With the change from summer to fall came the beginning of the NFL season. 

Every week, NFL teams played on three nights: Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. There are thirty-two teams, with each team playing seventeen games per season. The league is split into two conferences: the American Football Conference  (AFC), and the National Football Conference (NFC), with four sections (North, East, South, and West) in each. In total, there are 272 games over the course of 18 weeks. The majority of the season is played to find the two best teams of the season to play against each other in the Super Bowl. People look forward to the Super Bowl every year, planning parties and clearing their schedules entirely for game day. The first game of November 2022 was on Thursday the 3rd, beginning at 8:15 pm. The teams playing are the Texans and the Eagles, with the Eagles having six more wins than the Texans and the latter only having one win.

In the 2021 season, the NFL teams with the most wins by the end of the season were the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The teams closed the season with thirteen wins and three losses each. Their total PCT was 0.765. The Jacksonville Jaguars ranked lowest in the league, with three wins, fourteen losses, and a PCT of 0.176. The AFC teams with the most wins were the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs. They both had a total of twelve wins and five losses, and their PCT ended up being 0.706. The Jacksonville Jaguars were at the bottom of their conference. The NFC teams that tied for highest ranking were the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Detroit Lions ranked lowest in their conference, with three wins, thirteen losses, and a PCT of 0.206.

As of the end of week 9 of the season, the two teams with the most wins in the league are the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles have eight wins and a winning percentage, or PCT, of 1.000. The Vikings have seven wins, one loss, and a PCT of 0.875. The Detroit Lions are ranked the lowest, with seven losses and a PCT of 0.143. During the preseason, there were six teams with a PCT of 1.000 and six teams with a PCT of 0.000. 

In the AFC, the team with the highest PCT is the Buffalo Bills and the team with the lowest PCT is the Houstan Texans. The AFC East is composed of the Buffalo Bills, the New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots. In the AFC East, The Buffalo Bills rank highest with six wins, two losses, and a PCT of 0.750, and the New England Patriots rank lowest with five wins, four losses, and a PCT of 0.556. 

The AFC North is the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens rank highest with five wins, three losses, and a PCT of 0.625, and the Pittsburgh Steelers rank lowest with two wins, six losses, and a PCT of 0.250. 

AFC South is composed of the Tennessee Titans, the Indianapolis Colts, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Houston Texans. The AFC South team with the highest ranking is the Tennessee Titans with five wins, three losses, and a PCT of 0.625, and the team lowest ranking team is the Houstan Texans  with one win, six losses, one tie, and a PCT 0.188. At the top of the AFC West is the Kansas City Chiefs with six wins, two losses, and a PCT of 0.750, and at the bottom is the Las Vegas Raiders with two wins, six losses, and a PCT of 0.250. 

The NFC team with the highest PCT is the Philadelphia Eagles and the team with the lowest PCT is the Carolina Panthers. In the NFC East, the teams are the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the Washington Commanders. The highest ranking team is the Philadelphia Eagles, with eight wins, zero losses, and a PCT of 1.000. The lowest ranking team is the Washington Commanders, with four wins, five losses, and a PCT of 0.444. 

The teams in the NFC North are the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears, and the Detroit Lions. In the NFC North, the Minnesota Vikings are ranked highest, with seven wins, one loss, and a PCT of 0.875. The Detroit Lions rank lowest, with two wins, six losses, and a PCT of 0.250. 

The NFC South is composed of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers. The NFC South’s winning teams are currently the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons, tied with four wins, five losses, and a PCT of 0.444 each. The losing team is the Carolina Panthers, with two wins, seven losses and a PCT of 0.222. 

The final division, the NFC West, is composed of the Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Arizona Cardinals. The Seattle Seahawks are currently the highest ranking team in the NFC West. They have six wins, three losses, and a PCT of 0.667. The Arizona Cardinals have the lowest PCT in the NFC West, with three wins, six losses, and a PCT of 0.333.

While only two teams will make it to the Super Bowl, fourteen will make it to the Playoffs, where  the league will take the teams with the highest win-loss ratio and put them against each other. However, in each conference, there are three “Wild Card” spots. According to the NFL official website, the Bills, the Chiefs, the Ravens, the Titans, the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Chargers are the AFC teams that would qualify. From the NFC, the Eagles, Vikings, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, and 49ers will all be going to the Playoffs.

The rankings in the league and in each division and conference are subject to change throughout the season. As the weeks move on, we will likely see some teams move up the ranks while others may move down. Some teams that are currently outside the playoff bubble might even make it into the Playoffs and some teams currently ranked high enough to qualify may not when the time comes. 

While only two teams will make it to the Super Bowl, fourteen will make it to the Playoffs, where  the league will take the teams with the highest win-loss ratio and put them against each other.