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NFL power rankings: Final post-Super Bowl LII standings around the league

By Peter Panacy

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars reacts in the fourth quarter during the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars reacts in the fourth quarter during the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

52. . . Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 9. team

The Jacksonville Jaguars stay put in our NFL power rankings after Super Bowl LII, primarily because there’s plenty to like about this squad moving forward but also some serious questions at the most important of positions.

Quarterback Blake Bortles has one more year on his contract, although it’s a situation where we finally may see the Jaguars admit he’s not the answer under center. A game manager at best, perhaps, but not someone to help the team get back deep into the playoffs.

It’s not likely the Jags make a big push for a free-agent acquisition here, as they have just north of $16.5 million in cap space.

But the good news is they have plenty of weapons on defense and arguably the best front-seven and secondary combo in the NFL heading into 2018. That defensive strength was a main factor behind Jacksonville’s success last season.

They just need to get better against the run, after finishing 26th in average rush yards per attempt.

Even if they keep the same formula heading into 2018, a run-first and defensive-reliant approach isn’t a bad way to go.