NFL Power Rankings, Week 7: 49ers, Texans make statements as contenders

25. Jacksonville Jaguars (21)

It’s always difficult to watch a defense put together a strong performance, only to watch the offense fail to put up the necessary points to come up victorious, which turned out to be the case for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

One would assume that limiting the Saints to just 13 points on top of just 31 rushing yards by Alvin Kamara would have resulted in a win by the Jaguars, but unfortunately Jacksonville failed to find the end zone even once during their 13-6 loss.

Sure, this game clearly turned out to be a defensive battle between both parties, but since the Jaguars have already been at a major disadvantage playing without Nick Foles, a win over the Saints would have been huge.

Two weeks ago, the AFC South still appeared to be wide open between all four teams, but with two losses in a row for Jacksonville, the team is quickly falling behind.

Then again, if the Jaguars are looking for anything to feel positive about, the team does deserve some credit for losing two tough games in a row to serious contenders in the Saints and Carolina Panthers by single digits.

If the defense can continue to play at a high level, and the offense finds a way to gain some sort of spark, maybe there is hope for the Jaguars after all.