NFL Power Rankings: Looking at the Worst Teams in Each Conference

In our Week 12 edition of the NFL power rankings, the following three teams are the worst in their respected conferences.

NFC

St. Louis Rams (2-8)

The Rams have won two of their past four games, but Sunday's loss to the Seahawks was the perfect example of why St. Louis finds themselves on this list.

Sam Bradford threw for just 181 yards on 40 attempts, and the Rams defense allowed 126 yards and two scores on the ground. 

Minnesota Vikings (2-8)

The Vikings have my vote for worst team in the NFC. The Raiders did all they could to let a 20-point lead dwindle on Sunday, but the Vikings were unable to steal a game at home.

Some will say that Minnesota should be 5-5, but they're record right now tells the story. This is a bad football team. 

Carolina Panthers (2-8)

Cam Newton is starting to take his bumps (he threw four more interceptions Sunday), and the Panthers just don't have enough around him to make up for a performance like that on the road.

Some of the pieces are there, but the Panthers have a ways to go before they are fully back.  

AFC

Indianapolis Colts (0-10)

For the first time all season, the Colts went a week without losing a football game. It was their bye week. 

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8)

In one of the worst games of the 2011 season, the Jaguars fell to the Cleveland Browns on the road.

On the plus side, rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert broke 200 yards passing for the first time in his career.

Miami Dolphins (3-7)

It pains me to have the Dolphins on this list, as they've won three in a row after dropping their first seven.

The Dolphins have really rebounded for Tony Sparano, who was on the hottest of coaching seats after an 0-7 start. But you can't just erase the first two months of a season. At 3-7, the Dolphins remain one of the worst teams in the AFC.    

Week 12 Power Rankings

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