NFC EASTAFC EASTDallas 12-4New England12-4Philadelphia10-6Buffalo9-7NY Giants6-10Miami8-8Washington 4-12NY Jets4-12NFC NORTHAFC NORTHGreen Bay 12-4Pittsburgh11-5Detroit11-5Cincinnati10-5-1Minnesota7-9Baltimore10-6Chicago5-11Cleveland7-9NFC SOUTHAFC SOUTHCarolina 7-8-1Indianapolis11-5New Orleans7-9Houston9-7Atlanta6-10Jacksonville3-13Tampa Bay2-14Tennessee2-14NFC WESTAFC WESTSeattle12-4Denver 12-4Arizona11-5Kansas City9-7San Francisco7-9San Diego9-7St.Louis5-11Oakland 3-13WILD CARD GAMESWILD CARD GAMESCarolina 17 Arizona 16Baltimore 30 Pittsburgh 17Dallas 24 Detroit 20Indianapolis 26 Cincinnati 10DIVISIONAL GAMESDIVISIONAL GAMESGreen Bay 26 Dallas 21New England 35 Baltimore 31Seattle 31 Carolina 17Indianapolis 24 Denver 13NFC CHAMPIONSHIPAFC CHAMPIONSHIPSeattle 28 Green Bay 22New England 45 Indianapolis 7SUPER BOWL XIX at Glendale, ArizonaNew England 28 Seattle 24
The 2014 season had seen the arrival of a former Buccaneer assistant coach as Lovie Smith took over the head coaching reins and tried to rebuild the image of the franchise as it had been done under Tony Dungy nearly 20 years earlier. A number of high-priced free agents arrived but nearly all under-performed and the offense struggled all season leaving the Bucs with their worst record in nearly three decades at 2-14 and the first overall pick in the 2015 draft.