2024 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl

Here’s my 2024 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings

 

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
New England Patriots

AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South:
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans

AFC West:
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders
Denver Broncos

NFC East:
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Commanders
New York Giants

NFC North:
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears

NFC South:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers

NFC West:
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals

NFL Playoffs

AFC Playoff Picture:
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Houston Texans
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Cincinnati Bengals
7. Cleveland Browns

NFC Playoff Picture:
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Detroit Lions
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5. Dallas Cowboys
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Los Angeles Rams

AFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 7. Cleveland Browns
6. Cincinnati Bengals defeat 3. Buffalo Bills
5. Miami Dolphins defeat 4. Houston Texans

AFC Divisional Playoffs:
2. Baltimore Ravens defeat 5. Miami Dolphins
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 6. Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Championship Playoff:
1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 2. Baltimore Ravens

NFC Wildcard Playoffs:
2. Philadelphia Eagles defeat 7. Los Angeles Rams
3. Detroit Lions defeat 6. Green Bay Packers
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 5. Dallas Cowboys

NFC Divisional Playoffs:
1. San Francisco 49ers defeat 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Detroit Lions defeat 2. Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Championship Playoff:
1. San Francisco 49ers defeat 3. Detroit Lions

Super Bowl

1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 1. San Francisco 49ers

I realize my predictions for the last 5 years have gotten redundant picking my hometown Kansas City Chiefs for the Super Bowl, and the 49ers, or Philadelphia Eagles as their opponents. But the fact of the matter is, anyone who follows the game religiously will tell you the Chiefs, the Niners, and the Eagles are 3 of the best, and youngest teams in the entire league over the last 5 years.

And the Chiefs biggest competition in winning the conference to get to the Super Bowl year in and year out for the last 5 or 6 years has been the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and more recently the Miami Dolphins in that order. We seem to play those 4 teams in epic games that decide seeding, home-field advantage, and conference championships. All 4 teams are talented, and young, so that’s why they’re consistently good over a period of time. When teams that have been together a long time get older their championship window closes, and these 4 teams have a long and wide-open window of potential success, along with the Chiefs.