It took half the season, five firings in 11 days and a head coach who had to state Monday he's not a dead man walking while facing what he called the Dungeon of Doom (Detroit's press corps), but the Detroit Lions' place in the power rankings says the same thing their record does.
The Lions are the worst team in the NFL.
The Lions have been flirting with the bottom spot since Week 6 after a blowout loss to Arizona where Jim Caldwell benched starting quarterback Matthew Stafford in favor of Dan Orlovsky.