Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 16587771)

****, we're going to lose by three touchdowns

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 16587671)

I like what Trevor Lawrence has done this season. He's got a good coach and his offensive line has been built up pretty decently. He's not a sitting duck anymore with a coach asleep at the wheel.

I'm just not crazy about their receiving options. Marvin Jones and Zay Jones are fine, they're fine, but I don't think they can break you even on their best days. Christian Kirk is the kind of WR that has given us problems all season, but I wonder if McDuffie is a solution to that.

I think the biggest thing here is Travis Etienne. If he explodes, this game suddenly gets insanely competitive. But he's a finesse RB, and I think this team is built better for finesse run games than aggressive pounding rungames. Our linebackers (aside from Chenal, who honestly the Chiefs should bench for Harris) are pretty good at gap filling. Thornhill and Sneed in run support on the edges, I like our chances there.

The biggest solution to Etienne, though, is just Mahomes getting up early. If the Chiefs get up early and Lawrence has to win the game for the Jaguars, it's going to be a boatrace blowout for the Chiefs.

The Jags' defense is good against the run, but I actually think we can gash them on the ground. I like their DL, but I do think that if the Chiefs just decide to run Pacheco down Devon Hamilton's throat, I don't think they can stop us.

Obviously, so long as Mahomes stays clean against a decent passrush, he can pass anywhere he wants. But I think this is a game where Pacheco surprises everyone with a 16-carry, 100-yard game.

TL;DR: I think the Jaguars can challenge our defense, but Spags and crew should be up for the challenge. And I think Pacheco surprises everyone with a mean run game, and Mahomes plays a competent, quiet 250-yard passing game on like 21-of-27 passing or something like that.

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 16587954)

What in the world makes you think we are suddenly going to run the ball at 5+ yards a carry? Nothing in our recent history has shown that to be a possibility. I would love it if you were correct, but it just seems like that prediction came directly from your anus.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 16587929)

Get your ass in here, Setsuna

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 16588157)

Didn't realize that Uncle Bob was there DC. That makes things more interesting.

I believe that the last time Mahomes faced Bob's defense Pat struggled a bit. Not that surprising, all things considered.

I think it should be noted that KC probably would've won the TEN game by two scores if not for the multiple errors the offense made in the first half. I mean, yeah the Titans defense played at a very high level and blunted the Chiefs' efficiency, but KC also shot themselves in the feet multiple times in the first half with penalties and just missed opportunities. In short, KC played a sloppier game offensively than they usually do.

I don't know if the JAX defense can replicate the level of discipline and physicality of TEN. But I also don't think KC makes the same number of self-inflicted mistakes two weeks in a row.

Guess I'll have to actually watch some JAX film to see what the stats aren't revealing.

Originally Posted by Hank Hill (Post 16584723)

I think it opened at Chiefs -9.5

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16587595)

And we're going to see a healthy dose of Etienne too. I think this game is a lot closer than people want.