The Jacksonville Jaguars may not have won their game against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday, but they somehow managed to move up a spot in USA TODAY’s most recent power rankings. Now at the No. 30 spot, our comrade Nate Davis seemingly felt that there are two teams who are worse than the Jags (at least for now) and one of them, of course, were the winless New York Jets (No. 32).
The other team was the Dallas Cowboys, who have been dealing with quarterback issues as Andy Dalton had to be cleared from concussion and COVID-19 protocols recently. Nonetheless, they still have two more wins than the Jags and could very well climb the rankings as soon as next week with the veteran quarterback back.
As for the Jags’ slight jump, Davis stated that he liked the fight they showed against the Packers in a closely contested loss that resulted in a 24-20 score.
30. Jaguars (31): They gave a good account of themselves at Green Bay against the NFC’s current No. 1 seed. Next up for the Jags? Pittsburgh, the AFC’s current No. 1 seed.
While a loss is a loss in the NFL, the Jags did put up a better fight than expected Sunday, and while that doesn’t mean staff changes aren’t needed, it does show that the roster is talented and aren’t quitting.
As for the rest of the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans came in at the No. 10 and No. 11 spots, respectively, after their Thursday Night Football battle that Indy won by a score of 34-17. Lastly, the Houston Texans found themselves at the No. 28 spot after losing to the Cleveland Browns Sunday.