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The Worst... (as of Week Five) Four teams going into Week Six of the season have yet to scratch anything other than a zero. These teams are first-up candidates for the worst teams as of Week Six...

The Fifth Down: The Best, The Worst, and the Biggest Suprises

by Brandon Erickson (Scribe)

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October 08, 2008


The Worst... (as of Week Five)

Four teams going into Week Six of the season have yet to scratch anything other than a zero. These teams are first-up candidates for the worst teams as of Week Six.

Houston Texans (0-4) - With Week Six upon us, Houston is making its traditional bomb to the bottom of the AFC South. Although they've yet to put a win on the board, this team has all the play makers in Andre Johnson and recent rookie standout Steve Slaton. I'd say its a pretty honest guess that this team has a shot at a .500 record. With two of their next three upcoming games against other no-win teams such as the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals and with a mediocre team in the Miami Dolphins this upcoming week, Houston could quite easily find themselves as .500 in as little as four weeks...then again...this is the Houston Texans.

St. Louis Rams (0-4) - Former coach Scott Linehan should have gotten the memo that Rams former backup QB Gus Frerotte got this past offseason and gotten out of Dodge. With the that distraction out of the way, the Rams can finally start playing football by focusing on their three upcoming opponents in the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and New England Patriots, which have a combined record of 11-3. Not the best time to wake up and play football. (Probably best to just hit the snooze button for three weeks until they face Arizona...) But this team has miles to go to just be mentally ready to take on this season (another way to spend the upcoming three weeks). The passing game is joke, Steven Jackson's pride and leadership is in doubt as his holdout hurt the morale of this team. Orlando Pace is out for the year, and did we mention the new coaching staff is having a grand ol' time trying to keep this team in uniform? This team has top candidacy for 0-16 for the year...although stranger things have happened.

Cincinnati Bengals (0-5)

Author Poll

Who is the worst team in the NFL as of Week 6?

  • Houston Texans
  • St. Louis Rams
  • Cincinnatti Bengals
  • Detroit Lions
  • Oakland Raiders
  • Kansas City Chiefs
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Author Poll Results

Who is the worst team in the NFL as of Week 6?

  • Houston Texans

    0.0%
  • St. Louis Rams

    42.9%
  • Cincinnatti Bengals

    28.6%
  • Detroit Lions

    28.6%
  • Oakland Raiders

    0.0%
  • Kansas City Chiefs

    0.0%
  • Total votes: 7
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    Mmmm it was pretty good. Just didn't agree with the comments about the NFC North, the Cowboys or the AFC South! The Cowboys are doing "ok right now even tho their record doesn't admit that! Yeah T.O. is calling for the ball and being a baby but hey ITS T.O. HE WHINES ALL THE TIME, NOTHING NEW!!!! The Cowboys will keep winning and willprove people they are as good as predicted! Currently the best divison in football is none ther then the NFC East, but as of the past couple years the best was the AFC South even tho the Colts would always win it especially last year when the jags decided to become a competitor! And for the NFC North, its always been called the "Black and BLue division" !!! So itgoing to be tough! I thinK the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers are a lot better then you give them credit! Green Bay lost to a surprisng Atlanta Falcons but give them credit! They fought threw that game and so did Arron Rogers fihting through an injury! The Minnesota Vikings excluding the loss to the Titans could really be 4-1 right now! Seriously the Vikings can get back on track! And they will! I thought you as a Vikings would stil belive in them!

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    Overall tho a some what decent article! But the Rams have got to be the worst team in the NFL!!! Atleast the Detroilet Lions have some decent players! (Not Kitna) (One of the worst QB's in the NFL). The Rams have Steven Jackson who should be doing goood but his O-line sucks right now and the Rams dont know who to start when it comes too QB cuz they know who everthey put in is going to manage at least 2 interceptions and maybe if their lucky a concussion!!! (No offense Trent Green)***

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    T.O. was crying on the sideline because a family member close to him passed away. (Nobody else thought it was a little out of character for him to just point up at the sky when he scored that TD?)

    Give the guy a god damned break.

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    Yeah sheesh Brandon! I told ya that To was crying due to death of a family member! Lol

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