NFL: Ranking every 2022 alternate and throwback helmet from 'Work Of Art' to 'Totally Hideous'

Almost half of the teams in the National Football League have released their alternate or throwback helmets for the 2022 season, but which ones are the best.

WIth new NFL policy dictating that teams are allowed to now wear two different helmets per season, a change from the one helmet rule that had been in place in order to help prevent concussions and other head injuries, a lot of teams have branched out and decided to get a little bit experimental with their choices. 

With the rules meaning that they can now match their helmet with their alternate or throwback uniforms, it means that we no longer have to see mis-matched helmets from the modern day up against uniform designs that were inspired by the 1970s for instance.

The Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints have all released a second helmet that either features a new design to match with a current uniform, or an old one that can line up with their throwback uniforms.

But which teams have come up with the best designs, and which teams were better off sticking with what they got? Using TierMaker.com we have put the helmets into five categories:

Something that should have come ages ago and hopefully will be around for a long time to come. 

Pretty nice design, but just missing that special something to make it perfect.

A good design, but nothing particularly special. 

Needs a lot of work if they want to bring them back for the 2023 season.

They shouldn’t have even bothered, scrap them and start again.

So with the criteria out of the way, lets’ see how the teams did with