumanji decided to return to retirement. Niners head coach Duncan again took over all front office duties.
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| Cleveland Browns
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lucas95
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Fired
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brightfalls
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The additional duties were too much for HC lucas to handle, and the Browns removed the GM title from his job. After a brief search Cleveland hired brightfalls, formerly of the Washington Redskins, as their new GM.
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Owners
- Offseason
- In-season
Awards and statistics
Individual season awards
| Award |
Winner |
Position |
Team
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| Most Valuable Player |
- |
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-
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| Offensive Player of the Year |
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- |
-
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| Defensive Player of the Year |
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- |
-
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| Head Coach of the Year |
- |
- |
-
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| Executive of the Year |
- |
- |
-
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| Offensive Rookie Player of the Year |
- |
- |
-
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| Defensive Rookie Player of the Year |
- |
- |
-
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| Comeback Player of the Year |
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- |
-
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| Pepsi Rookie Player of the Year |
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- |
-
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| Walter Payton Man of the Year |
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- |
-
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| Super Bowl Most Valuable Player |
- |
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-
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All-Pro team
| Offense
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| Quarterback |
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| Running back |
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| RB/FB |
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| Wide receiver |
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| Tight end |
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| Left tackle |
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| Left guard |
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| Right tackle |
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| Defense
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| Edge |
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| Interior defensive line |
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| Linebacker |
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| Cornerback |
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| Free Safety |
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| Strong Safety |
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| Slot defender |
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| Special teams
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| Kicker |
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| Punter |
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| Kick returner |
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Players of the Week
The following were named the top performers during the 2022 season:
| Week
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Offensive
Player of the Week
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Defensive
Player of the Week
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Special Teams
Player of the Week
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| AFC
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NFC
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AFC
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NFC
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AFC
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NFC
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| 5
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Team statistical leaders
- Offense
- Most points scored:
- Fewest points scored:
- Most total offense:
- Least total offense:
- Most total passing:
- Least total passing:
- Most rushing:
- Least rushing:
- Defense
- Fewest points allowed:
- Most points allowed:
- Fewest total yards allowed (defense):
- Most total yards allowed (defense):
- Fewest passing yards allowed:
- Most passing yards allowed (defense):
- Fewest rushing yards allowed (defense):
- Most rushing yards allowed (defense):
