2014 NFL Predicted Standings

Below are Creative Misfortune's official predictions for how the AFC and NFC will shake out through the regular season and playoffs. Playoff predictions and Creative Misfortune's Super Bowl XLIX favorites will be listed below the standings.

*These standings projections are based on a combination of Creative Misfortune's Points Per Yard game prediction formulas, each NFL team's projected strength of schedule for the 2014 season, the Pythagorean Theorem rating based on each team's 2013 scoring results, the Vegas Odds of each team reaching the Super Bowl, and Fantasy Projections for the entire 2014 season. Teams are listed in order of their projected finish within their division.

AFC East ~
     New England Patriots  *Division Champion and AFC playoff seed #4

     Miami Dolphins
         
     Buffalo Bills

     New York Jets


AFC North ~
     Cincinnati Bengals  *Division Champion, first-round bye and AFC playoff seed #2

     Pittsburgh Steelers  *Wild Card and AFC playoff seed #5

     Baltimore Ravens  *Wild Card and AFC playoff seed #6

     Cleveland Browns

AFC South ~
     Indianapolis Colts *Division Champion and AFC playoff seed #3

     Houston Texans

     Tennessee Titans

     Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC West ~
     Denver Broncos  *Division Champion, first-round bye and AFC playoff seed #1

     Kansas City Chiefs

     San Diego Chargers

     Oakland Raiders



NFC East ~
     Philadelphia Eagles  *Division Champion and NFC playoff seed #3

     Dallas Cowboys

     New York Giants
 
     Washington Redskins

NFC North ~
     Detroit Lions  *Division Champion and NFC playoff seed #4

     Green Bay Packers *Wild Card and AFC playoff seed #6

     Chicago Bears 

     Minnesota Vikings

NFC South ~
     New Orleans Saints  *Division Champion, first-round bye and NFC playoff seed #1

     Carolina Panthers

     Atlanta Falcons

     Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West ~
     Seattle Seahawks   *Division Champion, first-round bye and NFC playoff seed #2

     San Francisco 49ers  *Wild Card and NFC playoff seed #5

     Arizona Cardinals

     St. Louis Rams


Projected AFC Playoff Teams ~
     Division Champions
     #1 Denver Broncos
     #2 Cincinnati Bengals
     #3 Indianapolis Colts
     #4 New England Patriots
   
     Wild Cards
     #5 Pittsburgh Steelers
     #6 Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card Games ~
     #3 Indianapolis over #6 Baltimore
     #5 Pittsburgh over #4 New England

Divisional Games ~
     #1 Denver over #5 Pittsburgh
     #2 Cincinnati over #3 Indianapolis

AFC Championship Game ~
     #1 Denver over #2 Cincinnati



Projected NFC Playoff Teams ~
     Division Champions
     #1 New Orleans Saints
     #2 Seattle Seahawks
     #3 Philadelphia Eagles
     #4 Detroit Lions
   
     Wild Cards
     #5 San Francisco 49ers
     #6 Green Bay Packers

Wild Card Games ~
     #3 Philadelphia over #6 Green Bay
     #4 Detroit over #5 San Francisco

Divisional Games ~
     #1 New Orleans over #4 Detroit
     #2 Seattle over #3 Philadelphia

NFC Championship Game ~
     #1 New Orleans over #2 Seattle


Creative Misfortune's Preseason Super Bowl XLIX favorites ~

 Denver Broncos

vs

 New Orleans Saints

Tomorrow, Creative Misfortune's Preseason Power Rankings…