There are some teams in the playoffs who may not get in based on their play over recent weeks. There are also teams that have played well down the stretch but have bad records.
There are also teams who have home-field advantage in the postseason that may not be the best team in their conference.
Case in point: the Philadelphia Eagles. They went 0-2 without Jalen Hurts under center, and when he returned, the Eagles beat the Giants’ backups for all their playoff spoils from the NFC East to the No. 1 seed.
Definitely the best finish to a remarkable regular season. Does that mean they are the best team in the league though?
Here are the final power rankings for the 2022 regular season.