Super Bowl XLIX odds: Seahawks open as favorites to win 2014 title
No team has repeated as champions since the Patriots did it in 2004 and '05. (John Biever/SI)
It's never too early to look ahead to next season.
Hours after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, oddsmakers deemed Seattle the favorite to win the 2014 title. The Seahawks opened at 9/2 odds (via Bovada.lv), followed by the San Francisco 49ers (15/2) and the Broncos (8/1). The teams with the longest odds: the Jacksonville Jaguars (100/1), Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills (all at 75/1).
Even with a young, talented squad largely under contract for next season, the Seahawks do face questions this offseason. Michael Bennett, who led the team with 8.5 sacks, is poised to be a free agent, and the team faces cap questions with Cliff Avril and Chris Clemons.
No team has repeated as champions since the Patriots did it in 2004 and '05. In the last 12 years, six champions have failed to make the postseason the following season.
Find the complete odds from Bovada below.
Seattle Seahawks -- 9/2
San Francisco 49ers -- 15/2
Denver Broncos -- 8/1
New England Patriots -- 14/1
Green Bay Packers -- 16/1
New Orleans Saints -- 18/1
Atlanta Falcons -- 25/1
Carolina Panthers -- 25/1
Chicago Bears -- 25/1
Cincinnati Bengals -- 25/1
Philadelphia Eagles -- 25/1
Indianapolis Colts -- 28/1
Kansas City Chiefs -- 28/1
Arizona Cardinals -- 33/1
Dallas Cowboys -- 33/1
Detroit Lions -- 33/1
New York Giants -- 33/1
Pittsburgh Steelers -- 33/1
San Diego Chargers -- 33/1
Baltimore Ravens -- 40/1
Houston Texans -- 40/1
St. Louis Rams -- 40/1
Washington Redskins -- 40/1
Miami Dolphins -- 50/1
New York Jets -- 50/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 50/1
Tennessee Titans -- 50/1
Cleveland Browns -- 66/1
Buffalo Bills -- 75/1
Minnesota Vikings -- 75/1
Oakland Raiders -- 75/1
