This just in: the AFC South is terrible

There is no division in the NFL right now that is worse than the AFC South. This is a statement of fact, not the beginning of a debate.

The AFC South was one of only two divisions without an undefeated team going into Week 4 (the NFC East being the other), combining for a league-low four wins through three weeks.

With the Tennessee Titans on their bye week, the other three teams in the division – the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars – were a combined 1-2 on Sunday, and that's because the Colts played the Jaguars, so someone had to win (though it took Indy more than 10 minutes of overtime to get that 16-13 victory).

Indianapolis (2-2) scored less than 20 points for the third time this season, and won only after Jaguars rookie kicker Jason Myers missed two potential game-winning field: a 53-yarder at the end of regulation and a 48-yard attempt in overtime.

The Colts were playing without Andrew Luck, who sat out the game because of a shoulder injury, and went with 40-year old Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback. Hasselbeck, who hadn't started a game in nearly three years, survived behind a bad offensive line, and got zero help from the run game – free-agent pickup Frank Gore had 53 yards on 17 carries. Gore fumbled in a goal-to-go situation for the second time in three weeks, and salvaged an otherwise forgettable day with a 22-yard run in overtime that gave Adam Vinatieri a very makeable 27-yard field goal for the win.

In Atlanta, the Texans (1-3) were embarrassed by the Falcons, 48-21, in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates. Houston was down 42-0 after three quarters.

Houston coach Bill O'Brien pulled starter Ryan Mallett after three, giving the ball again to Brian Hoyer, who lost the starting job he was given in the preseason before Week 1 was even over.

Hoyer led the Texans to three touchdowns, but you have to assume the Falcons had taken their foot off the gas by that point.

The Titans would appear to at least have some hope, as it looks like quarterback Marcus Mariota could actually be the franchise quarterback they've long needed.

But let's not forget, Tennessee (1-2) also choked in the fourth quarter last week against the Colts. Jacksonville (1-3) was embarrassed by the Patriots in Week Three.

And the good news for the NFL-watching public? We get to see the Colts and Texans face off on a short week on Thursday night. Might be time to get caught up on "Scandal."