NFL Bottom Ten: Denver takes over the top spot

Although Denver (3-8) doesn’t have the worst record in the NFL, any team that needs to illegally videotape a practice of the San Francisco 49ers (4-7) belongs at the top of the Bottom Ten.

That’s especially true considering the Buncos still lost, 16-24, before a crowd in London that included several mystified detectives from Scotland Yard.

The Buncos rebounded last Sunday to lose once more, to the St. Louis Lambs, 33-36. Denver might have fared better, but rumor has it that the team inadvertently taped an Ohio State practice and spent the whole week preparing its defense to stop Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

The wimpy NFC West division, meanwhile, slipped from Nos. 1-4 in the Bottom Ten to Nos. 2-5.

Wreck (Record); Last Loss; Next Loss

1. Denver (3-8); 33-36, St. Louis; Kansas City

2. Arizona (3-8); 6-27, San Francisco; St. Louis

2. San Francisco (4-7); def. Arizona, 27-6; Green Bay

2. Seattle (5-6); 24-42, Kansas City; Carolina

2. St. Louis (5-6); def. Denver, 36-33; Arizona

6. Carolina (1-10); 7. Buffalo (2-9); 8. Cincinnati (2-9); 9. Detroit (2-9); 10. Tennessee (5-6).

Crummy game of the weak: Carolina (1-10) at Seattle (5-6).

Rout of the weak: New Orleans (8-3) over Cincinnati (2-9).

Fantasy flops: Running back Chris Johnson (Tennessee), seven yards in five carries; Wide receiver Randy Moss (Tennessee), three catches for 23 yards.

Mr. Versatile: Minnehaha quarterback Brett Favre’s 10-yard run against Washington marked the first time he had gained more than four yards on a carry since 2008.