Team rankings through eight weeks

November, 4, 2009
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Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky

Here is our weekly look at how the AFC South teams rank in 10 key categories in the league.

I believe that scoring and third-down efficiency tend to be more important than yardage gained or surrendered, though it’s all tied together.

The most interesting thing here is how much damage Chris Johnson and Maurice Jones-Drew inflicted on the run defense rankings for Jacksonville and Tennessee.

With Johnson pacing the Titans to 305 rushing yards in Sunday's 30-13 win over the Jaguars, Jacksonville dropped from 13th to 25th in run defense. And with Jones-Drew leading the Jaguars to 217 rushing yards, the Titans fell from ninth to 18th against the run.
Offensive Rankings: AFC South
Team Total Off. Rush Pass Points per game 3rd down
Houston 8th 28th 3rd 12th 19th
Indianapolis 4th 30th 1st 6th (t) 1st
Jacksonville 11th 8th 19th 22nd 12th (t)
Tennessee 19th 2nd 26th 24th 18th
Defensive Rankings: AFC South
Team Total Def. Rush Pass Points per game 3rd down
Houston 16th 20th 14th 14th (t) 12th
Indianapolis 9th 17th 7th 1st 26th
Jacksonville 24th 25th 26th 25th (t) 30th
Tennessee 31st 18th 32nd 32nd 17th

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