The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 42-7 at EverBank Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 1, and moved to 5-2. They lead the AFC South by three games over Houston, which is 2-5.

The record is good, but the margin is the best in the NFL. The Jaguars have scored 196 points and allowed 111, a difference of +85. San Francisco is next at +58.

Point differential through Week 8

The Jaguars have lost twice, and both times by seven points or fewer. Here is the season so far.

1. Sept. 13Beat Cleveland 34-10 at home. They led 24-0 at halftime, did not turn the ball over and ran for 126 yards.
2. Sept. 20Lost 20-13 at Denver. Jacksonville led 10-3 at halftime, but Denver outgained it 392-268.
3. Sept. 27Beat New England 35-6 at home. The Patriots turned it over three times.
4. Oct. 4Won 22-17 at Cincinnati. Trevor Lawrence went 18 of 23 for 227 yards. The Bengals gained 437 yards but ran for only 23.
5. Oct. 11Beat Philadelphia 19-17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Parker Washington had six catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
6. Oct. 18Lost 34-31 to Houston at Wembley in London. Lawrence threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns.
7. Oct. 25Bye week.
8. Nov. 1Beat Indianapolis 42-7 at home. Rayuan Lane III returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown as the first half ended, and Jacksonville led 28-0 at the break.

Adding up the seven games, the second quarter is where Jacksonville wins. It has scored 79 points in the second quarter and allowed 33, a margin of +46. The first half as a whole is 110-40.

Jacksonville's scoring margin by quarter, seven games

The fourth quarter is the only one Jacksonville has lost, 37-32. Lawrence sat out the fourth quarter on Sunday, with the game long decided.

Jacksonville has allowed 111 points in seven games, 15.9 per game. Only Minnesota, with 93, has allowed fewer. Five of the seven opponents scored 17 points or fewer.

Points allowed by game

The offense is efficient more than loud. Lawrence has completed 130 of 198 passes (65.7 percent) for 1,690 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. He has thrown at least three touchdown passes in four of the seven games.

Lawrence's touchdown passes by game

Jacksonville has played three kinds of games. At EverBank Stadium it is 3-0 and has outscored Cleveland, New England and Indianapolis 111-23. In London, where it played twice in a week and a half, it is 1-1 with the two games decided by 2 and 3 points.

On the road in the United States it has played only twice, at Denver and Cincinnati, and went 1-1.

Thursday is its third road game in the United States.

Jacksonville visits the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8:15 p.m. ET.

The Ravens are 4-4 and have lost three in a row, scoring 33 points and allowing 84 in those games, losing to Cleveland 13-10, Cincinnati 35-13 and Buffalo 36-10.

1. QuarterbackLamar Jackson (right thumb) is out and going on injured reserve. Tyler Huntley (toe) will not play. Rookie Joe Fagnano has an ankle injury and a chance to play.
2. Roster moveThe Ravens signed quarterback Austin Reed to the practice squad on Monday.
3. KickerTyler Loop (groin) missed the walk-through, and Jake Moody is expected to kick.

A margin of +85 does not guarantee a division title, and the Jaguars’ two losses show how thin the line is. Still, they lead the AFC South by three games, they win the first half, and they have a defense that has held five of seven teams to 17 points or fewer.

On Thursday they meet a team that has scored 10, 13 and 10 points in its past three games and may be down to its third-string quarterback.