Calendario NFL 2022: chi affronterà chi e perchè
Ad inizio gennaio, con la fine della regular season la NFL comunica il calendario della stagione successiva limitandosi a chi affronterà chi e dove. Questa parte del calendario NFL è la più semplice perchè si basa su dei criteri predefiniti e non soggetti a variazione, che vi riassumiamo:
- 6 partite contro le altre tre squadre della propria Division, andata e ritorno
- 4 partite contro tutte le altre di una Division della propria Conference (cambiano ogni anno a rotazione)
- 4 partite contro tutte le altre di una Division dell’altra Conference – stesso colore nell’altra Conference
- 2 partite contro le due squadre arrivate nella stessa posizione, in stagione regolare, nelle rimanenti due Division della propria Conference
- 1 partita contro una squadra dell’altra Conference arrivata nella stessa posizione che non sia nella Division che già si affronta. Nel 2022 saranno le squadre NFC ad avere una partita in casa in più.
Il calendario ufficiale viene di solito comunicato verso la fine di aprile. La regular season 2022 inizierà giovedì 8 settembre e si concluderà dopo 18 giornate l’8 gennaio. Il Super Bowl LVII si disputerà il 12 febbraio allo State Farm Stadium di Phoenix (Arizona). Nella prossima stagione sono previste cinque partite all’estero, di cui ben quattro in Europa.
Prima di vedere chi affronterà chi e dove vi proponiamo la cosiddetta strength of schedule, cioè la forza dei propri avversari basandosi sul record del 2022. In questa classifica, che vale quello che vale, i Rams sono la squadra con gli avversari più forti mentre Cowboys e Commanders le due squadre con quelli più deboli.
# | Team | % |
1 | Los Angeles Rams | 0.567 |
2 | Arizona Cardinals | 0.543 |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0.536 |
4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.535 |
5 | San Francisco 49ers | 0.533 |
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 0.533 |
7 | Las Vegas Raiders | 0.528 |
7 | New Orleans Saints | 0.528 |
9 | Atlanta Falcons | 0.524 |
10 | Los Angeles Chargers | 0.519 |
11 | Seattle Seahawks | 0.517 |
12 | Carolina Panthers | 0.512 |
12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.512 |
12 | Buffalo Bills | 0.512 |
15 | Denver Broncos | 0.509 |
16 | New England Patriots | 0.498 |
17 | New York Jets | 0.495 |
17 | Cleveland Browns | 0.495 |
19 | Houston Texans | 0.488 |
20 | Minnesota Vikings | 0.484 |
21 | Miami Dolphins | 0.481 |
22 | Green Bay Packers | 0.478 |
23 | Baltimore Ravens | 0.474 |
24 | Chicago Bears | 0.471 |
24 | Tennessee Titans | 0.471 |
26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0.469 |
26 | Indianapolis Colts | 0.469 |
28 | Detroit Lions | 0.467 |
29 | New York Giants | 0.465 |
30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 0.464 |
31 | Dallas Cowboys | 0.462 |
31 | Washington Commanders | 0.462 |
Gli avversari del 2022
NFC EAST
DALLAS COWBOYS
Casa: Giants, Eagles, Washington, Bears, Lions, Texans, Colts, Buccaneers and Bengals
Trasferta: Giants, Eagles, Washington, Packers, Vikings, Jaguars, Titans and Rams
NEW YORK GIANTS
Casa: Cowboys, Washington, Eagles, Bears, Lions, Texans, Colts, Panthers and Ravens
Trasferta: Cowboys, Washington, Eagles, Packers, Jaguars, Vikings, Titans and Seahawks
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Casa: Giants, Cowboys, Washington, Vikings, Packers, Titans, Jaguars, Steelers and Saints
Trasferta: Giants, Cowboys, Washington, Colts, Texans, Bears, Lions and Cardinals
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Casa: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Packers, Vikings, Jaguars, Titans, Browns and Falcons
Trasferta: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Bears, Lions, Texans, Colts and 49ers
NFC NORTH
CHICAGO BEARS
Casa: Lions, Vikings, Packers, Eagles, Washington, Bills, Dolphins, 49ers and Texans
Trasferta: Lions, Vikings, Packers, Cowboys, Giants, Patriots, Jets and Falcons
DETROIT LIONS
Casa: Packers, Bears, Vikings, Eagles, Washington, Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars and Seahawks
Trasferta: Packers, Bears, Vikings, Cowboys, Giants, Jets, Patriots and Panthers
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Casa: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Cowboys, Giants, Patriots, Jets, Titans and Rams
Trasferta: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, Washington and Buccaneers
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Casa: Bears, Packers, Lions, Cowboys, Giants, Patriots, Jets, Colts and Cardinals
Trasferta: Bears, Packers, Lions, Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, Saints and Washington
NFC SOUTH
ATLANTA FALCONS
Casa: Cardinals, 49ers, Browns, Steelers, Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Bears and Chargers
Trasferta: Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints, Ravens, Bengals, Rams, Seahawks and Washington
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Casa: Cardinals, Falcons, Browns, Broncos, Lions, Saints, Steelers, 49ers and Buccaneers
Trasferta: Falcons, Ravens, Bengals, Rams, Saints, Giants, Seahawks and Buccaneers
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Casa: Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers, Rams, Seahawks, Vikings, Bengals, Ravens and Raiders
