NFL 2022 predictions, run up to Super Bowl and 32 teams standing

The 2022 NFL season is finally here.

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The league's 32 teams will play 272 games between now and the end of the regular season.

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Then 13 more will be played before a Super Bowl champion is crowned in Glendale, Arizona, in February 2023.

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There are 5 unanimous playoff teams in the predictions: the Eagles, Packers, Buccaneers, Rams and 49ers.

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Some prediction experts voted on The Bills winning the AFC East and The Dolphins finishing second.

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The Texans are predicted to finish last in the AFC South while the Eagles finish first in the NFC East.

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Another interesting speculation was that the Cowboys will be second in the NFC East and the Bears finish last in the NFC North.

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