The 2009 NFL season has been more about disparity than parity. This isn't because the top of the league is so good (really, is there any truly scary team out there?), but because the dregs of the league are so bad. This year's NFL isn't top-heavy, it's bottom-heavy. If it were a celebrity it'd be more Kim Kardashian than Christina Hendricks.

But of all the terrible teams, which is the worst? Shutdown Corner takes a look at the resumes of the "contenders" and whittles the list down to the most rotten squad in the NFL.

26. Oakland Raiders (2-6, -123 point differential): If we were making an All-Awful team, JaMarcus Russell(notes) would be the easy choice for starting quarterback (at least Derek Anderson(notes) once was good). But, despite the multiple blowout losses (the New York teams beat Oakland by a combined score of 82-7), the Raiders at least have a good win on their resume (vs. Philadelphia), which is more than any of these other teams can say.

27. Washington Redskins (2-5, -27 point differential): The only two wins to the Redskins credit have come against teams ranked lower on this list. And no other squad, with the exception of our "winner", has appeared to have thrown in the towel as quickly as the 'Skins. But, hey, at least fans of the team have a public forum in which to vent their frustration. Oh, wait ...

28. St. Louis Rams (1-7, -144 point differential): A full calendar year passed between victories for the Rams, who finally got a W yesterday in a battle of attrition against the lowly Lions. Twenty-four hours ago, Steve Spagnuolo's team would have been at the bottom of this list. Even now, though, it's tough to put them too much higher, particularly when the victory came despite James Butler(notes) being tackled for a safety following his retreat into the endzone on an interception return. Somewhere, Dan Orlovsky nodded in approval.

29. Kansas City Chiefs (1-6, -76 point differential): If we're looking at positives, the Chiefs have the fewest fumbles lost of any team in the NFL. But that's really about it. I don't think anyone will be surprised if Todd Haley pulls a Tom Cable in a few weeks.

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7, -107 point differential): The Bucs rough start is particularly strange given the esteemed coaching pedigree of Raheem Morris.

31. Detroit Lions (1-6, -92 point differential): Remember after the Lions snapped that lengthy losing streak against the Redskins in week 3 and how everyone thought it was the start of bigger and better things for the team? Yeah, not so much.

And the worst team in the NFL:

32. Cleveland Browns (1-7, -131 point differential): In five of its eight games this year, Cleveland has scored six points or less. New England scored more points in one game (59) than the Browns have since Sept. 14 (58). Derek Anderson's completion percentage is six points lower than JaMarcus Russell. Joe Posnanski wondered if the hiring of Eric Mangini was the worst in the history of the NFL. Even Rolling Stone magazine is getting in its shots.

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