The Fabled Bracket ~ Creative Misfortune’s Tournament of Past Champions!

Introducing the round 1 seeds and match-up pairings for the Fabled Bracket ~

seed	matchup
1	Super Bowl XX: 1985 Chicago Bears (NFC,15-1)
32	Super Bowl XLII: 2007 New York Giants (NFC,10-6)
17	Super Bowl VII Loser: 1972 Washington Redskins (NFC,11-3)
16	1963 Chicago Bears (NFL,11-1-2)
9	Super Bowl XII Loser: 1977 Denver Broncos (AFC,12-2)
24	1946 Chicago Bears (NFL,8-2-1)
25	1964 Cleveland Browns (NFL,10-3-1)
8	Super Bowl VIII: 1973 Miami Dolphins (AFC,12-2)
5	Super Bowl XXIV: 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFC,14-2)
28	Super Bowl XXXI Loser: 1996 New England Patriots (AFC,11-5)
21	Super Bowl XVI Loser: 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (AFC,12-4)
12	Super Bowl XXV: 1990 New York Giants (NFC,13-3)
13	Super Bowl XL Loser: 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFC,13-3)
20	Super Bowl XLV Loser: 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC,12-4)
29	Super Bowl XXIV Loser: 1989 Denver Broncos (AFC,11-5)
4	Super Bowl XXXIX: 2004 New England Patriots (AFC,14-2)
3	1942 Washington Redskins (NFL,10-1)
30	1957 Detroit Lions (NFL,8-4)
19	Super Bowl XXX: 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFC,12-4)
14	Super Bowl XXV Loser: 1990 Buffalo Bills (AFC,13-3)
11	Super Bowl XXXIV: 1999 St. Louis Rams (NFC,13-3)
22	1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL,9-3)
27	Super Bowl XXXVI: 2001 New England Patriots (AFC,11-5)
6	Super Bowl XLIV Loser: 2009 Indianapolis Colts (AFC,14-2)
7	Wild Card: 2005 Indianapolis Colts (14-2)
26	Super Bowl IX Loser: 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFC,10-4)
23	1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC,9-1-2)
10	1960 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL,10-2)
15	Super Bowl V: 1970 Baltimore Colts (AFC,11-2-1)
18	Super Bowl XLI: 2006 Indianapolis Colts (AFC,12-4)
31	Super Bowl XLV: 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFC, 10-6)
2	1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL,13-1)

Check back next week for Creative Misfortune’s Tournament of Past Champions Round by Round results! How far will your favorite team advance? Who will further cement their status as one of the truly legendary teams in NFL history?