MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAMS OF 2007

December 28, 2007 at 7:29AM

1 Baltimore

The Ravens were 13-3 last season. They're 4-11 -- a league-high nine-win stumble -- and were the only team to lose to Miami.

2 Chicago

The Bears went from 13-3, the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the Super Bowl to a defending champion that faded quickly and quietly.

3 New York Jets

The Jets went from an up-and-coming team coached by "Mangenius" to a 3-12 squad that's in contention for the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.

4 Chiefs

They went from a 9-7 playoff team to a 4-11 outfit that's even uncharacteristically bad at home.

5 Saints

They were 10-6, a No. 2 seed and one game from the Super Bowl last season. Now, they're 7-8 and need help from two others to make the playoffs. In the NFC!

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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