A few stats to keep in mind for the upcoming 2023 NFL season. Stats via the NFL:
33 – Consecutive seasons since 1990 that at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs after failing to make the postseason the year before. Seven teams that missed the postseason in 2021 – Baltimore, Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Chargers, Miami, Minnesota, the New York Giants and Seattle – accomplished the feat in 2022.
18 – Consecutive seasons since a team has repeated as Super Bowl champions. Only eight teams have repeated as champions since the first Super Bowl in 1967, with the 2004 Patriots (Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX) being the last team to accomplish the feat.
19 of 20 – At least two teams have won their divisions the seasons after missing the playoffs in 19 of the past 20 seasons (2003-22). Both Jacksonville (AFC South) and Minnesota (NFC North) won their division in 2022 after missing the playoffs in 2021.
5 – Teams enter the 2022 season with a new head coach – Jonathan Gannon in Arizona, Sean Payton in Denver, Frank Reich in Carolina, DeMeco Ryans in Houston and Shane Steichen in Indianapolis. Thirteen head coaches in their first year with a new club have led their teams to the playoffs over the last six seasons (2017-22), including five last year.
18 of 20 – At least one team has finished in first place the season after finishing in last or tied for last in their division in 18 of the past 20 seasons (2003-22). Jacksonville won the AFC South last season after finishing in last place in the division in 2021
9.70 – The average final score margin of a 2022 regular season game – the lowest for a full season since 1932 (9.13). NFL games are historically competitive as 2022 had the most games (122) decided by a touchdown or fewer in league history.