Jacksonville Jaguars win thriller over Kansas City Chiefs to move to 4-1 on the season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars won a thriller over the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-28, at EverBank Stadium on Monday night.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence had an efficient night, going 18-for-25 for 221 yards with three scores (one passing and two rushing).
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 318 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also led the rushing attack with 60 yards and one score on the ground.
Here are the most important things to know from Monday night for both teams:
Travis Hunter celebrates with teammates after fooling Chiefs defenders on his way down the sideline.
The Jaguars‘ last-second victory over the Chiefs snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series (including playoffs).
It also sent a message to the rest of the AFC: The Jaguars sure look like legitimate contenders.
Jacksonville got another turnover and big play from its defense — Devin Lloyd’s 99-yard interception return for a TD — and Lawrence scored on a stumbling 1-yard TD run with 23 seconds to play to beat Kansas City for the first time since 2009.
At 4-1, the Jaguars and rookie coach Liam Coen are tied with the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts for the best record in the AFC one season after finishing 4-13.
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What to make of the QB performance: The pass game and offense were struggling early, so Trevor Lawrence got things jump-started with his legs. On the Jaguars‘ first TD drive, Lawrence had runs of 16 and 14 yards — the 14-yarder converted a third down — and finished the drive with a 3-yard pass to WR Parker Washington. Lawrence didn’t run the ball on the Jaguars‘ second TD drive until the final play, when he took it 10 yards for a score. Lawrence hadn’t run the ball much in the first three weeks of the season but ran it seven times for 7 yards in Week 4 against San Francisco.
