The Overstuffed and Crowded 2014 NFL Preview: Part 1

LeBron might be going back to Cleveland, but here at the Nugget Blog, we're talking football 24/7 these days.

For the first part of a multi-piece NFL season preview, I present my projected standings and playoff picks. 

AFC EAST
New England Patriots (11-5)
New York Jets (10-6)
Miami Dolphins (7-9)
Buffalo Bills (4-12)

AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
Cincinnati Bengals (9-7)
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-9)
Cleveland Browns (4-12)

AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis Colts (14-2)
Houston Texans (8-8)
Tennessee Titans (5-11)
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)

AFC WEST
Denver Broncos (13-3)
Kansas City Chiefs (7-9)
San Diego Chargers (6-10)
Oakland Raiders (5-11)

AFC Wild Cards: New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals

NFC EAST
Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
Washington Redskins (8-8)
Dallas Cowboys (5-11)
New York Giants (5-11)

NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers (13-3)
Chicago Bears (11-5)
Detroit Lions (6-10)
Minnesota Vikings (6-10)

NFC SOUTH
New Orleans Saints (11-5)
Carolina Panthers (9-7)
Atlanta Falcons (6-10)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-13)

NFC WEST
Seattle Seahawks (13-3)
San Francisco 49ers (10-6)
Arizona Cardinals (8-8)
St. Louis Rams (8-8)

NFC Wild Cards: Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers

NFL PLAYOFFS
AFC
1 COLTS 14-2
2 BRONCOS 13-3
3 PATRIOTS 11-5
4 RAVENS 11-5
5 NEW YORK JETS 10-6
6 CINCINNATI BENGALS 9-7

AFC WILD CARD WEEKEND
(3) PATRIOTS over (6) BENGALS
(4) RAVENS over (5) JETS

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
(1) COLTS over (4) RAVENS
(2) BRONCOS over (3) PATRIOTS

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
(1) COLTS over (2) BRONCOS

NFC 
1 SEAHAWKS 13-3
2 PACKERS 13-3
3 SAINTS 11-5
4 EAGLES 10-6
5 BEARS 11-5
6 49ERS 10-6

NFC WILD CARD WEEKEND
(3) SAINTS over (6) 49ERS
(5) BEARS over (4) EAGLES

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
(1) SEAHAWKS over (5) BEARS
(3) SAINTS over (2) PACKERS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
(1) SEAHAWKS over (3) SAINTS

SUPER BOWL
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS over INDIANAPOLIS COLTS