Kansas City 30, Jacksonville 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 7, 2018
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
58°
Head Official:
Brad Allen
Attendance:
75289
By Field Level Media
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes continued to sparkle Sunday, passing for 313 yards and rushing for a touchdown as the undefeated Chiefs thumped the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars 30-14.
The 300-yard performance was the fourth straight for Mahomes and marked the first time in 16 games the Jaguars (3-2) allowed a passer to fire for 300 yards. Mahomes, who had two interceptions and no touchdown strikes, completed passes to nine receivers.
The 5-0 start matches a similar getaway last season when the Chiefs were quarterbacked by Alex Smith.
Kansas City capitalized on five takeaways, scoring on a 20-yard interception Chris Jones returned after the defensive tackle jumped a screen pass attempted by Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles.
Bortles produced his first 400-yard game with 430 yards and set a team record with 61 pass attempts but had a career-high four picks.
Jones was later ejected for throwing a punch after the Jaguars' first touchdown, a 14-yard pass by Bortles to running back T.J. Yeldon with 3:10 left in the third quarter.
Kansas City answered that score with a 79-yard touchdown drive that running back Kareem Hunt capped with a 4-yard rush to make it 30-7.
The Chiefs established a 20-0 halftime lead with the help of their defense, which is ranked last in the NFL in yards allowed.
In addition to the pick-six by Jones, cornerback Steven Nelson halted a scoring opportunity with 12 seconds remaining in the half on an end-zone interception.
Another pivotal stop came with 7:39 left in the half when Jacksonville opted to try a fourth-and-1 from the Kansas City 3-yard line, but Chiefs safety Armani Watts broke up a pass.
The Chiefs drove 73 yards for a TD on their first possession after the Jaguars had allowed no first-half touchdowns and only 12 first-half points in their first four games. Mahomes completed 6 of 7 passes before scoring on a 4-yard keeper.
Mahomes' string of 188 consecutive pass attempts without an interception was snapped on a pick by Jaguars safety Tashaun Gipson with 4:21 remaining in the half.
The game began in a downpour before the skies cleared and the sun broke out to begin the second half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Jacksonville |
|
Kansas City |
|
T.J. Yeldon
|
Player |
Kareem Hunt |
|
10 |
Attempts |
22 |
|
53 |
Yards |
87 |
|
5.3 |
Avg Yards |
4.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
17 |
Long |
24 |
Receiving
| Jacksonville |
|
Kansas City |
|
Donte Moncrief
|
Player |
Travis Kelce
|
|
6 |
Receptions |
5 |
|
76 |
Yards |
100 |
|
12.7 |
Avg Yards |
20.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
25 |
Long |
40 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Jacksonville
|
502 |
101 |
401 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
424 |
126 |
298 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against New England. The Chiefs have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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