We have a new candidate for the worst list of all time

Before I start this I need to say this, making fun of and finding fault in a list or a power ranking is so easy I try to avoid blogging about them. But every so often you come across a list so bad that you cant help but talk about how embarrassing it is, and this morning I came across such a list.

ESPN+ put out their list of the top NFL teams this decade, and apologies I didn't come across this until this morning when ESPN posted a graphic to their instagram detailing the Top 5 teams, and it was so bad that I had to double-check that this was indeed listing what it claimed. And unfortunately it was not satire. Take a look for yourself.

The only team on there that deserves to considered a Top 5 NFL team of this decade is the 2013 Seahawks, a team that run through the Denver Broncos to win Seattle's first Super Bowl. But the rest? They don't deserve to be anywhere near a list of the best teams of the decade.

For starters, the 2010 New England Patriots did indeed go 14-2, a tremendous regular season. But then the Patriots went on to lose to the New York Jets in the Playoffs, and any team that loses to the Jets cannot be considered the second best team of the decade.

Then we have the 2015 Seattle Seahawks. Sure, Seattle was coming off back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, but the 2015 team went 10-6 and needed the Vikings to miss a gimme field goal to escape the Wild Card Round before the lost to the Panthers in the Divisional Round. A good team, sure. But how is a 10-6 team the third best team of the decade?

Thirdly, we have the Seahawks again. The 2012 Seahawks were a good team, finishing with an 11-5 record. But Seattle failed to win the NFC West in 2012 and somehow are the fourth best team of the decade? No they are not.

And finally, we have the 2019 Ravens led by MVP Lamar Jackson. The very same Ravens that failed to win a single Playoff game.

So I can't sit here and tell you all the reasons that this list deserves to be thrown off a cliff and the writer fired without giving you the factual, accurate list. So here it is.

1. 2016 Patriots -- Went 14-2 and had the greatest comeback in the history of the Super Bowl.

2. 2013 Seahawks -- Elite defense and won one of the most lopsided Super Bowls of all time.

3. 2019 Chiefs -- Super Bowl Champs led by one of the best QB's all-time.

4. 2014 Patriots -- Defeated the elite Seahawks defense on one of the most exciting endings in football history.

5. 2017 Eagles -- The only team to beat the modern Patriots dynasty in a Super Bowl even with Nick Foles as the starter.

Upon closer look it appears that ESPN's list was created based off of advanced metrics, which is why nerds should never be allowed near the sport of football.