Madden 22 team ratings: The best, worst NFL teams to play with listed by overall rating

Jordan Heck

Madden 22 team ratings: The best, worst NFL teams to play with listed by overall rating image

"Madden NFL 22" is here, and if you want to get an advantage on your opponents in online play by using the best team possible, then you've come to the right place.

Below, we break down the best teams in Madden 22 by overall rating, offensive rating and defensive rating. As one might expect, the two Super Bowl teams (Bucs, Chiefs) come in with the best ratings overall. Other playoff teams make up the majority of the Top 10. 

Things get a little different when it comes to offensive and defensive ratings, especially defense. There are a lot of teams with a high defensive rating, but real low offensive rating. Even the Chiefs with the second-highest overall rating are a little lopsided with an insane 96 overall offense, but a fairly low 78 defense. 

Below, we go over all of the team ratings at the launch of Madden 22. These ratings will change throughout the year as EA Sports provides weekly updates.

MORE: Full list of Madden 22 player ratings

Madden 22 team ratings

The Buccaneers, Chiefs, Packers, Ravens and Browns make up the top five overall teams in Madden 22. This isn't too surprising, considering the top three teams were among the final four teams standing in last year's NFL Playoffs. The fourth team, the Bills, are just outside of the top five at six. The Bucs are not only the top overall team in Madden 22, but they are the only team with a 90+ overall rating in offense and defense. The Packers and Ravens are also balanced, being in the top 10 on both sides of the ball. 

Teams you'll want to avoid are the Jets, Panthers, Lions, Bengals and Jaguars who round out the bottom five overall. The Jets are the only team with an offense or defense team rating below 70 overall (69 on offense). 

Madden 22 overall team ratings

TEAMOVRDEFOFF
Tampa Bay Buccaneers929092
Kansas City Chiefs907896
Green Bay Packers898591
Baltimore Ravens888584
Cleveland Browns877989
Buffalo Bills868286
Dallas Cowboys867688
Arizona Cardinals858483
Tennessee Titans858087
Los Angeles Chargers848082
Los Angeles Rams848381
New Orleans Saints848380
New England Patriots838678
San Francisco 49ers838480
Denver Broncos828672
Seattle Seahawks827785
Las Vegas Raiders817582
Washington Football Team818176
Indianapolis Colts807875
Pittsburgh Steelers808874
Chicago Bears798773
Miami Dolphins797970
Minnesota Vikings788177
New York Giants788272
Atlanta Falcons777379
Houston Texans767278
Philadelphia Eagles767773
Cincinnati Bengals757474
Jacksonville Jaguars757576
Detroit Lions747475
Carolina Panthers737671
New York Jets727469

Madden 22 offense team ratings

TEAMOFF RATING
Kansas City Chiefs96
Tampa Bay Buccaneers92
Green Bay Packers91
Cleveland Browns89
Dallas Cowboys88
Tennessee Titans87
Buffalo Bills86
Seattle Seahawks85
Baltimore Ravens84
Arizona Cardinals83
Los Angeles Chargers82
Las Vegas Raiders82
Los Angeles Rams81
New Orleans Saints80
San Francisco 49ers80
Atlanta Falcons79
New England Patriots78
Houston Texans78
Minnesota Vikings77
Washington Football Team76
Jacksonville Jaguars76
Indianapolis Colts75
Detroit Lions75
Pittsburgh Steelers74
Cincinnati Bengals74
Chicago Bears73
Philadelphia Eagles73
Denver Broncos72
New York Giants72
Carolina Panthers71
Miami Dolphins70
New York Jets69

Madden 22 defense team ratings

TEAMDEF RATING
Tampa Bay Buccaneers90
Pittsburgh Steelers88
Chicago Bears87
New England Patriots86
Denver Broncos86
Green Bay Packers85
Baltimore Ravens85
Arizona Cardinals84
San Francisco 49ers84
Los Angeles Rams83
New Orleans Saints83
Buffalo Bills82
New York Giants82
Washington Football Team81
Minnesota Vikings81
Tennessee Titans80
Los Angeles Chargers80
Cleveland Browns79
Miami Dolphins79
Kansas City Chiefs78
Indianapolis Colts78
Seattle Seahawks77
Philadelphia Eagles77
Dallas Cowboys76
Carolina Panthers76
Las Vegas Raiders75
Jacksonville Jaguars75
Cincinnati Bengals74
Detroit Lions74
New York Jets74
Atlanta Falcons73
Houston Texans72

Jordan Heck

Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.