What Teams Are In The Nfl Playoffs 2022?
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It’s never too early to start thinking about the NFL playoffs and which teams will be in contention. Here’s a look at the teams that could make a run at the Lombardi Trophy in 2022.
AFC Playoffs
The AFC playoffs for the 2022 season will feature the top six seeds from the AFC. The playoff schedule is as follows:
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise to Baltimore. In return for granting Modell the move, the NFL promised him that an expansion team would be placed in Cleveland; this new Browns franchise began play in 1999.
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills qualified for the AFC playoffs as the No. 3 seed with a 13-3 record. They’ll host the Indianapolis Colts in the wild-card round on Saturday, January 9 at 1:05 p.m. on CBS.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The team was founded in 1960 as the Dallas Texans by businessman Lamar Hunt and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City and assumed their current name. The Chiefs joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. The team is valued at over $2 billion. Hunt’s son, Clark, represents the team as chairman and CEO.
The Chiefs have won four AFL championships, one AFL-NFL Super Bowl championship, and have had seven players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFL), the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of 2002 season.Between 2002 and 2017, the Patriots compiled a regular season record of 201–71 (.736), winning twelve AFC East championships and nine conference championships. They drew an all-time regular season record of 502 total charges, which was second only to Buffalo’s 512 between 1970 and 2019.
The Patriots’ dynasty began with their surprising run to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI when they defeated heavily favored NFC champions, St Louis Rams 20–17 for their first championship since 1968. quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick have led New England to 14 division titles, 19 playoff appearances, and nine Super Bowl appearances including five wins, making them one of only two NFL teams with five or more Super Bowl victories-the other being Pittsburgh Steelers with six victories – as well as being tied with Denver Broncos for most Super Bowl losses with five defeats.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston Astrodome was the home arena of the Oilers and Titans for 34 years, from 1968 to 2002. The franchise was founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The team played in Houston through the end of the 1996 season. They then became the Tennessee Oilers before relocating to Nashville in 1997.
NFC Playoffs
The NFC Playoffs for the 2022 NFL season will begin on January 8, 2022. The NFC playoffs will consist of six teams, with the four division winners and two wild card teams. The NFC divisional playoffs will be held on January 15, 2022, and the NFC Championship game will be held on January 22, 2022.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NFL, having made eight Super Bowl appearances, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos for second most in the league, behind only the New England Patriots’ record eleven Super Bowl appearances.
Detroit Lions
As of January 3, 2022, the Detroit Lions are not currently in the NFL playoffs.
Green Bay Packers
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Entering the 2022 NFL playoffs as the number one seed in the NFC are the Green Bay Packers. The Packers have had an outstanding season, going 14-2 in the regular season. They will have a first-round bye in the playoffs and will face either the Los Angeles Rams or the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round. The Packers are looking to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since winning it in 2011.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the metro area until 1994, when they moved to Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. The team returned to Los Angeles in 2016, relocating to SoFi Stadium (formerly under construction and ticketed for opening day 2020, though due to COVID-19 it was pushed back to 2021).
The Rams franchise began in 1936 with the founding of the second American Football League. One of the NFL’s eight charter members that first season, they played their home games at Cleveland Municipal Stadium and finished with a 7–5 record under head coach Peter Kerr. Dick Layman was general manager. Future Hall of Famer Don Hutson caught forAkron Pros that year. Akwas later absorbed into then NFL with three other teams after one season as part of an agreement between NFL and AFL which also resulted in an annual championship game between them, which we now know as Super Bowl starting from 1967 onwards.. George Halas’ Chicago Bears were champions that year; they defeated Green Bay Packers 21–17 in Polo Grounds on December 14th for their sixth league title
Minnesota Vikings
As of the 2022 season, the Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team has played in four Super Bowls, but lost each one.
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division.
The Saints were established as an expansion team in 1967, and first took the field in 1968. The team played its home games at Tulane Stadium through the 1974 NFL season. They played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome from 1975 to 2005. Plans were underway to redevelop Tulane Stadium into a smaller venue that would open in time for the 2007 season, but Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, causing significant damage to the city and resulting in the decision to instead use the Superdome for that entire season. In 2006, head coach Sean Payton helped lead the team to its first ever playoff appearance and victory; since then, they have qualified for ten playoffs appearances and won six NFC South division championships.
Super Bowl
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Following are the teams that have qualified for the NFL playoffs 2022.
Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots
The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots in the 2022 Super Bowl. This will be the second time these two teams have played each other in the Super Bowl, with the Rams winning the first matchup back in 2018.
The Rams are one of the most successful teams in recent years, winning the Super Bowl in 2018 and reaching the playoffs in 2019 and 2020. The Patriots are one of the most successful teams of all time, winning six Super Bowls and appearing in nine.
This will be a matchup between two of the best teams in the NFL, and it should be a great game.
