Jaguars' point differential of +108 this season is 50 points better than any other team

No NFL team is dominating opponents like the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After blowing out the Ravens 33-10 on Thursday night, the Jaguars have now outscored their opponents by a cumulative score of 229-121 this season. That’s a point differential of +108, by far the best in the NFL.

The team with the second-best point differential in the NFL is the 49ers, at +58. The Jaguars’ point differential is 50 points better than the next-best team.

At 6-2, the Jaguars do not have the best record in the league, as the Bills, 49ers and Vikings are all 6-1. The 49ers are favored to beat the Raiders and improve to 7-1, and the Bills and Vikings play each other on Monday night, so the winner will be 7-1.

But at the midway point of the season, point differential is a better indication of a team’s quality, and a better predictor of a team’s future success, than win-loss record. That’s because with as small a sample size as half a season, a few plays in a few close games can skew the won-loss record, but a few plays don’t skew point differential. Historically, the teams that prove to be the best over the course of a season are the teams that win some blowouts, even if they also lose some close games.

Winning blowouts and losing close games is exactly what the Jaguars do. Both of the Jaguars’ losses were one-possession games that were tied in the fourth quarter, while the Jaguars’ wins have included some massive blowouts: The Jaguars’ 35-point win over the Colts was the biggest blowout of this NFL season, their 29-point win over the Patriots was the fourth-biggest blowout in the NFL this season, their 24-point win over the Browns was the seventh-biggest blowout in the NFL this season, and Thursday night’s 23-point win over the Ravens was the 11th-biggest blowout in the NFL this season.

The Jaguars have won four games by more than 21 points this season; no other team has more than one win by more than 21 points.

Jacksonville has a 3.5-game lead in the AFC South, and six of the Jaguars’ nine remaining games are against opponents with a losing record. They’re poised to run away with their division, perhaps earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and maybe blow some teams out in the playoffs just like they have in the regular season.