2022 AFC Championship Betting
You can bet on who you think will be the 2022 AFC Champions. The Buffalo Bills begin the 2022 NFL season as the favorites to win the AFC and they are followed closely by the Kansas City Chiefs. Other top contenders include the Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos and the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals. The 2022 NFL regular season begins on September 8, 2022 and concludes on January 8, 2023. The NFL Playoffs will begin on January 14, 2023 with the AFC Championship Game taking place on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Super Bowl LVII is set for February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
ODDS TO WIN 2022 AFC CONFERENCE |
Buffalo Bills +175 |
Cincinnati Bengals +395 |
Jacksonville Jaguars +1050 |
Kansas City Chiefs +133 |
*Odds as of Monday, January 16, 1:00 PM ET
AFC Divisions
AFC East
The Buffalo Bills are the favorites to win the AFC and odds-on favorites to win the AFC East. Josh Allen is one of the most exciting young signal callers in the NFL, and he has two excellent receivers in Stefon Diggs and postseason star Gabriel Davis. This defense has improved too with the addition of Von Miller, so the Bills should have no trouble topping this division barring injury. While Miami has the second-best odds to win the division, New England is a safer pick to make the playoffs since Tua Tagovailoa has yet to show he can succeed at this level.
AFC North
Pittsburgh was the king of this division for a long time, but the Steelers are going to take a major step back with the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger. There are a lot of questions surrounding rookie Kenny Pickett, and Mitch Trubisky certainly isn’t the answer under center. Cincinnati is the defending AFC champion, but the Bengals have plenty of concerns too. This offensive line is still a mess, and the defense isn’t that great. If Lamar Jackson can stay healthy the whole season, Baltimore might be the team to beat in this division.
AFC South
Houston and Jacksonville are both dumpster fires, so this is a two-team race. Tennessee won the AFC South last year and was the top-ranked team in the conference entering the postseason, but it’s Indianapolis that is the favorite to win this division. The Colts are hoping the third time is the charm with a free agent quarterback after Philip Rivers was a marginal success in 2020 and Carson Wentz was an abject failure in 2021. Matt Ryan has the potential to thrive behind a great offensive line.
AFC West
This should be the toughest division in the AFC. Kansas City is a little worse without Tyreek Hill, while the other three teams in this division have improved. Denver has improved the most with a franchise quarterback in Russell Wilson, but the Los Angeles Chargers are getting a lot of buzz. Justin Herbert is now the favorite to win to be named NFL MVP, and the Chargers have a coach that is committed to analytics. Health has been a big concern for this defense in recent years though.
AFC Winners 2000
YEAR |
WINNER |
2021 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
2020 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
2019 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
2018 |
New England Patriots |
2017 |
New England Patriots |
2016 |
New England Patriots |
2015 |
Denver Broncos |
2014 |
New England Patriots |
2013 |
Denver Broncos |
2012 |
Baltimore Ravens |
2011 |
New England Patriots |
2010 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
2009 |
Indianapolis Colts |
2008 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
2007 |
New England Patriots |
2006 |
Indianapolis Colts |
2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
2004 |
New England Patriots |
2003 |
New England Patriots |
2002 |
Oakland Raiders |
2001 |
New England Patriots |
2000 |
Baltimore Ravens |
Kansas City has taken the mantle from New England as the team to beat in the AFC. The Chiefs have made it to the last four AFC Championship Games, and they have hosted all four of those games as the team with the better record.
AFC Championship Results by Team
TEAM |
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
LAST |
New England Patriots |
11 |
2018 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
8 |
2010 |
Denver Broncos |
8 |
2015 |
Miami Dolphins |
5 |
1984 |
Oakland Raiders |
4 |
2002 |
Buffalo Bills |
4 |
1993 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
3 |
2021 |
Indianapolis Colts |
3 |
2009 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
2 |
2020 |
Baltimore Ravens |
2 |
2012 |
Tennessee Titans |
1 |
1999 |
Los Angeles Chargers |
1 |
1994 |
Pittsburgh and Denver were the two premier teams in the AFC before New England went on the most impressive run we’ve ever seen in the NFL. The Patriots won the AFC nine times from 2001 to 2018 with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady leading the way.
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