Does home field advantage in Madden 22 in the Premiere Madden league? Let’s take a deep dive… [NOTE: This sample size is as of Week 13 with Bills vs Patriots and Steelers vs Ravens left to play]
AFC East:
Bills: 4-1 Home 4-2 Away
Dolphins: 4-3 Home 4-2 Away
Patriots: 3-4 Home 3-2 Away (2 Home 3 Away since Prob takeover)
Jets: 1-5 Home 3-3 Away
Total: 12-13 Home. 14-9 Away
AFC North:
Ravens: 4-2 Home 2-3 Away (4-1 home 2-0 away since Jak takeover)
Bengals: 2-4 Home 3-3 Away
Browns: 3-3 Home. 1-5 Away
Steelers: 1-5 Home 0-5 Away
Total: 10-14 Home. 6-16 Away
AFC South:
Colts: 7-0 Home. 6-0 Away
Titans: 6-1 Home. 3-3 Away
Jaguars: 4-3 Home 2-3 Away
Texans: 4-2 Home. 2-4 Away
Total: 21-6 Home. 13-10 Away
AFC West:
Broncos: 5-1 Home 3-3 Away
Raiders: 4-3 Home. 2-3 Away
Chargers: 3-3 Home 4-2 Away
Chiefs: 3-4 Home. 3-2 Away
Total: 15-11 Home. 12-10 Away
AFC Total: 58-44 Home. 45-45 Away
AFC Synposis: The AFC East is an anomaly it seems with a much better away record, let by the Jets’s away-prowess. But the AFC North, the weakest division in the conference, seems to get a slight boost at home. The AFC South is very interesting, a top division with an oddly sub-par Away record. The Titans splits are eyebrow-raising. The AFC West Is fairly even home vs away, the Chiefs an interesting ream doing better on the road.
The AFC having a .500 Away stands out more than the Home record. Let’s check out the NFC now…
NFC East:
Cowboys: 4-2 Home. 4-2 Away
WFT: 5-1 Home 2-4 Away
Giants: 2-4 Home. 1-5 Away
Eagles: 1-4 Home. 3-5 Away
Total: 12-11 Home. 10-16 Away
NFC North:
Packers: 5-0 Home. 7-0 Away
Lions: 5-1 Home. 5-1 Away
Vikings: 2-3 Home. 4-3 Away
Bears: 2-4 Home. 3-3 Away
Total: 14-8 Home. 19-7 Away
NFC South:
Saints: 3-3 Home. 2-4 Away
Bucs: 2-3 Home. 3-4 Away
Falcons: 3-3 Home. 1-5 Away
Panthers: 1-5 Home. 1-5 Away
Total: 9-14 Total. 7-18 Away
NFC West:
Rams: 4-2 Home. 3-3 Away
49ers: 2-4 Home. 3-3 Away
Seahawks: 3-3 Home. 1-5 Away
Cardinals: 1-4 Home. 0-7 Away
Total: 10-13 Home. 7-18 Away
NFC Total: 45-46 Home. 43-57 Away
NFC Synposis: Wow, a legitimate case for home field advantage mattering could be made here. The NFC East heavily struggles on the road, especially WFT vs their dominant home splits. The North seems unfazed by Home vs Away. But the NFC South and the NFC West, arguably the 2 weakest division in PML, seem to really need the home field advantage to boost their slim chances of winning games.
OVERALL PML:
Home: 103-90 Away: 88-102
While this case study is fairly simple and doesn’t cover the strength of schedule for each team’s home and away opponents, a +13 advantage at home stands out. If you haven’t paid attention to your home field advantages and in game momentum factors yet, it might be worth looking into. It could be the difference between a late season playoff push or taking an early seat in January.
