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  April 8, 2023 11:14 AM EDT

  If you're a fan, you might still be basking in the glory of the team's 2021 run. Ken Griffey Jersey But the race for the next Lombardi Trophy will be underway before you know it. In fact, the start of the 2022 season is now just 100 days away. And in case you mi sed it, this offseason was maybe the wildest in recent memory. So what better way to anticipate the new year, while reviewing the crazine s of the last few months, than by highlighting 100 things to know for the 2022 season? Find a comfortable chair. Get yourself a beverage. And get ready to absorb all the factoids you could ever want:The Rams are looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions after going 12-5 and beating the in February's championship. The last time they won the Super Bowl, in 1999, it took them only two seasons to return to the big game.The Rams will open the new regular season on Thursday, Sept. 8, against the in SoFi Stadium, the site of Los Angeles' Super Bowl victory.The Bills are arguably the hottest preseason pick to take over the throne. Caesars Sportsbook has Buffalo as the early favorite to win Super Bowl LVII, just ahead of the and , the most recent champs before the Rams.Most of the Bills hype revolves around quarterback , who happens to be Caesars' preseason MVP favorite. The 26-year-old All-Pro went toe to toe with former MVP in Buffalo's overtime playoff lo s to the Chiefs in 2021.The Bills have won at least 10 games in three straight seasons under Allen. They're looking to claim a third straight AFC East title in 2022, after the division belonged to the for 11 straight years.Buffalo's defense, which includes stud starters like and , will now be headlined by , Jake Fraley Jersey the longtime and recent Rams linebacker who signed a lucrative deal to lead the Bills' pa s rush this offseason.The Chiefs have been the Bills' kryptonite during Buffalo's transformation to contender. Kansas City beat Buffalo in the 2020 AFC Championship, then edged the Bills 42-36 in the divisional round of the 2021 playoffs.Unlike the Bills, who extended top wide receiver this offseason, securing Allen's favorite target for the long haul, the Chiefs enter 2022 with a remade pa s-catching corps after trading perennial Pro Bowler to the .Miami is just one of several teams to enter the new year with a new No. 1 receiver. The ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ) and ( ) are all looking to new faces to lead their WRs out of the gate.The Broncos are looking to snap a six-year streak of mi sing the playoffs with maybe the biggest addition of the offseason, longtime QB , acquired in a blockbuster trade at the start of free agency.The last time Denver made the postseason, it won the Super Bowl. That was 2015, when , the team's last supersized QB addition, started under center.Broncos Nation will get its first look at Wilson in orange and blue on "Monday Night Football," when Wilson's old team, the Seahawks, is set to host a Week 1 tilt in Seattle.No division enters with higher expectations than the AFC West, where Denver made the biggest splash at QB but the spent big around their own star QB, ; the Raiders did the same under new coach Josh McDaniels; and the Chiefs remain annual title contenders thanks to QB Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid.The Chargers enter their second year under coach Brandon Staley with a reloaded defense. The biggest additions: Dan Vogelbach Jersey pa s-rusher , Patriots cornerback and Rams defensive lineman .Like the Bills, the Chargers are mostly considered AFC muscle because of their QB. Herbert, 24, is the first player in NFL history to throw at least 30 touchdowns in each of his first two seasons.The Raiders are banking on their own QB, , guiding a new regime, extending the 31-year-old through 2025 and paying up to land Adams, his old Fresno State teammate, from the .McDaniels, who's making his debut as Raiders coach, spent the last 10 years under Bill Belichick with the Patriots. He previously parlayed a New England job into a head coaching gig in 2009 but lasted le s than two seasons with the Broncos.After trading Hill, the Chiefs are looking to prove they're still a model offense, turning to several newcomers ( , , ) to serve as outlets for Mahomes.Oddsmakers still love Kansas City's chances of controlling the star-studded AFC. Mahomes is a to win his second NFL MVP award, and the Chiefs sit behind only the Bills in AFC title odds.Under Reid, the Chiefs have won at least 12 games in five of their last six seasons. They've logged double-digit wins in eight of Reid's nine seasons atop the staff, as well as six straight AFC West titles and three straight AFC Championship appearances. They came within four points of appearing in a third straight Super Bowl in 2021.The Bengals, who upset the Chiefs in the AFC Championship, are looking to defend their first AFC North title in six years. Although they didn't win the Super Bowl against the Rams, their march through the postseason confirmed them as one of the biggest turnaround stories in recent memory; they went just 6-25-1 under coach Zac Taylor the previous two years.QB is looking to return Cincinnati to the playoffs behind an improved offensive line, which has three new starters in ex-Patriots center , ex-Buccaneers guard and ex-Cowboys tackle .The Bengals might have one of, if not the best, skill-position group in the NFL between Burrow, running Kyle Lewis Jersey back , and wide receivers , and . The latter three combined for 3,374 yards in 2021.Despite their title bid, the Bengals could face stiff competition in the AFC North, where the rival Browns, and all appear improved. Not one of them has controlled the division for more than two seasons at a time since the 1990s.The Browns made the biggest, if not unanimously celebrated, moves to improve in 2022. None was bigger than their trade for ex-Texans QB , a three-time Pro Bowler who still faces 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual a sault or misconduct.Watson's arrival effectively spelled the end of former No. 1 overall pick career in Cleveland. The Browns are still looking to trade Mayfield, who battled injuries during much of an iffy 2021 campaign.It remains to be seen if -- and, more likely, how long -- Watson will be suspended in light of his alleged serial abuse. The Browns insist publicly they have reviewed their new QB's background, but NFL discipline is anticipated.If/when Watson is suspended, the Browns are set to turn to journeyman as their interim QB. Bri sett's most recent stops include the Dolphins' and ' backup roles.Outside of their QB uncertainties, the Browns boast some of the top talent in the NFL. Running back , new receiver Cooper, pa s-rusher and cornerback are all Pro Bowl-caliber starters.The Ravens, meanwhile, Ryon Healy Jersey are relying as much on familiar faces as new names to return to the playoff picture. They figure to be much healthier in 2022 after losing countle s starters, including literally their entire stable of running backs, in 2021.QB is the biggest name returning from injury for Baltimore. Despite MVP-level athleticism, he faces his own set of questio