"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
TEAM | OVR | DEF | OFF |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 92 | 90 | 92 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 90 | 78 | 96 |
Green Bay Packers | 89 | 85 | 91 |
Baltimore Ravens | 88 | 85 | 84 |
Cleveland Browns | 87 | 79 | 89 |
Buffalo Bills | 86 | 82 | 86 |
Dallas Cowboys | 86 | 76 | 88 |
Arizona Cardinals | 85 | 84 | 83 |
Tennessee Titans | 85 | 80 | 87 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 84 | 80 | 82 |
Los Angeles Rams | 84 | 83 | 81 |
New Orleans Saints | 84 | 83 | 80 |
New England Patriots | 83 | 86 | 78 |
San Francisco 49ers | 83 | 84 | 80 |
Denver Broncos | 82 | 86 | 72 |
Seattle Seahawks | 82 | 77 | 85 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 81 | 75 | 82 |
Washington Football Team | 81 | 81 | 76 |
Indianapolis Colts | 80 | 78 | 75 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 80 | 88 | 74 |
Chicago Bears | 79 | 87 | 73 |
Miami Dolphins | 79 | 79 | 70 |
Minnesota Vikings | 78 | 81 | 77 |
New York Giants | 78 | 82 | 72 |
Atlanta Falcons | 77 | 73 | 79 |
Houston Texans | 76 | 72 | 78 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 76 | 77 | 73 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 75 | 74 | 74 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 75 | 75 | 76 |
Detroit Lions | 74 | 74 | 75 |
Carolina Panthers | 73 | 76 | 71 |
New York Jets | 72 | 74 | 69 |
Madden 22 offense team ratings
TEAM | OFF RATING |
Kansas City Chiefs | 96 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 92 |
Green Bay Packers | 91 |
Cleveland Browns | 89 |
Dallas Cowboys | 88 |
Tennessee Titans | 87 |
Buffalo Bills | 86 |
Seattle Seahawks | 85 |
Baltimore Ravens | 84 |
Arizona Cardinals | 83 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 82 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 82 |
Los Angeles Rams | 81 |
New Orleans Saints | 80 |
San Francisco 49ers | 80 |
Atlanta Falcons | 79 |
New England Patriots | 78 |
Houston Texans | 78 |
Minnesota Vikings | 77 |
Washington Football Team | 76 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 76 |
Indianapolis Colts | 75 |
Detroit Lions | 75 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 74 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 74 |
Chicago Bears | 73 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 73 |
Denver Broncos | 72 |
New York Giants | 72 |
Carolina Panthers | 71 |
Miami Dolphins | 70 |
New York Jets | 69 |
Madden 22 defense team ratings
TEAM | DEF RATING |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 90 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 88 |
Chicago Bears | 87 |
New England Patriots | 86 |
Denver Broncos | 86 |
Green Bay Packers | 85 |
Baltimore Ravens | 85 |
Arizona Cardinals | 84 |
San Francisco 49ers | 84 |
Los Angeles Rams | 83 |
New Orleans Saints | 83 |
Buffalo Bills | 82 |
New York Giants | 82 |
Washington Football Team | 81 |
Minnesota Vikings | 81 |
Tennessee Titans | 80 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 80 |
Cleveland Browns | 79 |
Miami Dolphins | 79 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 78 |
Indianapolis Colts | 78 |
Seattle Seahawks | 77 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 77 |
Dallas Cowboys | 76 |
Carolina Panthers | 76 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 75 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 75 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 74 |
Detroit Lions | 74 |
New York Jets | 74 |
Atlanta Falcons | 73 |
Houston Texans | 72 |