NFL Standings

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Lily Guetzow, Sports writer

The 2022 Super Bowl (Super Bowl LVI), is the final game within the 22’ season, and the culmination of the prior playoffs. The game is scheduled to be played on February 13th 2022, at the SoFi stadium in Inglewood, California.

As of today (01/20) the current standings within the NFL are the Tennessee Titans as the first seed within the AFC with a 12-5 record and a current home field advantage, and the Green Bay Packers with a 13-4 record also with a home field advantage. The Titans have a win streak of 3, whereas the Packers have a loss streak of 1 to the Detroit Lions.

In terms of overall Super Bowl contenders, the teams which are currently within that picture are the Bengals, Bills, Buccaneers, 49ers, Chiefs, Rams, and like previously mentioned the first seeds of the league the Packers and Titans. To narrow down the competition divisional rounds will occur on Saturday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 23rd.

On the 22nd the 49ers will play the Packers at Lambeau field, and the Packers are currently projected to win with a 64.5%-35.5% matchup prediction. Jimmy Garoppolo (49ers quarterback) within this season has 20 td (touchdowns), 12 int (interceptions), and a 68.3% completion rate. While Aaron Rodgers (Packers quarterback) has 37 td, 4 int, and a 68.9% completion rate and arguably another mvp season. Likewise on the 22nd the Bengals will be playing the Titans at the Nissan stadium with the Titans predicted to win with a 59.6%-40.4% matchup prediction. Joe Burrow has 34 td, 14 int, and a 70.4% completion rate. On the other hand Ryan Tannenhill has 21 td, 14 int, and a 67.2% completion rate.

On the 23rd the Rams will play the Buccaneers at the Raymond James stadium with the Bucs standing with a 65.8%-34.2% predicted win. Tom Brady (Bucs quarterback) has 43 td, 12 int, and a 67.5 completion rate. Whereas Matt Stratford (First year Ram’s quarterback) has 41 td, 17 int, a 67.2% completion rate. As well as this, the Bills will be playing the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium which is projected to be the closest game whose matchup prediction currently stands at 52.1%-47.9% (Bills). Josh Allen (Bills quarterback) has 36 td, 15 int, and a 62.3% completion rate. While Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs quarterback) has 37 td, 13 int, and a 66.3% completion rate.