Week 2 is in the books, and boy is there a lot to cover after this one.
The Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals entered this season with championship aspirations but now find themselves in an 0-2 hole to start the campaign. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills look quite literally untouchable, and a fourth quarter straight out of the twilight zone has the Miami Dolphins all the way up to -175 to make playoffs.
With that said, playoff odds have shifted across the board, and we have the updated numbers for you to see.
Check out every NFL team's future 2022 playoff odds heading into Week 3.
AFC playoff odds 2022
How the odds work is very simple: "Yes" means that they advance to the NFL Playoffs (as a division champion or a wild card), while "No" means they miss the postseason... so better luck next year.
| Team | Yes Odds | No Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | +125 | -150 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | -700 | +500 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | +140 | -180 |
| Buffalo Bills | -5,000 | +1,400 |
| New England Patriots | +180 | -225 |
| Indianapolis Colts | +110 | -140 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | -225 | +175 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | +230 | -300 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | +400 | -600 |
| Baltimore Ravens | -225 | +175 |
| Miami Dolphins | -175 | +140 |
| Cleveland Browns | +150 | -190 |
| Denver Broncos | +120 | -145 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | +350 | -425 |
| New York Jets | +700 | -1,400 |
| Houston Texans | +1,400 | -3,500 |
Odds courtesy of DraftKings as of September 20, 2022.
After Week 1, the Buffalo Bills improved their odds to make the playoffs to -5,000, with Kansas City second closest at -700. Both the Dolphins and the Denver Broncos increased their respective odds as well with wins over the weekend, but Cincinnati now finds itself at +140 after another heartbreaking loss.
NFC playoff odds 2022
Like the AFC table, "Yes" means that they advance to the NFL Playoffs (as a division champion or a wild card), while "No" means their season ends after Week 18.
| Team | Yes Odds | No Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | -300 | +230 |
| Los Angeles Rams | -250 | +200 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -3,500 | +1,000 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +130 | -165 |
| Arizona Cardinals | +175 | -250 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | -650 | +425 |
| San Francisco 49ers | -190 | +150 |
| New Orleans Saints | +135 | -165 |
| Minnesota Vikings | -300 | +230 |
| Atlanta Falcons | +1,400 | -10,000 |
| Washington Commanders | +210 | -280 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +550 | -900 |
| New York Giants | +110 | -140 |
| Carolina Panthers | +550 | -1,000 |
| Chicago Bears | +500 | -800 |
| Detroit Lions | +350 | -475 |
Odds courtesy of DraftKings as of September 20, 2022.
After Week 2, Tampa Bay still remains the king of the NFC, improving its odds to -3,500. More surprisingly, it's the Philadelphia Eagles who have the second-highest odds at -600 after the smacking they laid on the Minnesota Vikings (-300). Unless some crazy results start to pop up, it looks like the odds board as of now gives a very good representation of who will be playing playoff football this winter.
NFL Playoffs 2022 Format
The NFL Playoffs expanded prior to the 2020 season and will run the same format in 2022, with 14 teams in the postseason — seven from each Conference.
In each conference, the division winners will comprise the Nos. 1-4 spots, while the Nos. 5-7 spots will come via wild cards. The top seed in both the AFC and the NFC will get a first-round bye, with the other matchups proceeding as follows:
- No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed (lowest-ranked wild card)
- No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
- No. 4 seed (lowest-ranked division winner) vs. No. 5 seed (highest-ranked wild card)
After the first round, the No. 1 seed will face the lowest remaining seed in their conference, while the other two teams will square off. Those winners will meet in the conference championship, and then the winners of those games — the AFC and NFC champions — will meet in Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.
