NFL Power Rankings: Miami Dolphins and NFL's 3 Most Hopeless Teams

If you take a quick look at my Power Rankings below, you'll notice that I am pretty consistent with records. At this point, there isn't much more to go off of.

Still, there are a few times when a team with an inferior record is ahead of another team. One thing you will see is that the undefeated teams are at the top and the winless teams are at the bottom. There will be no changes to that until those teams lose—or win.

But I am not necessarily looking at the winless teams here. Certainly one of them is, but you don't need to be winless to be hopeless.

Miami Dolphins

This season started with a little bit of promise. The Dolphins lost the opener on Monday Night but looked relatively impressive against the Patriots.

Then they lost to the Texans, the Browns and the Chargers. Now, the Dolphins are at 0-4 and Tony Sparano's seat is quite hot.

What's even worse for Miami is that they play in a brutal AFC East and have played only one divisional game thus far.

There aren't many reasons to be optimistic in Miami.

Denver Broncos

The fans seem to want Tim Tebow more and more every week. John Fox is not going to Tebow.

What's even worse is that nobody is completely sure if Tebow is even the next man up.

This is a once-proud franchise that has now turned into a doormat.

With the bye week coming up, we're potentially not far from seeing some serious changes in the Mile High City. Whether those end up providing hope or not remains to be seen.

Right now, this is an ugly situation.

Seattle Seahawks

In Seattle, the Seahawks are a capable team. They aren't good, but they can be competitive. Away from Seattle, this team is hopeless.

Even in the NFC West, it's hard to see these guys making any kind of noise. They are two games behind a 49ers team that's already beaten them once. Even though the rematch is in Seattle, that's a tough hill to climb.

There is just very little to be optimistic about in Seattle. The team is 1-3 and genuinely one of the worst in the league. Their best chance for hope is a high draft pick.

Michael Dixon's Week 5 NFL Power Rankings

Team	Record
1. Green Bay Packers	4-0
2. Detroit Lions	4-0
3. New Orleans Saints	3-1
4. Baltimore Ravens	3-1
5. Houston Texans	3-1
6. Buffalo Bills	3-1
7. New England Patriots	3-1
8. San Diego Chargers	3-1
9. Washington Redskins	3-1
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3-1
11. New York Giants	3-1
12. San Francisco 49ers	3-1
13. Tennessee Titans	3-1
14. Pittsburgh Steelers	2-2
15. Oakland Raiders	2-2
16. New York Jets	2-2
17. Chicago Bears	2-2
18. Atlanta Falcons	2-2
19. Dallas Cowboys	2-2
20. Philadelphia Eagles	1-3
21. Cincinnati Bengals	2-2
22. Carolina Panthers	1-3
23. Cleveland Browns	2-2
24. Arizona Cardinals	1-3
25. Seattle Seahawks	1-3
26. Jacksonville Jaguars	1-3
27. Denver Broncos	1-3
28. Kansas City Chiefs	1-3
29. Indianapolis Colts	0-4
30. St. Louis Rams	0-4
31. Minnesota Vikings	0-4
32. Miami Dolphins	0-4