NFL Power Rankings: Week 14 Standings Based on Latest Super Bowl Odds

Let Las Vegas tell it, and the New England Patriots will head into a collision with the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals or maybe even the Seattle Seahawks in this year's Super Bowl.

Other than the NFC's sheer dominance from a depth perspective, though, the run to the postseason with Week 14 on the horizon looks like one of the most interesting sprints in recent memory.

Some of the records look like jokes hovering around the .500 mark, but with each conference touting divisions up for grabs around that area, it means more teams than usual remain in the hunt this time of year.

Before Week 14 begins, here's a look at how Las Vegas would power rank the league based on Super Bowl odds, with a batch of advice after the jump.

Week 14 NFL Power Rankings and 2015-16 Super Bowl Odds

Rank	Team	SB Odds
1	New England Patriots	9-2
2	Arizona Cardinals	11-2
3	Denver Broncos	17-2
4	Carolina Panthers	4-1
5	Seattle Seahawks	8-1
6	Cincinnati Bengals	9-1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	10-1
8	Green Bay Packers	10-1
9	Kansas City Chiefs	22-1
10	Indianapolis Colts	40-1
11	Minnesota Vikings	40-1
12	Dallas Cowboys	50-1
13	New York Jets	50-1
14	New York Giants	50-1
15	Philadelphia Eagles	66-1
16	Washington	100-1
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	100-1
18	Buffalo Bills	100-1
19	Houston Texans	100-1
20	Atlanta Falcons	150-1
21	Chicago Bears	250-1
22	Miami Dolphins	300-1
23	Oakland Raiders	500-1
24	Tennessee Titans	750-1
25	Baltimore Ravens	750-1
26	Detroit Lions	1000-1
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	1000-1
28	St. Louis Rams	1000-1
29	New Orleans Saints	1000-1
30	San Francisco 49ers	1000-1
31	San Diego Chargers	1000-1
32	Cleveland Browns	2000-1

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Odds Analysis

Riser to Ride: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-1)

This seems like something that needs to be said every year, but here goes: Keep a close eye on the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers have won three of their last four to sit at 7-5. They won't likely catch the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North, but when it comes to the wild card, the team only has to worry about the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs.

Unlike those two teams, Pittsburgh has a somewhat easy go of it the rest of the way. The Steelers play a Cincinnati team they only lost to in 16-10 fashion earlier this year, a Peyton Manning-less Denver Broncos team and miserable Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns teams.

Finishing with nine or 10 wins should get the Steelers into the playoffs. Considering Big Ben leads an offense that has scored 30 more points in each of its last four outings and his full repertoire of receiving weapons look healthy, the Steelers might be the last team anyone wants to encounter in the postseason.

Naturally, this makes them one of the first teams anyone should want to stake coin on at this point of the season.

Forget About it: Dallas Cowboys (50-1)

So the Dallas Cowboys sit at 4-8 with these silly odds because the rest of the NFC East qualifies as the laughingstock of the league (letting the AFC South off the hook) with the three teams above them sitting at 5-7. 

One game out from the division lead, Las Vegas didn't really have a choice with these odds. While it looks like an interesting scenario with a solid payout, here's a bit of advice: Don't do it.

Even owner Jerry Jones sounded like a realist about the situation after his team beat Washington in 19-16 fashion in Week 13, according to Around the NFL:

Bettors need to look at it in the same light.

This is a team led by journeyman quarterback Matt Cassel that needed games against five-win teams Miami and Washington to win two of their last three. All that accomplished? It snapped a seven-game skid.

Cassel has five touchdowns and as many interceptions this year when filling in for Tony Romo and has yet to flash enough to suggest he can overcome a strong defense. It's going to make for a brutal three-game stretch starting next week thanks to games against Green Bay, the New York Jets and Buffalo before a rematch with Washington.

If the schedule was a tad clearer and the Cowboys a bit healthier, fine. But even Jones doesn't sound encouraged, so bettors shouldn't.

Favorite to Buy: Arizona Cardinals (11-2)

Barring a dramatic collapse, the Arizona Cardinals will clinch the NFC West despite a strong surge from the Seattle Seahawks down the stretch.

Arizona simply needs to keep playing its game to coast into the playoffs. It shouldn't come as a surprise.

Not only does Carson Palmer have 29 touchdowns to nine interceptions this year while backed by a defense allowing just 19.3 points on average—the offense plugs and plays as great as anyone in the league at running back.

With Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington hurt, David Johnson stepped in last week in a 27-3 whipping of the pesky St. Louis Rams (Arizona lost an earlier encounter this year) and ran for 99 yards on 22 carries and caught a touchdown through the air.

Around the NFL added some perspective, which actually hints at an improvement:

Call it the latest example of Arizona's supreme depth and talent.

Arizona finishes with a rough slate against Minnesota, Philadelphia, Green Bay and Seattle, but with the way the team continues to perform, it's hard to imagine the Cardinals failing to reach the 12-win mark. 

The NFL is quite strong this year, but Palmer and Co. have the talent in the right spots to make a serious push at a Lombardi Trophy.

Stats are courtesy of NFL.com and accurate as of December 8. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.