Perhaps the Jacksonville Jaguars beating the Kansas City Chiefs isn’t the biggest upset in the grand scheme of things, yet it signals the Jaguars have arrived as a player in the AFC. The Jaguars made a statement in what was their biggest game of the season to date, improving to 4-1 and dropping the Chiefs to 2-3.
Jacksonville has certainly changed the culture under head coach Liam Coen, matching its win total from last year and emerging as the Indianapolis Colts’ biggest challenger in the AFC South. The Jaguars are just the fourth team with a go-ahead touchdown drive starting in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter against the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback — and the first to pull off the feat in four years.
In a game where the Jaguars proved they are a contender, there was plenty to take away from the Monday thriller. The overreactions are heating up, too, based on how the game ended. Which are overreactions, and which are warranted realities?
Jaguars are a playoff team
Overreaction or reality: Reality
Heading into this Monday night showdown with the Chiefs, it was fair to ask if the Jaguars were ready for prime time. Turns out, this group under Coen is more than ready.
Jacksonville went pound for pound with Kansas City, exchanging the lead five times in the second half after erasing an early 14-0 deficit. The Jaguars scored 21 unanswered points, then took the Chiefs’ best shot from Mahomes to steal a victory. Jacksonville didn’t roll over, as Trevor Lawrence led a seven-play, 60-yard drive in the final minute — capped with a rushing touchdown in which he fell to start the play — with 23 seconds remaining.
The Jaguars are a tenacious team with an opportunistic defense and a quarterback who’s starting to regain his confidence. That’s a dangerous combination, especially for a team that now has back-to-back wins against good opponents in San Francisco and Kansas…
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