Week Three Preview (2022)

Matchups of the Week:

Cardinals (3-1) vs Panthers (3-1)

• ARI 1-0 vs CAR All Time
• ARI 5th in PPG, CAR 11th in PPG
• ARI: with a win, first time 3 games over .500 since beating CAR in Wk 4 2019
• CAR: with a win, first time 3 games over .500 all time

• LAR 1-0 vs ATL All Time
• LAR 9th in PPG, ATL 14th in PPG
• ATL: 4-1 start would be best all time
• LAR: 4-2 vs NFC South all time (0-2 vs NO)
• LAR: 2nd most points against

• Tied 1-1 All Time
• TB 10th in PPG, SF 14th in PPG
• TB 1st in points against, SF 6th in points against
• Both looking to avoid 3+ game deficit within division

Other Notes:

- Raiders: 4-0 start is best in franchise history

- Jets, Ravens, Giants: 0-4 start is worst in franchise history

- Seahawks (8), Patriots (7) longest active regular season winning streaks

- Chiefs (12) longest active regular season losing streak

- 5 other games with teams .500 or better, though team PPGs aren't particularly close:

• Patriots (4-0) vs Bengals (3-1)
• Browns (3-1) vs Dolphins (2-2)
• Titans (3-1) vs Chargers (3-1)
• Bears (4-0) vs Eagles (3-1)
• Lions (3-1) vs Commanders (2-2)

AFC Standings:

1 Las Vegas Raiders (4-0)
2 New England Patriots (4-0)
3 Tennessee Titans (3-1)
4 Cleveland Browns (3-1)
5 Indianapolis Colts (3-1
6 Los Angeles Chargers (3-1)
7 Cincinnati Bengals (3-1)

8 Denver Broncos (2-2)
9 Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2)
10 Miami Dolphins (2-2)
11 Houston Texans (1-3)
12 Buffalo Bills (1-3)
13 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3)
14 New York Jets (0-4)
15 Kansas City Chiefs (0-4)
16 Baltimore Ravens (0-4)

NFC Standings:

1 Seattle Seahawks (4-0)
2 Chicago Bears (4-0)
3 Carolina Panthers (3-1)
4 Philadelphia Eagles (3-1)
5 Arizona Cardinals (3-1)
6 Detroit Lions (3-1)
7 Atlanta Falcons (3-1)

8 Dallas Cowboys (3-1)
9 Washington Commanders (2-2)
10 Los Angeles Rams (1-3)
11 New Orleans Saints (1-3)
12 San Francisco 49ers (1-3)
13 Minnesota Vikings (1-3)
14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4)
15 New York Giants (0-4)
16 Green Bay Packers (0-4)