NFL Power Rankings: Denver Broncos and More Teams Undeserving of Playoff Spot

The playoffs are here and that means the last version of the NFL power rankings are now out for the 2011-12 regular season.

Some teams really got screwed over by their division being competent and lost out on a postseason appearance despite the fact they arguably deserved one over teams like the two below.

Denver Broncos

This 8-8 team managed to make it out of the awful AFC West in 2011 but had no shot to win in any other division in football.

They deserve congratulations from NFC West fans for helping take the crown for worst division away from them and now are on a Tim Tebow-led quest to become the new 2010 Seahawks, who snuck in the postseason at 7-9 and won a home game.

If this happens, it would be an absolute miracle because this team isn’t worthy of a playoff game, let alone one at home in Mile High.

New York Giants

The G-Men are the worst team to come out of a somewhat respectable division.

The race to capture the NFC East crown was a roller-coaster ride that ended in Week 17 when the Giants defeated the Cowboys, but neither team really dominated this season.

Now the Giants get to host a game in MetLife Stadium against a tough Atlanta Falcons team that will try its hardest to expose this fraudulent New York squad for the whole world to see. 

Final Regular-Season Power Rankings

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