5 Best Offensive Playbooks In Madden 22

Note: You can find our 5 best offensive playbooks in Madden 24 here.

Choosing the right playbook is one of the easiest and most important things you can do to give you an advantage in Madden 22.

It is an unfortunate reality that only a handful of offense playbooks are usable in competitive Madden games. They have the right formations, plays, and packages to put you in a position to win more games.

Today, we will be going over 5 of the top Madden 22 offensive playbooks. Keep in mind that a lot of this will vary based on your roster and your playstyle. As the year goes on, this list will change based on what the current meta is.

Please keep in mind, these are just recommendations. You can come up with your own favorites by browsing all of the Madden 22 playbooks in our database.

Let’s dive in!

Las Vegas Raiders Offensive Playbook

The Raiders offensive playbook is often referred to as a built-in custom playbook. It has just about every popular formation you might want.

Regardless of whether you are predominantly a runner or a passer, you have lots of different option in their playbook.

Some of the best formations in the Madden 22 Las Vegas Raiders offensive playbook include:

• I Form Close
• I Form Close Flex
• I Form Tight
• Shotgun Bunch
• Shotgun Bunch TE
• Shotgun Tight
• Singleback Deuce Close
• Singleback Wing Flex Close
• Singleback Wing Tight
• Strong Close

One notable formation that was missing from their Madden 21 playbook is Gun Trips TE. That doesn’t look like it will be in their playbook in Madden 22 so if you are a fan of that formation, you may need to find a new playbook this year.

Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Playbook

The Chiefs have never really had a playbook to match their offensive firepower. That all changes in Madden 22. EA made an effort to try to match plays to a teams’ play style this year so if you love to go deep and put up points quickly, we’ve found the playbook for you.

Some of the best formations in the Madden 22 Kansas City Chiefs offensive playbook are:

• Pistol Wing Flex Close (New)
• Shotgun Bunch HB Str
• Shotgun Bunch TE
• Shotgun Deuce Close
• Shotgun Empty HB Wide (New)
• Shotgun Normal Y Off Close (New)
• Singleback Deuce Close
• Singleback Deuce Y Flex (New)
• Strong I Jumbo (New)

While everyone is trying the usual offensive playbooks, you’ll definitely want to try out the Chiefs’ playbook instead!

New England Patriots Offensive Playbook

The Patriots playbook is another long-time staple that has something for just about any play style. That continues with their Madden 22 playbook.

Some of the best formations in the Madden 22 New England Patriots offensive playbook include fan favorites like:

• Shotgun Ace Slot Offset
• Shotgun Bunch
• Shotgun Doubles
• Shotgun Trips TE
• Shotgun U Trips Wk
• Shotgun Snugs Flip

They also have a new formation this year that could be really effective for runners in I Form Z Close.

Baltimore Ravens Offensive Playbook

If you are predominantly a runner, or have a mobile quarterback, then you’ll want to start out with the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive playbook in Madden 22.

Their playbook has a bunch of Pistol sets that you can run out of as well as a their usual variety of great Shotgun formations.

There are even a bunch of new formations you’ll want to try out.

Some of our recommended formations in the Madden 22 Baltimore Ravens offensive playbook include:

• Pistol Bunch
• Pistol Strong
• Pistol Full House Base
• Shotgun Bunch
• Shotgun Bunch Open Offset
• Shotgun Deuce Close
• Shotgun Normal Y Off Close (New)
• Shotgun Split Close Pro (New)
• Shotgun Split Wing Nasty (New)

This is really one of the perfect Madden 22 playbooks if you want to run the football.

Arizona Cardinals Offensive Playbook

The Arizona Cardinals always have a bunch of unique formations and plays in their offensive playbook and its more of the same in Madden 22.

While they don’t have too many new formations, their normal offensive formations are so effective they still make our list.

Some of the formations you’ll want to try out in the Madden 22 Arizona Cardinals offensive playbook are:

• Pistol Spread
• Pistol Trips Left Open
• Shotgun Bunch Quads
• Shotgun Cluster
• Shotgun Cluster HB Str
• Shotgun Slot Offset
• Shotgun Trips
• Singleback Wing Flex Close

If you like being a bit different and running an offense that most people don’t, the Cardinals playbook is for you.

Other Notes and Information

If you like using alternate playbooks instead of team playbooks, we still recommend the West Coast playbook as one of our favorites as well as the Run N Gun playbook.

Generally, those are the only 2 alternate offensive playbooks we recommend but as Madden 22 plays out, that can change.

As the year goes on, we will continue to add to and update this list.

Now check out our 3 best Madden 22 defensive playbooks recommendations.

Our playbook recommendations aren’t right for everyone. Which offensive playbooks do you think are best in Madden 22? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!