If there were no surprises in the National Football League this season that would be a surprise.
Teams entering the 2022 season that are not considered prime candidates for meeting at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium next February in Super Bowl LVII might surprise this year’s standings like the Cincinnati Bengals did last year. Before the 2021 season kicked off, many were surprised that Jerry Jones had not pulled the plug on head coach Mike McCarthy. In his first season as the Cowboys head coach, McCarthy directed a disastrous 2020 campaign in which the Cowboys won only six games.
“I wouldn’t want anything to do with the shitshow going on in Dallas,” one radio announcer said on the eve of the 2021 campaign while producers scurried for the bleep button.
How did Dallas actually do last season?
They won twelve games, captured the NFC East title and had the best point spread record in all of football.
Why?