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What does the smart money say about the 2014 NFL season?

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Well, let's look no further than the Las Vegas Hilton, which released its projected win totals for all 32 NFL teams on Sunday. And starting from the top, it should be no surprise that the two teams that played in Super Bowl XLVIII -- Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos -- lead the 2014 list with 11 projected wins each.
The San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots both check in right after the top two, tied with 10.5 wins each.
Some other highlights:
1. The Carolina Panthers had an amazing stretch of success to close out the 2013 regular season and won the NFC South. However, their offseason losses at receivers evidently made Vegas a little bit wary. Cam Newton and Co. are projected to win eight, a game-and-a-half behind the Saints.
2. The Kansas City Chiefs had a great run under new coach Andy Reid, finishing 11-5 with a playoff berth. Should we expect a repeat performance? Vegas says no dice, projecting the Chiefs for just eight wins.
3. The Dallas Cowboys have gone 8-8 the past three consecutive seasons. The Hilton says the Big D will once again be Big meDiocrity with eight wins.
4. The Houston Texans nabbed Jadeveon Clowney with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, and that's all well and good. But they're still projected to win just 7.5 games.
5. By the way, do you think there's parity in the NFL? Well, 18 teams are projected to win between seven and nine games in 2014. So there's that.
Here are the full rankings:

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Denver Broncos -- 11
Seattle Seahawks -- 11
New England Patriots -- 10.5
San Francisco 49ers -- 10.5
Green Bay Packers -- 10
New Orleans Saints -- 9.5
Indianapolis Colts -- 9.5
Cincinnati Bengals -- 9
Philadelphia Eagles -- 9
Baltimore Ravens -- 8.5
Pittsburgh Steelers -- 8.5
Detroit Lions -- 8
Chicago Bears -- 8
Atlanta Falcons -- 8
Carolina Panthers -- 8
Kansas City Chiefs -- 8
San Diego Chargers -- 8
Dallas Cowboys -- 8
Miami Dolphins -- 8
Houston Texans -- 7.5
New York Giants -- 7.5
Arizona Cardinals -- 7.5
St. Louis Rams -- 7.5
Washington Redskins -- 7.5
Tennessee Titans -- 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 7
New York Jets -- 7
Cleveland Browns -- 6.5
Buffalo Bills -- 6.5
Minnesota Vikings -- 6
Oakland Raiders -- 5
Jacksonville Jaguars -- 4.5

that's my feeling. 8-8 or 7-9.

Going 9-7 this year would be more impressive than 11-5 last year.

This schedule is brutal...

Anything over 500 is gravy. I just hope to be competitive. No embarrassing blowouts...

this :thumb:

agree

Agreed.

6-10

0-16. draft a sure thing

to the 'ship! Err, I mean draft.

8.5 wins?Looks more like the Hilton's betting odds on the Over/Under for total wins.

I think 10-6

Split with Chargers and the Cheating Donks and a Fader Sweep.

This thread = testimony to the fact that no one views Alex Smith as a franchise QB. Not vegas, and not the people commenting on the difficulty of the schedule. If Smith were viewed in the same light as Brady or Manning, schedule wouldn't matter. Chiefs had better keep building that defense.

I'm thinking about taking the under.. But that would pretty much assure us a 9-7 season.

While true, I'm sick of saying it every damn year :banghead: