The Jacksonville Jaguars certainly haven’t looked like a contender in December, but how many teams actually have?
The top-heavy NFC has the red-hot San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles fresh off back-to-back losses, and the Detroit Lions with two losses in their last three games. In the AFC, it seems the Baltimore Ravens are the only team ready to seize the chance to secure the No. 1 seed.
In most cases, opening the month of December with a pair of losses against teams led by backup quarterbacks would cause a dramatic tumble in power rankings. But how far can the Jaguars fall when the other teams hovering around the top 10 can’t quite figure things out either?
Here’s where experts think Jacksonville ranks with four weeks of regular season action left in the 2023 season: