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2022 NFL season · final

The luckiest and unluckiest teams of 2022

The Vikings were the luckiest team of 2022: 13 wins from play that, replayed with the same day’s form, was worth 8.0. The Saints were the unluckiest: 7 wins from play worth 9.6.

Luck here is wins minus replay wins: for each game, how often this team wins it when it’s replayed with the way both teams actually played, added up over the season. Regular season only. How the replay works

#TeamRecordReplay winsLuck in winsOne-scoreCoin-flip winsThrough the season
1 Vikings 13–4 8.0 +5.0 11–0 8.0
2 Chargers 10–7 8.2 +1.8 7–5 6.9
3 Panthers 7–10 5.3 +1.7 3–5 7.2
4 Commanders 8–8–1 7.0 +1.5 5–3–1 7.1
5 Lions 9–8 7.5 +1.5 4–5 8.9
6 Steelers 9–8 7.5 +1.5 7–5 8.0
7 Eagles 14–3 12.6 +1.4 7–1 12.0
8 Cowboys 12–5 10.8 +1.2 5–2 10.5
9 49ers 13–4 11.9 +1.1 3–1 13.1
10 Ravens 10–7 9.1 +0.9 6–5 9.0
11 Bengals 12–4 11.3 +0.7 5–3 9.9
12 Jets 7–10 6.5 +0.5 4–6 8.2
13 Bills 13–3 12.5 +0.5 6–3 12.6
14 Chiefs 14–3 13.6 +0.4 7–3 13.5
15 Texans 3–13–1 3.1 +0.4 3–6–1 2.9
16 Giants 9–7–1 9.2 +0.3 8–4–1 7.7
17 Titans 7–10 6.8 +0.2 5–6 9.4
18 Colts 4–12–1 4.3 +0.2 4–6–1 4.8
19 Dolphins 9–8 9.4 −0.4 6–5 10.0
20 Jaguars 9–8 9.7 −0.7 4–6 10.8
21 Seahawks 9–8 9.9 −0.9 4–6 9.1
22 Buccaneers 8–9 8.9 −0.9 6–4 8.6
23 Cardinals 4–13 5.1 −1.1 2–6 6.4
24 Rams 5–12 6.1 −1.1 3–4 5.4
25 Patriots 8–9 9.2 −1.2 4–4 8.5
26 Bears 3–14 4.4 −1.4 1–7 4.1
27 Packers 8–9 9.5 −1.5 4–5 8.5
28 Falcons 7–10 8.7 −1.7 5–8 6.8
29 Raiders 6–11 8.0 −2.0 4–9 7.7
30 Browns 7–10 9.6 −2.6 2–6 9.8
31 Broncos 5–12 7.6 −2.6 4–9 7.1
32 Saints 7–10 9.6 −2.6 5–6 8.6

Replay wins: the sum, over every game, of how often the team wins a replay with the same day’s form. Coin-flip wins: the same with only kicks, bounces, drops, conversions and calls re-rolled; it is the number that best predicts the rest of a season (validation). One-score: games decided by 8 points or fewer.

Did luck add wins or take them away?

Each logo is a team. Across: the wins its play was worth (replay wins). Up: the wins it actually got. On the diagonal the two match; above it, luck added wins; below it, luck cost wins.

Game by game

The luck index of every game: 100 × (the result − how often they win the replay). A loss in a game they win 9 times in 10 scores −90. Teams sorted luckiest to unluckiest.

Team123456789101112131415161718WCDIVCONFSB
MIN 84
LAC 67
CAR 90
WAS 63 85 60
DET
PIT 87 72
PHI
DAL 64
SF
BAL 67 80 62
CIN 87
NYJ 98
BUF 84
KC 95
HOU
NYG 64 65
TEN 66
IND 95 97 75
MIA 73
JAX 69 75 63 80
SEA
TB 73
ARI 65 90
LA 68 81
NE 65
CHI 62
GB 85 66
ATL 67 67
LV 81
CLE 98 66
DEN 64 97 68
NO 90 75 90

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