On Friday afternoon, NFL fans received official word that at least 24 owners had approved the commissioner and competition committee’s resolution regarding the 2022 playoffs — the number of votes needed to make their plans official. Pro Football Talk reported the vote wasn’t unanimous, with only 25 “yes” votes (this does not necessarily mean seven “no” votes, as owners can abstain from the vote).
You can take a look at the full details of the resolution in this post, and glance at this chart as a cheat sheet:
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24341236/Flzth_4XEAcinKH.jpeg)
The events
On Monday night, the league faced a dire circumstance.