Week 16 NFL Picks: Woodshed Watch for the League's Most Pathetic Teams

The only good thing that comes out of watching a bad team play football is: Their flaws are easy to point out.

That being said, here's a look at three of the NFL's worst teams in Week 16.

St. Louis Rams (at Steelers)

Thanks to the Colts winning a second straight game, the St. Louis could very well end up with the first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

This week, life doesn't get any easier for the Rams either, as they play at Pittsburgh—who's still alive to win the AFC North. The Steelers have one of the NFL's top defenses, whereas the Rams offense is amongst the worst the NFL has to offer.

On the flip-side, the Steelers offense will wear down the Rams defense in the trenches and then burn 'em deep with WR Mike Wallace. This is the week's most lopsided affair.

Steelers over Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at Panthers)

After a 4-2 start, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were sitting atop the NFC South with wins over New Orleans and Atlanta. Fast-forward to Week 16 and we see the Bucs' on an eight-game losing streak and traveling to the rising Carolina Panthers.

Tampa has arguably the NFL's worst defense and the Panthers offense ranks in the Top 10 for both passing and rushing. Cam Newton burned them once before a few weeks ago in The Sombrero, so unless the Bucs' have a plan to play any kind of defense, this game is already over.

Expect Carolina to control the clock while stretching and widening the field. Defensively, they'll stack the box and shutdown RB LeGarrette Blount, which forces Tampa's non-threatening WRs to beat them.

Hence, the advantage goes to Carolina.

Panthers over Buccaneers

Buffalo Bills (vs. Broncos)

From an all-encompassed perspective of the 2011 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills may not be one of the worst teams. However, since their 5-2 start, the Bills have dropped seven straight games and are easily one of the worst teams since Week 9.

This week, the Bills host the 8-6 Denver Broncos—who are 7-2 since beginning 1-4 and with Tim Tebow under center—and are the talk of the town. Although the Broncos have one of the least effective passing games, the Bills can't stop the run, which is Denver's strength.

And when Buffalo's offense takes the field, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will see much pressure from Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil. In turn, that will take pressure off the Broncos pass defense and limit Buffalo's production in the passing game.

Broncos over Bills

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