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The 2014 NFL regular season is over. Twelve teams are moving on to the playoffs, while the other 20 are headed home to begin work on the offseason.

How do the final regular-season rankings of the teams shake out? Remember, this isn't as simple as slotting the playoff teams as the top 12 and the non-playoff teams in the bottom 20. This is about who the best team in the NFL is and then a subsequent ranking of the next-best teams. Who comes in first and last?

We'll look at that and reflect back on where each team was ranked heading into Week 1 of the NFL season for a fun reminder that football remains the craziest, most unpredictable sport in the U.S.