Arrowhead Pride
The Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars both wanted the same thing: a third consecutive victory to validate their seasons. Momentum — and the lead — shifted back and forth. But the Jaguars would have the last word. With 23 seconds left in the game, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence turned a bungled snap into a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Jaguars a 31-28 lead. The Chiefs were then unable to put themselves into position for a game-tying field goal, giving them their third loss of the season.
The Chiefs won the coin toss and deferred. Jaguars running back LeQuint Allen fielded Harrison Butker’s kickoff and returned the ball to the Jacksonville 30-yard line to start the drive. Running back Travis Etienne started the possession with a seven-yard run. A one-yard carry on second down set up third-and-2, and quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s first pass of the night, intended for Etienne, fell incomplete, setting up a punt. Nikko Remigio fielded Logan Cook’s punt, and he was tackled at the Kansas City nine-yard line for the Chiefs’ first offensive drive.
Patrick Mahomes started with a nine-yard throw to Travis Kelce, and a short toss to running back Isiah Pacheco on second down went for five yards and a new set of downs. On the next play, Mahomes connected with wideout Tyquan Thornton for 24 yards. A six-yard toss to Kelce then moved the Chiefs into Jaguar territory, though a penalty quickly brought them back to the Chiefs’ side of the 50. On second-and-9 from the Kansas City 47, Mahomes found Hollywood Brown for six yards, but he could not connect with Kelce to convert the short third down. Matt Araiza came on to punt. Jacksonville’s Parker Washington called for the fair catch at the Jaguar’s 14-yard line to set up Jacksonville’s second possession.
Lawrence started the drive by illegally throwing a pass in front of the line of scrimmage, costing the team five yards and a loss of down. After going incomplete on second down, Lawrence’s pass to Brian Thomas could only gain 12 yards on third-and-14. Remigio fielded Cooke’s at the Kansas City 26-yard line. The Kansas City offense would take over at the 29 after a three-yard return.
An end-around to wideout Xavier Worthy went for nine yards, and a simple eight-yard toss to JuJu Smith-Schuster moved the chains on the next down. Pacheco uncorked his best run of the season on the next play, rumbling for 17 yards to the Jacksonville 39. Kareem Hunt could only gain a yard in relief of Pacheco, but Brown was called for a personal foul after the play, setting up second-and-24 back at the Chiefs’ 47. A screen to rookie running back Brashard Smith gained 15 of the yards, setting up third-and-9 from the Jacksonville 38. After taking a timeout, Mahomes eluded a blitz to throw 32 yards deep to Thornton at the six-yard line to set up first-and-goal. After the play survived a Jacksonville challenge, Smith carried for four...