Trasferta: Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers, Eagles, 49ers, Cardinals, Browns and Steelers
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Casa: Packers, Chiefs, Rams, Bengals, Seahawks, Ravens, Panthers, Saints and Falcons
Trasferta: Cardinals, 49ers, Steelers, Browns, Saints, Falcons, Panthers and Cowboys
NFC WEST
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Casa: Rams, 49ers, Seahawks, Saints, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles and Patriots
Trasferta: Rams, 49ers, Seahawks, Falcons, Panthers, Broncos, Raiders and Vikings
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Casa: Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals, Panthers, Falcons, Cowboys, Raiders, Broncos and Bills
Trasferta: Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals, Saints, Buccaneers, Packers, Chiefs and Chargers
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Casa: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Chargers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Saints and Washington
Trasferta: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Broncos, Falcons, Panthers and Raiders
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Casa: 49ers, Rams, Cardinals, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Giants and Jets
Trasferta: 49ers, Rams, Cardinals, Buccaneers, Saints, Chargers, Chiefs and Lions
AFC EAST
BUFFALO BILLS
Casa: Packers, Vikings, Steelers, Browns, Titans, Patriots, Dolphins and Jets
Trasferta: Ravens, Bengals, Bears, Lions, Chiefs, Rams, Patriots, Dolphins and Jets
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Casa: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Vikings, Packers, Browns, Steelers and Texans
Trasferta: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Bengals, Ravens, Bears, Lions, 49ers and Chargers
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Casa: Ravens, Bengals, Colts, Bears, Lions, Bills, Dolphins and Jets
Trasferta: Browns, Steelers, Raiders, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, Bills, Dolphins and Jets
NEW YORK JETS
Casa: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Bengals, Ravens, Jaguars, Lions and Bears
Trasferta: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Steelers, Browns, Broncos, Packers, Vikings and Seahawks
AFC NORTH
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Casa: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Bills, Dolphins, Falcons, Panthers and Broncos
Trasferta: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Jets, Saints, Buccaneers, Jaguars and Giants
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Casa: Falcons, Ravens, Bills, Panthers, Browns, Chiefs, Dolphins and Steelers
Trasferta: Ravens, Browns, Cowboys, Patriots, Saints, Jets, Steelers, Buccaneers and Titans
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Casa: Jets, Bengals, Steelers, Ravens, Patriots, Saints, Buccaneers and Chargers
Trasferta: Falcons, Ravens, Bills, Panthers, Bengals, Steelers, Dolphins, Texans and Washington
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Casa: Ravens, Bengals, Browns, Patriots, Jets, Saints, Buccaneers and Raiders
Trasferta: Falcons, Ravens, Bills, Panthers, Bengals, Browns, Dolphins, Colts and Eagles
AFC SOUTH
HOUSTON TEXANS
Casa: Titans, Colts, Jaguars, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles and Washington
Trasferta: Titans, Colts, Jaguars, Broncos, Bears, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants and Raiders
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Casa: Titans, Texans, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles, Washington and Steelers
Trasferta: Titans, Texans, Jaguars, Cowboys, Broncos, Raiders, Giants, Patriots and Minnesota
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Casa: Texans, Colts, Titans, Broncos, Raiders, Cowboys, Giants and Ravens
Trasferta: Texans, Colts, Titans, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles, Washington, Jets and Lions
TENNESSEE TITANS
Casa: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Broncos, Raiders, Cowboys, Giants and Bengals
Trasferta: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles, Washington, Packers and Bills
AFC WEST
DENVER BRONCOS
Casa: Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, Texans, Colts, Cardinals, 49ers and Jets
Trasferta: Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, Jaguars, Titans, Rams, Seahawks, Ravens and Panthers
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Casa: Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Jaguars, Titans, Rams, Seahawks and Bills
Trasferta: Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Texans, Colts, 49ers, Cardinals, Bengals and Buccaneers
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
Casa: Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Texans, Colts, Cardinals, 49ers and Patriots
Trasferta: Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Steelers and Saints
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Casa: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Jaguars, Titans, Rams, Seahawks and Dolphins
Trasferta: Cardinals, Broncos, Texans, Colts, Chiefs, Raiders, 49ers, Falcons and Browns